Sir file a petition before the high court for illegaly restraining the said person after even giving declaration and further asking for illegal graticification in private account.
High court speedy remedy in the matter.
Illegal retaining US citizen and his minor daughter in custody of so called Customs of Indira Gandhi
A US citizen travelling with his daughter from US through Indira Gandhi Airport is being taken into custody for carrying excess US dollar , submitted declaration. Still his only contact in India was said to pay a fine of Rs. 38500 in private account. Due to misery of the daughter, the Indian citizen paid. Next they tell the US citizen to submit all the cash to his Indian friends account and asks for paying Rs 2 lakhs towards conversion in another private account. The Indian friend challenged them and told them to give a Govt Account details. The correspondent now switched off the mobile but didnot rele6ase the US Citizen and the minor daughter. Airport and Customs being protected area, no person can reach them. What to do ? The US citizen is so afraid that he is not giving his address. The US embassy has been informed based on the names and phone number of the US citizen only.
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Kindly contact the nearest police station and lodge a report. Also notify rye embassy and the airport officials immediately.
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You need to initiate action through embassy. with the help of embassy proper complaints can be launced directly through ministry level.
1) file writ petition in HC for release of US citizen and daughter
2) take the plea that they are being illegally detained by customs at the airport
3) complaint to national human rights commission
Dear Client,
A person coming into India from abroad can bring with him/her foreign exchange without any limit provided if foreign currency notes, or travellers cheques exceed US$ 10,000/- or its equivalent and/or the value of foreign currency exceeds US$ 5,000/- or its equivalent, it should be declared to the Customs Authorities at the Airport in the Currency Declaration Form (CDF), on arrival in India.
Your fren is victim of fraud, US citizen cannot held just by mere possessing excess US currency, Complin to US embassy before it`s too late.
Any Forfeiture shall be duly processed and receipt will issue. No payment permitted in account no.
Are they detained in unlawful custody by the government authorities?
When were they detained?
The intervention of the US embassy in India shall give a relief to the US citizen and his daughter.
If they have been illegally retained by the customs department, then the Chief of the customs department outside the airport may be approached with a representation narrating all the episodes that took place after the arrival of the US citizen and seek his intervention to bring the problem to an end legally.
Alternately try the option to approach the citiy police commissioner with a complaint against the customs official for retaining the US citizens illegally and to get them released or to handover to the police for further legal course of action.
If the police also fails to address the issue, a writ petition may be filed as an ugent case before the high court for relief and solution
