Kartavya: Duty with Dedication
Chapter 11: A football player became the most wanted.
There is no shortcut to become rich in life. However, there are numerous examples available in our society of many promising young people ruining their lives by turning to the path of crime in the temptation of getting rich in a short way. So, let’s talk about a person who was an excellent football player in his school days but later on, in his youth, took on a wrong path in order to get richer shortly and committed serious crimes one after another. Hence the once promising football player became the most wanted.
His name was Suko. His village Dodisara, is a small village in Bhiloda taluka located in the lap of Aravalli Hills. It is surrounded by hills. As soon as one enters the village, one can get the sight of a full-sized statue of Birsa Munda. This chowk is also named as Birsa Munda Chowk. Suka was born here and grew up among the hills. He was a good football player during his school days. His had a good physique.
He was living an ordinary life. His parents were farmers. But Suka was very ambitious. He also wanted to be rich. He wanted to dominate that area. It seemed that it would take years to achieve his goal, but Suka did not have that much patience. To earn money in a short way he started a liquor business. More money started to come with less effort. As the money came, his confidence reached the seven clouds. His dominancy also started to increase in the surrounding area. If anyone opposed him, he would beat them in public. Thus, no one dared to complain against him.
Most of the population in this hilly region of Bhiloda in Aravalli belonged to the tribal community. The residents of this area who had received school education had high positions in the administration, but those who were illiterate weren’t able to feed themselves. They didn't even know what to do to earn. Suka began to lead such ignorant people. Lack of employment had forced these people to take on illegal jobs to earn money. Suka became a messiah for such people.
The liquor business is very easy and straightforward. If had good contacts with the administrators, large sum of money at less effort could be acquired. A big amount of money could be earned by preparing eight to ten hooligans. Suka was the mastermind. He lured other people in need of money to join his illegal business and made his gang. If a police van passed around the area, his attendants would immediately inform Suka and he would immediately flee from the spot. His network was so massive that he could get information about the area in seconds.
His age was about 30 years. Living in the midst of hills had made his body strong. He had a chiselled body, a small but stylish moustache, a straight pointed nose, fair complexion, short but curly hair, a coloured cap, which he used as a mask in the winter and summer.
Suka had become reinless and started committing crimes fearlessly. He used to harass the people around him, but once when the police raided his adda he attacked the police fatally. He even snatched their rifle and fled away. As if he was not afraid of anyone. Suka’s gang had become famous even among the police circles. Between the two big hills of Aravalli was the village of Dodisara. There was only one main road leading to the village. As the village was surrounded by hills, it was very difficult to reach the village by other ways. Suka was very familiar with the geography of the area. He was still in touch with his colleagues. The geographical situation was such that if any stranger entered the village, he would be informed immediately. Hence, despite all the efforts made by the police, Suka was nowhere to be found.
A total of 23 cases were registered against Suka. In which, serious crimes like two fatal attacks on the police, abduction of a police service rifle, assault, liquor smuggling and two murders were registered. He had brutally killed his uncle. Suka, suspecting that his uncle had his eye on his wife, had killed his uncle by stabbing him in the chest. However, after settling the case, Suka was acquitted in the court. His supremacy was so much that if someone filed any case against him, he would make a settlement with the accused party with money and power and escape from the hands of the law. This streak of his continued and Suka went on committing crimes fearlessly and thus, became the most wanted.
Undaunted, Suka brutally committed another murder. He had suspicion that someone would have practiced witchcraft on him, causing his business to become very slow and weak. With that thought, he had killed an occultist. That murder was done in a very brutal manner. That occultist was caught, brought home, kept hungry and thirsty and was beaten deadly for two consecutive days. Suka even gave him electric shocks. The occultist was admitted to the hospital in a very pathetic condition and had died during treatment. Five accused involved in that murder were nabbed by the police, but Suka managed to escape.
It had become a very arduous task to arrest Suka. He had challenged the police. Bhiloda Police along with LCB, SOG and Special Force were conducting a search operation day and night. During the investigation they crossed the border of Rajasthan as well as of Punjab. But Suka was nowhere to be found. He had a special motorbike that ran at the speed of the wind. He could even drive it at full speed on hilly roads. And in an instant, he would disappear into the hills.
Aravalli district police chief Sanjay Kharat realized the seriousness of this case and devised a plan to put Suka in jail. A police team was formed in which L.C.B. Pl. C.P. Vaghela, PI M.G. Vasava, PSI K.M. Sisodia were involved. Suka had two marriages. Even though he had two wives, he had an affair with a third damsel. One night Suka was returning after meeting his beloved. The district police got that information. They nabbed Suka on the spot. Eventually the police succeeded and Suka was caught.
After arresting Suka, the District Police Chief Sanjay Kharat himself interrogated him. Says Sanjay Kharat: “There was no sign of remorse on Suka's face after being caught. There was not even a hint of guilt on his face. His eyes were piercing and emotionless. His body smelled malodorously as he had not bathed for several days."
To track down such criminals the State Government has enacted GUJCTOC (The Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organized Crime Act). And due to the implementation of this law, Suka and 19 of his accomplices are currently in jail. The Aravalli District Police is applauded for their hard work of sending such a notorious gang and its leader behind the bars. A heartfelt salute must be given to all the officers who made this operation a success.
Everyone should always keep in mind that there is no shortcut to becoming rich and successful. And even if there is a shortcut it will be short-lived and will only lead to a painful end.
"Shortcuts are always dangerous."
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Kartavya, a police dairy by Mr. Ishwar Prajapati in Gujarati
©️Translated into English by Pallavi Gupta🌷
