19.6.11

Somewhere in Ajmer....

Nearly Rs 2 lakh was found from the pocket of an anonymous beggar in Ajmer. “He was about 60-years-old, wore torn clothes and a had shabby bag. We searched his body to learn his identity and found Rs 1,500 in the inner pocket of his pants,” said a constable, who was ordered by the Dargah police station to fetch the body for an autopsy. The matter was again reported to the police and the body brought back. Finding that the man had died rich, police started a search for his identity in the Dargah Bazaar and soon many beggars showed up claiming to be relatives. “More than a dozen beggars came here to claim the body but none could give proof of his identity,” said the officer. All they knew was that he came into town three years ago and had no friends. A post-mortem confirmed he died of lack of treatment for a host of ailments. The body was cremated by the Dargah committee. As per rules, the police will wait for 90 days for a relative to claim the money they got off the victim, otherwise it will be submitted to a city magistrate.

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