Trying out the blog-by-email thing.

This may turn out to be more convenient for me.
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I recently got to witness first hand the tricks that the police play
to extract money from the public. Dad, Mom and Puttu had applied for
new passports and it had come to the police station for verification.
The inspector (or whoever it was) had kept away Dad's application
inside the cup-board and kept saying he will finish it later. Though
he prepared documentation for all three, we could see only 2
applications. Apparently, he needed to dig out the third application
and that was "extra work" for him. Hence they need some "fees".

I must also add that the atmosphere inside the station is just too
suffocating! Hardly a place where you would feel like you'll get
justice.