Faced a bribe demand? Indian student creates website 'bribe.fyi' where you can report it anonymously
The departments currently listed include the Police, RTO, Revenue/Land Records, Passport Office, Municipal Corporation, GST Office, Electricity Board, Income Tax, and Food and Drug Administration.
Two Indian students have launched a website called Bribes.fyi to allow people to anonymously report instances of bribery they have encountered with government officials. The platform, created by Aryan Nishad, a BTech student at Maharaja Agrasen Institute Of Technology, categorizes reports by department, city, and state to create an overview of corruption patterns.
Nishad may have used AI-assisted "vibe coding" to build the site, which was launched on July 2. As of August 17, the website has recorded 646 reported bribe incidents across 258 cities, with the Police Department accounting for the most reports at 349. Maharashtra has the highest number of reported cases with 91, followed by Karnataka with 138.
The website also reveals that Assam has the highest refusal rate at 100%, but this figure is based on a single report.
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