Mumbai Customs Appraiser's Death - family protests
IT is reported that the family members of the Mumbai Customs Appraiser who is said to have committed suicide on the railway tracks on August 15, protested outside the DRI office in Mumbai with the ashes of the departed soul, alleging unfair treatment. It is alleged that DRI had detained the officer for three days.
It all started with the seizure of a container of smuggled cigarettes by DRI on July 29th. It is reported that the appraiser in his voluntary statement before the DRI admitted clearance of the container without examination for a promised consideration of Rs. 15 lakhs. The appraiser was immediately suspended.
After 5 days, the appraiser retracted his voluntary statement. After another five days, he attended the DRI office and withdrew his retraction and submitted that the retraction was at the behest of his lawyer.
And his dead body was found on the railway track on the 15th of August. It seems he has left a suicide note, which names some officers.