- I Paid A Bribe
- 14 years ago
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False Allegations
- Customs, Excise and Service Tax
- Excise Tax Collection
- Paid INR 1,00,000
My father works as the accounts manager in a Pvt Ltd firm. He had joined the firm around 6 months back. He is the one in charge of handling all cash related activities and comes second in charge after the owner/CEO.
Recently there was an Excise raid in the company. The boss of the company was in the US at this time.
Though the excise officers couldn’t find anything wrong with the accounts, they demanded a bribe of Rs. 1lakh. It seems they weren't receiving their regular quota of 25000 for the past two years.
The officer threatened that if the money was not given immediately, he wouldn’t allow to continue the working of the company on the basis of some or the other false allegations. My father tried contacting the CEO but he couldn't be contacted. My father was left with no choice but to pay the amount. He even had to take 40000 of his own personal money due to shortage in the company.
But now when the CEO returned he suspects that my father has pocketed most of the money. He was aware of 25000 being paid earlier and claims that they hadn't failed to pay the regular quota (at least the money was sent thought the previous staff). He thinks my father paid the usual 25000 and has pocketed the rest 75000.
The CEO doesn't trust my father anymore. It has become really humiliating for my father to work under him now and is thinking of quiting the company. He is suffering for virtually no fault of his.
And corruption is the sole cause for this.
My father has thus become an indirect victim of corruption.