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A woman from Mumbai was forced to cut short her trip after being denied entry at the Cambodia border due to racism.
The Indian woman, despite having a valid visa, wasn’t allowed to enter Cambodia. (Image: Instagram/@nidadadj)
A woman from Mumbai has accused officials at the Cambodia border of racism after being denied entry despite holding a valid visa for up to two to three months. Nida Merchant, a music curator, DJ, and designer, revealed that she had to cut short her trip and return directly from Vietnam. While she had heard rumors about Indians facing racism at the border, Merchant confirmed that these rumors are not just hearsay – they are true.
“I cut my trip short and came back directly from Vietnam after being denied entry into Cambodia for racist reasons. Rumour has it they do it a lot but guess what it’s not a rumour,” Merchant wrote while sharing her ordeal which she documented on video on Instagram.
She added that she was made to wait for an hour before an official tried to lock up her luggage and offered to help her enter the Southeast Asian country on his bike. “A shady official tried to lock up my suitcase and get me jump onto a bike with him if I wanted to get into Cambodia. My suitcase was broken and I was scared of what they were planning on doing with me, as I was travelling alone!”
Merchant further claimed that she took the last ferry to Phu Quoc, then flew back to Ho Chi Minh before returning to India on January 4.
