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....a man hurriedly  approached him to inform him  the police was outside   sohrab ali raising his hand stopped him from speaking,  the police  vehicle stopped  at the  entrance and  the SHO stepped in flanked by  his two  juniors  , customarily  greetings were exchanged,  sohrab ali asked  the reason for the police  being there so early in the morning   , The SHO leaning forward asked him if he knew last night shahbaz khan,a standing  ripe crop fields  were burnt down