Action by Government

by **Jumbari** » Wed Mar 13, 2002 12:30 am

I don\'t know if there is any truth in the following message, but if there is then something needs to be done.....

FYI,

I don\'t know the truth, but its better to be safe. This is a well-organized conspiracy by Indian Immigration, Police, Customs and Air India staff with networking at all the Indian, International Airports. Be watchful when ever you give your passport to Immigration/Customs/Air India staff. The passport can be easily tampered and can create trouble to you. Our officials have found easy way of making money from NRIs.This is the way it works. At the time of the passenger\'s departure, if the passenger is not looking at the officer while he is stamping the exit, the officer very cleverly tears away one of the page from the passport. When the passenger leaves the immigration counter, the case is reported on his computer terminal with full details. Now all over India they have got full details of the passenger with Red Flag flashing on the Passport number entered by the departure immigration officer. They have made their money by doing above. On arrival next time, he is interrogated. Subject to the passenger\'s period of stay abroad, his income and standing etc., the price to get rid of the problem is settled by thePolice and Immigration people. If someone argues, his future is spoiled because there are always some innocent fellows who think the honesty is the basis of getting justice in India. Please advise every passenger to be careful at the airport. Whenever they hand over the passport to the counters of Air India, or immigration or the customs, they must be vigilant, should not remove eyes from the passport even if the officer in front tries to divert their attention. Also, please pass this information to all friends, media men and important politicians. Every month 20-30 cases are happening all over India to rob the NRIs the minute he lands. Similar case has happened with Aramco\'s Arifuddin. He was traveling with his family. They had six passports. They got the visa of America and decided to go via Hyderabad from Jeddah. They reached Hyd. Stayed about a month and left for States. When they reached States, the pages of the American visa on his wife\'s passport was missing. At the time of departure from Hyderabad It was there, without which neither the airline nor the immigration allows them to leave. Whole family had to return to hyd helplessly. On arrival at Bombay back, the police caught them and now it is over 2 months; they are running after the Police, Immigration officers and the Courts. On going into details with him, he found out the following. One cannot imagine, neither can believe, that the Indian Immigration dept can play such a nasty game to harass the innocent passengers. All the passengers traveling to AND fro India via Bombay and Hyd must be aware of this conspiracy. Every month 15 to 20 cases are taking place, at each mentioned Airport, of holding the passengers in the crime of tearing away the passport pages. On interviewing some of them, none of them was aware of what had happened. They don\'t know who, when and why tore away the pages from the middle of the passport. One can imagine the sufferings of such people at the hands of the immigration, police and the court procedures in India after that. The number of cases is increasing in the last 2-3 years. People who are arriving at the immigration, they are questioned and their passports are being held and they have to go in interrogations. Obviously, the conspiracy started about 2 to 3 years ago, now the results are coming. An official source who did not want to disclose his name AND identity said that this is a well-planned conspiracy in which the Immigration dept. and the Police dept. are hand in glove. Some of the Air India counter staff too is involved in this conspiracy.

by **gudumba sathi** » Fri Mar 15, 2002 12:30 am

gud 1 jumbari, thx for the info. it will really make ppl vigilant

by **vinay.** » Sat Mar 16, 2002 12:30 am

this is a god reminder for the people who are travelling.I think its better if people take note of the persons Name at the ounter and we can keep tarck of the people who are handling our passports.at least we will have the knowledge who is touching our passport.at least at some point of time the truth will come out if we give thenames of the people who are handling our passports.

by **RAJ** » Sat Mar 16, 2002 12:30 am

It is true that immigration people always find some excuse to make money on every passenger....
if the passenger well educated, they let him go otherwise they find some loophole in passport or visa to make money..

RAJ

by **fernandes** » Sun Mar 17, 2002 12:30 am

These immigration clerks are terrorists employed by central govt.Their job is to terrorise passengers and collect money.evrybody has a share in this.prime minister to hawaldar.I have heard passengers being asked why are you coming to India every 10 months ?? because India is my country you immigration bastard..these bastards openly ask for dollars or riyals becuase if you can come to India evry year you are supposed to be rich.

by **SKS, Al-khobar, Saudi Arabia** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 12:30 am

Very valuable information and suggestion indeed. you saved us from lots and lots of trouble. These bastards don\'t know that how Indian labor force is being tortured everywhere in the world. Many people who are employed specially in Gulf countries are poorly paid. They expect some relief in coming back to their home towns only to be robbed by these unscrupulous persons. This practice is continuing since long. It is high time that concerned authorities take appropriate action.

by **CHANDRA SEKHAR** » Thu Mar 21, 2002 12:30 am

THIS IS A FACT. MY FRIEND BY NAME MS BABU IS PROOF FOR IT. HE GOT LAID OFF AND PAID RS.15000 OUT OF HIS PINK CHECK AT BOMBAY AIRPORT. BASICALLY THE PAGE WAS TORN WHILE COMING TO USA. THEY COUGHT AND COLLECTED ON RETURN TRIP TO INDIA.

by **Shenoyji** » Fri Mar 22, 2002 12:30 am

You guyz are very good and prompt in writing \'bastard\' etc to those corrupt officials, but our inactiveness is primarily responsible for their action. So instead of venting out your anger in writing, try to DO something about it the next time you face a corrupt official...ciao for now.

by **Raja, (Ex-NRI)** » Fri Mar 22, 2002 12:30 am

After working hard and staying for long years, we are coming back to our home to stay peacefully with our family, when you face this kind of problem while entering homeland,... it cannot be imagined how it will be.

Many thanks for this message and creating awarness among all NRI\'s.

We have to be very alert not only in the immigration counter, but also everywhere till we return back to work (abroad).

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