My traveller friends to Bangkok - Careful for you may be the next target!
By ketybhagat
@ketybhagat (4123)
India
May 24, 2009 11:43pm CST
This is scary!!!!!!INDIANS' ASSOCIATION OF TAIPEI
An Indian was detained in Bangkok for stealing a box of cigarettes in a duty-free shop in Bangkok International Airport.
He had paid for chocolates and a carton of cigarettes. The cashier put a packet of cigarettes extra into his bag and he thought it was a free pack. He was arrested for shop-lifting and the Thai Police extortion price was 30,000 Bhat for his release. He spent two nights in jail and paid 500 Baht for an air-cond cell, 200-300 baht for each visitor, and 11,000 baht for his final release. The Police shared the money in front of his eyes. On top of that, he was charged in court and fined 2,000 baht by the magistrate and handcuffed and escorted to his plane. His passport was stamped "Thief". While there, his relatives requested help from the Indian Embassy and was told that they are helpless, many Asians are victimised similarly daily and letters and phone-calls to the Thai Authorities are ignored. He shared a cell with a Singaporean the 1st night who paid 60,000 baht for his release. The 2nd night was an Malaysian national who paid 70,000 baht Mind you this was not in a shanty shop in downtown Bangkok but in a duty free shop in Bangkok Int'l Airport. BE WARNED.
PS: Above is 100% correct information- because Mr.Rajan Khera's customer from India faced exactly the same scenerio mentioned above when he was intransit at Bangkok Int'l Airport coming to Taipei.
Please BE CAREFUL! All of this is Pre-Planned& the people who work at the airport know who to target
2 responses
@oyenkai (4394)
• Philippines
27 May 09
THAT is awful. That is almost unbelievable - it's so sad I don't want to believe it... but I have to if I want to keep myself more safe and protected from such corruption. I'm still not over it. Thank you SO much for the warning. I thought about inviting my family to go back to Thailand for family vacation but after that... I guess that just turned me off. Thank you!
And thanks again for the response on my discussion.
@ketybhagat (4123)
• India
28 May 09
Yes, Thailand is a beautiful country, but with corrupt officials at the airport itself, what can one do ? This is just to inform mylotters, and unfortunately only two of you have bothered to read and be warned. One can never be too careful.
@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
27 May 09
gee, that is just horrible that they can get away with that. now i know why people all want to live in USA. yet they complain about us?

@ketybhagat (4123)
• India
27 May 09
Yes bunnybon, we never appreciate what we have got, and its incidents like this that really open our eyes. Its a sad state of affairs, and though Im trying to warn people here on mylot, only you have bothered to read. I can only do so much and no more. Thanks.



