Issue 3 · Case 1 · 13 July 2026
Bombay civic desk · 1979 · Prabha Naik
The Page in the Girgaon Ledger
A Girgaon ward ledger gained a replacement page before the 1979 monsoon-repair meeting.
REPORT: Girgaon, 1979. Before the monsoon-repair committee met, someone substituted a page in the ward ledger. Residents had submitted petitions about drains and road surfaces; a changed entry could affect which work the committee approved. Five people had duties connected with the papers. Their accounts describe their movements and the pressures behind their actions. The duplicating-room issue book records that the visitor to the Committee room exchanged the page in the ward ledger. The person who visited the Committee room is responsible for this incident. Identify the responsible person, the place they visited and their motive.
Drain map receives a patient red-pencil update
At a Girgaon committee table, residents marked recurring puddles on a folded drain map before the monsoon repair meeting began in earnest.
Prakash Salvi's explanation narrowed to two pressures
Prakash Salvi was trying either to personal reputation or to private debt.
Wet roads slow the late bus past the market lane
A steady afternoon shower left the market-side road slow but passable, with conductors calling for careful footing near the temporary wooden planks.
Register leaves two alternatives involving Tara Sawant and Niloufer Khan
At least one of these entries is correct: Tara Sawant visited the Duplicating room; Niloufer Khan did not visit the Committee room.
Junior draftsman completes the ward filing course
After evening practice with a stencil duplicator and red cloth files, a municipal trainee finished the office’s internal filing course with a tidy set of labels.
Committee room visitor was trying to personal reputation
The visitor to the Committee room was trying to personal reputation.
CLASSIFIED
Ledgers rebound before monsoon damp wins
Fernandes Binding accepts ward books, club registers, and exercise ledgers. Loose pages returned in order, unless they arrived with an attitude.
Monsoon play rehearsal moves into the community hall
A local troupe has shifted its evening rehearsal indoors, where borrowed chairs and a typed agenda share space with a modest painted backdrop.
Tara Sawant's movements narrow to two stops
The Records room and the Committee room are the only possible places for Tara Sawant's visit.
Umbrellas left at the ward counter await owners
Three plain umbrellas are held at the civic counter until Friday evening. Owners should describe the handle before taking one home through the rain.
Niloufer Khan's explanation narrowed to two pressures
The record leaves two explanations for Niloufer Khan: trying to contract favour, or trying to personal reputation.
CLASSIFIED
Red Tile Irani Café sets out the afternoon papers
Red Tile Irani Café keeps bun maska, khari and strong chai ready beside a rack for damp newspapers. Please shake raincoats outside before taking a table.
Vijay Kamat's explanation narrowed to two pressures
The record leaves two explanations for Vijay Kamat: trying to professional rivalry, or trying to contract favour.
Harbour studio sends back a repaired folder clip
A small metal folder clip arrived with the post from a harbour broadcast room, another ordinary object moving quietly through the case-world record.
Public counter visitor was not trying to neighbourhood protection
The person trying to neighbourhood protection did not visit the Public counter.
Records room visitor was trying to professional rivalry
The person trying to professional rivalry visited the Records room.
Duplicating room visitor was trying to private debt
In the ward committee’s evidence folder, the visitor to the Duplicating room was trying to private debt.
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| 1Prakash Salvi | 2Vijay Kamat | 3Tara Sawant | 4Niloufer Khan | 5Madhav Joshi | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Records room | |||||
| 2Duplicating room | |||||
| 3Committee room | |||||
| 4Courtyard | |||||
| 5Public counter |
| 1Prakash Salvi | 2Vijay Kamat | 3Tara Sawant | 4Niloufer Khan | 5Madhav Joshi | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Private debt | |||||
| 2Contract favour | |||||
| 3Professional rivalry | |||||
| 4Personal reputation | |||||
| 5Neighbourhood protection |
| 1Records room | 2Duplicating room | 3Committee room | 4Courtyard | 5Public counter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Private debt | |||||
| 2Contract favour | |||||
| 3Professional rivalry | |||||
| 4Personal reputation | |||||
| 5Neighbourhood protection |
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| 1Sus 1 | Prakash Salvi |
|---|---|
| 2Sus 2 | Vijay Kamat |
| 3Sus 3 | Tara Sawant |
| 4Sus 4 | Niloufer Khan |
| 5Sus 5 | Madhav Joshi |
| 1Loc 1 | Records room |
|---|---|
| 2Loc 2 | Duplicating room |
| 3Loc 3 | Committee room |
| 4Loc 4 | Courtyard |
| 5Loc 5 | Public counter |
| 1Why 1 | Private debt |
|---|---|
| 2Why 2 | Contract favour |
| 3Why 3 | Professional rivalry |
| 4Why 4 | Personal reputation |
| 5Why 5 | Neighbourhood protection |