Amid growing allegations of corruption and harassment against Chennai Customs, several personal stories of citizens facing heavy-handed treatment by officials have gone viral on social media. Among the latest is an X user, who claimed that her white fur jacket, bought in Australia in 2017 and couriered back to India in 2023, was destroyed by customs officials for not paying Rs 7,000. Another user shared how essential medical glasses were treated as luxury items, while a Californian man recalled an incident involving his computer monitor when he relocated to India.
These personal accounts come amid bribery and harassment allegations by Tamil Nadu entrepreneur Prawin Ganeshan, founder of Wintrack Inc, against Chennai Customs, a controversy that has captured nationwide attention and sparke