Indian Railway
Bribe demanded by TTE

I was returning from a Marraige party of my friend from Lucknow to Patna from SHRAMJEEVI Exp. Train no.2392 on 02/12. We had booked two sets of the ticket through internet. One set contained my name alongwith other co-passengers and another set my wife along with two other co-passengers. The mistake we committed was that in the ticket of my wife one other passenger didnt board the train and other two passengers didnt have valid I Card. Sensing the need of I-Card we asked ppl at home to atleast send scanned copy of voter Id card on my email address. We took print out of id card and boarded the train. When the TTE, Mr. A.M.Ansari came for checking in the boggy after one hour. we politely approached him and said about the problem. After reading our face he realised that they is scope of some bribe because non of the passengers (already one didnt boarded) mentioned in the ticket is having any valid identity.

I requested him that see in the zerox copy in Husband's name my name is mentioned and I am having driving license, PAN Card and other Identity proof to show that I am her husband and she also doesnt refuse the same!! He said I dont know anything&- I want ID Proof of any of these three ppl mentioned in ticket if u dont have you will be treated as without ticket and total fine is Rs.3411/-.

So if u want me to help you I will take just Rs.- and save your Rs.1411/-. We refused his offer since we knew that we are not committing any offence and we are right. There was also not any third party claim that these birth belonged to some one else. He said either you pay Rs.3411/- or Rs.-. We said we will pay neigher of them. He simply pressed our ticket in hands and said you have not given us any such ticket even and now you are without ticket. I became furious after seeing his mischief. I somehow managed to snatch ticket from his hands. He threatened me of facing the consequenses in next station Sultanpur. When the train reached Sultanpur we saw some 4-5 constables alongwith head TTE and Station Master rushed at my place in the boggy and started quarelling with me and threatening me. They threatened me to pull down from train alongwith my wife and 4yr old child at 1am night in bone chilling cold. I asked them that I am ready to give penalty of two ppl travelling on the ticket and not having valid I Card. Since my ticket was already in my friend ticket which he himself had checked and validated earlier.

My all plea was wasted and finally they forced me to pay Rs.3411/- as fine for travelling without ticket. He even fined me whereas I was having ticket with ID card. Jai Ho Mera Bharat Mahan Ka!!! Jai Ho, Jai Ho!!!

Company: Indian Railway
Country: India

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