Passport renewal stuck for 8 months — RPO office demands bribe of ₹5,000

Applied for passport renewal in July 2025 at RPO Chennai. Status shows 'Under Review' for 8 months. When I visited, the officer hinted at ₹5,000 to 'speed things up'. File No: CHENN/2025/78432. This is pure corruption. I have recordings of the conversation. Multiple visits wasted, each time told to 'come next week'. Lost job opportunity abroad because of this delay.

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File a complaint on the Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) at pgportal.gov.in. Your grievance will be forwarded to the Ministry of External Affairs.

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Lodge an FIR at your nearest police station under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (Section 7 — public servant demanding bribe). Provide your audio recordings as evidence.

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Passport renewal stuck for 8 months — RPO office demands bribe of ₹5,000

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