“Hawaldar Bahadur” is a funny comic by Manoj Comics. It’s about a policeman who’s famous not for his bravery, but for his blunders — and his name is Hawaldar Bahadur Singh.
Here’s what the story looks like:
The comic kicks off with an intro to Bahadur Singh. Now, this guy didn’t become a cop because of talent — he got in through recommendation. Honestly, there’s nothing “police-like” about him. Even during duty hours, he’s usually found snoring away.
One day, Inspector Khadak singh comes for a surprise round in the area. As soon as Bahadur spots him, he quickly salutes.
Khadaksingh asks, “Were you sleeping on duty?”
Bahadur immediately replies, “No sir, I was performing a very strict duty!”
The inspector explains that doing duty doesn’t just mean standing around swinging your baton — it means patrolling the area and keeping an eye out for people breaking the curfew.
So, Bahadur heads out on patrol. On the way, he starts threatening everyone: “If I catch anyone breaking curfew, straight to jail!”
That’s when he spots a man lying on a cot just outside his house.
Bahadur yells, “You’re breaking the curfew!”
The man replies, “Sorry, sir. I’ll go inside right away.”
But Bahadur says, “No, no — I have to take you in. Only then will my officer believe I’m doing real duty.”
The man pleads, “Sir, I’m just a poor man. If I leave my cot out here, someone might steal it.”
Bahadur says, “Alright, first take the cot inside.”
The man picks up the cot, goes inside — and slams the door shut!
Bahadur shouts, “Come out!”
And from inside, the man calls out, “There’s a curfew, Hawaldar ji. How can I come out? Breaking curfew is not allowed, right?”
And that’s it — Bahadur is left speechless. Fuming, he grumbles, “One day I will drag you to jail, no matter what!”
Now Bahadur Singh narrates the whole incident to his fellow constables with great exaggeration — but everyone bursts into laughter. One says, “You’re number one crazy, Bahadur!” and another says, “Who even does something like that!”
When Inspector Khadagsingh finds out, he gets furious. Scolding Bahadur, he says, “You’re not fit to be in the police! The criminal escaped right in front of you and you did nothing!”
Then he adds, “You’ve got no brains, no strength… and no spirit of a policeman. Quit this job!”
Bahadur makes a sad face and folds his hands, “Give me one more chance, sir! This time I’ll do something that’ll make you say — this is the real havaldar!”
The inspector thinks for a moment, then says, “Alright! Come with me today to the checkpoint outside the city — we’ve got news that smuggled goods will pass through there.”
Now both of them reach the checkpoint. Bahadur starts getting scared the moment they arrive — “Sir, these smugglers are dangerous… they might even shoot!”
The inspector snaps and says, “Are you a havaldar or a havaldarin? Show some guts!”
Just then, a car is seen approaching from a distance. The inspector signals it to stop — but the car doesn’t listen! Instead, they start firing!
Now begins the chase in the jeep. The criminals shoot from the car — the inspector fires back. One bullet hits the car’s tire directly.
The car swerves, crashes into a tree, and flips over. One criminal inside gets his neck slashed by the window glass.
Now Bahadur and the inspector reach the van.
The inspector glares at Bahadur and says, “Go on! Do something now… show your bravery!”
But Bahadur looks like he’s seen a ghost — just stands there trembling, unable to speak.
The next day at the station, Khadagsingh tells everyone the full story. Everyone laughs again at Bahadur’s antics.
The inspector angrily says, “If he does anything foolish again — I’ll throw him straight out of the department!”
The Remaining Madness
The rest of the comic is just as packed with Bahadur Singh’s ridiculous antics.
At one point, a bank robbery is in progress. The robbers shout out loud — “Hawaldar!”
And our man Bahadur instantly thinks it’s his turn to get beaten up — so he bolts in the opposite direction!
A little while later, he comes to his senses and starts running after them — but, as always, his foolishness takes over, and the robbers manage to trick him and escape again.
A few days later, he spots one of those same robbers, now dressed like a regular guy. Bahadur’s eyes light up — “Gotcha! You’re done for now!”
He grabs the guy and even manages to bring him to the station — but yep, same story.
The robber fools him so smoothly, it’s like he just stepped out to buy some milk… and vanished.
Then Bahadur catches yet another criminal…
And you guessed it — dhapp! Another blunder, and that one disappears too.
When he goes to tell Inspector Khadaksingh about all this, the inspector loses it.
Fuming, he says, “I’d rather catch a street thug than deal with you — at least he won’t be this stupid!”
Now comes the finale — the mysterious river and cave scene
Near the end of the story, Bahadur somehow ends up wandering through a jungle and finds a mysterious river.
And suddenly — don’t ask why — he jumps in! (No one knows the reason. Maybe it’s just another side effect of his stupidity!)
Under the water, he finds a secret cave — and inside, a bunch of smugglers are sitting around!
Bahadur’s eyes gleam — “Now I’ve got them! This time I won’t fail!”
But of course, as soon as he makes a move — the smugglers outsmart him again and vanish like pros.
So how’s the comic overall?
“Hawaldar Bahadur” is a complete comedy package.
The story revolves around a cop who tries to do something right every time — but ends up messing up things that were already under control.
Most of the humor comes from Bahadur’s deadly mix of overconfidence and foolishness.
He thinks he’s a hero — but every single time, he ends up dragging himself into even bigger trouble.
And the artwork?
The comic is drawn by Bedi ji — and it’s clean, simple, and super fun.
The expressions, reactions, and body language of the characters are so spot-on that sometimes you don’t even need the dialogues to laugh.
Just looking at Bahadur Singh tells you: “This guy didn’t get into the police by merit — it was definitely luck!”
His appearance, the way he stands, his facial expressions — everything screams:
“Yup, something’s about to go wrong — again!”
How is the writing and style?
Vinay Prabhakar has written the story in such a way that a smile remains on the face while reading. No heavy language, no complicated things – simple, but funny!
The dialogues are short, but have a tremendous punch. Bahadur Singh’s words are such that every time his stupidity and his confidence collide with each other – and that’s where the laughter comes from.
The pace of the story is fast – meaning something or the other is going wrong on every page, due to which there is no chance of getting bored.
Humor and inside story
The whole fun of the comic lies in the actions of Bahadur Singh, which he does in order to show “bravery” – but instead gets himself into trouble.On top of that, this comic also takes a light dig – recruitment in the police through recommendation, or zero performance in the name of work – there is also a taunt on all these, but with fun.
Bahadur Singh is not really a hero – he is an “anti-hero” – who does everything from the heart, but the end result… is always chaos!
Overall, what do you have to say?
“Havaldar Bahadur” is a very entertaining comic – children will laugh after reading it, and even adults will smile.
The story is simple, the art work is simple, but both together create a lot of laughter.
For those who want to enjoy light-hearted humor and character-based stories – this is the perfect comic.
Every time Bahadur Singh does something – and then gets into trouble himself – it does not get boring despite being repeated, rather the real fun lies in that!
Last thing
This comic also gives a good lesson – that humor does not come only from big stories, but a great comic can also be made from the extraordinary stupidity of ordinary people.
The journey of Bahadur Singh – from being a carefree soldier to his failed attempt to become “brave” – is worth a read, as it is sure to bring laughter!
