Form No. 0426: Police Department, Bangalore: March 2010

Corruption ROKO – Corruption Report On Karmayog Online
Form No. 0426	Friday, March 26, 2010
Police Department, Bangalore, KA

We have received a complaint as per the details below.
The filled form will also be displayed at www.karmayog.org/roko along with any feedback that is received from the concerned government authorities.

A: Details of the government organisation
1. Name of government organisation:	Police Department

2. State:	Karnataka

3. City:	Bangalore

4. Department:	JC Nagar Police Station

5. Location:	JC Nagar

6. Designation of government officer involved:	Passport Verification officer – Mr. BP Lava

8. Address of the government organisation:

B: My Complaint Details
1. Period of incident:	2010 – Mar

2. Services that were sought:	Nothing – it was part of his routine to verify my address and sent the report to the Passport Department mentioning my verification/credentials

3. Problem/s I faced:	Nothing – everythign went off very well. At the end the officer demanded a fees for verification. He mentioned it was Rs. 500/- but then was okay to take Rs. 100/-! That’s where I grew suspicious.

4. Bribe amount:	Rs. 100/- with a lot of reluctance from my side.

5 a. Was the bribe paid?	Because he may otherwise hold on to the papers and not forward them to the passport office.

5 b. Could the work have been done without paying the bribe? If so, how?

6. Result:	Waiting to see if the papers move or not, simply because I have questioned him about the fees!!

C: Additional Informtion attached
Details of Content:	Mr. BP Lava’s number is 9341991317. My veriffication serial number is 462 or 463 (not sure, but it is one of the two)




D: My Suggestions
1. For head of government department:
Suggestion 1:	I think that the new passport issuing office which is coming up soon will prevent all such demands from corrupt officers who I assume are put up in such positions because they are not capable beyond that!

2. For the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) / Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI):
Suggestion 1:	This is important for me to report even though the amount involved is Rs. 100/- only for 2 reasons – 1. The audacity of the officer to call it a fees when it is a shameless bribe is quite daring and misleading 2. There are many elite/upmarket and foriegn citizens living in the Jayamahal/Benson Town area. If this is going to be the cheap nature of a police officer in charge of verifying credentials, then it sends a very sorry message about the entire department and administrative machinery of our country.

Suggestion 2:	I am also worried about a more serious issue – can anybody have his credentials “verified” by paying the said “fees”? This makes the entire system of passport as a valid document of citizenship of India in a doubt?

3. For other citizens:
Suggestion 1:	Questioning and reporting. When we question,they sweat. When we report they sweat, yet again. A thief knows that what he is doing is wrong. This is not “mamool” but abnormal and they know it. Make a noise if you can.

E: My Contact details
Name:	Abdul Wahid Sait

Profession:	Software Businessman

Karnataka, Bangalore, Friday, March 26, 2010