This could be just another of those hopeless email forwards that don't contain a shred of truth, but I find it rather hopeless for our country that this scenario sounds all too possible.
We do indeed have a systemic break down of this nation where the morality of the government is constantly suspect, and the safety of its citizens is not even worth a wager. Cheeni ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: xxxx To: xxxx Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:13:00 +0000 Subject: FW: Be careful .. Airports in India FYI..
Dear All, Be Careful At the "Indian Airports". 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. They 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 the Police 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 Hyderabad Stayed about a month and left for the States. When they reached the States, the page of the American visa on his "wife's" "passport" was missing. At the time of departure from Hyderabad it was there, the whole family had to return to Hyderabad helplessly. On arrival at Bombay back, they were caught by the police and now it is over 2 months, they are running after the Police, Immigration officers and the Courts. On going in to 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 travelling to & fro India via " Bombay" and " Hyderabad " 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 why, when and who tore away the page 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.\Some of the Air India counter staff too is involved in this "conspiracy. KINDLY SEND THIS TO AS MANY AS YOUR FRIENDS ACROSS THE WORLD AND ALSO REQUEST THEM TO CHECK THE PASSPORT AT THE CHECKING COUNTERS AND BEFORE LEAVING THE AIRPORT Thanks & regards Ruchi Chhatwal Executive Secretary A R I C E N T Electronic City, Plot 17 Sector18 Gurgaon, Hayrana - 122015, INDIA Main +91 124 2346666 x 3226 Fax +91 124 4095915
