Bhopal: Man approaches cops after tailor stitched underwear "too short"
In an odd incident, a man in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, went to cops against a tailor, accusing him of stitching his underwear "too short." The complainant, 46-year-old Krishna Kumar Dubey, claimed to have given 2 meter of cloth to a local tailor for the garment. After the tailor allegedly refused to fix the problem, Dubey approached the police. Here's what went down.
Laid off during lockdown, Dubey borrowed money for underwear
Dubey, who worked as a security guard but was laid off during the coronavirus-induced lockdown, is struggling to meet ends. He told TOI he borrowed Rs. 1,000 from a friend for essentials. Among other things that he purchased, he also bought two meter of red cloth for underwear. He then gave it to a local tailor in Habibganj for stitching two pieces of underwear.
The tailor charged Rs. 70, refused to re-stitch items: Dubey
On Thursday, the tailor handed over the final products to Dubey, but he wasn't pleased. When he told the tailor to re-size the garment, the latter said there was not enough cloth. "I asked him to re-stitch, but he denied. The tailor charged me Rs. 70 and didn't even include the cost of nara (a string that holds the underwear)," he told NDTV.
Faced with unusual problem, cops asked Dubey to approach court
An upset Dubey then went to a typist, got a complaint printed out, and gave it to Habibganj Police. The cops suggested an amicable settlement but none of them budged. CSP Habibganj Bhupinder Singh said when police couldn't come up with a solution, they told Dubey to approach the court. Meanwhile, Dubey said he was waiting for the police to take an action.
Earlier, a woman complained against tailor over "tight" suit
This is not the first time that police in Habibganj dealt with bizarre complaints. A couple of months ago, a government official of the assistant commissioner rank, approached them to complain against a tailor for stitching her suit "too tight." On his part, the tailor claimed she gave measurements three months ago and must have put on weight. The matter is still unresolved.
