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worried and agitated. A committee of the leading citizens of the city and high state officials met the Chief Minister and made this appeal :
"Dear Chief Minister! Children are being abducted by someone and the wonder is that the offenders have not been caught so far. This is indeed a reproach on the excellent ethical traditions of Ayodhya. Therefore, we entreat you to get the offenders traced and arrested and thus restore peace and happiness to the city".
"What you say is right. The ministers and the Government are agitated over this serious problem of the abduction of children in the city. We are thinking seriously of the measures that should be taken to prevent this calamity from recurring. Today I will meet the king and make the necessary arrangements for tracing the culprits. Give up your worry and agitation. The government is seriously thinking of this problem". The people were satisfied with the assurance given by the Chief Minister.
The Chief Minister met the king and explained to him what was happening in the City.
"Your Highness ! The people of the city are greatly agitated over the abduction of children. Every day a child is being abducted. The people of the city are extremely worried and unhappy. We have to take proper steps to prevent this enormity from repeating itself".
"At once arrange to issue orders in the name of the caretaker of the city to search for the culprits. I think some monster has been carrying away children during night times”.
"Your Highness! Children are not being abducted in the night times. They are being abducted on their way to school, that is, before they go to school”.
“Then our officers must ask the teachers for an explanation." Sodas spoke in such a way that he did not seem to be agitated by the problem at all. The King's indifference towards the problem was not unnoticed by the Chief Minister. At once,
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