Before Ravi could say anything else, another vehicle stopped near the colony entrance.
A small detective team stepped out.
Unlike the uniformed officers, they didn't immediately speak to anyone.
They began examining the area.
One detective walked toward the roadside and carefully looked at the ground.
Another photographed something near a parked vehicle.
A third officer spoke quietly to the local police and began taking notes.
The atmosphere suddenly changed.
The people who had been casually watching the police now became completely silent.
Everyone understood one thing.
This wasn't a routine police visit.
Something serious had happened.
Ravi watched the detectives from a distance.
He had no idea what they were looking for.
But he had an uncomfortable feeling that whatever had happened was somehow connected to him.
The police officer was still standing beside Ravi.
“Come with us,” he repeated.
Ravi finally took a step forward.
The moment he did, the whispers began.
“Why are they taking Ravi?”
“Did he do something?”
“Maybe he knows something.”
“Why would the police ask only him?”
Ravi heard every word.
His face became pale.
He turned toward the people he had known for years.
Nobody was looking at him the same way anymore.
People who had smiled at him every morning were now watching him with suspicion.
Ravi lowered his eyes.
A few minutes ago, he was just another person in the colony.
Now everyone was wondering whether he was hiding something.
He wanted to explain.
But he didn't know what he was supposed to explain..