- I Paid A Bribe
- 11 years ago
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A non-voluntary bribe
- Railways
- Ticket Upgradation
- Paid INR 200
While travelling from Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh to Bina a place 139 KMs from Bhopal, as it was a unplanned journey, I had to travel along with my wife and kids, with a unreserved ticket. The price I paid for the ticket was around Rs 140.00 and with reservation it is not more than Rs 450. As it was hardly few minutes for the train to depart from Bhopal Station, we boarded in a reserved, sleeper coach. During the visit of TTE (till then we have crossed the half of the way to our destination) I voluntary revealed that I am travelling with a ticket of general class and I am willing to pay the difference amount of the cost of tickets. Primarily the TTE denied stating that there is no vacant seat in the same coach, and I will have to change the same and I can continue travelling in the same coach by just paying Rs 200.00 extra (that would be without any official receipt) instead of Rs 240.00. I insisted on paying the full amount with the official receipt and was willing to continue travelling in the same coach as my wife had a place to sit.
While I forwarded him a note of Rs 500.00 with an expectation of getting a return of the change of Rs 260.00 and the receipt for the amount, he smiled and said “ SIR AAP TO SEAT BHI NAHI LE RAHE HE, ME PURE PAISE KAISE LE LU” he just moved ahead returning me the balance of Rs 300.00.