The Lower Parel Voucher

A 1988 workshop voucher named an uncollected bearing.

REPORT: Lower Parel, 1988. A stores voucher records a bearing as collected, but the machine-floor foreman has not received it. The workshop has paused that repair while staff check the release of the part. Four workers have signed accounts of their duties. The enquiry must distinguish the missing bearing from the paperwork that claims it left stores. The purchasing supervisor checked the four accounts against the bearing order and the delivery papers. The person who gave the false statement is responsible for this incident. Identify that person, the place they visited and the item they carried.

Footpath repainting leaves a clear path to the crossing

A Churchgate ward crew finished a fresh white edge near the crowded crossing, asking pedestrians to use the temporary route until the paint dried.

Witness tally flags one false claim

In the workshop bearing enquiry, among the four signed statements, exactly one is false.

Evening handover brings a light platform shower

The evening rush arrived with a short shower and careful umbrella folding, while the suburban-local handover continued beneath the station’s familiar announcements.

Vinod Suri's signed account enters the tally

Vinod Suri stated: “I carried the Socket wrench.”

Parcel clerk earns praise for a tidy delivery register

A young parcel clerk completed a month of careful entries in the delivery register, keeping twine bundles and return slips in their allotted tray.

Accounts cubicle and Dispatch tag entries do not match

In the workshop bearing enquiry, the visitor to the Accounts cubicle did not carry the Dispatch tag.

CLASSIFIED

Bearing boxes labelled in red pencil

Lower Parel Tool Room marks bearing boxes, socket trays, and vouchers before the machine floor begins asking sharp questions.

Platform bookstall hosts a small poetry reading

After the evening crowd thinned, a bookstall owner will read three short poems beside the magazine stack, with a black roadster bicycle leaned outside.

Cecil D’Mello's signed account enters the tally

Cecil D’Mello signed this account: “I carried the Socket wrench.”

Parcel receipts must be collected before closing

Customers expecting a twine-bound parcel are requested to bring the counter slip before the final collection bell, leaving the narrow window free for the next queue.

Parul Jain's signed account enters the tally

Parul Jain wrote: “I carried the Voucher pad.”

CLASSIFIED

Monsoon Clock Irani Café keeps a seat for readers

Monsoon Clock Irani Café serves brun pav, bun maska and chai for travellers between platforms. A folded newspaper is welcome; dripping parcels are not.

Cecil D’Mello's handling record names two items

Cecil D’Mello's item was either the Socket wrench or the Voucher pad.

Girgaon clerk returns a borrowed red cloth file

A red cloth file was returned through the evening post with no note beyond a careful date stamp, linking two otherwise ordinary Bombay desks.

Nandita Bhosle's signed account enters the tally

Nandita Bhosle said, “I visited the Accounts cubicle.”

Stores hatch traced to the Socket wrench record

In the workshop bearing enquiry, the visitor to the Stores hatch carried the Socket wrench.

Machine aisle and Voucher pad entries do not match

The visitor to the Machine aisle did not carry the Voucher pad.

Deduction board

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Suspects compared with Implements
	Parul Jain	Nandita Bhosle	Cecil D’Mello	Vinod Suri
Bearing box
Socket wrench
Voucher pad
Dispatch tag

Suspects compared with Locations
	Parul Jain	Nandita Bhosle	Cecil D’Mello	Vinod Suri
Machine aisle
Accounts cubicle
Stores hatch
Loading dock

Implements compared with Locations
	Bearing box	Socket wrench	Voucher pad	Dispatch tag
Machine aisle
Accounts cubicle
Stores hatch
Loading dock

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Suspects
Sus 1	Parul Jain
Sus 2	Nandita Bhosle
Sus 3	Cecil D’Mello
Sus 4	Vinod Suri

Implements
Imp 1	Bearing box
Imp 2	Socket wrench
Imp 3	Voucher pad
Imp 4	Dispatch tag

Locations
Loc 1	Machine aisle
Loc 2	Accounts cubicle
Loc 3	Stores hatch
Loc 4	Loading dock