| Address: Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201002 |
To,
The manager
Complaints department
Icici bank ltd
Sub - complaint about unethical collection practice, racism and customer data protection breach
Dear sir/madam,
I am writing to you with reference to loan number lpghz[protected].
I acknowledge the fact that i have delayed in making payments for the above mentioned reference due to my personal reasons such as family problem, kid’s school fee, my parents’ departure, household expenses and other related problems. I also acknowledge that you have a full right to recover the past due agreed amount from me. However, i do not believe that you have any rights to promote 1. Unethical collection practice which includes threatening and abusing phone calls, 2. Racism and 3. Customer data protection breach with false accusation.
I would like to log a complaint for the very reason that i have suffered enough mental stress due to the way your collection department has been dealing with me. The end number of calls that i have received from you with a person shouting and screaming on me from the other end of the phone asking for the full payment of the loan with threatening and abusive language has caused me health problems such as high blood pressure and enormous mental stress. The person sounds like a barbarian with no sense of professionalism, proper etiquette and humanity in him. Threatening to misbehave my wife who is a homemaker and stays alone most of the time and calling her a “nigger (Slave owner used the word to refer to their slaves)” just because she is from african origin itself raises many questions on your staff members mentality and attitude towards others.
Your collection staff should know that under the proposed section 153c, any words, both spoken and written, or signs attempting to discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, or indulging in any activity intended to use criminal force or violence against a particular race will be a non-bailable offence punishable with imprisonment up to five years and a fine.
In addition to this, section 509a will make any word, gesture or act intended to insult a member of a particular race lead to imprisonment that may extend to three years with a fine.
I would like to let you know that i am outrageous for the fact that you have breached the consumer data protection laws by passing on my personal information to my family and friends as well as to the people i do not even know nothing about. Your collection department has falsely accused me of changing my address and not letting you informed even though i have been residing at the same address for the last two years.
Your collection department called a thousand people in my home town including my local postman and passed on my personal information without my authorization. Under section 43a of the (Indian) information technology act, 2000, a body corporate who is possessing, dealing or handling any sensitive personal data or information, and is negligent in implementing and maintaining reasonable security practices resulting in wrongful loss or wrongful gain to any person, then such body corporate may be held liable to pay damages to the person so affected. It is important to note that there is no upper limit specified for the compensation that can be claimed by the affected party in such circumstances.
Under section 72a of the (Indian) information technology act, 2000, disclosure of information, knowingly and intentionally, without the consent of the person concerned and in breach of the lawful contract has been also made punishable with imprisonment for a term extending to three years and fine extending to inr 5, 00, 000 (Approx. Us$ 10750).
Taking into consideration all that has happened and have been happening with me, i would like to claim for compensation from you based on the much distress and inconvenience caused to me and to my personal respect by your collection agents.
I look forward to hearing from you soon hoping that i am going to be heard and my complaint will be dealt with fairly.
Regards
Julian kennedy
Email - [protected]@yahoo.Co.In
ICICI Bank customer support has been notified about the posted complaint.
ICICI Bank — To Block Credit Card
Dear Sir/ Madam Kindly block my credit card No. [protected] with immediate effect, it issued in the name of Naresh Sharma. Regards Naresh Sharma