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    Passport to Murder
    Passport to Murder - 28 Sept 09

    Poonam Taneja investigates the practice of British Asian's going back to India and plotting to murder spouses or relatives.


    “We believe that the conspiracy to murder was hatched here in the UK. Whilst my brother was in India for two to three weeks, his wife we believe, arranged for the lover to go out to India and we believe he contacted his best friend...and he is the one who actually carried out the murder."

    The story of ‘Raju’ and his family. It may sound far fetched but it’s something that this family has been trying to solve for over a decade. In this Asian Network Reports Special we investigate just how serious and widespread the practice of 'outsourced murder' is . Could there potentially be 200 unsolved cases of British Asians who are so called 'missing' or had 'an accident' in India and the sub continent ? Are these in reality murder cases? Is a combination of alleged police corruption of India's police forces and apathy both in India and the UK making it easy for British Asians to hatch a plot to murder abroad? Just how hard is to prove and will 'Raju' and his family finally get fresh hope . Hear his story in Asian Network Reports Special: Passport To Murder.

    *Note :All the names in the documentary have been changed to protect identity of all involved.

    Producer : Perminder Khatkar.

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      Pawan Chandigarh
      Its a good story and also a very much real. It shows the inhuman face of the Punjabi community settled abroad and who have the money power they are using it to kill others. Nobody should have the right to kill ones life.

      kelly kaur. Birmingham
      I have set up an organisation that helps vulnerable mem, women and chioldren uin thsi situation. I belivie that we should speak more about it openly and if it shames the family than they shouldn't be doing this in the 1st place. People are not aware that their is help there and my organisation can help. Throughcare Housing. I to was in a similar situation but am a surviour.

      sim in luton
      I believe that the police force in india is corrupt.If you get stopped by them and you say that you have no money they will straight forward give you a fine but they will ask you to ask any of the passengers if they have money and you end up giving it to them.so if they ask for money for a simple thing like a traffic fine then for them to hide any knowledge about a murder is not not something big.In india money talks.

      Mr Cobentry in West Midlands
      I know that women from India are miss treated by families from the UK and are taken for granted. Using these vulnerable women as slaves to do the cooking, cleaning and everything the in-laws say’s is like slavery and disrespectful. This happens in every small Asian communities from all religions and every Asian knows about it, if they say they don’t know its a LIE.... Most cultural backgrounds don’t like to see the disgrace on there families and these murders do happen abroad because of the shame it brings to the family…(its like Chinese whispers but worse). It may seem odd, to think it’s all the husbands fault in the relationship, but women are equally to blame especially the mother in-laws as they think no women can replace her position for her precious son? lol These families keep the women away from the public eye to protect their family name as it all comes down to SUSPICIAN and JEALOUSY. If you cant trust your partner you don’t have a relationship and this will save a life!!!

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