- I Paid A Bribe
- 11 years ago
- 4811 views
Bike transport
- Railways
- Excess Luggage
- Paid INR 600
Hi Friends,
I am regular railway passenger and unaware of the rules of it. I have to transport a bike. I went to railway station at 5 PM and person who sitting at the counter informed me that the train in which I have travel at 10 PM will not be allowed to transport any bike. He asked me to to come next day.
Then I made a inquiry and I found out that there are no such restrictions for bike transport in the train in which I was travelling. I got the confirmation at 8 o clock at night. Then I took my bike to station and again asked the person sitting at the counter. He informed me that he was asking me to come on next day as the transport fair is higher in the train in which I was travelling. I convinced him that it is necessary that I have to travel in that train and he convinced for transporting the vehicle. But it was already 9.15PM and train will leave at 10PM. I was totally in panic that how will I can finish the procedures in fifteen minutes as I was informed that before half an hour of train leaves I have to pay the fees. I asked to pack the vehicle and empty the petrol tank but I do not know why I need to empty the petrol tank.
As there was no time I did not look further into details about the rules of emptying the tank. I gave that task to packing persons who has packed the vehicle and also emptied petrol from the tank.
I was in belief that there was not petrol in tank and to make sure I tried to start the vehicle and vehicle was not starting. Also I have shaked the vehicle to hear the petrol sound but I could not hear any thing. And At 940 PM, for 10PM train, I can book for transportation of vehicle and I was happy that I could take bike with me as it is necessary for me. I am stating again that I am unaware of the rules and I was under total belief that there was no petrol in the tank of my bike (as per the explanation given above).
Next day when I get down from the train I went to luggage coach of the train and make sure that my bike was taken out. Railway police were there to check my bike. They asked me whether any petrol in the tank, I confidently said no and you can check. First they shook the vehicle and they can hear the petrol sound and even I can hear too. We could notice that there is 200 to 400 ml petrol in the tank less than half a liter. I was surprised and was totally in shock. I was totally blank that time. And I was more went in shock when I came to know consequences and the big mistakes I made. Police people informed me that it is a very big crime. Yes its a crime. They used the same word. They informed me that it is a non bailable offence and I made a big mistake. It is illegal to travel with petrol and I may get two years imprisonment. Then I came to know that I have risked whole train, if something wrong happens whole train might be in fire.
I was very afraid and totally blank. I have explained my situation to them that it was totally intentional and because of lack of time and under panic situations that had happen but there were not listening. I was ready to face the trail and punishment and penalty but hearing the non bailable thing and two years minimum imprisonment, I got scared. They asked me two thousand rupees to get me out of it. I had only five hundred rupees. Some how they accepted it and took five hundred rupees. And the railway employee who sit at luggage counter took hundred rupees from me, I took that money from ATM.
This is my story. When I came out of station clean, I felt very bad. Firstly because of big mistake I have made. It was unintentional that I carried petrol in bike tank, with belief that there was no petrol in the tank, which may turn the train into fire and risk the several lives. This is was unknowingly done by me but secondly, I paid bribe to get out of it. This was done knowingly by me. This is even bad on my part. Still I am feeling very bad. I am unable to sleep well from last one month because of the mistake I have done. Even it was unknowingly done by me but I have risked lives of around thousand people.
I feel that I deserve the punishment but afraid of imprisonment. I want to apologize the whole country for being a bad railway passenger at first and being a very bad Indian citizen by paying bribe. Also I want to say sorry personally to each and every passenger on that train that day. I want some time to take the punishment.
I want help from the experts to guide me about what should be done by me now? I am scared of the imprisonment but I am unable to get out of the situation, I am not getting proper sleep because of my this big mistake.