Train to Pakistan

The train carrying corpses brought with it a cloud of fear and suspicion to the village of Mano Majra, and people began barricading their doors in fear. Suspicion among neighbors became commonplace. The train disappeared one morning, and there was no sign of the funeral pyre, but people still waited, apprehensively, for more death to come to the village. But first, the head constable and his posse of policemen arrived and released Malli and his gang, placing them on probation and ordering them to report to the police station on a weekly basis. The villagers know that Jugga and Iqbal are innocent of the robbery, and that Malli’s gang was guilty, but the police didn’t ask for their opinions. The head constable proceeded to ask the lambradar about Sultana and his gang, and while the lambradar stated that he had left for Pakistan with the rest of the Muslims in his village, the constable raises doubts about this. The constable further suggests that Mohammed Iqbal and the Muslim League may have been involved in the crime. He tells the villagers to report back to him with any information. Although Meet Singh protests that Iqbal is not a Muslim, the constable ignores him, and tells a subordinate to arrange military aid for the evacuation of the Muslim population.