Letter to the Malviya Nagar Police Station

가까운분으로부터부탁을받고아래와같이말비야나가르경찰서장앞으로보내는편지를썼다.황급한부탁이기에시간이촉박했지만,돌아가신최선생님을생각하며열심히써보았다.

최선생님께서아무런연고없이돌아가신후,엉뚱한인도인이집에들어와엉망으로만들어버리고있는현실을그냥두고보고만있을수는없다.한국대사관에서도협조하여일이원만하게해결되었으면하는바램이다.

최선생님에관해서는남편이쓴블로그를참조하시면된다.

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ChiefofPolice
MalviyaNagarPoliceStation
NewDelhi

May25,2010

DearSir,

Thisistorequestfortheinvestigationofthedifficultsituationforus,KoreanSocietyandtheaccused

Mr.ManjeetSinghaboutLateMr.Choi’sPropertyinyourjurisdiction.

Wewouldliketoexplainabouttheinvolvedpeopleindetailsasbelow:

LateMr.InCheol,Choi,whosebaptisednameisJames,wasborninHamhung,NorthKoreain1928.

HejoinedinPeople’sArmyinNorthKoreaduringKoreanWarin1950andasawarprisoner(POW),he

imprisonedinPrisoners’campinGeojeIslandinSouthKorea.AttheendoftheKoreanWar,theTrucewas

drawnbyIndiangovernmentand88prisonersamongGeojePOWcamp(Korean76,Chinese12)wantedtogoto

thethirdcountryinsteadofreturningtoSouthorNorthKorea.

TheyarrivedinMadras,IndiainFeb.1954togotothethirdcountry.Thentwoyearslaterin1956,

aftergettingpermissionofacceptancesomePOWmovedtoSouthAmericalikeBrazilorArgentina.But

eightPOWincludingtheaboveMr.ChoiwantedtostayinIndia,fourofthemdecidedtoleadtheirlives

inDelhi.

Mr.ChoihadlearntthetechniqueofPhotoRetouchingwhenhewasinKorea,sohegotthejobinIndian

government.HehadworkedforIndianCultureandCommunicationDept.inIndianArmyasaphotographic

workerfor20years.(1958-1977)AndhebecamethefirstnaturalizedpersonasanIndian.

In1978,20yearslaterhewasemployedaslocalstaffoftheKoreanEmbassyinIndiaandhadworkedfor

22yearsuntilretirementinAug.1999.(1978-1999)WhenheretiredfromtheEmbassyofKorea(South),he

gotreceivedalotofretirementallowancefromtheEmbassy.HegavesomeloantoIndianpeople

(Mr.ManjeetSinghwhoisaccusednow)andhepurchasedaflatinMalviyaNagar.(address:2ndfloor,

7/100MalviyaNagar)
HelivedinthatflatwithaTibetanwomanwhodiedin2004.Shewasnotawife,itwasjustlive-in

partnerrelationship.(nomarriage)

LikeIndianlegacy,weKoreansalsohavethegoodmoraltorespecttheoldandhelpthem.SoOurKorean

CathoicsocietyhavetakencareofMr.ChoiinmanywaysbecauseMr.Choiwastheoldestpersoninour

CatholicGroupandlivedalone.

EspeciallyMrs.Ji’sfamilyhelpedhimalot.Mr.JiandMr.ChoiwerethesamePOWsettledinDelhi.
OfcourseourAmbassadoroftheKoreanEmbassyhelpedhim,too.EventhoughhenaturalizedasaIndian

citizen,weregardedMr.ChoiasoneofourKoreansbecausehehadsurvivedthroughsuchadifficult

wars,ideologyproblemsandyears.Allofuscontinuedtohelphiminfinance,food,andclothes.

EvenhisdeadbodywasfoundbyourCatholicgroupwhopreparedsomefoodandvisitedeveryWed.

Mrs.JiandourCatholicgoupofpeopletookpartinthefuneralserviceandeveryexpenseswascovered

byMrs.Ji.

AfterthefuneralinApril19,2010,wemetabigproblem.
Mr.Choi’spropertyㅡ2ndFloor,7/100MalviyarNagarhousebecameabigissue.
WeKoreanswishtokeepMr.Choi’sFlatastheMemorialPlacetorememberthePOWofKoreanWarwhohad

toleavehiscountryagainsthiswill.

Wedon’tknowmuchabouttheIndianLawbutwehavebeenwaitingforpassing49daystomourn(Weregards

thesoulasremainingonthegroundtill49daysafterthefuneral)

Ofcourse,Mrs.JiwhosehusbandwasthefellowPOWandhelpedMr.Choiinmanywaysclosedtheentrance

doorandlockedit.Howeveramancalledasarelativebyhimself,Mr.ManjeetSinghbrokethelocksand

tookoutallthepreciousthingsandinstalledthenewlocks.Heactedlikehisinheritor.

WhoisMr.ManjeetSingh?

HeisthehusbandofthewomanwhosesistergotmarriedtheMr.Choi’slive-inTibetanwoman’shusband.

Norelationshipatall,evenhebollowedalotofmoneyfromMr.Choilongtimeagoandweknowthathe

rarelyreturnedMr.Choi’smoney.That’sthereasonhevisitedMr.Choi’shousetimetotimeandgave

somehelpinghandstoMr.ChoibeforeMr.Choidied.That’sall.

WeourKoreansocietydon’twantMr.Choi’sflattothehandsofMr.ManjeetSingh.
WeaccuseMr.ManjeetSinghtobreakinother’shouse,stolethegoodsoverthereandputunathorised

locksintheentrance.

Weexpectthesocialjusticefromyou,theMalviyaNagarPoliceStation.

Thanks.

Faithfullyyours,

KoreanSocieyinNewDelhi

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