- I Paid A Bribe
- 14 years ago
- 460 views
Had to pay brib to collect my luggage off the *******
I was travelling from Howrah to yestvantpur(bangalore). I was carrying luggage in the luggage van section for which i had duly paid the required luggage fees from the booking office in Howrah. When my train arrived in Bangalore it was almost 5 pm. When i reached the parcel office to get the gate pass to collect my luggage- iwas told by the officer at the counter that it shuts down at 5pm..there is no such rule as far as i could gather from people around. I kept waiting and pleading to him to relent but he was in no mood. Then an "agent" who was standing nearby told me that if i paid 100 bucks to each of the officer at the counter and the police officers present they would give the gate pass in a matter of seconds. I had no option left since the luggage i had was expensive and i couldnt afford to wait any longer since. I paid 500rs in total to get a gate pass. Please note that the total legal cost of bringing the luggage from Kolkata to Bbangalore was 500. But i had to pay the same amount as bribe to get a mere gate pass.