• I Paid A Bribe
• 14 years ago
• 242 views

Hyderabad airport is one of the hubs for bribery

• Customs, Excise and Service Tax
• Customs Check and Clearance
• Paid INR 1,400

I was travelling back to Hyderabad. One of the security scanning officer sent me to a custom officer, because i was carrying a camera
Customer officer asked me to show what I was carrying in my hand luggage. I showed him my camera. And he asked me the price, which I told… He started saying that I should have the original bill. I return I said that I travelled 2 times in a year with this camera and no one has objected this and no one has asked me to pay the tax… etc. In return he said that the rules have been changed… This really made me laugh... After all arguments he said either leave the camera or pay bribe.

To be honest, I really hated to pay bribe, I argued with him asking to write it in my passport, but he just said, there is only two option leave the item or pay bribe…