David Bradbury Detained, Who is David Bradbury: In a shocking development, two-time Oscar-nominated Australian film-maker David Bradbury was detained at Chennai Airport on September 11, 2024. David Bradbury Detain reports were confirmed by multiple portals which reported that the Australian filmmaker was travelling with his children Nakeita, 21, and Omar, 14. As per reports, David Bradbury arrived at Chennai Airport at 1 am and soon after that he was detained by immigration officials. However, the officials allowed David Bradbury's children Nakeita and Omar to pass through, the filmmaker was kept under custody for 24 hours.
As per reports, David Bradbury was allegedly held for 24 hours before being forced to return to Thailand. David Bradbury's children came to India as they planned to explore the country including a trip to Varanasi to give a ‘Hindu farewell’ to his deceased partner, Treena Lenthall, Omar’s mother. Now, the question arises who is David Bradbury, and why was detained at Chennai Airport? Below is everything you need to know-
Who is David Bradbury?
David Bradbury, 73, started his career as a journalist as ABC radio journalist. David Bradbury has made 21 documentaries ever since then. David Bradbury Detention may lie in his documentary movies. Although not confirmed by immigration officials, it is suspected that David Bradbury was detained over his 2012 documentary covering protests against the Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu. Bradbury has won many international film festival prizes, received five Australian Film Industry awards, and two Academy Award nominations. He graduated from the Australian National University with a degree in political science.
For the unversed, in 2011, thousands of people protested against it, fearing a nuclear disaster, in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. According to the protesters, evacuation of people in the event of a nuclear disaster would be impossible.
What did David Bradbury's children say?
As quoted by a news portal, David Bradbury's daughter said, “We had spent two weeks in Bangkok before coming to India. There was a delay in processing dad’s visa, but it had come through in the end, and we were excited to travel to India. It is my first time here, and we thought dad would be with us to show us around. He had come before in 2012, with Omar, who was then only three years old.”.
As of now, David Bradbury's children returned from India on September 26 after completing their rituals. "We had stood just a few metres across from him when we were allowed into India, and he was not,” Naiketa recalled.