brutalities in bangalore

[The Raven]

I got the below forward. Having seen how effectively the XLRI ragging issue was handled, I thought it is worth posting its here.

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-ba! ilable 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 <snip: SEND ME A PM if you wish to obtain the contact numbers>. 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.

[Stefan R]

I don't know how you allowed this thing to happen, but all I can say is you need to do some gym training to avoid similar things happening to you next time.

I you were not wrong anywhere, why did you allow things to drift to such levels?

[zango]

Originally Posted by The Raven

I got the below forward. Having seen how effectively the XLRI ragging issue was handled, I thought it is worth posting its here.

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.


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 <snip> or <snip> 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.

how was this worth posting ? have you called this guy and verified his story?
please call him (on the mentioned numbers) and if you can verify the truth - send me a PM - i will unlock this thread. Remember - someone may have diliberately posted those phone numbers to annoy some person to whom these numbers belong.

REMEMBER: do not post email forwards unless you have established their truthfulness.

this story sounds way beyond belief - and hence my skepticism.

moreover - i don't know how this fits into community service section - unless you believe you are doing community service by posting such information.

[zango]

Okay - I have spoken to the concerned person and have verified that this information is true. He has sent out this email today.

I asked him if he had sought help from media/police/the concerned authorities. He has spoken to media (TOI/Deccan herald/et al) and also the DIG at the railway station has promised him action.

I am reopening this thread to allow for people who have connections with the authorities/media and are willing to help may come forward.

PS: what is bangalore coming to - 6:30 pm - rush hour - and such happenings. Brrr...

(I have contact details for the guy - name/number - i have removed his numbers from this post so if anybody wishes to contact him - can get in touch with me (send me a PM))

[harrypotter1234]

I was surprised to see this thread here...

I too had received this forward today but dismissed it as yet another prank..but now I know....

[convolutedsignal]

Nothing new about this. I was in Bangalore for six months and I have paid a fine of 200 for walkin in the road at 11 in the nite in Indira Nagar Defence Colony. This was because I wasn't carrying identification papers apparently. Didn't know this was America. That bugger wouldn't take my license as a mode of identification bcos it could b forged easily apparently. He told me rather lucidly that I would have to spend atleast that nite in the police station and I paid up. Thank God I had only 200 in hand. This person should really go to the press and get the TT and all those bastards arrested. I know that the socioeconomic fabric in Bangalore is screwed but that doesn't mean u bash up innocent passerbys.

[pronto]

Great efforts from PG family...PGz turning out to be a new way of creating awareness/responsibility and tool to fight such kind of issues...

[ReVaN]

Originally Posted by Stefan R

I don't know how you allowed this thing to happen, but all I can say is you need to do some gym training to avoid similar things happening to you next time.

I you were not wrong anywhere, why did you allow things to drift to such levels?

@Stefan: I don't know how you allowed yourself to get this stupid, but all I can say is you need to get some sense knocked into yr tiny head to avoid posting half assed insensitive posts next time.

I(f) you were not this stupid earlier, why did you allow things to drift to such levels?

[thedragonreborn]

Originally Posted by StefanR

I don't know how you allowed this thing to happen, but all I can say is you need to do some gym training to avoid similar things happening to you next time.

I you were not wrong anywhere, why did you allow things to drift to such levels?

Originally Posted by ReVaN

@Stefan: I don't know how you allowed yourself to get this stupid, but all I can say is you need to get some sense knocked into yr tiny head to avoid posting half assed insensitive posts next time.

I(f) you were not this stupid earlier, why did you allow things to drift to such levels?

Cool off.

Things are bound to get warmer around here and puerile displays of temper are certainly not going to help. This could have been done in a manner much less acrebic.

@Stefan: Should wait for matters to be resoved/confirmed/looked into before posting your observations. Airing your doubts are much different than the kind of sarcasm (?) displayed in your post.

cheers!!!

[cat_woman]

TOI has published the incident in today's paper.

Coincidentally i had received an email abt this just yesterday!!
The victim is from IIM-L. very tragic
what the hell is bangalore coming to!!!