Jack Laurence
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
He's going to have a holiday and furnish his new place.
He grabs his bags and makes his way to immigration.
As he steps up to the desk, he hands his passport over.
Little did he know that there was a lookout circular against his name in every airport in India.
A lookout circular is essentially a letter used by authorities in India to check whether a travelling person is wanted by the police.
And this one against Barry's name had been in place since 2006.
He's taken to a side room and he says it all starts out quite civil.
He's brought a cup of tea and he sits and waits for the next six hours as customs officers fly in from Mumbai to pick him up.
He's nervous, of course, but he knows he's done nothing wrong.
Well, they'll get to the bottom of this and they'll have it all straightened out by the afternoon and he'll be back to his holiday in his new apartment the next day.
Well, the officers arrived to inform Barry that he needs to travel with them to Mumbai.
And he's soon on another plane that afternoon.
Barry makes his statement.
He's got no idea what's being written.
And eventually he's given a phone to speak with a lawyer.
He speaks with a man named Tarek Syed, who tells him not to worry.
He will meet him at the court in the morning.
Barry has his initial court appearance where plenty is discussed.
He stands there, lost, confused as to what is going on and what on earth has happened to his life.
All of a sudden, his attorney turns to him and tells him he's off to jail.