- Bribe Fighter
- 11 years ago
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Refused to pay the 'chai-pani' !
I was telephoned by the constable in the nearest police station to report for the passport verification process. Once all the formalities were completed , the person in charge there sheepishly asked me to take care of his 'chaai-pani' (in short asked for a bribe of 100 bucks per form submitted) .
I promptly denied and walked away from the office. However, this did not deter him from following me all along and insisting that I pay him. When I asked whether this was some additional charge and whether he will be giving me any acknowledgement receipt for this money , he promptly explained me that they pay from their own pockets when they calls the applicants personally. I simply smiled and offered to pay the Rs.1 of the telephone call he made. Finally I walked off and he let me... because he realized that he wasn't going to pull this off.
Anyways it was just a loss of 100 bucks to him as compared to the thousands he earned from the other applicants who happily catered to their 'chai-paani' needs !