Delhi

Delhi appears as a destination for men fleeing the violence surrounding Abdel Khader Khan’s attack on Sapna and his followers. In the account of that operation, the surviving men run to the city; it becomes a place of dispersal rather than a secure end to the conflict.

Flight and Disappearance

After the shoot-out near the President Hotel, one of Sapna’s men is not among those killed. The search for him yields no result: he returns to Delhi and disappears from view. His escape leaves the operation without a complete resolution, and his whereabouts remain unknown in the account of the gunfight.

A Temporary Refuge

A later exchange confirms that members of Sapna’s group had fled to Delhi after Abdel Khader Khan killed Sapna and his men. Abdullah says that, after recovering enough to fight, he went looking for the four men and their associates. He found and killed one Iranian man; at that point, two Iranian spies and one killer from Abdul Ghani’s faction remained. Delhi is thus linked to a wider pursuit that continues beyond the city, rather than to a settled refuge.

Narrative Significance

The brief references make Delhi a waypoint in the story’s cycle of escape and pursuit. Men scatter there after a decisive act of violence, but disappearance is not the same as safety: one fugitive remains unlocated, while others are later sought and one is found. The city’s significance lies in this unfinished trail, which keeps the consequences of the attack active beyond its immediate scene.