Topic started by Murali (@ 61.11.81.153) on Thu Oct 16 13:33:41 .
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Everyday 100 crores of goods are smuggled into Chennai airport everyday from Singapore, Hongkong, Srilanka, Thailand, Dubai and other countries. In this only custom offcials and immigration officials are involved who are partnering this busiess upto 10-20% share of goods smuggled in. Many Srilankans are employed by custom officials themselves so that in case there is special vigilance the goods go back without seizing. If there are Indians then there is risk of goods being seized. The list of goods imported are:
CD PLAYER
DVD PLAYER
MUSIC SYSTEMS
MOBILE PHONES,
SMALL ELECTRONIC GADGETS
CAMERA
HANDYCAM
WATCHES
TEXTILES
COSMETICS,PERFUMES
SPORTS SHOES, GOODS
ETC.
There are some custom officers they themselves allow the same money to go out of country to be deposited in foreign countries. Such currency goes in suitcases with the convenience of every custom officer available at the port.
Imagine how much FERA and FEMA violation is done by own authorities, In case if same is done by small businessman or small trader or small importer the penalty is severe and he will be penalised. There was instance of a small businessman who was killed inside the jail by customs and police together just because he was carrying 10000 US$ approximately and the case was dissolved due to illeteracy of family concerned.

Can any of our agency or govt stop this huge foreign currency drainage due to custom officers themselves?

There is smuggling at other Indian ports also but not upto such huge extent. Daily 300-500 such smugglers are offloaded and sent out at the rate of 40000 Rs per person individually out of which many are appointed by custom officers themselves.
Immigration officers also make 500 RS per head as all such persons go without ECNR and they stamp it keeping all the law at stake.

Who will help such corrupted country?
Such huge amount can literate whole country. or it can solve all the road infrastructure problem or health problem .
As per coservative estimate 250,000 RS crores are involved in bribery in india which may be direct and indirect favours apart from freebies and gifts.

Responses:

• From: Truth (@ ppp-219.65.96.116.chn.vsnl.net.in) on: Fri Oct 17 04:56:51 EDT 2003
  
  What about human trafficking ( women and children)
  from chennai hyderabad, Bombay, Trivandrum?
  
  
• From: Shame on indian bureacracy. (@ ppp-219.65.96.116.chn.vsnl.net.in) on: Fri Oct 17 05:06:35 EDT 2003
  
  I have also heard that bribe amount is paid directly to the accounts of customs officers/ or their relatives abroad by these smugglers in lumpsum.It is a serious issue which central govt is still not ready to act. CBI knows about all such underground business but keeping shut as they are not able to use sodium phenophthaline powder tainting on such dealings of custom officers. Poor Indians will continue to die and suffer and our bureaurcracy is crushing the country by organized way. A small thief or pickpocketer is committing crime for his dailty bread? But why this highly paid officers do????????
  
  
• From: Shame on indian bureacracy. (@ ppp-219.65.96.116.chn.vsnl.net.in) on: Fri Oct 17 05:06:47 EDT 2003
  
  I have also heard that bribe amount is paid directly to the accounts of customs officers/ or their relatives abroad by these smugglers in lumpsum.It is a serious issue which central govt is still not ready to act. CBI knows about all such underground business but keeping shut as they are not able to use sodium phenophthaline powder tainting on such dealings of custom officers. Poor Indians will continue to die and suffer and our bureaurcracy is crushing the country by organized way. A small thief or pickpocketer is committing crime for his dailty bread? But why this highly paid officers do????????
  
  
• From: Shame on indian bureacracy. (@ ppp-219.65.96.116.chn.vsnl.net.in) on: Fri Oct 17 05:07:00 EDT 2003
  
  I have also heard that bribe amount is paid directly to the accounts of customs officers/ or their relatives abroad by these smugglers in lumpsum.It is a serious issue which central govt is still not ready to act. CBI knows about all such underground business but keeping shut as they are not able to use sodium phenophthaline powder tainting on such dealings of custom officers. Poor Indians will continue to die and suffer and our bureaurcracy is crushing the country by organized way. A small thief or pickpocketer is committing crime for his dailty bread? But why this highly paid officers do????????
  
  
• From: Shame on indian bureacracy. (@ ppp-219.65.96.116.chn.vsnl.net.in) on: Fri Oct 17 05:07:59 EDT 2003
  
  I have also heard that bribe amount is paid directly to the accounts of customs officers/ or their relatives abroad by these smugglers in lumpsum.It is a serious issue which central govt is still not ready to act. CBI knows about all such underground business but keeping shut as they are not able to use sodium phenophthaline powder tainting on such dealings of custom officers. Poor Indians will continue to die and suffer and our bureaurcracy is crushing the country by organized way. A small thief or pickpocketer is committing crime for his dailty bread? But why this highly paid officers do????????
  
  
• From: karthi (@ wc09.ym.rnc.net.cable.rogers.com) on: Fri Oct 17 06:22:17 EDT 2003
  
  (@ ppp-219.65.96.116.chn.vsnl.net.in
  
  Are you a pick-pocket in Chennai?
  
  
• From: vel (@ 216.127.82.97) on: Fri Oct 17 18:58:23 EDT 2003
  
  CAN ARMY, POLICEMEN EVER BE PUNISHED FOR COMMITTING RAPE AND OTHER CRIMES?
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  HOW ABOUT THE CRIME WHEN IT IS COMMITTED BY LAW MAKERS AND LAW IMPLEMENTORS THEMSELVES?
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  IT is not first incidence of rape by army or police!
  
  In North-east every day there are rapes which goes unnoticed.
  If girl reports then it is big problem-her father/brother being labelled as terrorist.
  so they have to shut.
  
  It is major fault of our law and job security system.
  
  Why the heck this army have to fear of committing such rapes?
  
  They know punishment will never come,at the most loose job.
  
  Imagine committing such rapes in Singapore, China,Korea or any country. You will loose job, that is just because u are not fit for it,but more than that you will be punished very severly. But in India accused come out by bribing law, or by loopho*les of law. And the law makers, implementors continue to drag the case just to remain in job & to get their salary from public money.A normal Indian judge will pull case for 20 years also or till his life time.
  
  How many gets punished? In kashmir 16 years old girl was raped by three army man? what happned to that? probably her brother would have been declared terrorist!
  
  Total misuse of power in any form of Indian bureaucracy. Over that Corruption covers all the crimes.
  
  It is easy to commit rape by just paying 5000 rs to inspector of police.
  
  Have you heard of rape in police station anywhere in the world? shame shame....
  
  Is any female so unsafe with Police and Army anywhere in the world?
  
  JOB SECURITY, MISUSE OF POWER,NO FEAR OF LAW, CORRUPTION ARE MAJOR ROOT CAUSES OF EVERY INDIAN BUREAUCRAT BEING CARELESS,IRRESPONSIBLE TO THEIR DUTY.
  
  IT IS ONLY MISUSER OF POWER AND POSITION.
  
  
• From: who? (@ 66.36.249.149) on: Thu Oct 23 18:10:08 EDT 2003
  
  it should me much more amount involved
  
  
• From: ? (@ 219.65.97.236) on: Fri Oct 24 04:09:24 EDT 2003
  
  What our govt is doing?
  
  
• From: fox (@ 66.36.249.149) on: Tue Oct 28 07:37:20 EST 2003
  
  Nothing, sleeping and eating out of public resources being public servants and public is made to starve
  
  
• From: Ashraf (@ 61.95.249.231) on: Tue Oct 28 08:20:26 EST 2003
  
  You should add animals like these tortoises that were confiscated by the Singapore Airport authorities. Once last year (1,800 animals) and now again last month (560 animals). See this link
  
  http://www.naturalworldtours.co.uk/articles2002/august/aug2402d.htm
  
  
• From: realt (@ 219.65.97.184) on: Tue Oct 28 09:31:08 EST 2003
  
  Ashraf , thanx for valuable info.
  This cound not have happened without the patronage of Indian custom officers.
  
  Same way even currency is exported out of India to be deposited in foreign banks by same custom officers who amass huge money by way of bribe in smuggling
  
  
• From: v (@ 66.36.249.149) on: Mon Nov 3 14:35:23 EST 2003
  
  When government will look into this matter?
  Do you think they do not know about these lapses and bribe?
  
  
• From: jk (@ 61.2.224.114) on: Thu Nov 13 01:59:42 EST 2003
  
  Gaument himself is involved, eventually public gets raped by all means.
  
  
• From: Mr. right (@ support.newedge.fr) on: Sat Dec 20 17:39:17
  
  The whole Indian system is corrupted.the country is looted by 2% of people who are eventually rulers and government servants.
  
  Indian police is just paralled mafia who are involved in all sort of crimes and money making activities and hurdle to any kind of law implementation hence the law and order failure.
  
  Remove corruption and over power given to police and you can relieve india's 75% of crimes and illegal activities.
  
  
• From: human (@ atm1-0-0.1.cbj-br2.eastgate.net.my) on: Tue Dec 23 11:26:11 EST 2003
  
  a custom officer , big belly, big moustache,bad mouth [like to use the word nonsense frequently] dark, around 45 years old in chennai airport custom, is said to be one of the biggest thief in india custom
  using his power to rob the ordinary passengers, just ask any indian passengers they will tell their story of this uniform robbers.
  
  
• From: thieves (@ wc09.ym.rnc.net.cable.rogers.com) on: Tue Dec 23 15:24:00 EST 2003
  
  Custom officers in India are uniformed robbers, they make more money than ministers. Most of custom officers have illegal foreign accounts where they pass suitcases loads of currency and deposit in those accounts. Sending currency out of country is no problem for this people since they are in customs and things can move with their own hands and patrolling.
  
  

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