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long time back, once during my stay in Hyderabad, I, along with
my brother, boarded a public bus at the stand close to our house
to go to the police station and meet the Inspector to assist him
in a public enquiry case which was under investigation. The bus
was extremely overcrowded.
Immediately after the tickets were purchased and the bus moved,
I realized that I had forgotten to take from home an important document
relevant to the Enquiry. So, I suggested to my brother to get down
from the bus at the next stop and bring the documents to the Police
Station quickly. I proceeded ahead, so that I could meet the Inspector
at the appointed time.
No sooner my brother landed and the bus speed off a commotion started
in the bus, as a passenger was howling when he found that his pocket
was picked. In the fracas, some passengers, suspecting my brother
leaving the bus abruptly as fishy, targeted me as the culprit. My
explanation to justify his getting down before the destination proved
futile. Some passengers hurled abuses, branding me as a "gentleman-thief".
Some even manhandled me. Some sane passengers advised that I should
be handed over to the police. At the conductor's insistance, the
bus drove to the Police Station, in the process, considerable time
was wasted. As we entered the Inspectors room, lo and behold, I
saw my brother there. All the commuters were dumb-founded to see
the Inspector greeting me, saying that the document that my brother
gave him was crucial for the enquiry.
Surprisingly, at the same time, a constable was producing before
the Inspector the real culprit, a notorious pickpocket, with the
picked purse. He was caught while fleeing after alighting from the
bus. The whole sequence vindicated my innocence. The victim of the
pickpocket was lucky to recover his purse intact, thanks to the
police vigilance.
My fellow passengers profusely expressed their regrets and apologies
to me, which I sportingly accepted, heaving a sigh of relief and
taking solace in the popular maxim: "All's well the ends well."
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