• I Paid A Bribe
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Passport verification Police officer asks for bribe

Reported on May 18, 2012 from New Delhi , Delhi  ι Report #1767

When a policeman came to my house for Passport verification, he started with nothing but just asking me "have you ever had a criminal case on you", i said no, then he said "but i have your name there in police station books",when i asked him to tell me what for, then he had no answer for that as i never had to go to police station except once when i lost my sim card & to lodge an FIR.
After that he asked me to come out of the room as i had my mother there, then he asked me a stupid question "haan ab batao kya ********** hai" i was like with no answer with that, then my friend nudged me & asked me to give him Rs.200/- which i did but the Policeman said "kyaa 1961 ke rate ke paise de rahe ho" then at the end we agreed on Rs.300/- as i didn't want him to create any obstacles in the process of getting the passport issued.
But since then i have been feeling guilty of doing so & have paid not even a single penny on bribe then to anyone.

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