I would be glad if Shantaram was made up. That would mean the tidal flow of rats he encountered one night in his slum weren’t as revoltingly large and all-devouring as he suggested. Nevertheless, concerning rough justice:

“In India it’s true, in Egypt it’s true, in Malaysia, Indonesia, sometimes China. When a truck or a bus hits a pedestrian or bicyclist and if the driver doesn’t run away from the scene of the accident, he gets lynched … “