The Policeman

He was on his way to his home. He took the train from Kanpur. His life was always in danger so he always travelled with his gun. Today also he had his gun tucked in the holster. Carrying a gun with him always made him feel safe, but it also made him little careless. He was alert though. An instinct that kept him alive and safe so far. He noticed a guy staring at him. It made him uncomfortable but the guy kept staring at him. He realised that the guy was staring at his gun actually. It could have been an innocent thing to do since it was not normal for someone to travel in a train with a gun. He decided to ignore the guy and kept himself busy with the papers of the court case he was to attend. 

Train was now stopped at Fatehpur. He looked up and the guy was still there staring at his gun. He stood from his seat and started moving toward the washroom. The guy followed. This movement made him more alert. The moment he neared the door the guy snatched the gun from the holster and jumped out of the train. He also jumped after the thief. As soon as he jumped out of the train he noticed a policeman standing on the platform. He tried to warn the policeman but the policeman ignored his warning. He noticed that the thief was out of his reach now and it was pointless to run after him. 

He approached the policeman. Stopped close to him but did not say anything. He just noted his name and left.

Next thing he did was to visit the nearest police station. He demanded to see the inspector in-charge. He told the inspector, "mujhe ek chori ki report likhani hai." Inspector in-charge recognised him immediately since he was a famous person in the are and was very much part of active politics. His younger brother was local Member of Parliament. Inspector welcomed him and offered him tea before asking about the incident. He gave the details of the gun that was stolen at the station to the inspector and also told him that it was stolen by hawaldar Dayashankar posted at that railway station and he wants his gun back in 24 hours.

Inspector requested him to wait in the police station and called for the hawaldar. When the hawaldar arrived inspector told him who the guy was whose gun was stolen at the railway station while he was on duty. Inspector also gave the address to his house to the hawaldar and told him to return the gun to that address with-in 24 hours. Hawaldar left without a word.

Before next day evening hawaldar visited his house with the gun and an apology.