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On Thu, 22 Aug 2024 at 01:32, Chittanandam V R <[email protected]> wrote: > > *Received from Shri Sitendra Kumar* > > * When a woman doctor got instant justice* > > *Brig. Advitya Madan Retd* > > *ON a UN mission, I commanded a large contingent of 1,500 troops. The line > from Shakespeare’s play Henry IV couldn’t have been more relevant for me: > ‘Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown’. The battalion was not a > homogenous entity, unlike a normal infantry unit. Instead, it was an > integrated battalion group comprising officers and soldiers from various > arms and services. The unit also included several women doctors and nursing > officers. Considering myself responsible for their safety and security, I > arranged separate accommodation for them.* > > *Hardly a month had elapsed when a female doctor approached me with a > knotty problem. ‘Sir, I find this piece of paper at the threshold of my > room every morning. It has been happening for a few days now,’ she said. I > read the contents, which left me shell-shocked. The remarks about the > doctor’s looks were just not acceptable in the Army. I set out to catch > this predator on the prowl. I didn’t reveal the matter to anyone except my > close confidant, the adjutant, to ensure the secrecy of the operation.* > > *My adjutant’s forensic abilities were on display as he tried to match the > handwriting samples of several suspects without ruffling any feathers. The > culprit seemed to be smarter than us. The note bore a different handwriting > every night. During my evening stroll, I noticed an old tank permanently > parked in the vicinity of that doctor’s room. Reminded of the Trojan Horse, > my plan of action was ready. I called for my most trusted havildar, a burly > Sikh soldier. I ordered him to sit huddled in the tank while keeping a > strict vigil from the driver’s compartment every night.* > > *Three nights passed without success. On the fourth night, the hawkish > eyes of the soldier spotted someone emerging from the bushes in the dark > and walking towards the doctor’s room. The havildar silently lifted the > cupola of the tank and pounced upon him, catching him by the scruff of the > neck. The offender was brought to my room at 3 am on a pitch-dark night. > The havildar lit up his face with a torch. I was dumbfounded. He turned out > to be the cook of the headquarters company who had joined us from some > other battalion. I got him marched up the very next day in full public view > during the PT parade and made him apologise to the doctor. I gave him the > stringent punishment of 28 days’ rigorous imprisonment and packed him off > back home to India, sending out a terse message to all.* > *Though the psychopaths involved in the Kolkata case deserve to be hanged > for their gut-wrenching crime, the wheels of justice must move faster in a > time-bound manner to send a chill down the spines of the criminal elements > in society.* > *Brig. Advitya Madan Retd* > ***************************************** > > *Chittanandam* > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZorPV5zXtS-xA9B9T-UHeOquOVJedDoTyeFeobKuAPbgBA%40mail.gmail.com.
