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2006-05-24 India-Pakistan

Tales from the Crossfire Gazette - Mumbai Edition

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Posted by Seafarious 2006-05-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Sorry, but "crime branch unit 11" is a bunch of amateurs compared to the RAB. Heck, they "laid their trap" at 2:45 in the afternoon! The RAB would have done it at 2:45 AM!

Posted by Spot">Spot 2006-05-24 08:07|| 2006-05-24 08:07|| Front Page Top

#2 Pardon my ignorance, but WTF is an "autorickshaw"? My mental picture of that conveyance is, well, a bit odd...

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2006-05-24 08:15|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-05-24 08:15|| Front Page Top

#3 When Mirgad arrived at the spot and stepped out of his autorickshaw, the police ordered him to surrender.
This is so exotic.

Posted by anonymous5089 2006-05-24 08:17|| 2006-05-24 08:17|| Front Page Top

#4 Autorickshaw

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2006-05-24 08:45|| 2006-05-24 08:45|| Front Page Top

#5 Geez, that thing looks like what would happen if a moped and a golf-cart were to mate...

Posted by Chinter Flarong9283 2006-05-24 09:44|| 2006-05-24 09:44|| Front Page Top

#6 The police are going through the dairy.

Moooooooo.

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2006-05-24 09:44|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2006-05-24 09:44|| Front Page Top

#7 ... a snub-nose .38, accurate to about, oh, 4 feet or so ...

The weapon of choice for a shootout in a broom closet.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2006-05-24 10:28|| 2006-05-24 10:28|| Front Page Top

#8 #5 Geez, that thing looks like what would happen if a moped and a golf-cart were to mate...

They did a swell group "car chase" sequence with that in "Ong bak", and yet, yes, it IS what you describe.

Posted by anonymous5089 2006-05-24 10:30|| 2006-05-24 10:30|| Front Page Top

#9 click on the word Autorickshaw and you'll see some different models.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2006-05-24 11:00|| 2006-05-24 11:00|| Front Page Top

#10 The one pictured here is called "The Roadmaster". Really, no kidding!

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2006-05-24 11:01|| 2006-05-24 11:01|| Front Page Top

#11 What are the top bars for ? Is this the cleaners pick up service ?

Posted by wxjames 2006-05-24 11:08|| 2006-05-24 11:08|| Front Page Top

#12
Those are for your SRO passengers, wxjames.

(or, for hanging your weapons, if that is the owner's typical use)

Posted by Carl in N.H.">Carl in N.H. 2006-05-24 12:04|| 2006-05-24 12:04|| Front Page Top

#13 What are the top bars for ?

Anti-monsoon/sun canopy?

Posted by trailing wife 2006-05-24 12:24|| 2006-05-24 12:24|| Front Page Top

#14 Thankfully, last year the city government banned those vehicles from the three urban districts.

Posted by gromky 2006-05-24 12:36|| 2006-05-24 12:36|| Front Page Top

#15 When Mirgad arrived at the spot and stepped out of his autorickshaw, the police ordered him to surrender.

-I doubt this happened but I don't really care because he deserved to be clipped in my book.

He was rushed to Bhagwati Hospital and declared dead before admission.

-I hope the cops did 4 under the speed limit the whole way.

Posted by Broadhead6 2006-05-24 20:59|| 2006-05-24 20:59|| Front Page Top

#16
#4...that is something more likely to be seen in the Philippines.

This more like what you would see in India.

-M

Posted by Manolo 2006-05-24 22:26|| 2006-05-24 22:26|| Front Page Top

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