- I Paid A Bribe
- 14 years ago
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I was travelling with my Very sick Mother, kid and wife
Dear Friends:
My story is a great pain even this day when I remember that day at Chatrapati ********** Airport Customs. It makes me feel very guilty, anguish, pain, disgusting and feeling to revolt against but unable to do anything against it.
My mother who came to USA became sick and hospitalized in Columbus OHIO and we decided to take her back to India after treatment. We landed in Mumbai Chatrapati ********** International Terminal(Myslef, mywife, my sick mother and a 1 year old daughter) all very tired. After the Security Clearence I took all my baggage’s out and about to go out to catch a bus outside to go to local airport to go to Coimbatore.
One police man asked me "Saab kuch dedo". Since I am returning to India after a few years, I was just wondering and asked him why the money is far.? He said again "Saab dedoona". Already tired of my mother sickness and travel , I was in a hurry to leave the airport to catch the bus to other local airport. I was little annoyed and asked him why does he need money. He said again " Saab dedoona". I declined. He got angry and called one of the police who was at the gate to stop me from going out. The other police stopped me and asked me money and told me Unless I give me I will not be let out. I was really really about to cry within myself controlled. wondering what to do.
By that time my sick mother started vomiting and not able to stand. I begged him "Saab please leave me I have not done anything wrong" My mother is sick. He was smiling asked me money again and told me give the money and will leave you out. Finally to be honest I stood there for almost 45 minutes to an hour without knowing what to do, ( because I had no Indian Rupees, I had only American dollar with me). Finally the police man asked me give me if you have dollar. then I gave him $10. he left me out without saying anything. I came out with such a frustration that I wanted to do something against the system. but till this day I was not able to do anything about this incident. Mourned myself silently. Since I am a conscious person I know I should not take any revenge on this, but somehow I want to let my anger out/ frustration out through this blog.
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Columbus *******