British Police Officer's Indian Postings Inspire Pulp Fiction Novels

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Edmund Cox, a British police officer, found inspiration for his pulp fiction novels during his 30-year career in India. He was particularly intrigued by a wave of burglaries in Bombay's Bandra suburb. Wealthy families had abandoned their homes during a plague, creating opportunities for thieves. The police were baffled until two thieves were caught, revealing they belonged to a group known as "criminal tribes" who used the "Baroda railway" for their operations.