Mongolian spends a week in prison

Dentist who came to Bangalore to learn English is pushed into jail for a small lapse, forced to eat ragi mudde

Mongolian spends a week in prison

Dentist who came to Bangalore to learn English is pushed into jail for a small lapse, forced to eat ragi mudde

Bolorma (24), a Mongolian dentist who had come to Bangalore for a course in communicative English, had to languish in jail for a week for not getting a residential permit.

However, Bolorma was granted bail by the chief metropolitan magistrate on Thursday on payment of Rs 10,000 as surety amount and a personal bond of Rs 25,000.

Bolorma, who had come to the city eight months ago, had forgotten to get a residential permit within the stipulated 14 days of her arrival. When she went to the foreign registration office last week to get an exit permit, the officials asked her to submit the residential permit which she didn't have.

Bolorma wanted to return to her country with her fiancu00c3u00a9 as their marriage was scheduled in August. Since she had violated the rules, the officials asked her to appear before the court and pay the prescribed penalty of $30.

When Bolorma went to the court, it was almost closure time, and the court ordered the police to take her into custody to hear the matter the next day. She and her fiancee Mungru, who is pursuing a BCA degree in Bangalore University, tried their best to convince the court but in vain.

The next day, Mungru appeared before the court but hearing was postponed to Monday. Mungru had tou00a0 run from pillar to post to get his fiancu00c3u00a9 out on bail.u00a0

A senior advocate said the case was simple and could have been resolved by the authorities collecting the prescribed fine.

According to a Home Ministry circular, foreigners are allowed to register themselves even after the expiry of the stipulated time, provided their visas are valid.

Boyfriend 'harassed' by greedy cops
Mungru said his fiancee Bolorma was made to wear the jail uniform and fed on the local diet (ragi mudde and rice) which was hard for her to consume."The jail authorities did not allow us to take outside food. Even the toothpaste, brush, soap and water bottles were not given to her though they promised to do so," he said.
"I had to pay the officers to get permission to see her. I had thought that the fee I paid to the officer was part of the procedure. But when my advocate explained things to me, I realised that I was bribing the police officers to see my fiancee," he said.