Vigyani-Part 6

Episode 6:

When Mr. Raman escorted by the villagers started walking towards the village, one person detaches himself from the crowd, goes behind a tree and takes out his cell phone and makes a call to some one in Mumbai. He tells the person,' Sir, Mr. Raman is going to construct the engine. Our plans to project him among the people as a lunatic did not work out. It seems his grandfather was an influential man in the village and Mr. Raman also pleaded with them that he is framed and actually not a lunatic person. What shall we do?'. The person from Mumbai tells him, ' Don't do anything now. Let Mr. Raman complete the engine, then eliminate him and capture the engine. When he completes the engine report to us, we will come there and take care of the people'.

Reaching the house meant for guests to the village, the chief is satisfied that it has been cleaned and a cot with bed, table and chair have been arranged. Also, kept on the table covered with banana leaf the freshly cooked food with drinking water by the side. One elderly person humourously points out that Mr. Raman does not need drinking water as he has a mchine to produce it. Leaving Mr. Raman in the house to eat and take rest, the crowd return to their homes.

While Mr. Raman is fast asleep due to tiredness of the travel, one person sneaks into the house, opens Mr. Raman's suitcase, grabs the machine, covers it with a cloth and escapes. He is none other than Anjalai's husband who upon returning to his house produces the machine triumphantly before Anjalai. Anjalai gets angry and scolds him,' Ada paavi, antha manushan kashtapattu senja machine i ippadi thirudikittu vanthutteye, kondupoi thirumba vachudu, illatti kaali athavuku boli pottuduven' (' Paavi, that man has made the machine with lots of trouble and you have stolen it. Go and return it, otherwise I will offer you as sacrifice to Kaali amman').

When Mr. Raman wakes up suddenly he finds Anjalai's husband standing in front of him with the machine in his hands saying,' Ayya, ennai mannichidunga. Theriyathanama intha machine i naan thiruditten' (' Sir, please forgive me. Unknowingly I have stolen your machine'). Mr. raman has a laugh and says, 'You want the mchine, then take it'. Hearing this, the village chief who had come there just then says, ' It is not good to give the machine to one person, then the entire village will come to you asking for machines for them also. The best way I think is to keep it in a cage under lock and key in the front yard of this house with the tap accessible so that people can open the tap and drink water'. Mr. Raman agrees saying it is a good idea. When they are talking, a police jeep arrives in front of the house.

to be continued.....