MY ENCOUNTER WITH MORAL POLICE

I was about to face the ire of moral  police a couple of years back and had a lucky escape. It had happened during my visit to Trivandrum. I had gone there on coming to know of the demise of my brother-in-law.  I was staying at the house of my son-in-law situated at Gandhi Nagar in Vazhuthakkad area.  By the time I reached Gandhi Nagar after visiting my sister’s house, it was 20.30 hrs.  When I reached the junction at Gandhi Nagar from where I had to take a turn to reach the house, it started raining heavily. By the time rain was over, it was 21.30 hours and all of a sudden power went off on my way to son-in-law’s house as a result of which I lost the way.  So I had to ask a person who was coming from the opposite side about the location of my son-in-law’s house.  Nevertheless, that person looked at me with suspicious eyes and started questioning me as to who am I, where from I am coming, to where I am going etc.  Even after I have told the truth and shown my company’s identity card, he was not impressed and his voice had become very harsh.  Then I told him to talk to my son-in-law’s father who is a known figure in that area by dialing his number on my mobile.  That person did not accept my suggestion and continued with his police-type interrogation. Incidentally, he mentioned that there have been cases of impersonation of thieves in the garb of gentlemen and cheating the people and he cannot believe my story and did not allow me to move.  I smelt from his talking that he is on the verge of calling some of his friends to handle me physically.  

Meanwhile I telephoned my son-in-law’s father and informed him about the situation who told me that he will come there immediately which he did.  On seeing him that person reacted like ‘Oh Sir is his relation?.  I did not know.  I am your son-in-law’s friend’.  Thereupon I have gone with my son-in-law’s father.

Had my son-in-law’s father not turned up in time and taken me, in all probability that person alongwith his friends would have manhandled me  and would have handed over me to the police on the ground that I was found to be loitering in the area under suspicious circumstances..  This is  one of most embarrassing as well as humiliating experience that I had to face in my life which I cannot forget.

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