• I Paid A Bribe
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Had to pay bribe for not having received Original RC of brand new car

Reported on January 30, 2017 from Bagalkot , Karnataka  ι Report #149630

I was travelling on my brand new Telengana registration car TS-07-FK-0581 car along with my wife from Goa to Hyderabad via Karnataka yesterday (29/01/2017) at 7:05 PM when I was stopped at Vidyagiri on Bagalkot-Belgaum road (opposite Ayodhya Hotel) by Karnataka police in 2 police jeeps.

I was asked to produce my driving license, RC and Insurance. I had original copies of my driving license and insurance. However since my car was brand new (registered in November end) I had not got delivered my original RC. But I had the soft copy of the RC on my Telengaana RTA mWallet application on my phone.

However the inspector present was not accepting the soft copy of the RC even though I tried to convince him that I have not received the hard copy yet (owing to recent delays in issueing physical RC cards in Hyderabad).

He threatened me to not allow continue my travel and having to spend the night there and be present in court in Karnataka the next day morning, unless he was paid a bribe of thousand rupees then and there. I was left with no other option as I was travelling with my wife late night, than to pay him the amount he asked.

At that time were stopped 2 other Telengana registration cars and bribes being extorted from them for various reasons.

I am indeed ashamed that I could not stand up and fight this injustice, but this is the least I could do now to bring this to the attention of officials and fellow citizens.

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