• Bribe Fighter
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Passport Verification - My struggles

Reported on October 3, 2010 from Bangalore , Karnataka  ι Report #32663

I had to renew my passport. So, all the initial formalities were done and I saw the update on the website that my renewal was pending police verification. The police never came or called. So, I had to go to ********** Nagar police station. Went a couple of times and I was asked to come later - some excuse or the other always came up and the official involved was ********** in chasing me away. Finally the third time, I was again asked to come the next day - luckily had gone with a friend who knew some senior police official and so, my file HAD to be opened after a lot of fuss. And the cop who was handling the files was constantly cursing me and finding mistakes with my application - though there were none. Another person who was also getting his police verification done calls me to a corner and tells me that this cop was process my file only if I paid him a bribe.

After a lot of 'patience', the cop yielded and processed my file - all along cursing me for forcing me to open the file.

Corruption for passport verification is 'rampant' in this police station and I've heard similar stories from my friends. If we stop such cops from doing this, our nation would be a step closer in becoming corruption-free.

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