We have limited resources in India. This is one reason why we have so much corruption in India and in west they don't (atleast at grassroot level). We have limited resource and there is a huge gap in demand and supply. This gave people oppourtunity to make money. Guy how will pay highest will get that servise.
Typically people give same excuse for not paying his Traffic challan as you have provided.
I have an example where a nurse in Government Hospital won't let a poor couple identify there new born baby without money.
All Politician, Police, contractors, tax official, business man (how can you forgot our Ambani's) custom guy's etc didn't come from Jupiter, they are one of us. Its a disease that all of us got.
We learn this from home, when we steal power, don't pay our income taxes and house taxes.
You can't blame it on politician. Even media is corrupt. I know one of a politician who pay a respected Newspaper in Delhi to get coverage.
Your Swindler's list is around 1 billion people long. Yes except few millions like ManjuNath.(Assuming Current Indian Polulation 1 billion few million )