Refusing bribes, your rights, and the data
Short, practical guides for anyone who has been asked for a bribe at a government office — and for anyone who wants to understand the pattern.
GuideStopped by traffic police and asked for cash: what to do
What the officer may lawfully do, what a real challan looks like, and how to end a roadside stop without paying.
How-toGetting a driving licence without paying an agent
The official online route, the real fees, and what to do when the RTO file stalls.
How-toPassport police verification without paying a bribe
What the verifying officer is actually checking, what to have ready, and what to do if the report is held back.
How-toRegistering property: what the sub-registrar’s office may and may not charge
Stamp duty and registration fees are published rates. Everything above them is not a fee.
How-toBirth and death certificates: the slowest small document there is
A cheap statutory document that is often held up until money changes hands — the deadlines and the escalation route.
How-toA new electricity or water connection, without the linesman’s cut
Published charges, a fixed timeline, and in many states compensation when the utility is late.
GuideWhen money is asked for at a government hospital
What is genuinely free, who to escalate to inside the hospital, and how to report without risking care.
Behind the scenesWhat happens to your report after you press send
Automatic redaction, human review, publication as an anonymised record — and what is deliberately impossible.
AnalysisHow to read the data without getting it wrong
What this dataset can and cannot tell you — and how to cite it without overclaiming.
GuideHow to refuse a bribe at a government office — and still get your work done
Calm, concrete steps that work more often than people expect — and why a paper trail beats an argument.
RightsYour rights when an official demands a bribe in India
The laws that are on your side, the citizen’s charter you can invoke, and where to complain.
How-toHow an RTI application can unstick a stalled file
A one-page Right to Information request often moves a “come back next month” file in days. Here’s the template.
AnalysisThe real cost of refusing: how delay is used as a weapon
Refuse a bribe and the price is often not a bigger bill but months of being sent back. Why that matters, and how reporting it helps.
PrivacyWhy anonymous reporting matters — and how bribery.fyi protects you
No account, no name, no IP address. What we collect, what we never collect, and why the schema is the safeguard.
Put it on the record — anonymous, one minute, in your language.
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