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Comedian Yash Bhardwaj reveals he was detained in Dubai for 47 days over reel on Google Maps
short by Anmol Sharma / on Wednesday, 3 June, 2026
Stand-up comedian Yash Bhardwaj revealed that he was detained in Dubai for 47 days and later deported to India over a reel about Google Maps malfunctioning in the city amid the US-Iran conflict. "It was a harmless, dumb reel...but the authorities did not find it funny. I was detained and arrested as a perceived national security threat," he said.
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