The Redundant Fugitive

The story subtly defines serious problems existing between good and evil, justice and injustice and unusual circumstances ruining a man's life, a good man with values who by being made redundant is innocently drawn into a world of crime.The story concerns Amit Somaya, a British Citizen, of Asian parents, married to Jaya. They have two children, Rayani, a boy aged 14, and Sarala, a girl aged 10.Amit, an experienced marine engineer, is suddenly made REDUNDANT (Hence the first part of the title) and finds it very difficult to get another job because of the scarcity of his kind of work together with racism in the work place.Amit, unable to find employment and beginning to get into financial difficulty is approached by Johnny Landor, the owner of The Indian Ocean Shipping Company, who offers him a job as chief engineer on a ship waiting to return from India to the UK. Johnny Landor sweetens the offer by saying it will also give him the opportunity to visit his and his wife's relatives before joining the ship.Amit to his horror is soon to discover he is being drawn into the sordid world of drugs, prostitution, protection rackets and loan sharks.As his world begins to collapse around him and fearing for his family, Amit decides to fight back. Pressured by Customs and the Police Drug Squads, Amit agrees to co-operate to break Johnny Landor and his racketeering. During a planned raid, Johnny Landor suspects Amit of being an informer and threatens to shoot him. A struggle ensues and Johnny Landor is accidentally shot with his own gun.Fearing he will be arrested for murder, Amit escapes, goes on the run, still without a job, REDUNDANT and a FUGITIVE.