The Mazgaon Pass Book

A dock pass book was signed in the wrong hand during a 1979 rain delay.

REPORT: Mazgaon, 1979. During a rain delay at the docks, an office clerk noticed an unfamiliar signature in the pass book. The entry could authorise a movement through the gate, so staff have held the disputed pass for checking. Four workers have submitted statements. Cargo remains under cover while the office establishes responsibility for the false entry. The gate supervisor checked the four accounts against the pass book and the signatures kept on file. The person who gave the false statement is responsible for this incident. Identify that person, the place they visited and the item they carried.

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.

Mumtaz Ali's signed account enters the tally

Mumtaz Ali signed this account: “I visited the Gatehouse.”

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.

Bina Sawant's signed account enters the tally

Bina Sawant said, “I carried the Tea flask.”

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.

Albert D’Souza's handling record names two items

Albert D’Souza's item was either the Locker key or the Manifest tag.

CLASSIFIED

Dock pass covers stitched in oilcloth

Mazgaon Gate Supply protects pass books from rain, fish scales, and the handwriting of men in a hurry.

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.

Tally shed traced to the Tea flask record

The visitor to the Tally shed carried the Tea flask.

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.

Witness tally flags one false claim

In the dock gate enquiry notes, among the four signed statements, exactly one is false.

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.

Albert D’Souza's signed account enters the tally

Albert D’Souza signed this account: “I carried the Locker key.”

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.

Raghav Pillai's signed account enters the tally

Raghav Pillai signed this account: “I visited the Covered quay.”

Covered quay traced to the Manifest tag record

The visitor to the Covered quay carried the Manifest tag.

Deduction board

Confirming a pair rules out the other cells in its row and column.

Blank → ○ possible → × ruled out → ✓ matched.

Swipe to compare. Match each icon to the key below.

Suspects compared with Implements
	Bina Sawant	Albert D’Souza	Raghav Pillai	Mumtaz Ali
Manifest tag
Tea flask
Pass stamp
Locker key

Suspects compared with Locations
	Bina Sawant	Albert D’Souza	Raghav Pillai	Mumtaz Ali
Tally shed
Gatehouse
Covered quay
Tool hut

Implements compared with Locations
	Manifest tag	Tea flask	Pass stamp	Locker key
Tally shed
Gatehouse
Covered quay
Tool hut

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Icon key

Suspects
Sus 1	Bina Sawant
Sus 2	Albert D’Souza
Sus 3	Raghav Pillai
Sus 4	Mumtaz Ali

Implements
Imp 1	Manifest tag
Imp 2	Tea flask
Imp 3	Pass stamp
Imp 4	Locker key

Locations
Loc 1	Tally shed
Loc 2	Gatehouse
Loc 3	Covered quay
Loc 4	Tool hut