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Mrs Sakshi Tripathi on 20 June 2012
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Police asking bribe Rs 500 for passport verification

Hi, I have applied for change in address and name in my passport for which I needed a post verification but I am surprised tha passport office lady send this application for pre verification. After this I got a call from police station sector 20 that we received your passport application and I will come to your place you be ready with documents. I was with my husband at my home, this guy came, we offered water he said no.. then he was friendly all the documents were produced by us, he took my sign and then kept on sitting, when I moved inside room he asked my husband about 500 rs .. he said for what?? reply was this is rule.. nothing will go in my pocket ..it will be divided in police station and if you will not give then it would be paid by my pocket which will then be a problem for you. We asked that we have 300 in home you take this he said no .. then he said I have some work I will come back till then you be ready with money. And hence we had to give this bribe. This is a shameful thing that , although we pay 1000 as fees in passport office still we need to pay such a big amount for no reasons to such people. Now my application is in ssp office sector 14a noida..and I am sure I will be asked for bribe there too ..

Pankaj

Passport verification has always been a lucrative jobs for these policemen. I suggest that the government should publish it that 1000 is the passport fees and another 500 is for policemen bribe. Then atleast we would be saved of the trouble of bargaining with these guys.

If most of us are paying this money then why not make it official.


Binod Sharma

Hi I have applied for passport then today a call came from mughalsarai police station for verification when I went there they asked for the documents and a photocopy of that I did as they said & afterwards he asked me bribe for a sum of rupees 1000.I said no then he asked for 500 rupees again I said I am having only 200.He refused and said take your documents the inspector will go to your home then you talk to him suggest me what to do ???????