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KOLKATA: Days after Darjeeling police told Natasha Singh, a Canadian citizen of Indian origin, to return to her country after interrogating her, Singh heaped complaints against the police, saying she was harassed in the police station.
While police took exception to Natasha's meeting MeshoSouria one of the five ISI agents arrested in May Natasha said she only accompanied Souria's sister Rangu to jail for the girl's emotional well-being. Natasha said that the relatives spoke in Nepali, a language she neither spoke nor understood.
"Two days later, Darjeeling police picked me up and interrogated me for hours. They attempted to take my passport and harassed me for not having it registered at a police station. But I was on a tourist visa. I am not required to do this. Finally, they admitted I was not at fault," the Canadian citizen said.
Natasha then narrated her ordeal. "I was then called and told I had 24 hours to leave India. Men came by that night aiming flashlights at my window. I was detained, my passport was confiscated. I was not given food to eat - except for a pack of chips - and not permitted to use the bathroom without a guard. I was deported from India under duress and threat of further detention. I was also told by an intelligence agent that bad things would happen to me if I didn't leave the country," Natasha said.
Natasha was dismayed to find that the police were making "false allegations" against her. "They have said I presented to them false identification. The only identification I presented to them was my valid Canadian passport which they copied. Even though the police knew I am Canadian, they informed the media that I am a US citizen," Natasha said.
Link - Woman who met ISI agents alleges cop harassment - The Times of India
While police took exception to Natasha's meeting MeshoSouria one of the five ISI agents arrested in May Natasha said she only accompanied Souria's sister Rangu to jail for the girl's emotional well-being. Natasha said that the relatives spoke in Nepali, a language she neither spoke nor understood.
"Two days later, Darjeeling police picked me up and interrogated me for hours. They attempted to take my passport and harassed me for not having it registered at a police station. But I was on a tourist visa. I am not required to do this. Finally, they admitted I was not at fault," the Canadian citizen said.
Natasha then narrated her ordeal. "I was then called and told I had 24 hours to leave India. Men came by that night aiming flashlights at my window. I was detained, my passport was confiscated. I was not given food to eat - except for a pack of chips - and not permitted to use the bathroom without a guard. I was deported from India under duress and threat of further detention. I was also told by an intelligence agent that bad things would happen to me if I didn't leave the country," Natasha said.
Natasha was dismayed to find that the police were making "false allegations" against her. "They have said I presented to them false identification. The only identification I presented to them was my valid Canadian passport which they copied. Even though the police knew I am Canadian, they informed the media that I am a US citizen," Natasha said.
Link - Woman who met ISI agents alleges cop harassment - The Times of India
