‘I paid them all’: Ex-BPCL CFO claims he had to bribe Bengaluru officials after daughter's death

Times of IndiaCenter-RightEN 1 min read 100% complete by RAJIV KALKODOctober 30, 2025 at 08:20 AM

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Sivakumar K, a former Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) chief financial officer, posted on LinkedIn about having to pay bribes after his 34-year-old daughter's death in Bengaluru. He alleged that officials demanded bribes for services such as arranging an ambulance, filing a police report, obtaining post-mortem reports, and securing cremation receipts and death certificates. The post sparked public outrage, leading the city police commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh to take action. Two officers from Bellandur police station, Sub-inspector Santosh Kumar and constable Ghorakh, were suspended on charges of bribery.

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Bengaluru ×340% Santosh Kumar 50% Ghorakh 50% Bengaluru city police commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh 60% Bellandur police station ×370% Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) ×280% Sivakumar K ×4100%

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Bellandur police station

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