- I Paid A Bribe
- 13 years ago
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You can easily prove that you are a native resident by paying bribe
- Municipal Services
- Residence certificate
- Paid INR 200
This has become a very normal practice in my native place Nellore to pay a Bribe to get things done.
I was asked to pay a bribe of 200 rupees to get a residence proof certificate from my town's MRO. Though I did'nt pay, still I would like to report this incident because this is the first time I learned of BRIBE.
I was very young when this happened and this was my first experience to an excellent introduction to our bribery system of getting things done.
I needed a Residence proof certificate to enter into my Engineering course and went by myself to get an attested one from the revenue officer of my region.
My application was kept aside every day and I was told that MRO is busy and I shall come tomorrow. This happened for a week and I understood the situation completely as I watching others and their work was getting done easily.
Then I promised to give some amount and my work was done immediately the next day. It was my turn to pay. I said, I will first check the certificate and then pay. The officer agreed and handed over the certificate to me. I took the advantage of the situation and started walking away from his counter.
This is when he came running and shouting at me for his unpaid bribe. By the time he reached me I was in the middle of other public who were there in the office waiting for their documents and i have that certificate of mine in my pockets.
This confused him and he has nothing to ask me. And his biggest problem was that he cannot ask for money in public. So thinking about his situation I happily asked him what do you want !! Nothing was the answer.
I came happily and went ahead to join my engineering course!!!