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Paid Bribe for new Bharat gas connection

Reported on February 10, 2015 from Bangalore , Karnataka  ι Report #51405

Hi

I applied for new gas connection from BHARAT gas distributor online. I took a printout of the KYC and waiting list ID and submitted to "SHARAVAN Gas Agency" in RT nagar bangalore. The manager told me the price for single cylinder was Rs 6500. I was shocked as online on bharat gas website it was mentioned cost for a single cylinder as Rs 1650 + inspection charges which did not exceed 2000 Rs. So when i argued with him he said we need to buy other items like stove and pans compulsory from him. I argued with him that you cant force me to buy things which i already have.
1. We already have a brand new stove (ISI marked).
2. All the items he wanted US to buy was sub standard
3. The prices were very high. For a gas trolley of a local made they are charging 325 Rs which is 175 rs outside.

Initially i did not want to buy these and stood firm on my decision that i wont pay more that the cylinder charges. So the manager said its not his wish or decision IT IS FROM BHARAT GAS THAT HAS MADE THIS COMPULSORY TO BUY these stuff. So i called up bharat gas customer care number online 18002333555 and the number is not at all working. So then i found one more contact number of Ms Sandhya MG road trinity road office. There we were told that its ok you dont have to buy we will inform the distributor please provide the waiting list id. I was hoping this will solve the problem. But even after waiting for a month we did not get the connection. When we went back to the distributor he said complaining anyone is not going to help as bharat gas wants you to buy these stuffs and there is no way u will get a connection in this lifetime without paying up that money. We both are working and its very difficult for us to keep running around and calling these people. So we ended up paying 6000 for new single gas connection and got some sub standard items which is lying in my attic now. We pay our taxes and this is what we get in return. Hope someone reads this and takes action (which i doubt).

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