Novel bribe demands
The pricey and off-beat items hapless public all over the country are forced to part with to get things done baffles one with each passing day. One of such incidents reported today by one of our respondents in Cochin (http://ipaidabribe.com/bribe-central/laptop-bribe-get-transfer) elaborates on how the individual had to bribe his superior with a new laptop worth Rs 35,000 to obtain a transfer to another location. He felt forced to do cater to the demand since he desperately needed the transfer to take care of his ailing spouse there. It reminds one of a petty incident when two penniless young men who violated a no-entry zone in Bangalore ended up paying Sodexho coupons worth Rs 200 to a cop who caught them red-handed! Perhaps the place where nice things can be easily waylaid upon is the Customs department. There is nothing as tempting or easily obtainable than the stuff inside the bag of a native returning home after a stint abroad, particularly when the person is opening his or her bags for the officer to take a look. One of our respondents ended up paying a bottle of foreign liquor to a customs official so that he could leave the airport in peace.