This is truly sad. India is an amazing country, with some amazingly warm people. Unfortunately everything in the story is also very plausible, so as an Indian

This is truly sad. India is an amazing country, with some amazingly warm people. Unfortunately everything in the story is also very plausible, so as an Indian who is deeply ashamed that visitors to his country can face such an experience - my apologies. It is Indian tradition to say that "The guest is akin to God". Hopefully every visitor to the country gets treated with the respect that people give their deities one day.