Jail
Diary - V
25.5.2013,
Mumbai
May20/
Monday: Sanjay wakes up with a sinking feeling. It is evident to him
now that the police have no intentions of shifting him to Yerwada
Jail in the near future. If only they would shift him out of this
dark hole without air or sunshine. He wonders what time of the day it
is and what his children would be doing at this time. His wife
Manyata had put up a brave front when she accompanied him to the
court but he wonders how long she can continue to be strong.
He
wonders how long he can continue to be strong. He recalls consoling
his sister Namrata visibly shaken by the chaos outside their home in
Pali Hill. The media was literally camped outside the bungalow
blocking privacy of all the buildings in the neighborhood which was
so unfair. She wondered what has happened because it was not like
this the last time her brother went to prison. “Or was it
because the last time dad was there to protect us from all?’ a
vulnerable Namrata asked her brother.
She
had not accompanied the rest of the family to the court because
somebody had to stay back with all the kids at home so she was saved
from the frenzy on the streets. There was no security to escort them
to the court, cars bikes followed them on the sea link and jammed
into their vehicle. Sanjay hoped he would never have to deal with a
similar frenzy again where no one listened or showed sanity.
(To be
continued)
Bhawana
Somaaya/ Twitter: @bhawanasomaaya
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