- I Paid A Bribe
- 14 years ago
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Bribe to Custom's officer to allow my personal laptop into India
- Customs, Excise and Service Tax
- Customs Check and Clearance
- Paid INR 7,500
I Landed at Bangalore airport after a 26 hour hour journey from Minneapolis. I am visiting India for work for a week. I had a work laptop with me. The custom's officer insisted that laptops are not allowed and I need to pay customs duty of Rs 7500 to allow me to take the laptop. Otherwise they are going to confiscate. Being tired and Jet-lagged, I wanted to get out of the airport and paid 7500. When I asked for the receipt, he said their systems are down and gave a me hand written receipt on a scrap piece of paper.