Corrupted Veins

Life often behaves a way that we can just stand fool and let the life decide the way. We play safe not because we can not play hard, but playing hard sometimes does not worth the time we spent on it. If I am getting grown up as businessman, why to do which when does not worth to efforts I put on?

Honestly speaking, my all Morals got defeated poorly last month when I caught up by Traffic police at LAL DARWAJA.

I won’t say I have Corrupted veins rather I’ll say – I pumped up 1 corrupted vein that day.

It must not be new for all of you getting caught up by Traffic police and you don’t have license or PUC or Helmet or RC book. In-fact, things turns up one of the mentioned way later on.
1) He asks for fine, you pay it and tear up a Memo for same (legal action).
2) He asks for bribe of 20 to 500Rs and leaves you once you pay them.(illegal action but now a days it is no more lesser than legal)
3) He proves that you committed a traffic policy break up even if you dint and you get agreed to pay for same.
4) He checks for your bags you are carrying and tries to see height of your money and negotiate for bribe accordingly.
5) You beg to traffic police for some time and he let you go with out taking bribe or memo (1-2 % are chances if you really play smart).

What occurred to me lastly is not above, just because My name is jESS and I am not Corrupted ;) :D.

I showed up like BABURAV AAPTE (remember Hera Pheri-1?) having black helmet on when I was going to “A.G. Electricals” for plug holder replacement in electric bazaar on Gandhi road along with Bhavin. I normally put on my bag while going anywhere on FZ as my license, RC book, PUC etc. one can find dispersed in bag itself. (Hardly I can miss to write about my FZ-16, isn’t it? ;) :D)

I could smell the chicken and beef when passed by BHADRA. It really feels strange while eating it in restaurant one can enjoy it with utmost taste and spicy odor but why they felt like vomiting when smell them hanging openly in market?
Only skilled driver can ride bike when you enter GANDHI ROAD; if you drove by this place, you must have realized the deficiency of your driving skill set. It normally occurs getting hit by someone/ vehicle on this way. Funny part is - neither do they care when get hit, nor you care either. Just one or two dodgy expressions/words and you guys move on. In-case u stop for it, others keeps badmouthing you bcoz u stopped their way in such traffic where walking slowly is also big risk. There’s lot to write about this traffic area, but not now :)

We could see many bikes, scooters and autos coming across my way. In-fact on the way we dint see any THHOLO (traffic police) standing up for duty on Saturday eve. We reached the shop and within half an hour we were on way back to home. I was dreaming of having one time food at home once I reach……BUT…..

From nowhere one traffic police came and asked me to park my vehicle on side. I was amazed on why he stopped me? Instantly I started recalling about Number plate, Helmet, License, RC book, PUC and all. Did I make mistake? If yes, what? I was scratching up my mind on what could have gone wrong until that THHOLO came to me and Bhavin.

“Show me your license….”
“Why? Whats wrong?” asked Bhavin.
“You have been driving wrongly on ONE-WAY.”
“Sorry? We dint see any sign for ONE-WAY on this road and in-fact other people were also driving across my direction when we were heading towards Electric Bazaar on this road.” I grumbled.
“They were also driving wrongly on ONE-WAY, the only difference is - We were not here at that time” THHOLO said with slight anger in voice.
“But at least we should be noticed on that for ONE-WAY by some sign of board”
“Ch#*@ye, have you been first time on LAL DARWAAJA? Get me your license, I need to check it.”

I opened my wallet to show him license and he could see 30Rs in my wallet. (Do I sound like beggar?)
Thank god he dint check my bag – I had more than 12000 Rs in bag. (Now, who do I sound like? ;) :D )
I thought License verification will be enough and he’ll let me and Bhavin go.

“This is Duplicate license. Show me original one.” He spoke carelessly without even looking at license.
“Sirji, This is Original License. Look at it at least once.” I said firmly.
“In-fact I have RC book and PUC along with me, if you need to see” I spoke before he asks me.

Now he was not in position to charge me over anything missing; hence we were relaxed but we get screwed right when we think we have figure it out (remember Chetan Bhagat?)…..........

“Take out 100 Rs.” He said in low but forceful voice.
I was dumb at the moment.
“But we have all the things you need for verification and also we dint hit any accident. We are driving safely. What money you are asking for?” I had to pitch in this way.
“Fine for driving on wrong side on ONE-WAY”
“But there’s no signal of Sign board. You show me the sign board and I will pay your fine. In-fact if you had to ask fine for ONE-WAY drive, why did you check out my license and all? ” I was getting involved now.
“Okay, collect your license from court after paying 350 Rs” and he started walking.

I was pointlessly stopped and asked for fine and when I denied they proved that I committed crime and took away my license. It really dint come anything in mind to work upon. But I was confidently sure on not paying him single penny. Why the fuck would I pay for nothing? Uske baap ke paise he kya? x-)

“Give him 30 Rs and he’ll let us go” said Bhavin.
“What? Should I pay him for nothing? …. I will not…”
“Understand the situation and don’t be emotional. Think practically that u will have to pay 350 at Court if you want your license back.”
“I will pay 350 at court and that is fair for me. But I will not pay him single Rupee”
“You’ve gone mad. You ain’t know nothing. You keep 30 Rs ready I will convince him for 30 Rs. Trust me..” Bhavin said assertively.
“You don’t have to convince him. I will not pay him and that’s for damn in no doubt. This guys are corrupted bcoz we pay them this way.”
“So what will you do? Tell me….Do you know “GHANTO BAVAGI NO” about corruption?”
“I will stay here and ask him to give back my License. In worst case I will take it from court paying 350.”
“What the fuck sheet you want to prove? You can not pay 30 Rs to him for nothing and you can pay 350 at court for nothing. Play smart. OK. This is not as easy as you think. ”
“I will play hard then.”
“Go and f#*k you’re Ass. I will pay 30 Rs. for you. You can give me 350 if you want.”
“You don’t have morals Bhavin, But I do”
“Learn it ASAP, Business does not count on morals. He’s not doing his job, he’s doing his business.”
“And I am doing my job at this moment; you can do your business whatever you want.”
Without word, he went to another OLD HAWALDAR who could be in his 60s and called him to me. HAWALDAR asked me to pay 50 Rs and he’ll convince that Traffic police, but I won’t get memo for same. I just thought why Bhavin is not HAWALDAR; as he was also trying to convince me.
“We have only 30 Rs you can check wallet if you want. We just purchased book and paid them” said Bhavin and opened my bag partially to show the books. (Thank god I also keep novels with me). “Please try to convince him in 30 Rs. We have License, PUC and all….We are also students and doing part time job to purchase books and fees of college….etc ” He continued without thinking about my FZ-16 :D :D :D.
I must say he was dufferly playing smart. Thanking god again and again that HAWALDAR was also duffer which in-fact he was not .

He called up that traffic police in no moments and compromised him with 30 Rs. Bhavin paid 30 Rs, got my license back and that THHOLO was out of the air. I dint say single word till my license was with me. But now it was my turn.........

“Uncle, don’t you think that you took 30 Rs dishonestly? Ask to your heart, should u take this money or not?” I did biggest mistake asking this question to 60 years of experience.

“Don’t act smart asking this so politely and trying to sound Shahookar(honest). I have got thousands like you in my life. Had you not paid 30 Rs, you would have lost license worth 1500. It normally takes maximum 300 Rs to have license in legal way including your transport expenses, but I am sure that you had it via paying to Agent who makes you have it sitting at home without going RTO. Over RTO you can not stand in lines of hundreds of people to get license and you convince yourself to pay 1200 extra bugs to some cheater Agent, and when we take 30 Rs of yours, you thinks that we have fucked you :D :D. You guys are already fucked up before…Ain’t you?”
“What do u think, how would you get your license back from Court if u don’t pay 30Rs?” that OLD IS GOLD asked me.

“I don’t know…”

“Exactly, you really don’t know how to get it back and how much it will take to get license back. How does it sound that you pay 350 Rs in court and still you never have your license”

“what ? Dint get you….”

“You will pay 350 at court and court will give you receipt to show it to RTO. We send your License to RTO and RTO will give you license back once you show them receipt. But think on part where your license does not reach to RTO :)

“But why license won’t reach to RTO?”

“My boy, we have more than 25000 such licenses which never reached to RTO and got lost in between, but the fact is we never sent them to RTO. Who will take this responsibility - None. RTO will keep telling you that they dint receive your license and you will go to court again. Court will ask you to come down to us and we will say “WE ALREADY HAVE SENT IT TO RTO :)”.

I was speechless, thoughtless and moral less then. What could I have said?
He just put his hand on my FZ, looked at Bhavin and said “Nice Bike, Give me part time job which can buy me such bike ;) :D :D.” He laughed and went away.

I don’t have any conclusive part on this incidence, but it keeps pinching my mind that: How can Corrupted Veins be f#*ked up until they get wiped out? Unfortunately next thought was : I hung up with only 1 corrupted guy but we have more than 100 carores people in India :(