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November 18, 2004

"Looks Are Deceptive" The Nanganallur Way

Guys, Beware.. I was as usual browsing the idiot box last night at around 10 pm when I stumbled upon a program in Vijay TV called "Kuttramâ". Suddenly the place shown on the TV looked familiar. Yes, you guessed it right, it was Nanganallur... This program, I guess, is a reality show which narrates the crime as it happened. Yesterday's program was all about a well educated guy who was engaged in stealing laptops and caught finally by the Police with the help of "Friends of Police"...

It all started like this...

Srinivasan, a resident of Nanganallur had given an advertisement in the local newspaper for selling his laptop. A guy claiming himself as Sekar called Srinivasan and told him that he is running a software company and would like to buy the laptop Srinivasan gave his address and asked the guy to come to his place for inspection of the laptop. Sekar didn't turn up on any of the times he promised to come and suddenly turned up one fine day with one more guy when Srinivasan was not around...

Sekar told Srinivasan's brother that he had spoken to Srinivasan regarding buying of the laptop and would like to look at the laptop... Srinivasan's brother showed him the laptop and Sekar told him that he is buying the laptop for one of his friends and wanted to take it out and show it to his friend... Srivivasan's brother hesitated initially but later on allowed Sekar to take the laptop as Sekar asked the person accompanying him to stay at Srinivasan's residence till he is back... The guy at Srinivasan Residence somehow escaped and Sekar didn't turn up at all... Realizing that he has lost his laptop Srinivasan gave a police compliant and, to his surprise, he was told by the Police that the same is happening in and around Nanganallur for some time and they are trying to nap the criminal...

The police devised a plan to nab the guy and asked "Friends of Police" to give ads in the local newspaper for the sale of laptop.. Bingo...The guy fell in the trap and was caught by the Police... His real name was Krishna and he is from Mangalore, a well educated guy who speaks 6 languages altogether... He looked pretty decent to me
and doesn't look like a criminal at all...

"Looks Are Deceptive" Beware Guys...

Posted by Vasanth at November 18, 2004 11:06 AM

Comments

Hey Guys:

Lets put an introduction page for all the blog members. That would be a pretty good idea.

Ramesh, We would like to know more about you. Where u were in Nanganallur. I (R.S. Sridhar) had lived in this place since 1973, may be we might have hit
across each other.

I am a Modern schoolite. Vasanth is , nephew of mine, Karthick is a family friend and the line goes on. Sure that one of us would have hit on you. Do write
about your self.

I think, each one of us would agree on this.
Regards
RSS

Posted by: rss at December 10, 2004 11:05 AM

Ramesh,

Thanks for your comments.... Give me ur email_id, will add u to the blog....

Posted by: Vasanth at November 22, 2004 10:14 AM

Lovely idea for a blog.
Keep the information flowing, you are helping Nanganallur NRI's like me to be in touch with the town. My family still lives there, near the Ranga Theater(think
its the Vetrivel Theater now, not sure).

If you guys are interested I would love to write about old Nanganallur, the way it was...I have lived there since 1979.

Eitherway, good job and keep it going.

Thanks
Ramesh

Posted by: Daph at November 21, 2004 12:11 PM