To hide my trip to Thailand in my wife... a series of damage to one's passport
Apr 23, 2025
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This is to hide the journey 'secret' to his wife.
According to local media such as the Times of India, a 28-year-old man living in Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India, was stopped by an airport immigration officer while entering the country recently.
The employee, who was suspicious of the blurred entry and departure stamps in Thailand, caught A and investigated him.
In particular, at least nine stamps taken from 2017 to 2025 were highly stained. These were stamps indicating the arrival and departure dates of the Thai Immigration Bureau.
A confessed to rubbing the passport page with water to remove the immigration stamp related to Thailand.
As for the reason, he insisted "It was to hide the fact that he traveled to Thailand alone without his wife's knowledge."
The man was charged under the passport law.
In addition, a 51-year-old man from Pune City, Maharashtra, India, was investigated on similar charges.
Last year, he made four secret trips to Bangkok, Thailand, and tore up the stamped passport page to keep his wife and family from knowing.
An airport immigration officer found that some passport pages were missing and questioned him, and this answer came back.
B was also indicted and put on trial. In India, passport offenders can face up to two years in prison, a fine of 5,000 rupees (about 80,000 won), or both.
Officials warned that even if the passport was accidentally damaged, it could be a reason to refuse entry at the immigration office and may need to be reissued.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
