• I Paid A Bribe
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Resurvey/regulaisation of tittle/property tax

Reported on June 25, 2011 from Cochin , Kerala  ι Report #6802

I was workin g in dubai and on my vacation i went to pay my property(land)tax,upon which i was told by the village office that the plot is not in my name and first i have to do resurvey and then regulaise it in my name,then only i can pay the tax.as i was on vocation and my family was settled in pune,there was some urgency,so i was forced to pay a bribe to the revenue inspector an amount of 600/-rupees in cash alsi i had to bear his auturikhaw travel expense from his hometown which was 25 km away(approx).the date/month/year are not exact,as it is a few years ago.as i got this opportunity to make it on record i am doing so now.i am aware that it is the corrupted system and so dont want to put the blame on any individual.there are good officers even now in the system,though it is a rarity.moreover,the most pathetic situation is that such honest people are looked down up on by our corrupted society which ofcourse includes all of us.it is a vicious circle.i support the movement started by ********** hazre sab against corruption.
thank you for this opportunity.

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