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Constable Ishwar Nagle ne sirf ek cheez dekhi jo Inspector Bhosle dekhna nahi chahte the — do doodh ke packet, aur ek gayab. Itwari ke us makaan mein boodhe Damodar Pethe ki maut ko sab natural keh rahe hain, aur Ishwar ke paas sirf ek register aur ek pencil hai.
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Chapter 1: Doodh Ka Packet
Nagpur mein October ki subah bhi pasine se shuru hoti hai. Constable Ishwar Nagle apni cycle Itwari ke us tang gali mein khada karke rukka, kyunki gali itni patli thi ki cycle andar ja hi nahi sakti thi. Bhaji wali Sushma tai ne haath se ishara kiya — "Uparwale ghar mein, saheb. Do din se darwaza band tha, aaj bas smell aa rahi thi."
Damodar Pethe, chauhattar saal, retired LIC agent. Kursi par baithe the, sar ek taraf ludhka hua, chashma zameen par. Table par adha kata hua seb, kaala pad chuka tha. Inspector Bhosle das minute mein aaye, das minute mein nikal gaye. "Heart attack. Ummar dekh. Panchnama bana de, Nagle."