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as flea market flourishes  Pritha Chakrabarti, TNN Apr 12, 2012,
02.40AM IST  HYDERABAD: Right under the nose of Charminar police
station, the Sunday flea market located on the Gulzar Houz-
Pathergatti stretch thrives hail and hearty selling a slew of
second hand as well as allegedly stolen goods. And the
shopkeepers insist that they do not face any trouble from the
police whatsoever. Old-timers at the market point to a
symbiotic' relation with the police. "We also do them favours,"
says one of them. The 'favours' include not only giving them a
cheap or often a free-of-cost deal but also helping the men in
khaki sell unclaimed confiscated goods, some allege.  The range
of items available at the market is vast. One can get everything
from screwdrivers, bicycle parts, mobile phones to old books in
Urdu, English and even German. One can chance upon anything from
designer goods at throwaway prices to scraps of twisted metal,
used furniture, antique do