This is an account of being asked to NOT file an FIR and it goes back 4-5 years ago.
It had been months of repeated phone calls, text messages, all seeking 'friendship'. Calls and texts came in at all times of the day and night. I had done everything from trying to talk to them, shout, yell, threaten. Nothing worked, typical. My guess is, a group of guys were using one number. The text messages weren't perverse or sexually toned, but the frequency, despite a clear no, did make the experience threatening. It was obvious that the guys thought this was a 'fun' thing to do.
I thought of blocking the number, but that meant I would have to file an FIR first and give it to my phone service provider. Blocking the number didn't make sense; block one and then say hello to another phone stalker?!
A couple of weeks passed and the phone rang through the night, texts poured in, still pursuing friendship. A female friend, kannada speaking accompanied me to the police station. We asked for a woman constable and spoke only to her.
" I want to file an FIR"
" Why do you want to file an FIR?"
She pointed at the stack of files and said "your case will be lost in these files".
She re-dialled the numbers from my phone and said " Im calling from the police station. You have been repeatedly calling this number. I am coming to your house now and will tell your parents about your actions. hum tumhara mummy daddy ko boleygi"
I thought the police officer was crazy. It could have been ME pretending to be a police officer. Why do I have to go to a police station to have a voice saying it's the police officer , to threaten the boys, not with being 'arrested' or an 'FIR' but with informing parents?! Later I thought the police officer was cool, street smart. Yet I do cringe when I recall the cop dissuading me from filing the FIR.
20 minutes later an sms apology followed. It was my Action Hero moment.
1 hour later the boys called again, this time it was an attempt to threaten me for taking matters to the police station. That was their last call.
Location: Bangalore
3 comments:
this is hillarious
this is hillarious
Oh I am sure every girl experiences nearly the same thing...I have had my share of such experiences too, but the only difference was that I dint go to the police station & instead chose to inform my parents. Which infact worsened the situation as my parents themselves dint know what to do & put the blame on me as if I had given my number to those hooligans....
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