Why did Patol Babu feel that those people were pulling his leg and the whole thing was ‘a gigantic hoax?’

Why did Patol Babu feel that those people were pulling his leg and the

1.	Why did Patol Babu feel that those people were pulling his leg and the whole thing was ‘a gigantic hoax?’
Answer» Much was done about nothing. Patol Babu was just to utter one word “Oh!” in the whole scene. It was not even a complete word. It was just a sound. He felt a sudden throbbing in his head. He felt that those people were trying to pull his leg. The whole business of shooting seemed to be a big hoax. They were dragging a meek and harmless person into the middle of the city only to make a laughing stock of him. Their act was cruel and inhuman.