June 1661
The Visakhapatnam Port was noisy with merchants, tourists, and travellers coming and going, sailboats from small to large frequently docking and departing from the harbour. Hawkers a few hundred meters away were shouting in loud voices, selling their wares. At the edge of the port, in an area blocked off to normal people, a Guwahati-class armed merchant ship was docked, unloading the containers. Occasionally, even the military vessel of the Bharatiya coastal defence could be seen patrolling the waters not too far away from the coast.
In such a lively atmosphere, suddenly, out of nowhere, a loud cymbal sound was heard, making people turn their heads simultaneously.
"Bang bang bang!"