- I Paid A Bribe
- 14 years ago
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Train ticket scam
I was travelling from Naigaon Station to Mumbai Central on the western railway, Mumbai. The ticket clerk gave me a machine punched paper ticket. when i alighted in Mumbai Central the ticket checker inspected my ticket and said it is invalid and i will have to pay the fine. I was angry with him because i had bought legitimate ticket. he took me to his office and threatened that he will produce me before a magistrate as I was lying. I was adamant and told him to phone the ticket clerk in Naigaon and confirm, which he did. After talking to that clerk he realized that the clerk was issuing fraudulent tickets (Used ticket or whatever he was doing?) and pocketing the money. I argued because I am an educated man and can stand for myself. What would happen to an illiterate person - nobody would believe his story and he would be punished inspite of buying a legitimate ticket. There is no guarantee in this god damned country of being safe even after doing the right thing!