Careful at the Bangalore Railway Station

[Kishore]

From a forward we received:

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Hi!



I would like to bring to notice a certain injustice that I have subjected

to at the Bangalore Railway Station (Majestic). On September 30 (Friday),

2005, I had been to the station to see off my fiance and her mother. They

took the Karnataka Express (Train #2627) to Jhansi at 6:30 pm.



On my way out I was asked to present my platform ticket by a railway

official. On producing the same, the TT turned around and told me "What if

I say that you haven't given me the ticket?" Before I could react, he

along with his colleague pushed me into the adjacent enquiry cabin and

physically manhandled me. I was slapped several times, my spectacles were

grabbed and deliberately crushed by foot, and my phone was flung away from

me. The RPF comprising of one RPF and four constables, appeared on the

scene. The surrounding public was whisked away. None of the railway police

officials cared to listen to me and they started hitting me

indiscriminately with lathis. They dragged me out, and all the 4

constables continued hitting me with lathis from Platform 1 to Platform

3/5, till we reached the station master's cabin. Racist abuses and threats

were made on the way. At the station master's cabin, I was told that I

have been charged with a non-bailable offence and would be behind bars for

15 days.



Not for a single moment was I allowed to speak. All of a sudden a stranger

came to the scene and he claimed that he was there to help me. Having lost

all my physical strength and mental senses, I was happy to see some sort

of help. He, claiming to be V Srinivas from Infosys, talked to the

officials and the railway police in Kannada. He told me that the only way

I was to get out was if I was willing to pay my way through. Being in no

state to make a rational choice, I gave him my ATM card and pin. He took

one of the RPF chaps along with him and said he would clear the matter. He

returned some time later saying that everything was okay now.



I was asked to sign a statement which said that I hit the police and TT in

a drunken state. I refused. Finally, they pressurized me to write that I

did not produce a platform ticket when asked. I wrote the same and then V

Srinivas took me out of the station. He joined me in an auto and took me

to the ICICI ATM at Anand Rao circle. He withdrew Rs. 15000 from my ATM

and got back. he took the cash under the pretext that while helping me he

had left his wallet in the train he had left behind and that he would

return the same through his ICICI Internet account. Having broken down

mentally I did not realise that I was being cheated. He then took me to a

Samsung showroom and tried purchasing a cellphone worth Rs. 18500 with my

card. It was only then that I realised what was happening. I grabbed my

card back, caught him by the collar, snatched my cash that lay in his

pocket, and got into a running auto.



I have now realized that all of this was a plan. There is a strong nexus

between the railway officials, the railway police and the fraudster. The

railway officials identify a victim who they think is well-to-do, the RPF

beat that individual till he has no physical or mental well-being. Then

this fraud chap comes on to the scene, takes advantage of the situation,

and takes all your cash away. Also, this series of events generally occurs

on the last day of the month as they know that the salary gets credited on

this day. (This strikes me now because the self-proclaimed Infy employee,

V Srinivas, clearly asked me whether I had received my salary. He said

that he just wanted to find out if there was cash enough to tackle the

case.)



Now three days hence, I have tried to run from pillar to post. I have been

forced to miss office hours in my effort to get justice. But I don't want

to give up the fight midway. If any of you are in the media, or have

friends/relatives who are in the industry, I'd like to speak with them

about this in greater detail. I can be reached on 09886179319 or

08030933067. I believe it would catalyze my efforts.



Also, please pass this email to all the people who reside in Bangalore, so

that they don't fall into the same trap.



Regards,

Nimish V Adani

IIML Batch of 2003

ITBHU Batch of 2001

[spamtaneous]

read this elsewhere too…

just wanted to say that I totally sympatize with u. its good that u have not let this injustice fade away but still fighting for justice in what ever way u can. hope u get to bust those m*f*s

cheers

[akhilis2cool]

Saw this news on NDTV y'day, looks like a few of the culprits have been brought to task. Serves them well

[ForHyderabad]

I really feel sorry for you. Good that you have let the people know about it and be careful. And there are more like this that happen always.

[HH]

Saw this news on NDTV y'day, looks like a few of the culprits***** have been brought to task. Serves them well

***** Our Own eHorrors



* Recently one fellow using a friend's card withdrew 6000 from the ATM at Ashoknagar X Roads at 9:30 PM ... Some Culprits Robbed Him At Knife Point, Whisked Him Away ... Took the card extracted the pincode ... Gave the fellow 100 to go ...

* Earlier A Bus Passenger was similarly robbed at night ... he had with him his wife's card ... That was a real horror for the victim



News Of Action Taken Against The Culprits, While Giving Relief To The Victims ... Will Reassure The Citizens.



So BEWARE Of This eNuisance ...

[akhilis2cool]

man, this is scary.

[CtrlAltDel]

i usually use only the ATMs at Cyber Towers...such things r not possible here (i think)

[lonewolf]

i usually use only the ATMs at Cyber Towers...such things r not possible here (i think)

Don't go to ATMs after dark, and try to avoid ATMs near your house.

[ycr007]

Shocking Incident......recd this mail yes'day.Barbaric



Railways places six under suspension



Bangalore had this rep of being a safe city till now, but all this would seriously dent it.

[HH]

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[Bimbette]

Nimish,

I am shocked by the incident. I left Blore for good (was there for over 8 months ) on 26 Sep ' 05 (by train) and its horrifying to think that such a thing occured at the railway station.



I do hope you've made progress in bringing the culprits to book.

[CtrlAltDel]

Bimbette! are u back in town???!

[Vishrasayan]

Yeah, it can be surely a very frustrating experience - But rather than feeling sorry and scared about the whole thing, one should understand what kind of attitude makes one vulnerable to such crooks -



When in this kind of crisis, I feel one should always;



Understand the intensity of the thrust crime & not get carried away by the hype



When you are right & know that - Get angry, not scared - shout your lungs out and create a scene before they create a scene



Understand that there are more opportunists in the world than well-wishers – be your own advocate unless you know your sympathizer implicitly



However,



In spite of all this, one can sometimes end-up like Nimish, but hey pursue to Bas$*&ds & bring them to book.



Well done Nimish – you kicked their a*s finally. But hey, don't be so helpless - god forbid- if ever there is a next time! Remember you were not certainly in Thailand or Taiwan & being framed in a drug peddling case.

[Sri]

This is a horrible incident.

Racist abuses and threats

This is an insult added to the injury.



I think you can write this subject up to the Railway minister.



My sympathy