I totaly understand whay Vijay and Vaishali maight have gone thru..! In last 8 yrs, I have visited India 3 times, out of which 2 times I faced the harrasment..forget abt customs official.. it starts with the sky blue shirt guys who are supposed to be there to help us with our Bags..! Both times , as I left the immigration counter , some one started bugging me.. They start with $50 first to get the bags out , then if you ignore them , they say the officer has already noticed u and u would be in big trouble..! first time I ignored this and then was asked to go thru red channel by the officer...! the 2 hr argument ended when the cop in khaki dress got $60..! Second time I was little smart and kept talking to them and agreed immediately but their greed is so much that they started asking for $100... I was just tired,scared and helpless...! But when I came out , I took it all out..! When I started asking those guys their names, then they said dont pay any thing and just go ..meanwhile one of them took out a bundle of dollars from his pocket..I have not hold that much money in a hand any time even though I earn in doallars...! That shows how much they earn every day....!
