- I Paid A Bribe
- 14 years ago
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Bribe required to expedite parcel transit
- Railways
- Transport of Goods
- Paid INR 240
I wanted to send old books and clothes of mine through railways as parcel from New Delhi to Bangalore, and so took the luggage to ********** Nizamuddin Railway Luggage Booking Office. The booking clerk enquired whether I had paid any "loading charges", and on my saying no and on seeing my application form said that it had not been properly filled, and directed me to a person standing nearby. This middleman straightforwardly told me that though I would be paying the railway charges, unless I paid some money to them too, luggage would not move maybe till a week. Therefore, to expedite conveying the luggage by train, I was asked to pay Rs 350, whereas, the railway charges would be Rs 530. After some haggling, I paid an amount of Rs 240, and my luggage was sent that day only.