What the Doctor Ordered Continues ……….

It was about 3 a.m. when Satish called to inform me of the developments. I was delighted that my team had succeeded in making its first big arrest in the case and had recovered weapons and bomb-making material. Calls were made to and from between Mumbai and Hyderabad. Gabbar Singh’s informant was pleased to learn that the information given by him had resulted in fruitful action.
It was close to 4 a.m. when I got to the police mess. In spite of being fatigued and sleep-deprived, I was euphoric with success. We had made a major breakthrough in a case that had seemed intractable until very recently. I don’t know when I fell asleep.
I had barely slept a couple of hours when there was a knock on my door. It was an officer from the Hyderabad Police who informed me that the city’s commissioner of police, H.J. Dora, had invited me to breakfast at his residence. Apparently, he too had received news of Dr.Ansari’s arrest— presumably from Gabbar Singh—and was keen to meet me. Bleary-eyed and short on sleep, I reached the Dora residence where the commissioner greeted me warmly. This invitation to breakfast was in appreciation of the work we had done to arrest Dr Ansari. I was touched by his gesture and felt even more encouraged to take the case to its logical conclusion. Meeting Mr Dora was a dream come true for me since I had heard so much about him. He was a gutsy professional who called a spade a spade before his political masters, unmindful of the consequences. He was a true leader of men, suave and soft-spoken, the sort of cop they no longer make.

From the Dora residence I drove straight to the airport and took the first flight to Mumbai. Thanks to Mumbai traffic, the journey from the airport to south Mumbai took much longer than the flight from Hyderabad to Mumbai. By the time I arrived at the STF office, my colleagues had obtained the detainee’s police remand.

To be Continued ………….