It's really dangerous. One needs to be very careful, it seems. Jugal
--- On Wed, 7/23/08, Rini Kakati <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Rini Kakati <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Assam Society] Fwd: Indian Airports > To: assam@assamnet.org, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL > PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 5:28 AM > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 4:36 AM > Subject: Indian Airports > > **Read this carefully .... *Be Careful at the Indian > Airports, This is a well organized conspiracy byIndian > Immigration, Police, Customs and Air India staff with > networking atall the Indian International Airports. Be > careful when ever you give yourpassport to Immigration/ > Customs/Air India staff. The pass port can beeasily > tampered and can create trouble to you. They have found > easy way ofmaking money from NRIs. This is the way it > works:At the time of the passenger's departure, if the > passenger is not looking atthe officer while he is stamping > the exit, the officer very cleverly tearsaway one of the > page from the passport. When the passenger leaves > theimmigration counter, the case is reported on his > computer terminal with fulldetails. Now all over India they > have got full details of the passenger withRed Flag flashing > on the Passport number entered by the departureimmigration > officer. They have made their money by doing above. On > arrivalnext time, he is interrogated. Subject to the > passenger's period of stayabroad, his income and > standing etc., the price to get rid of the problem > issettled by the Police and Immigration people. If someone > argues, his futureis spoiled because there are always some > innocent fellows who think thehonesty is the basis of > getting justice in India ...Please advises every passenger > to be careful at the airport. Whenever theyhand over the > passport to the counters of Air India, or immigration or > thecustoms, they must be vigilant, should not remove eyes > from the passporteven if the officer in front tries to > divert their attention. Also, pleasepass this information > to all friends, media men and important politicians.Every > month 20-30 cases are happening all over India to rob the > NRIs theminute he lands. Similar case has happened with > Aramco's Arifuddin. He wastraveling with his family. > They had six passports. They got the visa ofAmerica 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 thetime of > departure from Hyderabad it was there, the whole family had > toreturn to Hyderabad helplessly. On arrival at Bombay back, > they were caughtby the police and now it is over 2 months, > they are running after thePolice, Immigration officers and > the Courts. On going in to details withhim, he found out > the following: One cannot imagine, neither can believe,that > the Indian Immigration dept can play such a nasty game to > harass theinnocent passengers.All the passengers traveling > to & fro India via Bombay and Hyderabad must beaware of > this conspiracy. Every month 15 to 20 cases are taking > place, ateach mentioned airport, of holding the passengers > in the crime of tearingaway the passport pages. On > interviewing some of them, none of them wasaware of what > had happened. They don't know why, when and who tore > away thepage from the middle of the passport. One can > imagine the sufferings of suchpeople at the hands of the > immigration, police and the court procedures inIndia 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 theirpassports are being held and they have > to go in interrogation. 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 TELL YOUR FRIENDS AND ALSOREQUEST THEM TO > CHECK THE PASSPORT AT THE CHECKING COUNTERS AND > BEFORELEAVING THE AIRPORT > > Get fish-slapping on Messenger! Play Now > _________________________________________________________________ > The John Lewis Clearance - save up to 50% with FREE > delivery > http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/101719806/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org