Composition | A Dacoity

Last year, a very bold robbery happened at the house of a rich landowner in my village. It occurred around midnight when eight robbers, carrying guns and swords, entered the village. The village watchman saw them but was too afraid to stop them. He got so scared that he quickly ran away and hid in his own house. Since no one tried to stop them, the robbers headed straight for the landlord's house. Unfortunately, the landlord was not there at the time. He had gone to a nearby village for an important task. Only his wife, a young boy, and two servants were in the house. Six of the robbers climbed onto the roof using a ladder, while two kept watch outside. They jumped into the yard from the roof and immediately pointed their guns at the two servants, scaring them so much that they couldn't even shout for help. They stood frozen, like statues.

The robbers then entered the room where the landlord's wife was sleeping. They threatened her, saying, "Tell us where the keys to the safes are, or else we will kill you with our swords." However, the brave lady refused to tell them anything. She kept insisting that she didn't have any keys, but the robbers didn't believe her. Eventually, they broke open the safes and took all the jewelry and cash they could find. They quickly ran away with their loot.

It was only after they had left the village that the servants came out of the house, shouting and waking up the sleeping villagers. But the villagers were too scared to chase the armed robbers in the dark. They hurried to the nearest police station and reported the robbery. The total loss was estimated to be 100,000 rupees in cash and jewelry worth around 75,000 rupees. Thankfully, no lives were lost.

The reason for the robbery was simply the robbers' hatred towards the landlord. The landlord had testified against them in a particular case, and they wanted to seek revenge by robbing his house. Since the landlord wasn't there, they took advantage of the situation.

The police conducted a thorough investigation and, after six months of searching, managed to find and arrest all the criminals. They were all tried in court and received several years of imprisonment. However, the landlord was only able to recover half of his stolen belongings.