# Student launches Bribes.fyi website to report bribe demands anonymously

2026-08-17T11:56:28+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

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Aryan Nishad, a BTech student at Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology, has created Bribes.fyi, a crowdsourced platform where citizens can anonymously report bribe demands by government officials. The website went live on July 2 and, as of August 17, had logged 646 reports across 258 cities, according to Livemint. Times Now reports nearly 800 reports. The Police department tops the list with 349 reports, followed by RTO (100), Revenue/Land Records (69), and Passport Office (43). Karnataka recorded the highest number of reports at 138, Livemint states. Times Now says Karnataka had 159 reports with an average bribe of Rs 7,589. The average bribe amount in Jammu and Kashmir was Rs 19,067, based on six reports, Livemint adds. Users submit details including the officer's role, amount demanded, and department. The platform claims to automatically flag patterns when multiple reports cluster around one office or officer. Some online users have questioned report verification, noting the only check is a checkbox confirming the experience is genuine, Livemint reports. Times Now notes the site requires no account or name to file a report.

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- livemint.com <https://www.livemint.com/news/india/faced-a-bribe-demand-indian-student-creates-website-bribe-fyi-where-you-can-report-it-anonymously-11786962610569.html>
- timesnownews.com <https://www.timesnownews.com/viral/student-creates-bribes-fyi-website-to-report-bribes-nate-the-role-amount-department-article-155715146>

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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-17T15:21:07+00:00.

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