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Policemen asked for bribe for passport verification

Reported on August 30, 2011 from Ghaziabad , Uttar Pradesh  ι Report #31526

I applied for urgent passport and got my passport.Few days later I got a call from Indirapuram Police station saying I am xx calling from Police station and you have to come for verification. I went 2 time there but concerned police officer who called me wasn't present. Third day he met me at police station and said what is the proof that the place you are living is your home? I told him that I have given affidavit on stamp paper while applying for this urgent passport and I have bank passbook, statement,Electricity bill and all other papers you may check. He said I need the registry of your home, I resisted and said regisrty won't prove that its my home as registry is with father's name , then he said it is a problem and your passport will be canceled. Bring registry along with 2000 rs money. I denied to give money and said I will bring registry and even then if you cancled my passport then you will be in trouble as I have followed the rules and I will go to the highr authorities and will file a RTI asking the cause of rejection of my passport.Next day I shown him the registry paper and came back home. I didn't pay a bribe but mostly do as my father is in home minisrty so he was somewhat afraid to take any action but normal person don't dare because they think they are helpless in such situations.

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