Are Garmin devices illegal in India? Scottish hiker detained in Delhi for carrying Garmin inReach The Scottish hiker, with the Instagram handle ‘Hiker Heather,’ warned people not to travel to India with a Garmin inReach or any other satellite communicator because they are illegal. No, Garmin devices without satellite communication technologies can be used in India. Garmin inReach and Garmin …
A Scottish hiker, Heather, claimed that she was detained at Delhi airport on Thursday for carrying a banned Garmin Inreach GPS device. “At around 10.30am this morning, I was passing through security at Delhi Airport with the intention of taking an internal flight to Rishikesh, I innocently placed my Garmin Inreach in the tray to go through the scanner and …