- I Paid A Bribe
- 11 years ago
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I paid in total 5270 at Vinayaka Bharat Gas Agencies, Bangalore…
- Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs
- New Gas Connection
- Paid INR 1,500
I paid in total 5270 at Vinayaka Bharat Gas Agencies, Bangalore for a new gas connection with one cylinder. The official charges were 1450+150 desposit for cylinder and regulator, 422 for cylinder refill roughly there should be at max 300 for all inspection, installation, administrative, Affidavit charges etc. Total approx= 2330 and rest for overpriced accessories.
I was very keen to go only with the legal charges, I also told them that I will complain and they said that this is required for new connection. Then somehow I just paid all the money just because I was getting the connection in a single day, which is extremely difficult to get in a city like Bangalore. Although they gave me the overpriced accessories but ethically this is a bribe. And definitely I will pay only the legal charges or will complain about the agency while taking the second cylinder.
Description of the accessories
I got a Prestige eco-ss 2 burner stove(M.R.P. 2545, available for 1769 on snapdeal.com) + Blackpearn lighter + refill(MRP 205 do not know the actual cost) + a gas pipe (MRP 190). Total accessories cost at MRP = 2545+205+190 = 2940.
Now I could have got these same accessories of same brand from market at 900-1000 less and this is the Bribe. But If I would have purchased a 1000 Rs. burner of some other brand and a lighter of 50 Rs. I could have saved more than 1500 Rs. But anyways there was nearly about Rs. 1000 involved as Bribe. I paid the whole amount only because I was given the connection in a day.
They clearly say that you will have to buy a Pressure cooker with the second cylinder.
I will take the second cylinder from the same distributor with only legal charges and am very committed to complain if they force me to buy accessories this time again.
Please suggest me how should I proceed as they do not give a bill of accessories on their name nor do they give these details in email.