• I Paid A Bribe
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Lost my gas regulator and BRIBE...

Reported on September 27, 2010 from Bangalore , Karnataka  ι Report #30583

This story happened around 3 years back and I think it is brand new as our own Police will not learn until they face higher prompt officials. I am writing this today as I saw a great initiative taken and want to be part of growing non-corruptive India. The story goes like this..... I stayed near Mathikere (Don't remember the exact address will post it in a while) @ around March 2007. The house belong to Yeshwanthpur police station. I lost my gas regulator while shifting house from Mathikere (or somewhere else don't remember exactly). I asked the Indane guys to give me a new regulator as I need to use it, they asked me for the old regulator (I liked this as there won't be any unused regulators - I don't know why is this needed) but I got to know that I lost it. Then I asked what to do as I was new to this field, they asked me to get an FIR on the loss. hmmm... I already thought that lot of money is going to go. Then without second thought and decided to pay the bribe as I need to get my work done urgently, went to Police station and asked for FIR. The police sitting there with big big stomach asked me to check with sub-inspector and also asked me how can you loose regulator... these are the things you should not loose and so on.... but I lost it... what I can say? I was not using that regulator and kept it aside as I was not knowing that I will face this guy in future... hmmm... Okay anyways... I went inside the police station to ask the SI but guess what... he was sleeping... obviously with big big stomach....I went back to that head constable and told that he is sleeping... then he said let me check and he went and may be got him up. Then he came back and asked me to fill a form to file a FIR. Then the SI came as if he is the maharaaja of that station and sat infront of me. Initially he didnt ask me anything... so no respect to the citizens which they are serving.... then the HC told me to keep quite and then he signled me to ask after 10 mins... as I was patiently waiting... hmmm.... So when I asked him about this then he said how can you loose a regulator? We cant file an FIR for such silly things... where we have to find for a regulator though? he asked many such annoying questions... then I said I need to get a new regulator and for which I need the FIR... I had no intension that they will find my regulator... if I had thought that then I must be the biggest fool on this earth... then he saw the form... then he said it will be 50 rs to fill the form.... I had no choice as I am unaware of rules of filing an FIR I said ok. I thought filing FIR charge? hmmm... then ready to give 50 rs he said he will sign but not guarantee to find it out... then I said fine... then I got it signed after half an hour... and I gave 50 rs behind his hand... yes you read it right... behind his hands then I came to know that it is BRIBE... hmmm... Later another constable who helped me in writing the form actually I could have wrote on my own but he took it and wrote it for me... he asked me to give something for him... I said I have only 20 rs if you want I can give that.... at the same time another police came so he said ok fine keep it down... the other police said you can go now and I got my FIR copy by paying only 50rs... I felt very happy that I got my FIR but sad that India and Indian Police... hmmm... thats all the story I have for today.

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