The phone starts ringing. Someone picks it up and starts speaking.
"Inspector Vasu here".
"Sir, dead body." says a voice at the other end.
"What? Where? How?" asks an excited Vasu.
"Gundu mama is dead sir." responds the voice.
"Who is Gundu mama?"
"My uncle sir"
"Who are you?"
"Kittu sir."
"Where is the dead body?"
"In the bedroom sir"
"Give me the address you bloody fool"
Inspector Vasu notes down the address, dons his cap and sprints to his jeep. He passes the address to the driver and instructs him "Go there". The driver speeds through the city streets and gets to the location within minutes. There is a crowd gathered outside a house. Vasu pushes his way through the crowd and enters the house asking for Kittu. Kittu comes forward and guides the inspector to the dead Gundu mama. As the name suggests, Gundu mama was a fat man. His body is lying on the floor besides the bed. The floor around his neck is splashed with blood.
"He is dead sir" comments Kittu.
Inspector Vasu stares at him but does not answer. He walks around the body, sitting and looking at the body from different angles. He picks up the right arm and feels for the pulse. "He is dead no?" asks Kittu. "Get out of here" responds Vasu. He continues to look at the body from different angles. People watch him through the windows and doors in the room and exchange thoughts and comments.
"Murdered"
"Brutal"
"It could have been suicide"
"No chance, murder"
"His son hated him"
"No it must have been his brother-in-law"
"I saw someone running out of the house last night"
"That inspector will have a tear in his pants"
"Unfriendly guy"
"That fellow Kittu seems fishy"
"Silence" cries out Inspector Vasu "Someone remove these people from here". He starts looking at other objects in the room. He takes out his hand kerchief and pick up a bottle of water from a table in the room. He holds it against the light and stares at it intently. He puts back the bottle and picks up a book lying on the bed. He runs through the pages and drops it back on to the bed. He then gets to the feet of body and attempts to determine the position of the killer. He then goes back to the door and attempts to enact how the killer would have got into the room. As he does this, he observes the floor for some clues. Suddenly, he stops, bends down and picks up a cigarette butt. He smells it and then checks it. "Hmmmmm, triple 5" he says. He then goes back through the draws in the room but does not find what he is looking for. He calls back Kittu and asks "Which brand of cigarette did this man smoke?".
"He does not smoke" replies Kittu.
"Hmmmm, who visited this man yesterday"
"He was in the city yesterday. He only came back this morning."
"Mmmmmm hmmmmm, so somebody killed him this morning."
"Who visited him this morning?"
"I don't know. I only came in now."
"Does anyone else know?"
"The watchman said that a person wearing a green shirt accompanied mama."
"Who was he?"
"I don't know sir."
"Mmmmmm, get the watchman."
The watchman walks into the room and stares at the body. Inspector Vasu clears his throat and asks "Tell me what happened this morning?" He does not get any response from the watchman, who continues to stare at the body. "Dai, what happened this morning?" No response still; his eyes are on verge of popping out now. Inspector Vasu taps the watchman on his should and repeats "What happened this morning?" The watchman gives the inspector a terrified look and faints. The inspector kicks the wall in frustration and shouts "Take this idiot out of here".
Vasu walks into the hall and sees that the watchman has come back to his senses. He sits opposite to the watchman and repeats the question. The watchman says "Sir" tentatively. He then lets out series of incoherent sounds. The inspector gets up, walks out of the house, takes in a few breathes of fresh air and walks back into the room. He gives an inquiring look at the watchman who has regained some control on his senses. "Sir this morning, sir came back to his house with another man. I did not see the man leave."
"Was he wearing a green shirt?"
"Yes sir."
"How did he look?"
"He was a tall and big man. I could not see his face. He was bald."
"Big man mmmmm."
"Was he carrying anything?"
"He was carrying a brief case."
"Which colour?"
"Brown sir"
"Do you see it here?"
The watchman looks around the room and says "no sir".
"Go and check the other rooms"
"SIR?" cries the watchman.
"Ok, ok. I will take care of the room with the body"
The brief case is not found anywhere. Inspector Vasu calls Kittu over and asks him about this man in the green shirt. Kittu does not know who it is. He asks the watch man to describe the man to Kittu. Kittu thinks for a moment and says that sounds like Prakash mama.
"Who is Prakash mama?"
"Gundu mama had visited him yesterday."
"So this guy must have come back with him, right?"
"I don't know sir."
"Do you have his phone number?"
"No, but we can check Gundu mama's phone book."
The phone book has Prakash mama's number. Kittu calls up and finds out that Prakash mama had left the previous night with Gundu mama and they did not know his current location. Kittu asks them to call back once any information about Prakash mama is heard. He turns to Inspector Vasu and says "Prakash mama has killed Gundu mama", who promptly asks Kittu to shut up.
"Do you have Prakash's photograph?"
"I don't know" replies Kittu.
"Can you describe him?" asks Inspector Vasu.
"Yes"
"Then come by to the station"
The next day, Inspector looks through the details of the case sipping tea. A constable walks in and says "Prakash and Kittu are here to see you". Inspector Vasu jumps out of his seat and shouts "Show them in." The persons enter the room and Inspector Vasu grabs the person with Kittu, who he assumes is Prakash, and shouts "Mr.Prakash, you are under arrest for the murder of ehhhh, errrrrr, Gundu mama".
Prakash cries out "No, no, I did not kill him".
"Ha ha ha, that is what all criminals say but no one escapes the long arms of the law".
"No, no, I did not kill him."
"The law has caught up with you old man. You are under arrest."
"No, no, I did not kill him."
Kittu jumps in "No, no, Prakash mama did not kill Gundu mama."
"What do you know? I am the inspector here and I have proof that this man Prakash killed the man."
"What proof?" demands Prakash.
"Why should I tell you?"
"Because I have the right to know."
"Sir" interject Kittu "the watchman is missing".
"What has that got to do with this case?" asks Inspector Vasu.
"Soon after you left, the watch man left with a bag and has not turned up still. Prakash mama called home and heard about Gundu mama. So he got in touch with me."
"Yes sir" said Prakash in agreement "Gundu was alive when I left. Something must have happened after I left"
"Hmmm, so the watch man is missing is it?" asks Inspector Vasu.
Inspector Vasu, Prakash and Kittu reach the murder site and start questioning the people about the watchman. No one has seen him since the previous day. They search his small room but does not find anything of interest in the room. "Where is the brown brief case?" asks Inspector Vasu. "Which brown brief case?" asks Praskash. "The one Gundu mama was carrying" says Kittu. "Gundu did not have any brown briefcase." responds Prakash lighting a cigarette. "Mmmmm hmmmm" says Inspector Vasu "let us get that watchman."
Now, Inspector Vasu is in search for the watch man named Mani. He is average height and wheatish complexion. He also a mole one of his cheeks (some people say right cheek and others left). He has a moustache and is not fat. If you see anyone of this description, mail to vasu@inspectorvasu.com
"Inspector Vasu here".
"Sir, dead body." says a voice at the other end.
"What? Where? How?" asks an excited Vasu.
"Gundu mama is dead sir." responds the voice.
"Who is Gundu mama?"
"My uncle sir"
"Who are you?"
"Kittu sir."
"Where is the dead body?"
"In the bedroom sir"
"Give me the address you bloody fool"
Inspector Vasu notes down the address, dons his cap and sprints to his jeep. He passes the address to the driver and instructs him "Go there". The driver speeds through the city streets and gets to the location within minutes. There is a crowd gathered outside a house. Vasu pushes his way through the crowd and enters the house asking for Kittu. Kittu comes forward and guides the inspector to the dead Gundu mama. As the name suggests, Gundu mama was a fat man. His body is lying on the floor besides the bed. The floor around his neck is splashed with blood.
"He is dead sir" comments Kittu.
Inspector Vasu stares at him but does not answer. He walks around the body, sitting and looking at the body from different angles. He picks up the right arm and feels for the pulse. "He is dead no?" asks Kittu. "Get out of here" responds Vasu. He continues to look at the body from different angles. People watch him through the windows and doors in the room and exchange thoughts and comments.
"Murdered"
"Brutal"
"It could have been suicide"
"No chance, murder"
"His son hated him"
"No it must have been his brother-in-law"
"I saw someone running out of the house last night"
"That inspector will have a tear in his pants"
"Unfriendly guy"
"That fellow Kittu seems fishy"
"Silence" cries out Inspector Vasu "Someone remove these people from here". He starts looking at other objects in the room. He takes out his hand kerchief and pick up a bottle of water from a table in the room. He holds it against the light and stares at it intently. He puts back the bottle and picks up a book lying on the bed. He runs through the pages and drops it back on to the bed. He then gets to the feet of body and attempts to determine the position of the killer. He then goes back to the door and attempts to enact how the killer would have got into the room. As he does this, he observes the floor for some clues. Suddenly, he stops, bends down and picks up a cigarette butt. He smells it and then checks it. "Hmmmmm, triple 5" he says. He then goes back through the draws in the room but does not find what he is looking for. He calls back Kittu and asks "Which brand of cigarette did this man smoke?".
"He does not smoke" replies Kittu.
"Hmmmm, who visited this man yesterday"
"He was in the city yesterday. He only came back this morning."
"Mmmmmm hmmmmm, so somebody killed him this morning."
"Who visited him this morning?"
"I don't know. I only came in now."
"Does anyone else know?"
"The watchman said that a person wearing a green shirt accompanied mama."
"Who was he?"
"I don't know sir."
"Mmmmmm, get the watchman."
The watchman walks into the room and stares at the body. Inspector Vasu clears his throat and asks "Tell me what happened this morning?" He does not get any response from the watchman, who continues to stare at the body. "Dai, what happened this morning?" No response still; his eyes are on verge of popping out now. Inspector Vasu taps the watchman on his should and repeats "What happened this morning?" The watchman gives the inspector a terrified look and faints. The inspector kicks the wall in frustration and shouts "Take this idiot out of here".
Vasu walks into the hall and sees that the watchman has come back to his senses. He sits opposite to the watchman and repeats the question. The watchman says "Sir" tentatively. He then lets out series of incoherent sounds. The inspector gets up, walks out of the house, takes in a few breathes of fresh air and walks back into the room. He gives an inquiring look at the watchman who has regained some control on his senses. "Sir this morning, sir came back to his house with another man. I did not see the man leave."
"Was he wearing a green shirt?"
"Yes sir."
"How did he look?"
"He was a tall and big man. I could not see his face. He was bald."
"Big man mmmmm."
"Was he carrying anything?"
"He was carrying a brief case."
"Which colour?"
"Brown sir"
"Do you see it here?"
The watchman looks around the room and says "no sir".
"Go and check the other rooms"
"SIR?" cries the watchman.
"Ok, ok. I will take care of the room with the body"
The brief case is not found anywhere. Inspector Vasu calls Kittu over and asks him about this man in the green shirt. Kittu does not know who it is. He asks the watch man to describe the man to Kittu. Kittu thinks for a moment and says that sounds like Prakash mama.
"Who is Prakash mama?"
"Gundu mama had visited him yesterday."
"So this guy must have come back with him, right?"
"I don't know sir."
"Do you have his phone number?"
"No, but we can check Gundu mama's phone book."
The phone book has Prakash mama's number. Kittu calls up and finds out that Prakash mama had left the previous night with Gundu mama and they did not know his current location. Kittu asks them to call back once any information about Prakash mama is heard. He turns to Inspector Vasu and says "Prakash mama has killed Gundu mama", who promptly asks Kittu to shut up.
"Do you have Prakash's photograph?"
"I don't know" replies Kittu.
"Can you describe him?" asks Inspector Vasu.
"Yes"
"Then come by to the station"
The next day, Inspector looks through the details of the case sipping tea. A constable walks in and says "Prakash and Kittu are here to see you". Inspector Vasu jumps out of his seat and shouts "Show them in." The persons enter the room and Inspector Vasu grabs the person with Kittu, who he assumes is Prakash, and shouts "Mr.Prakash, you are under arrest for the murder of ehhhh, errrrrr, Gundu mama".
Prakash cries out "No, no, I did not kill him".
"Ha ha ha, that is what all criminals say but no one escapes the long arms of the law".
"No, no, I did not kill him."
"The law has caught up with you old man. You are under arrest."
"No, no, I did not kill him."
Kittu jumps in "No, no, Prakash mama did not kill Gundu mama."
"What do you know? I am the inspector here and I have proof that this man Prakash killed the man."
"What proof?" demands Prakash.
"Why should I tell you?"
"Because I have the right to know."
"Sir" interject Kittu "the watchman is missing".
"What has that got to do with this case?" asks Inspector Vasu.
"Soon after you left, the watch man left with a bag and has not turned up still. Prakash mama called home and heard about Gundu mama. So he got in touch with me."
"Yes sir" said Prakash in agreement "Gundu was alive when I left. Something must have happened after I left"
"Hmmm, so the watch man is missing is it?" asks Inspector Vasu.
Inspector Vasu, Prakash and Kittu reach the murder site and start questioning the people about the watchman. No one has seen him since the previous day. They search his small room but does not find anything of interest in the room. "Where is the brown brief case?" asks Inspector Vasu. "Which brown brief case?" asks Praskash. "The one Gundu mama was carrying" says Kittu. "Gundu did not have any brown briefcase." responds Prakash lighting a cigarette. "Mmmmm hmmmm" says Inspector Vasu "let us get that watchman."
Now, Inspector Vasu is in search for the watch man named Mani. He is average height and wheatish complexion. He also a mole one of his cheeks (some people say right cheek and others left). He has a moustache and is not fat. If you see anyone of this description, mail to vasu@inspectorvasu.com
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