Synopsis: Former CFO of BPCL shared his experience on LinkedIn, saying he had to heed to the bribe demands of several people after his only child’s death.
A LinkedIn post alleging insensitiveness and corruption in Bengaluru’s public systems has sparked a nationwide outcry, after the user narrated how he had to grease many palms after the death of his “only child”.
The user, Sivakumar K, whose LinkedIn bio identified him as the former Chief Financial Officer of Bharat Petroleum Corporation, shared his traumatic experience after her daughter, Akshaya Sivakumar, died on 18 September 2025, aged 34.
Akshaya, a B.Tech from IIT-Madras and an MBA from IIM-Ahmedabad, reportedly passed away at her residence following a brain haemorrhage.
Sivakumar said the ambulance guy demanded ₹5,000 for taki

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