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Indian Student Launches Bribes.fyi to Map Anonymous Bribe Reports

A crowdsourced registry showing police as the largest category, with a disclaimer that entries are self-selected and not independently verified.

Overview

  • Bribes.fyi went live as a public, anonymous bribe‑reporting site and published its figures Monday showing roughly 616–617 reports from about 251–253 cities.
  • The site lets users submit the department, city, amount alleged, and whether they paid or refused, and it displays filters and a map to compare departments and locations.
  • Police departments account for the largest share of reports on the site—about 336–337 entries—followed by RTO and revenue/land records, with the platform saying roughly 37–38% of reporters refused to pay.
  • The developer is identified as BTech student Aryan Nishad and the domain is registered with NameCheap; coverage notes the site appears built quickly with lightweight, likely AI‑assisted coding.
  • The platform includes a basic verification feature that flags repeated reports about the same office but both media and the site stress the data are self‑selected, unvetted and not a substitute for formal investigations or official complaints.