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Mangalore: Air India Express Passenger Assaults Customs Officer

  •   Tue, Nov 06 2012 09:18:10 AM

Mangalore: Air India Express Passenger Assaults Customs Officer

Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (VM)

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Mangalore, Nov 6: A passenger who landed at Bajpe airport allegedly assaulted a customs officer during checking here on Monday November 5.

The passenger had landed by the Air India Express flight from Dubai which reached Bajpe airport at 6.20 am.

The passenger is said to have quarrelled with the customs superintendent Rajesh and assaulted him.

The passengers was reportedly carrying gold ornaments worth more than the permitted quota and had a verbal argument with the officer.

As other passengers and officers looked on, the situation went out of hand and the passenger allegedly slapped the officer.

The security was immediately called, and the CISF rounded up the passenger and detained him.

Matters cooled down later after the passenger issued a verbal apology. He was then let off without any charges pressed against him.

However, sources said that the passenger was in a drunken stupor.

No case has been registered at Bajpe police station so far.
  

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  • Vadakkan, Kannur

    Wed, Apr 10 2013

    Do u have any whether I can carry 42ich LED TV in air india express.

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  • Sultan, Mang/Bang

    Wed, Nov 28 2012

    If direct flight operates in mangalore, I will not travel direct to mangalore, I will travel from Dubai via Mumbai. Because of these stupid custom officers.

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  • ashwin, Mangalore/Doha

    Wed, Nov 14 2012

    HI , Im responding to your message which is so true . I travelled through Bobay , cochin and Bangalore .... absoloutely no harrassment at airports like mangalore . I bought a 40 inch TV through bombay and paid the import duty as per law when i refused to bribe... Six months later i came through mangalore airport and wanted to follow procedure , but the customes officer was adamant that i pay him... I told him this was how i cleared the duty in bombay .... Can you guess his reply .... This is mangalore . not bombay and here it works the way we want it too.
    Unbelieveable ... Its true that passengers should support one another , but in our hurry to reach home we all think only about selves ....
    Hope we all find the strength to listen to our conscience and not pay these officers and pay the tax and obtain a challan for the same

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  • Dr Kusuma Kumair G , Nellore/Kodyadka

    Thu, Nov 08 2012

    This person whould not have let go fee, Assualting an officer on duty is aserious crime and needs to be pnished. No one should eb allowed to ake law into their hands

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  • Jerome D Souza, Kasaragod

    Thu, Nov 08 2012

    good job,well done

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  • Nishar, Mangalore / Dubai

    Thu, Nov 08 2012

    1st of all i want to appreciate the guy who slapped custom officer.
    Can anyone suggest what should we exactly do if we face such officers? I mean - legal action. Calling police will be another foolishness, also i'm not usually carry much money during my journeys. I don't want to feel shame by sharing my taxi charge to two departments (Customs and Police).
    SO, somebody seriously suggest me, to whom should we call during such incidents? Which GVT dept have authority to take action against them? Any emergency contacts please?

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  • bsatheesh, udupi/dubai

    Wed, Nov 07 2012

    At last got real man who dare to slap these beggers(custom oficer)Big salute to you brave man.Nothing is wrong in love and war.Next time ill also do the same.Public please support me.

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  • YATHISH KUMAR, ATTAVAR/DUBAI

    Wed, Nov 07 2012

    In every flight,passengers should unite in such a way,if somebody is harassed by the custom officers then all the effected passengers should wait until the end of that shift and catch hold of the officers when they come out who will have pocket full of looted money with them and the rest passengers know what to do with them and how to handle them. Doesn't matter if the passengers are late for once but return home satisfied.

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  • surendra, mangalore/dubai

    Wed, Nov 07 2012

    in india MP are busy in looting, you have to pay bribe for each MP for amending custom act 1960s.

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  • Bulsam, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 07 2012

    Who can import gold as baggage?
    Any passenger of Indian Origin or a passenger holding a valid passport, issued under the Passport Act, 1967, who is coming to India after a period of not less than six months of stay abroad and short visits, if any, made by the passenger during the aforesaid period of six months shall be ignored if the total duration of stay on such visits does not exceed thirty days.
    (i) The duty shall be paid in convertible foreign currency.
    (ii) The weight of gold (including ornaments) should not exceed 10 kg per passenger.
    (iii) The passenger should not have brought gold or other ornaments during any of his visits (short visits) in the last six months i.e. he has not availed of the exemption under this scheme, at the time of short visits.
    (iv) The ornaments studded with stones and pearls are not allowed to be imported.
    (v) The passenger can either bring the gold himself at the time of arrival or import the same within fifteen days of his arrival in India as unaccompanied baggage.
    (vi) The passenger can also obtain the permitted quantity of gold from Customs bonded warehouse of State Bank of India and Metals and Minerals Trading Corporation subject to conditions (i) and (ii)above. He is required to file a declaration in the prescribed Form before the Customs Officer at the time of arrival in India stating his intention to obtain the gold from the Customs bonded warehouse and pay the duty before clearance.
    RATE OF DUTY:
    Gold bars, other than tola bars, bearing manufacturers or refiners engraved serial number and weight expressed in metric units and gold coins
    Rs. 100 per 10 gm 2% Edu Cess i.e. Rs. 2
    Gold in any form other than at S No. 1 above including tola bars and ornaments, but excluding ornaments studded with stones or pearls
    Rs. 250 per 10 gm 2% Edu Cess i.e. Rs. 5
    Note: The Jewellery which is in addition to the jewellery otherwise allowed without payment of duty, is only, liable to payment of duty under the scheme.

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  • Bulsam, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 07 2012

    How much jewellery can be brought into India as baggage?
    (i) Indian Residents and Foreigners residing in India returning from trip abroad can bring duty free only that jewellery which had been taken out of India. The same rule applies for all those Indian passengers returning after stay abroad of less than 1 year.
    (ii) Passengers who have been residing abroad for over one year and also those who are availing the Transfer of Residence (TR) facility, are also allowed to bring jewellery, free of duty, worth Rs. 10,000/- in the case of a gentleman passenger and Rs. 20,000/- in the case of a lady passenger. This concession is in addition to the articles which a passenger is entitled to bring in free of duty. No distinction has been made between an adult and a minor passenger. Value of the jewellery is determined at the normal rates prevailing in the open international market.
    Under Transfer of Residence, one can also bring Gold & Silver in any form other than ornaments as part of the baggage on paying 15% duty, subject to the upper total value limit of Rs. 5 Lakhs for all listed items.
    (iv) Gold/Silver Jewellery in excess of the duty free amount mentioned above is liable to payment of duty under the scheme for import of gold/silver subject to the prescribed conditions. Jewellery which consists of materials other than gold or silver are encrusted with stones will be valued according to their international market rate and will be charged duty according to their commercial import duty rates as per the Customs Tariff. Non-bonafide jewellery, concealed and non-d jewellery and jewellery brought for commercial purposes as baggage are liable to seizure and subsequent imposition of fine/penalty and may even lead to the arrest of the passenger.

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  • Dinesh Salian, Kudroli ,Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 07 2012

    CORRUPTION / DEMAND OF BRIBE GALORE BY MANGALORE AIR CUSTOMS OFFICERS AT BAJPE AIRPORT . FINANCE MINISTER PLEASE SEND YOUR HIGHER OFFICERS TO MANGALORE AIRPORT IMMEDIATELY.

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  • Prashant, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 07 2012

    Muje lagtha hai,,,Passenger aur Officer ke bichme 'samjotha' huva hai...!!

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  • Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah

    Wed, Nov 07 2012

    I think Passenger is none other than RAJNIKANT ! Only Rajni can slap customs officer and leave airport without any charge..This is first time in Inidan Airport History !

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  • Felix d souza, mangalore

    Wed, Nov 07 2012

    Naleen Kumar.Moily J.P.and oscar.You all told few months back you will raise this issue of gold import duty amendment in the parliament.What happened!!I know NRI'S are not important for you all, because not even 25 % of NRE's are not eligible to vote your personal benefit is nothing in this custom matter.If there was any money making proposal, then, there all of you would have jumped in that boat and used your influence to settle this issue.All politicians are same looking for thier own benefits.

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  • Vivek, Udupi

    Wed, Nov 07 2012

    WE NEED LOKAYUKTA BRANCH AT THE AIRPORT
    Dear readers do not bring anything more than required and let them suffer.and if they harass you, complain on them. Be smarter than those thugs

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  • Dominic Dsouza, Dubai

    Wed, Nov 07 2012

    " I dont like your face policy "......... so open up every bag, every item of the pax just to harass, early in the morning at Mangalore.Its just the new style of the Mangalore Air customs officer. his trend has been going on of late.Please get somebody to put an end to this nonsense.

    Any pax can bring upto Rs 25,000/- worth of stuff without paying duty & can carry and take out upto USD 10,000/- ( NRI )without answering any questions.This is Govt policy.Many are not aware of it.

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  • simon roshan vas, ammembal/bahrain

    Wed, Nov 07 2012

    this treetment well deserved by the so called officer, even i had a similer incident when I went to m'lore on july 18 2012. I was travelling with my wife , 3and half year old doughter and one and half month old son and my elderly mother. when we reached the green channel the offficer was asked about the gold and I said yes we have arround 18 grams in our bag. and he told us to pay the duty. but i told him I know ur hanebaraha. and in that point he scolded me and almost two hours he make me to wait. and also he forced me to write a apology letter stating that I have used some unparlimentry words. and after giving in writing he told me to pay 26 bahraini dinars. and after paying only he allowed us to go. with me no other chance but i did what he said to me because i had my family with me specially a new born kid. but for the gold i had reciept that also given old and bought new gold mantioned on the reciept as scrap..well don the passenger reminding the officer that all are not same...

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  • Ashwin, Bejai Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 07 2012

    Great Job .. These people (specially from mangalore airport )deserve this type of treatment .

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  • haneef, dubai

    Wed, Nov 07 2012

    Good Job.. well done ..
    I traveled on 5th October early morning from Dubai. I had to face lots of harassment from one customs officer as i was carrying 2 gold bangles. Finally the customs officers with name tag sxxxxxxx pai succeeded in squeezing 300 Dirhams from me. I had no sleep whole night one end... desparately waiting family outside ... the harrasement of this official on the other hand finally i left just surrendering watever money i had in my pocket.. I sent emails with full details to the airport authority however i have not received any reply.
    If the tax goes to the government then its ok , however most of the time these officials are squeezing the money to their pocket. Despite of our several issues still the CCTV cameras are not covered with customs section. Still they can safely squeeze and harasse us.. Hope the new director will look ino this serious issue..

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  • Leslie fernandes, Brahmagiri, Udupi

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    STRESS OF PASSENGERS WHEN THEY ALIGHT FROM THE AIRCRAFT IS MUCH HIGHER THAN WHEN THEY BOARD ON IT.
    THIS IS DUE TO SEVERAL PHYSIOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL STRAINS.
    THE VERY FACT THAT THIS PERSON WAS LEFT TO BE FREE ITSELF SAYS THAT HE WAS NOT CARRYING ANYTHING GREAT.
    CUSTOMS PEOPLE MUST BE MORE HUMANE TOWARDS THE PASSENGERS IN THE FIRST PLACE.
    ALSO WE PASSENGERS MUST COOPERATE AT EVERY STAGE.
    IT IS A TWO WAY ISSUE AND ANY FIGHT OR STRUGGLE WILL OT SOLVE ANYBODY'S PROBLEM.
    SO BEHAVE.

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  • Louis, Kuwait

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    No customs duty should be charged upto Rs.50,000 of Gold which is just 15 grams of gold. God knows when the rules will change. Kapala moksha is the best answer. Hope when KJP comes to power in the year 2050 rules will change. Hope Yeddy keeps his party name in Caps lock.

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  • Kishan, Mangalore, Abudhabhi

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Aagle MARCH mey, aur ek passenger bribe denesey inkaar karega.

    Just wait and watch guys...........................

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  • K.fernandes, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    WOW, once again Mangalore International Airport at lime light due to custom personnel’s rude and greedy tendency. So far 105 comments and approx 99% are against the custom personnel and added to that thousands are commented to “agree” to those comments against the custom personnel definitely shows that, each and every passenger travel through Mangalore airport were harassed by the Air port official in one or the other way. The comments which are in favor of customs are never used the air port, as they don’t have the heat of the harassments otherwise they would have-not favored.

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  • Tony Francis, Udupi

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Some of our Mangalore airport staff is very rude with the passangers - it is my personal experience when I had left for Doha at the depareture counter. The girl was a catholic and when I spoke to her in Konkani, she used to answer me in English, as if she was born to a British, in the meantime she was talking Konkani with her colleagues! I had the similar bad experience with the customs people upon arrival also. Even the security staff in Mangalore airport is rude. Whether this particular passanger was drunk or not, he taught a good lesson and Im sure at least for few days these officers will behave decently with the passangers until another person does the samething with another officer. These officers should accept the fact that because of us, passangers, they are earning their daily bread!

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  • Dilip RV, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Most of the comments are hinting that the Customs Officer (or Department) deserved this treatment.
    I feel the Customs Dept. seriously needs to do some soul searching here. Officers concerned, ARE YOU LISTENING?

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  • A.Ronald, Bejai

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    IF THIS WILL REPEAT AGAIN AND AGAIN
    MANGALORE AIRPORT WILL BECOME
    CUSTOMS FREE INTL AIRPORT SOON.

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  • Dinesh Nayak, Qatar

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Mangalore airport is a real nuisance. Handycam & Camera is a common thing which everyone carries. They detained me for carrying both items. Handycam was almost 5 year old, but camera was recently purchased and they wanted the receipts etc.. after few minutes of negotiation they agreed to leave me without payment. Last time my wife faced problem for wearing 1 mangalsutra 2 gold chains 4 bangles. Is it too much for a lady to wear and go while she is attending an important marriage function of close relative ? Are we NRIs only a money transfering machines and not suppose to buy golds / electronics ?

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  • Raymond, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Air India and Mangalore Airport Customs , Please don't you blame on Passengers, i Know and all the people who have travelled from Bajpe Airport Via Air-India, what kind of people you are and how much money you are looting with the public.

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  • JM Lewis, Mangalore/Dxb

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    it is extremely pathetic to be harassed under Custom Officers for the things bought with great sacrifice, sleepless nights and without entertainment.

    Do something, dear coutrymen.

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  • Shanvi, Dubai

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Can anyone tell, How much amount or grams of gold we can take if we travelling from Dubai to mangalore? i think who is did all rule may not aware of gold rate.For Indian 5000 we r getting only one ring. How can we carry our used gold.

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  • CA Colin O Rodrigues, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    It was wrong to hit anybody. First of all we should realise that even government officials are also a human being and he is just doing his duty. We cannot blame all the officers. Instead we means all the NRI's can make a representation to CBEC or to Prime Minister or to Foreign Affairs minister we can over come this situation and we can seek appropriate amendments in the customs law.
    Again, it is for kind information to all the people, the incident reported by Daijiworld couple of months back created a revolution in this regard. The Prime Minister allready informed CBEC to do the appropriate amendments.
    In this regard my sincere request to all my NRI freinds to form a forum and represent the hardship they are facing before CBEC. This will definitly solve the problem.

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  • Prakas, Kundapura/KSA

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Assulting a Govt. Official on duty is an offence. However looking at the circumstances at M'lore Air Port if one looses his cool he should not be blamed. The day you Enter till you Exit one has to go on paying to these Govt. Officials. So why assult only Customs Officer?????? If corruption to be stopped this is the only way!!!!!!!!

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  • suraj, puttur

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Hats off to the passenger who showed his dare to customs people.

    Hope most of travelers happy to hear this because all are feddup with customs threatening

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  • irfan, udupi

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    We all happy that we have international airport in manglore, but harassment of custom officer is really makes passenger to hate them. Every one should understand that if we bring gold from dubai or any other place it is for our own use. Its 2 or 3 years hard earn savings. If any one brings gold in form of buscutes or coins customs officer can question if some one brings neckless or rings for his sister or mother why they harras? Customer officer easily identify intention of passenger brining gold to india.

    Slap on face of custom officer surely it is acceptable otherwise this custom officer wont allow him to go without any charges. Who ever passing thru manglore airport try to get custom officer photo and publish in face book then they will realize….

    Jai ho …..mr. slaped man…


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  • JerryMoras.com, Calgary, Canada

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Altough I don't agree what he did to custom's officer, I appreciate what happen to custom's officer.

    It's the corrupt officials who just act on thier own personnel interrest.

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  • Ilyas, Riyadh

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Can someone suggest me, how much weight gold is allowed to carry in Mangalore airport?

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  • Roshan Braganza, Udyavar / Mumbai

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Its the high time india should draft strong civic law against corrupt public servants. The present 'prevention of corruption act 1988' is very govt friendly and works only threw courts. Common man had no legal teeth against public servants. And also code of criminal procedure crpc section 197 and 132 states one needs goverment sanction before prosecuting the public servants. There should be a civil ( just like citizens forum ) forum without any govt servants , where common man's graviences can be heard. Territory army is open to public , one can be become govt or semi govt servants once passing the test and attending camps once in two years. Also govt should start Territory police officer , where civilians enroll and can become govt servant ( even NRI). As above programs gives power to every citizens without skipping his or her routine overseas business , private jobs and bussiness . One of the way to stop corrupt public servants.

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  • Alwyn D Almeida, Mangalore/Duabi

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    On 25th October i was flying from Dubai. One customs officer was demanding for WHISKY BOTTLE from a lady passenger.God bless this passenger. Customs officers at Mangalore Int'l Airport standing like "KINGFISHER"

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  • LOBO, KUNDAPUR

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    I avoid Mangalore Airport only for two reasons one is customs related to gold and another because of Air India Express Service. Whatever happens is for good. Now there will be more chances these custom officers will strictly implement the rules on gold and harrace the people more Weldone passenger for what you have done

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  • RAJ, mangalore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    GOODONE, CUSTOMS OFFICER SHOULD REQUIRED THIS, SUDDENLY FROM WHERE THIS DUTY FOR GOLD CAME IN MANGALORE? IF YOU LAND IN BOMBAY NODODY WILL ASK FOR ANYTHING NOW. ALL THE PASSANGERR SHOULD DO LIKE THIS, THEN THEY WILL REALISE THEIR LIMIT.

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  • Ismail Shaikh, Moodbidri/Dubai

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Demanding and accepting bribe by customs officers are their custom/Tradition when they take oath whilst to serve the people!!!!?

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    There is a chain of corruption receivers in the Air Port from clerk, immigration, customs & all the staff of Air port. Hence they have to give something to their subordinate staff.
    From top bottom corruption. See below:
    1) Once you got out from your house and if you don’t tender exact change to auto driver you will to loose 1-2-3-4 rupees for not having change. Auto drivers purposely say no change, not all but most of them.
    2) Go to R.T.O., Office, they have kept agents and they feed top officer & from them to all the subordinate staffs.
    3) Go to Taluk office even if you are a government servant you have to bribe treasury officer to pass your L.T.C., & your other legal bills.
    4) Go to block development office, the officer had already instructed Head Clerk to keep his 5-10% commission and to pass the bill.
    5) Go to passport police inquiry, after asking many unnecessary questions he will write the report. If not given goose he will delay the inquiry report to send back to passport office.
    6) If you are in the foreign countries kindly don’t renew your passport here in India, purposely your passport will be delayed till your visa expires or the air ticket validity expires. In such cases they demand more ghoose.
    7) Mangalore corporations birth certificate section –once applied for B.C. they will issue after 2 weeks. If bribed within no time/on the same day.
    8) Recruitment offices without bribe nothing.
    9) In Bangalore Medical entrance C.E.T. answers are given to the students & rank will be given if paid hefty goose. This is done by eminent doctors, learned men & businessmen.
    10) Every individual pays less house tax, their self house value declaration is falsely reported by themselves.
    11) Go to R.T.O office without bribe you cannot register your property or newly purchased house of flat.
    12) Whenyou are buying a new flat you have to pay black & white.
    13) House plan cannot be passed w/o bribe to corporation.
    14) New house Electric connection w/o bribe wait for months.

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  • Aadil Khan, Kasaragod, Saudi Arabia

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Though physical assault on an officer on duty is wrong,henceforth,the custom officials will be cautious and think twice before indulging into a strong verbal exchange with passengers. Cat once burned would be scared of drinking even yoghurt next time.

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  • Marcus Gomes, Bejai, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Custom officers in Mangalore deserve this type of treatment Just two years ago myself and my wife arrived at Mangalore to attend a wedding. Since my wife was sick, she didnot wear any of her ornaments, instead she kept in her handbag. A chain, a mangalasutra and four bangles and sum imitation jewellery of my daughter. A fat blacky lady threatened us for not declaring the ornaments. We told her we will be taking the jewellery back to Kuwait and told her to write in my passport and she didnot budge.We were the only passangers left, then finally demanded to give four hundred dollars.

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  • Tahir Hussain, Mangalore / Dubai

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Dear Shafi Kadambar - Why did you pay bribe? If you were a responsible citizen then you whould enquired about the custom duty and setteled it. We ourself spoil the system and blame others.

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  • John, Mangalore/Sharjah

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Simply blaming the passenger that he was drunk, may be the passenger proved that the officer is at fault, that is why they didn't book case against him. Dear great passenger could you please tell us the real story here for everyone's satiscfaction and to be alert them selves when they approach mangalore airport

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  • Anil, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    This was over due. At least some one has taken (whether in drunk condition or not) the step which should be done by all every time these goons ask for bribe. I suggest that whenever anyone asks for bribe, make a loud noise and make people to gather so that they get embarrassed and keep quiet. It is high time all passengers join together and teach them a lesson. In developed country, these people would have not dared to even talk about bribe in such public places. Unfortunately In India people want temporary solution by agreeing to pay, just making sure that the next one also faces the same fate.

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  • shafi kadambar, majeshwar/dubai

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    On oct 2012 Iam passing throw Mangalore air port With My brother With his 32" sony LED tv Customs Asked him Rs.2000.00 After Bargain They took Rs. 500.00 Cash From Him Without Any Official Receipt This is happening only in man galore Air Port


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  • G R PRABHU, BEJAI ,MANGALORE

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Because the Passenger was in a Drunken Condition ,I think the Customs Officer went to take Advantage.Other wise how they allowed him Walk him out With out Customs Duty for the Extra GOLD?

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  • John, Dubai/Karkal

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    This is the last option against CORRUPTION in India.People should start revolting for such goondaism by GOVT officers. 100% sure that Customs officer must have asked bribe, thats why they left the passenger without taking any action. Else, the passenger would have made big news in public that they demanded bribe.

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  • Sanjeev Kamath, Udupi / Bahrain

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Ma'am Shobha, Karkala / Dubai:
    Wear the ornaments and pass through the green channel. Share it amongst family, if traveling with you. Please don't pack any gold in your purse or cabin baggage.

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  • Nithin Poojary, Mangalore/UK

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    My first abroad trip was to Abudabi in 2007, this incident happened in Mangalore airport...before the immigration check two of the custom employees were checking every passengers passport....and when they saw my passport they came to known that iam flying abroad for the first time....immediately they asked me the question..... how much money your carrying along with you.....I replied Rs 7000/-, they told me your not supposed to carry more than Rs 3,000/-.....I said alright my dad has not yet left the airport premises....I will give him a call and handover the balance money to my dad.....Immediately he replied no need for it you come along with me....I just followed him and he took me to the wash room,.......WASH ROOM is the only place where there is no CCTV......... by now I came to known Iam trapped......I did not allow him to talk......I said what the hell..... Again Iam not going to talk to you....I want the Airport Manager.....since it was a late night flight airport manager had already left.....Air India Express Manager was available......I just entered his cabin and asked him....how much cash I can carry along with me... he replied Rs 5,000/-..... I said your custom guy is saying it is Rs 3,000/- your saying it is Rs 5,000/-........Whats going on ????.......Now your talking to me if you don't give me the correct picture you guys will be answering the media. Immediately the airport manager apologised for what has happened and the matter was settled...Later I googled regarding the same wherein I came to known we can carry max of 3,000 dollars...

    Shame on these custom officers....Majority of the Indian in the gulf sacrifice thier family life by staying away from thier families for years just to feed thier family back in India and these bugers loot them when they arrive...

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  • Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Mr.Nagesh Nayak..To some extent your comment is near to reality. We can't deny it. Most of the passengers want to avoid customs duty and busy in arguing with customs officers who are eagerly waiting for opportunities.At the end BRIBE works...May be here, it didn't work out properly..

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  • Dinesh Kumar, Manipal/Saudi Arabia

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Good lesson for customs.wake up manglore airport authority

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  • John, Dubai/Karkal

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    K Fernandez,
    Thank you very much. This is what all the Gulf passengers need as answers. Daijiworld Team, is it possible for you to mediate to get answers for the 3 points raised by Fernandez. This will help MILLIONS of Passengers thru Mangalore Airport/Customs.

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  • Indian, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    I appriciate the passenger who slapped customs officer.... When corruption goes high these things will happen all over India.... CORRUPTION..CORRUPTION..CORRUPTION.

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  • mubin, udupi dubai

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    hello friends ,
    bring 1 kg gold , 46 inches led lcd , etc etc dont pay any customs , if they charge any thing fight slap , then verbal apology of 1 min , then aramse go to your house along with your family . custom officers at mangalore airport , yenkale dala ejja , 1000 korle , gangara perfume dala ethndala aoooo . dubai da soap shampoo nido tang yedde upundge , yenk vonji mage ulle ayeg dubai da choclate panda bari eshtaaa .

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  • Sandeep, Dubai

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Best option for all this is to have sting operation and the footage to be given to all the news channels and also to IAC we would exactly know how genuine are all the channels in terms of eradication of corruption or just want to create sensational news items

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  • Sanal, Kasaragod

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Airport customs, police and all other officers share what they recieve from passenger.

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  • Roshan Braganza, Udyavar / Mumbai

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Customs is the most corrupt bureaucracy after police. Its the same peaple responsible series of bomb attacks since ninties , by allowing smuggled RDX threw costal lines. Times have changed , so now they attack innocent civilians. They should make list about goodies allowed with upper limit also duty can be paid with reciept . ( no bribes and it goes to wrong pockets ). Peaple also should understand laws of land should be followed , also if NRI shop in india itself , it contributes to indian economy and gross gdp. ........//Some peaple buy commodities at lesser price in some intl market , and self bribe the customs at airport. Once goodie out of airport , it becomes legal. Its like give and take policy. ..... Confrontation occurs only when they face honest peaple , or peaple with legal permissible goodies. Peale should confidently face this customs and make them understand they r public servents (our servents . Ifmatters accentuate , there should be legal help desk , just like jan lok pal. )

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  • K.Fernandes, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    I’m still at large how could the person left without booking for assault of Govt “on duty” personnel. Definitely something fishy or custom officer might have afraid of his “kala chitta”
    A passenger will not deliberately commit such an act until and unless he is provoked to do so. That is the reason left him.
    1) July 26th 2012"Capt Ganesh Karnik Response to the open letter by daiji
    “Once the legislative session gets over on August 2, I will visit Mangalore and meet the Airport customs commissioner, and address the issues faced by NRIs,"
    2) Aug 4th 2012, “Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Oscar Fernandes on Saturday August 4 said that he will take the issue regarding Customs Act of 1967 (which allows male passengers to carry gold worth only Rs 10,000, and women gold worth Rs 20,000) to higher level and discuss it with the Prime Minister directly”.
    3) Aug 2nd 2012, “Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has assured a delegation of members of parliament that very soon, the customs rules will be amended. The new rule will be based on the quantity of gold imported and not on its value”
    Dear Editor In chief, Will you please bring some news to the above three promises by the elected/ed members?. What they promised till date implemented of remains as “politician promise”

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  • Stephen, mangalore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    I think it should go on the other way round...
    Customs officer must have demanded bribe & passenger argued with him (or bargain). When officer came to know, passenger is not going to pay, they accused passenger that he has misbehaved.

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  • crest, mangalore/ k.s.a

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    ALL PASSENGERS BOYCOT M'LORE INT AIRPORT, LAND IN CALICUT AIRPORT OR BANGALORE OR MUMBAI

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  • Dinesh Salian, Kudroli ,Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Custom officers harass gulf pax's at Mlr Airport.High time somebody looks into this matter.

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  • A.Ronald, Bejai

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    This should have been done long back.

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  • Browny - Kuwait, Kuwait

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Custom Officers, airport police, Duty Free Shop workers, Trolley guys are all in one team. Every corrupt things are done by signals. Passengers are like scapegoats.

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  • S.M. Nawaz Kukkikatte, udupi

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    So finally story end with "No case has been registered at Bajpe police station".
    and i hope Custom Officer understand the moral of story.

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  • Shailu, abudhabi

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Well, most of our readers says that these officiers don't know with what difficulty we are earning in Gulf. We are destined to work hard as it was our decision to work in Gulf or any other country. But how come we can break the law with this excuse? I too experienced wrath of these people when i carried 5 watches but then i showed the bill and told them its under acceptable limits. They saw my face and let me go. One of the reader commented about nido powder. As of Indian export rules meat, plants, seeds or milk products are banned to bring in. This is what we mention in immigration slip which will be given in planes. You agree for the rules and at the same time break the rules is something we need to think off.
    These rules are made by central govt many more years back. There is no politics while creating these rules. But in some matters like gold its out dated and our govt is not showing interest in changing it. What we are facing presently in airports of India is implementation of out dated rules and we cant blame custom dept for this. we need to wake up the govt.

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  • SS, Manipal/Qatar

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    In July 2012 we were carrying 40 inches LED series 5 via Air India Express. At the Mangalore Airport we were told that we cannot carry anything beyond 32 inches TV individually. After lot of arguments, they asked us bribe of INR 10,000/-. We refused and we asked them to charge us as per policy and we ended up paying only INR 4,500/- against a proper receipt. The officer who asked for bribe and harassed us was Mr. Dayanand Pai. One more officer had the cheek to give me explanation that their salary is only INR 50k per month and hence they have to resort to all this. They are worst then the beggars. Irony is that exactly opposite their counters there is a board by the Customs department which makes people aware about not bribing and giving the email id for complaints. Also please log onto your complaints at www.complaints-india.com with proper receipts/ details etc.
    It is high time we all citizens teach these crooks a lesson.

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  • Ismail Shaikh, Moodbidri/Dubai

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    This was long ovedue.Finally one of the passenger is opened it up with his Amrith Hasta. Will the customs improve after this physical assult on the face? If so, it is well and good for both customs and passengers or else these crooks deserves the same treatment if required. In this case I belive the custom officer is cent percent guilty otherwise why he didn't file a case? If he could have filed a case their reality would have been exposed and thus he might be scared for his job and Dept. Last July I travelled by AIE to Mangalore and carried 6-7 kgs of dry fruits which contains 2 kgs of fresh dates and for my surprise the custom officer claims that the dates are not allowed to carry and it is one of the banned product in customs, then aftere a long chit chat he allowed me to go but I haven't paid any money to him. Are dates bannable fruit?Can customs suggests please?

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  • Arlene, manglore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Well said Tripti. There at the airport in Bajpe and some other airports in India, these beggars stand in line to harass the passengers. If the passenger seems to be a simple looking person then these beggars take full authority to threaten and try their luck to squeeze them for their Biksha. People should be aware of their tricks and ignore them.

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  • shobha, Karkala / Dubai

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Can anyone tell, How much amount or grams of gold we can take if we travelling from Dubai to mangalore... Need Your help as i'm travelling this month last for my marriage.

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  • Naveen D'souza, Valencia-Kuwait

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    WHEN WE ARE GET TICKETS IN OUR HAND WE ARE START TO PURCHASE. WHEN WE START TO PACKING OUR STUFF WE ARE THINKING OUR WEIGHT. WHEN WE ARE IN THE COUNTER IF OUR WEIGHT IS MORE, START TO PAY KILO WISE. WHEN WE ARE REACHING INDIAN (MUMBAI OR MANGALORE) AIR PORT ALWAYS WE ARE THINKING OUR CUSTOMS. WHEN THE CUSTOM WILL TRY TO STEAL OUR MONEY, WHO WILL KEEP QUIET TELL ME. THESE PEOPLE THEY NEED EASY MONEY. IN GULF MOST OF THE PASSENGERS ARE HOUSE DRIVERS AND MAIDS. IT IS VERY HARD TO EARN MONEY FROM THE EMPOLYER, AND THESE CUSTOM PEOPLE'S THEY EVEN DON'T CARE. DON'T BLAME THE PASSENGER ALONE. 100% THERE IS CUSTOM OFFICER IS GUILTY OTHERWISE CASE WILL BE REGISTRED.

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  • Tripti, Brahmavar/Dubai

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Good lesson for customs (beggers) specially at Mangalore airport.

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  • Anthony Quadras, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Well done !!! It was long overdue. I have personally faced the humiliation by Customs Officers at Customs Counter and the passengers are treated like beggars. They expect the passengers to to plead with them for mercy as if we have committed da blunder. They asked me for money (underhand) in front of other passengers and almost all the officers are involved in this racket. The higher-ups pretend as if they are unaware of this development. Even our blood boils when we are treated inhumanly by these officers. However, a good news after a long time. This is a lesson to be learnt by Customs Officers BEFORE THINGS GO OUT OF CONTROL.They don't understand how hard it is to earn money in gulf.

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  • Bharat, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Does this customs office have Long Moustaches??
    I have seen this stupid guy ask funny questions like:
    1) Why are you bringing Nido powder
    2) Do you know I can arrest you for bringing Nido as it has a chemical named "VITAMIN C"
    3) Why dont you buy Nido from our duty free
    4) Are you from Mangalore

    What can you understand from these questions.

    And there is one funny looking FAT LADY officer threatening passengers to book them. she looked like she is straight out of those "BALAJI Theater" Movie.

    These people deserve more than mere slapping.

    Jai Ho !

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  • Lancy, Dubai

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Asking for 5 to 6 K as bribe for a flat screen TV of more than 35 inches is a common practice in our Mangalore airport. Who is the winner and who is looser here ?

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  • nagesh nayak, bangalore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    BOTH ARE GUILTY.

    PASSENGER IS AVOIDING DUTY & REFUSING TO PAY REQUIRED BRIBE.

    CUSTOM AUTHORITY ALSO AVOIDING DUTY & DEMANDING BRIBE IN EXCHANGE OF DUTY.

    THIS IS REAL STORY .

    JAI HO.

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  • stan, dubai

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    I visited Mangalore in October and surprised see our customs. So far they were very crooked and harass innocents for money but this time our trip was wonderful that we were cleared from Mangalore Airport within 10 mts. I salute Mangalore Airport Now. Leaving any charge for assault on Custom officer not good action taken by Airport authority.

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  • Rolphy Almeida, Udupi/Bangalore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    I believe the custom officer saved himself by not throwing the passenger behind the bar. I am not trying to justify the passenger’s action against the custom officer, but agree with many that such wolves should not be left unchecked.

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    A "NICE SHOT" to Custom Officer. If we keep silent, we are the losers.

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  • Richard Lobo, Shirva/Bangalore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    No one has any right to assult anyone in India or any place for that matter. it is wrong and criminal activity. Passsnger has every right to lodge a complaint in case officer is asking for money and any amount related to customs duty should be deposited in the bank.

    It is better to know the customs baggage rules before you bring items from abroad. Following link will help
    http://www.cbec.gov.in/travellers.htm

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  • SRIDHAR SHETTY , DOHA /BARKUR

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    if any person do some good work in his full of mind still people say he is drunk!!!!!!.. every one in gulf knows Custom Officers in mglr airport how they talk....wake up manglore airport authority

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  • devi suvarna, mangalore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    once one of my relative brought 45inches lcd from dubai and which was allowed in flight,according his weightage,,but when he reached mangalore airport this guys asked bribe of 5000 INR, when he didnt ready to give they abused him" neewella forighnge hogi tv tagondre illya tv business nawarige busineess ellina aagudu, namma deshakke loss madthideeri"...iam asking what the hell is this for that do we need to give bribe to this guys!?, when something is allowed to buy and get with out import duty its governments policy which is supporting forighn shopping and tourism so our fllights and travel agencies get business, this brainless officers doesnt know this also and impose thier on rules, i apoke many calicut flight travelers they said there is no such probelems..

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  • Bulsam, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    There should be CCTV with voice detecting powerful microphone to evaluate the happenings at the customs desks. There are many corrupt practice taking place in the customs checking counters.

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  • Shailu, UAE

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    What ever may be the storyline of this episode, NRI passengers should remember that any criminal complaints will abstain you from leaving your country. Every country has its rules. In some airports we need to remove from gold to footware for check and in modern countries like USA we need to go through rigorous check. There we can't complain of travelling for 20 hours. The better solution is evasive action such as know what you can carry and what not and also know the limit of acceptance.
    We need to think about not only passengers but also about custom officiers conditions. Its humans errors to lose temper but atleast we can control it for a while for the hussle free future.
    Good that this officier has not lodged a complaint about the passenger. They might be thought of his (passenger) future too.

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  • Cynthia Lobo, Bahrain

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Custom officers at Bajpe Airport treat all the passengers as illiterate. Give respect and receive respect.

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  • Lancy, Dubai

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Customs officer is employed by the Government and does not own the department. He should perform his duty in an professional manner. Should be polite and courteous. But we find the customs officers in mangalore are sometimes, implolite and behave like they have the authority to do anything and say anything to an inocent passenger. We have travelled to many countires around the world but have not seen such an attitude by customs officers even when the passenger happens to be of different nationality. This only happens in India and the victims are mostly Indians unfortunately - why ? When are we going to change ? We do not know the full story in this particular case, and physical assult is not permitted in a civilsed society. But this happens sometimes to certain individuals when provoked. Nevertheless, there is no smoke without fire !!

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  • Navin, Qatar

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    It is interesting to note that hardly any comments by the viewers show sympathy towards the custom officer. This shows the level of harrasment the passengers face daily. Daijiworld should take a print of all these comments and present it to the Custom Commissioner as a true feedback. Hopefully it may help to improve their behaviour.

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  • Francis, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    After slogging for years in the gulf, we just come back to our mother land for relation but when we reach airport these custom officer just wait like wild dogs to harras the passengers. Atleast they have the advantage of staying in own country and enjoy. But what about the NRI people who just struggle through out their life only think about the betterment of their family and county

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  • Sanjeev Kamath, Udupi / Bahrain

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Unfortunately, all NRIs are presumed to be rich. There are many in the labour class who work for mere BHD 30 (Rs 4,000/- appx) per month and get leave once in 2 years. They accumulate gifts for their family in discount sales and from cheap stores for 2 years. And here are the greedy sharks living in posh multiple bungalows to loot them and destroy 2 years dreams!!!

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  • Padmanabha Shenoy, Udupi/Saudi Arabia

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Well done....The day wont be far for the customs officer to get nabbed by knife if they continue their behaviour if not in the airport may be out side the airport...Also someone has to teach a lesson to the Air India Express counter staff in Mangalore...who are very rude and with adament behaviour...

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  • Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Did Customs Officer demanded "JOHNNIE WALKER BLUE LABEL" bottle from the passenger ?

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  • Anil Pinto, Puttur / Sharjah

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    I really appreciate that passenger and congratulate him. every one should teach the customs officer in Mangalore Airport.

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  • nirmal, mangalore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    The incident that took place at Mangalore Airport, the same would have been in Dubai or in KSA story would have been different. The passenger would have been directly behind the bars for atleast 3 months. Ofcourse there has been harrasment at the Airports, at all levels. All of them try to get the benefits. The assualt against the preventive officer and no action has been taken that is most tolerable incident. In Gulf to drink people had to pay heaveily,but at flight its comes free and no control. There is some fishy in the incident or passenger must have been under some pressure behind him. I don't blame either of them, unless the real fact comes to the light.

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  • Sahil, Dubai

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Mr. Rakesh when you are holding the custom officer Position you should know how to handle bad and good customer.
    Obviously all passenger not good, but when bad customer approach to you, the way of handling the Passenger will stop the assault from other end, I think which is missing from your end.
    Please note holding the top position will not the 100 percentage accuracy of out put of your position and routine activities, when such situation arise, you should be elegant to handle the situation otherwise no value for top position.
    Quarrel reason may be positive or negative but you should know how to minimize the problem then and there only.

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  • Loy, Bendure, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    After reaching home country every one of us feel relaxed & happy to see our family & friends. Unfortunately first Air India spoils our happiness from there this beggar class customs officer try to screw our happiness. We don’t need to take any kind of survey to get the customer satisfaction about Air India Express & our Customs of Mangalore Airport. Just go through the comments of All Daijiworld articles about this issue which raised again & again & rate their standards. I hope they will change their attitude to avoid this kind of incidents

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  • rizwan, Mangalore/Dubai

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Well done !!! It was long overdue. I have personally faced the humiliation by Customs Officers at Customs Counter and the passengers are treated like beggars. They expect the passengers to to plead with them for mercy as if we have committed da blunder. They asked me for money (underhand) in front of other passengers and almost all the officers are involved in this racket. The higher-ups pretend as if they are unaware of this development. Even our blood boils when we are treated inhumanly by these officers. However, a good news after a long time. This is a lesson to be learnt by Customs Officers BEFORE THINGS GO OUT OF CONTROL.

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  • HARRY, COORG/B'lore/UAE

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    People,
    I SALUTE! THIS MAN, PAST 20YEARS I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THESE WHITE GOONS!!

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  • Herrick Kunder, Mangalore/ Mumbai

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Customer Officers deserve this type of experience. I worked at the mumbai airport and i know how these B******* harass the inocent labour workers. I have seen labour workers crying in front of these custom officers.

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  • Felix , mangalore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    To get Govt job you have to pay.How you are going to recover that bribe?.You are talking about coustom officer taking bribe !!! not stange. To get Death cerificate urgently You have to pay bribe in our mangalore corporation if not you will get after 15 days.

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  • John Tauro, M'lore / Kwt

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    A passenger will not deliberately commit such an act until and unless he is provoked to do so. In almost all cases it is the passenger's size/value of the baggage versus officer's undue demands that lead to friction.

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  • Lingappa , Kuppepadavu / Dubai

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Long awaited and well deserved. Apparently the looters were on the prowl and pounced on this sleepy prey who retaliated. The investigation will reveal the true colors of the Custom officers.

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  • Aam Admi, India

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    However, no case has been registered at Bajpe police station so far.

    WHY ???

    Dear Custom Officer, you think you will be in trouble if so ?

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  • Adron, mangalore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    well it was inevitable. These customs officers of bajpe airport especially milk every inbound international passengers for every possible thing. the passenger might not have taken the right approach. but anyways well deserved. customs officer need to give the passengers some respect. Hope daijiworld takes up the initiative to stand up against the atrocities of bajpe airports cstoms officer. on illogical fines and verbal harassment from these people wearing the coat.

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  • hussain, Bangalore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    If passenger assaulted or drunk and misbehaved, then whyofficers dint registred the police case against him?

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  • vikas, dubai

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    I think now both custom office and passenger is having breakfast in Taj Mahal. Now fight starts(comments) with daiji readers and custom officials. Now this has become routine affair with Air India Express-Mangalore customs-Pasenger. we wait for revised new rule of customs and more competitors for Air India Express to mangalore

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  • Prakas, Kundapura/KSA

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    It's not only Customs Officers, every Govt. Official wants bribe in Karnataka. Yes, it's not right to assult the Officers on duty, but sometimes ..... (When all are corrupt, what is the solution).
    Govt Officials have to change their attitude OR else get some....

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  • arman, mangalore/UAE

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Its a usual thing in mlore air india flight and mangalore airport, better be quite and move ahead, we will not get anything by fighting with these customer officers and air India air hostess.

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  • Aiden, Mlore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    The Flight Landed at 6:30 in the morning , Do anyone agree that the passenger was drinking till morning in the flight ??
    The Customs officer must have harassed the Passenger for money !!! This happens every day ....the costume officers are like a bunch of wild dogs awaiting for the passengers coming from gulf to loot them ....PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT THE PEPOLE IN GULF SLOG THEIR ASS OUT FOR THE EARNING and I am not surprised that the passenger assaulted the Customs officer because he knows how hard he's worked for the money !! THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE THE AUTORITIES KNOW WHATS HAPPENING IN THE MANAGLORE AIRPORT

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  • Amin Bhoja, Patte / Riyadh

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Customs Officers are sometime with rude verbal talking too,Generally nobody will fight unless the situation demands.

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  • Gregory Quadros, Vamanjoor/Muscat

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    I think the reason for such incident is patience, as it takes a long time (around 45 to minutes)to get their luggage as if porters have to carry each piece by hand from the aircraft. This will frustrate any quiet passenger and when they receive the luggade then the customs officials start their part and at the end passengers loose their patience. One has to understand that these passengers are traveling throughout the night and when they land at Mangalore airport they expect a pleasant and speedy actions so that they reach home early. Unfortunately very few officials understand their difficulties. Hope such incidents will not be repeated and all passengers will have a smooth and quick move out of airport. Now that Mangalore is an international airport the authorities have to look into all the areas to improve the services for the smooth movement of passengers.

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  • Reshmi Salian, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Liquor should be banned in flight to avoid misbehavior of passengers in Flight as well as in Airport - Hussein, Mangalore.

    Wow..Hussein, what a suggestion..So you mean to say that all terrorist activities in India happening due to consumption of liquor? Don't jump into conclusions and don't give stupid ideas without knowing the true facts. May be passenger was harrassed by custom officer and may be passenger has blood pressure. My only point is alchohol is not the single cause for assaults. And many passengers in Air India Express don't consume liquor as they have to pay for it.

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  • Arun Kodi, Kodi

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    This Air-India Express flights serve cheap quality liqours. These are the pure manipulation done by the Flight crew for some benefits out of it.

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  • Naveen, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Crook custom officers deserve this.. They are just there to loot the poor passengers..

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  • Subhash Chandra, Mangalore Abu Dhabi

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    No problemo !.. these custom guys wait at da entrance with a fishing hook waiting for unlucky ones.they don't follow the rules & regulations, instead have made thier own set of rules & heaven for themselves inside airport.Its an total embrassing moment when they yell at passengers if they see a LED monitor.. MANGALORE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NEEDS A IMPORTANT ON CUSTOM OFFICIALS FIRST !

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  • Vincent , Muscat

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    AirIndia Express will not serve liquor in flight . So how the passenger is drunk .

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  • abdulrahman, muscat

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    R.Bhandarkar,

    "NO" it's daijiworld's interest and efforts to bring the news to you at the soonest, inddeed they will make them to open their lips!

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  • Sujith Nayak, Kudla / Auh

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Whomever he is...not a right thing to do ...but a great job done....Mangalore airport is a harassment zone...sometimes a treatment of such kind is very useful and benificial.

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  • Ramesh S, mangalore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    ...Rightly said Mr.Nasir..Though the assault is a criminal offence...I had a thought, sooner or later this will happen one day since, there is lot of frustration in Poor passenger who uses BAJPE Airport & harrassed..

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  • Vivek, Udupi

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    If passengers follow the rules and regulations, nobody has to be afraid of customs officers.

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  • Peter Sequeira, Udupi/kuwait

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    assaulting is wrong BUT sure that custom officer create situation to make passenger behave that way. Those people working in gulf it is hard earn money then India but these people think that pluck from the tree.

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  • Rekha Shetty, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    I am sure the passenger refused to give what customs officer demanded (bribe). So he started to tests passenger patients and tries to get something from him. This is what all customs officer doing in all airports. (I have very bad experience) From to officer to cleaner making money in BAJPE AIR PORT. They stealing passenger money as much as possible. WHO WILL TAKE ACTION? POLICE? MINISTARES? OUR LAW? ALL ARE CORREPTED…My small suggestion and request to all passengers, don’t bribe any single penny to any one in airport. Maintain your dignity and your rights.

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  • Merline Aaron, Sharjah, Sharjah - UAE

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Mangalore Customs officers are blood sucker, it is very good, somebody should take initiative action to stop these kind of blood suckers. hats off to this passengers.

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  • Husein, Manglore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Liquor should be banned in flight to avoid misbehavior of passengers in Flight as well as in Airport.

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  • nasir, managalore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    CUSTOMS NOT AWARE DIFFICULTY of GULF WORKING PEOPLES, THEY ARE POOR INDIAN ,NOT A RICH ARAB.

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  • Oliver Machado, Udupi. Sharjah (UAE)

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    There is no justification whatsoever to assualt an officer on duty.Airport custom officials are tolerant and handle passengers in the manner they are duty bound.Passengers without self respect can be the only ones who can misbehave and assualt an officer.Such acts of same should to put to end by immediate arrest.

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  • Reshmi Salian, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Though the assault is wrong, I cannot blame the passenger alone. Some of the custom officer at Mangalore airport are very crooked and they harass innocents for money. These custom officers want easy money and they don't understand how hard it is to earn money in gulf.

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  • R.Bhandarkar., M

    Tue, Nov 06 2012

    Are the Passenger and Custom Officer both 'tight' lipped after the incident?

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