Today, I heard a very disturbing story about how India's national security is at risk. It came from a friend who recently visited Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
After landing, he checked into a hotel and was speaking with a man at the reception desk. The man, who worked there, asked my friend where he was from. My friend replied that he was from India.
While talking, my friend was trying to figure out the man's accent and asked if he was from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The man laughed and said, "Haha, good catch. Actually, my i am from Peshawar, Pakistan."
Then he said something shocking: "But I have an Indian passport."
Yes, you read that right - and my friend was shocked too. The man went on to explain that since the Malaysian govt/other countries don't offer visa on arrival for Pakistanis and because it's cheaper to get an Indian passport than to bribe Pakistani officials for a visa, he took the Indian route.
At this point, my friend was both scared and shocked. He asked the man, “How did you get an Indian passport if you're a Pakistani?”
The man smiled and replied, “I went to Hyderabad, India, and stayed there for 1 month. I paid 3 lakhs to agents who arranged a job for me abroad along with an Indian passport. Within 1 month, the passport was delivered.”
Just imagine the level of corruption involved. When I applied for my passport recently, it took me 2 months. But here, a Pakistani with a fake address, fake name, and fake documents gets an Indian passport in just 1 month?
This is a serious national security issue. I have no idea what our intelligence agencies are doing, but this is happening right under their nose. The person sitting next to you might not even be Indian but a Pakistani or Bangladeshi.
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