Police mamu - 3

This is my latest and my most favourite encounter with the bengaluru police mamu two weeks back...
I had left home early at 2.30am in the morning (okay, you can call it midnight) on my bike. The plan was to assemble at office and leave for skandagiri trek from there and reach hilltop before the sunrise. (I'll blog about the skandagiri trek separately) All the signals were either blinking yellow or switched off at those wee hours of day (or night whatever you call it). For some reason I followed the one ways even though a thought had crossed my mind to take short cuts (against one ways) Near minerva circle a couple of mamus stopped me. (Thank god I didn't violate any traffic rules... or atleast thats what I had thought until the cop started talking to me ...) and the converstaion that followed is as follows... I will refer them as mamu1 and mamu2.

Mamu1 approached me and asked me to remove my helmet. I reluctantly removed my helmet as I knew he was going to sniff (yes they do sniff - not every cop is equipped with the device to detect alchoholic content from breath). To my surprise he didn't sniff!

mamu1: Where are you going?
me : To my office near richmond circle
mamu1: Why so early in the morning?
me : Planning to go for a trek/picnic near chickaballapur (the town closest to skandagiri)
mamu1: Whose bike is it?
me : (with pride) Its my own (I have paid each and every installment of it... ICICI bank can prove it! :))
mamu1: Tell me the registration number
me : its KA-O...err.. KA-O5 ...EA6...(thats when I realised I dont remember my bike number! - what an embarrassing situation to be in !)
mamu1: come again... is it KA-O5?
me : No its KA-O2...
mamu1: (looking at my number plate) NO
me : is it KA-O4...(Bangalore's RTO numbers range from KAO1 to O5 only)
mamu1: Are you trying to fool me by guessing all the numbers?
me : illa sir (no sir)... I dont remember it. The next number starts with EA6...
mamu1: atleast complete the second number(he was fair here)...
me : I dont remember sir but it starts with EA6...
mamu1: Why should I believe this bike is yours?
me : I can show you the documents of bike registered in my name (and as I was saying this I tried to reach the documents in my pocket)
mamu1: (Stopping me from reaching my pocket) How will I know you are the one whose name is mentioned on the documents?
me : I'll show you my license as my photo id proof...
mamu1: No I dont want to look at your documents. You have to tell me your regn number
me : (how can I recollect something that I have forgotten...you dumbo) No sir I dont remember
mamu1: How long have you been owning this bike
me : around 2 years (I was really embarrassed that even after 2 yrs I dont remember the number)
mamu1: You look like a educated fellow (thanks for the complement :)) How come you don't remember the phone number?(I am like Einstein - just kidding... the legend says he had very short memory )
me : (I just smiled - what else could I have done?)
mamu1: You ppl remember your mobile numbers but not vehicle's regn numbers (so there are others also who don't remember their regn numbers... now I am less guilty :))
me : Thats because ppl usually ask me my mobile number and not vehicle's number. (with a smile on my face) infact you are the first person to ask for. Next time you ask me I'll definitely remember (Doesn't I sound logical?)
mamu1: (He gave me a pen and asked me to write the regn number on a paper and he'll let me go)
me : How can I write it sir if I dont remember it. I'll show my documents instead ...
mamu2: (Looked like he was convinced... even he was getting irritated by mamu1's stupidity)
mamu1: I'll explain you how you can get into trouble if you don't remember the regn number
me : (funda at 2.30 am in the morning... Nooooooooooooo)
mamu1: If you have parked in a huge parking lot of a shopping mall or a multiplex complex how'll you identify your bike
me : (wish I had a remote controlled security system for my bike... anyway something occured to me to save my face) There is a label on my number plate
mamu1: (Looking at the number plate with a detective look on his face verifying the label ) Describe the lable details
me : (What the heck... its 2.30 am boss) (described the details for the label)
mamu1: okay... but what if someone scratches the label away
me : (man... this guy was too much for me... why'll anyone do it ... unless if someone was as job less and as sadistic as this cop!) Then I would curse my fate and will refer to the documents for the number (this I said a little loud as I was getting frustrated from the whole episode)
mamu1: but...
me : (was getting more and more restless by then) You cops always find a way to screw us (refer to my other post Police mamu - 2) (I don't exactly remember what I told exactly... but I had managed to shut him up)
mamu2: (he was also laughing by then and came to my rescue) give me your contact details, your father name (why would he need that?! but I didnt argue with him on that as I was keen to escape from there)
mamu1 warned/advised me not forget the regn number in future and let me go... and this is the first time I escaped the 'fine'... btw I don't remember the number now ;-)