i understand u imi, my friend. probably this kinda case happening to a nepali in US is an unprecedented one, as far as i know. but for cops, this is just another damn case. there have been many such incidents happening to american and non-americans in the past. NYPD alone may have thousands of such cases they are dealing with at the moment. so although they may be actively involved in Pratistha's case, but for them it is just another case per se. discrimination is a huge agenda and no country or system is completely out of it. Loote