- I Paid A Bribe
- 11 years ago
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False allegations of a traffic violation
- Police
- Traffic Violations
- Paid INR 200
I was alleged to have jumped a signal even though I did not. Got others in my car( who checked before I moved on after stopping) to acknowledge the same to the cop. But this was a couple of days before Dusshera and our dutiful cops are more interested in making money on the side. I was unaware that the fine had not been revised until now and I was told that the fine is 600 for jumping a signal( actually only 100) and 500 for an outdated PUC( again actually 100). the cop then suggested that I pay a bribe for 500 which I bargained down to 200. I had to do it because my daughter who awsreturning from school( 2 yrs old was crying due to hunger). PUC( an oversight) was done immediately after this incident after I could drop my daughter off home. These cops were at the Mumbai airport and Andheri - Kurla road junction on 01.10.2014 at about 1330 hrs IST. They kept pulling vehicles of the road but not a single challan issued during the time I was there( about 15 mins), only threats to issue it.
Looks like this was more of a Dusshera collection for someone. I am happy to pay the fine for an outdated PUC but I did not jump that signal. I stopped because a tempo driver before me stopped and later moved because the signal was still green. The cops were nowhere in line to observe the signal and penalised both of us, me and the tempo driver who later followed me.