Feludar Goendagiri

Feludar Goendagiri (English title: Danger in Darjeeling) is a short story written by Satyajit Ray featuring private detective Feluda.

Rajen Babu, a respectable elderly gentleman, living in Darjeeling receives a threatening letter.

Feluda, a private detective, and his cousin, Topshe, who are holidaying in Darjeeling, visit Rajen Babu to solve the mystery.

Rajen Babu has recently developed a keen interest regarding antiques and has started collecting curios.

Rajen Babu tells Feluda that he has received a scare the previous night when a masked man had come in after midnight and bent over him.

Feluda tells Topshe that all the three suspects, namely Dr Mitra, Mr Ghoshal and Prabeer, had alibis for the other night when Rajen Babu had had a scare, as they were with other people at the time of the incident.

He soon begins to feel sleepy and is startled when he senses the presence of a masked man bending over him.

When he saw Rajen Babu's picture at his house, he recognised him and decided to avenge himself by causing him to be anxious and lose his peace of mind.

The story creates an atmosphere of suspense and fear at the very outset with the mention of the threatening letter, which promises to punish Rajen Babu for past misdeeds.

He tries to lead suspicion away from him by directing it towards Mr Ghoshal and also by saying that he will tell the police to take care of Rajen Babu, before leaving.

In the story 'Ambarsen Antardhan Rohosyo', Feluda gives his little fan (Ambarsen's 10 years old niece Runa) an explanation regarding this issue.

Ek Dojon Goppo, part of a collection of 12 stories, June 1970, Ananda Publishers 3.