<p>"I got the same circumstance here in Canada when I reached the airport. Those people told me that I have a criminal background, so you can't enter Canada so we are going to deport you. I suffered the same thing in America, I was told the same thing. Then I told them that I am not a criminal, I just have a misdemeanour case in US," he told an Indian TV channel.<br /><br />40-year-old Kumar flew to Vancouver from Houston, where he was sentenced to 20 days in prison after being arrested for carrying brass knuckles and 'jihadi' literature in luggage.<br /><br />In Canada, he was detained on Monday night and the authorities continued to hold him in a hotel instead of a jail, for further questioning.<br /><br />Kumar said that while he is not being detained now, he is afraid he would face a similar ordeal as he did in the US.<br /><br />"I have a valid visa and I got the option of voluntary departure from the US. I have a valid visa and hence I told them (Canadians) that you cannot deport me, I do not want to be deported," he told 'Times Now' on phone.<br /><br />"They then told me that I was under examination and they did not put me in jail. I was allowed to go to the hotel. They have seized my identity card and other legal documents. They told me that it would take another 2-3 days. I have been called everyday and they have interrogated me every day in detail."<br /><br />Asked why he did not return to India immediately after his release from the Houston prison, he claimed he was afraid to return home.<br /><br />The filmmaker, a resident of Malad in Mumbai, was earlier held at the Houston airport on August 20. He had been invited to Houston to participate in a Hindu organisation's conference.<br /><br />Indian authorities yesterday said they had no information yet of Kumar's interrogation in Canada.</p>
<p>"I got the same circumstance here in Canada when I reached the airport. Those people told me that I have a criminal background, so you can't enter Canada so we are going to deport you. I suffered the same thing in America, I was told the same thing. Then I told them that I am not a criminal, I just have a misdemeanour case in US," he told an Indian TV channel.<br /><br />40-year-old Kumar flew to Vancouver from Houston, where he was sentenced to 20 days in prison after being arrested for carrying brass knuckles and 'jihadi' literature in luggage.<br /><br />In Canada, he was detained on Monday night and the authorities continued to hold him in a hotel instead of a jail, for further questioning.<br /><br />Kumar said that while he is not being detained now, he is afraid he would face a similar ordeal as he did in the US.<br /><br />"I have a valid visa and I got the option of voluntary departure from the US. I have a valid visa and hence I told them (Canadians) that you cannot deport me, I do not want to be deported," he told 'Times Now' on phone.<br /><br />"They then told me that I was under examination and they did not put me in jail. I was allowed to go to the hotel. They have seized my identity card and other legal documents. They told me that it would take another 2-3 days. I have been called everyday and they have interrogated me every day in detail."<br /><br />Asked why he did not return to India immediately after his release from the Houston prison, he claimed he was afraid to return home.<br /><br />The filmmaker, a resident of Malad in Mumbai, was earlier held at the Houston airport on August 20. He had been invited to Houston to participate in a Hindu organisation's conference.<br /><br />Indian authorities yesterday said they had no information yet of Kumar's interrogation in Canada.</p>