Ramchandra Markad, Rajendra Lokhande and Kiran Sonawale, in that order of hierarchy, are employed in a state government department. The names are fictional but they’re like millions others in the state government service, they are public servants. No one is liable for any misfeasance committed by other. Together, by their active but invisible collusion, they create an environment in the government office by which citizens find it impossible to get any service from them, except of course in exchange of bribe.
The bribe varies in form and size depending upon the nature of the service babus render. And they hide behind each other’s ears. Bribe could accepting money by hand or through a contract to a relative or “refusal to take action on complaints” against fraudsters, which has been classified as a method of corruption by the anti-corruption bureau.
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