- I Paid A Bribe
- 13 years ago
- 660 views
2 helpless Educated citizens had to bribe to a TTE
It was 14th Feb Valentines Day.I had taken a off from my office.I work in IT firm in Kolkata.My bf works in Indian Navy. I decided him to show Dakhineshwari Mandir in Kolkata.We decided to take a train from Bidhannagar. I was visiting there for the first time.The station is quite odd , a new person going there for teh first time would be confused. There s a enquiry counter and by the side a staircase which leads to the train. When I got down from the auto , I moved along with my boyfriend in the crowd upstairs,not knowing where to move. We didnot know about ticketing, luckily found a TTE at the end of the staircase ,asked his where in the station can we buy tickets.He said calmly,please follow me ..took us to a room the enquiry room,closed the door ,I saw a young couple already there.I knew we are trapped. He accused us saying that I caught you travelling without ticket. i could not believe what I heard. Here we were asking the TTE for ticket counter and the next moment he s accusing us. I tried arguing but he and along with him the other railway employees in the room started to shout on us in Bengali Language. I am a non Bengali but very well understood them. The TTE shouted on me that I dont know how to behave. Its unimaginable, I am 25 my bf is 26 we are educated,we are following rules,but just because its a new place we were unnecessarily harassed. My boy friend had to shell out the amount seeing the way the TTE was behaving with me. I could do nothing ,helpless as I was..what s the use of education n civilization when people like this are waiting to pounce on you. Because it was valentines day couples were targeted for sure. This is my story, Hope couples coming to Kolkata ..be safe ..avoid asking help also ..you are sure to be fooled...rather depend on your previously gathered information