Corruption in Policing - Inputs on Root Causes
Below is a comprehensive list of police corruption issues as identified by you. Please review them and share your inputs on root cause of these issues. We will then have a seperate discussion on solutions that can be implemented to address this.
The final submission will be shared with Home Ministry, Chief Ministers and heads of key police forces in India.
We look forward to your inputs!
Transparency International India
1. Road side vendors pay a daily amount to police
2. Shared taxis give money to the traffic police
3. Traffic police asks for a bribe to let go of challans
4. Officers at the police station ask for money to verify documents for licensing
5. The lower level police staff demands money to file FIR
6. Police takes bribes to dismiss complaints against you
7. Police extorts money both from the accused and the complainant
8. Police constables demand money for passport verification
9. Almost all heavy vehicles passing through the city need to pay bribes
10. Some policemen accept bribes for ignoring land encroachment
11. Police ask people to pay them some token money to let the construction go on without hindrance
12. Road accidents are settled outside the law by bribing the investigating officer
13. Citizens collude with Police with bribes to get insurance/bigger insurance claims
14. Bribe is demanded when in any revenue case court orders for giving possession of land to the person not holding actual possession of land in question
15. Traffic police intentionally targets outstation vehicles, finds issues and asks for bribes to not challan them
16. Buses and trucks are parked on the roads at night causing major hazard but presumably under police patronage
17. Police has a nexus with liquor and mining mafia
18. Overloaded commercial vehicles are ignored by traffic police officers for a fee.
The final submission will be shared with Home Ministry, Chief Ministers and heads of key police forces in India.
We look forward to your inputs!
Transparency International India
1. Road side vendors pay a daily amount to police
2. Shared taxis give money to the traffic police
3. Traffic police asks for a bribe to let go of challans
4. Officers at the police station ask for money to verify documents for licensing
5. The lower level police staff demands money to file FIR
6. Police takes bribes to dismiss complaints against you
7. Police extorts money both from the accused and the complainant
8. Police constables demand money for passport verification
9. Almost all heavy vehicles passing through the city need to pay bribes
10. Some policemen accept bribes for ignoring land encroachment
11. Police ask people to pay them some token money to let the construction go on without hindrance
12. Road accidents are settled outside the law by bribing the investigating officer
13. Citizens collude with Police with bribes to get insurance/bigger insurance claims
14. Bribe is demanded when in any revenue case court orders for giving possession of land to the person not holding actual possession of land in question
15. Traffic police intentionally targets outstation vehicles, finds issues and asks for bribes to not challan them
16. Buses and trucks are parked on the roads at night causing major hazard but presumably under police patronage
17. Police has a nexus with liquor and mining mafia
18. Overloaded commercial vehicles are ignored by traffic police officers for a fee.
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Sir, please help the people as early as possible by submitting to government, coz so many people are suffering by point 16 especially due to land enroachment
Nov 06
I greatly appreciate this opportunity to submit Root Causes of Issues identified earlier. The following are culled from a post by one Mr. Suresh Kumar who, in his zeal, did not segregate issues from root causes. 1) There is no transparency in the working of the Police 2) Police is slow in inducting technology in maintenance of records and crime control 3) Most of the constables/head constables/Inspectors are not physically fit; hence, retirement age must be reduced to 45 or 20 years pensionable service. Medically fit / unblemished personnel only be given higher ranks. 4) Policemen don’t know all rules, policies and the law themselves, leading to poor implementation 5) Ratio of policemen vs public is low 6) Working conditions of police department, especially lower in the ranks, is pathetic 7) There is no career path of a policeman in lower ranks. So no motivation to work hard and rise up like private sector or even public sector Best regards, Gaurav Sobti
Nov 02
Govt agencies from Minister to officers staffs thrive on corruption. Laws are made in such a way that there is enough loop hole for corruption. Even it is difficult for judges to comprehend the laws. It takes years to give a judgement. Why point out only police. They basically hold the hot side of the rod. Why not help one self with money when opportunity exists. Very few will. Need is to change the laws and constitution. Best regards,
Oct 31
Simple things here is that when any official is caught in corruption with his name his salary should also be publised
Oct 30
