Drug Business?" Maine hairani ke saath puchha.
"Haan bole toh sabse faayde ka business. Asal mein dekha jaaye toh aur bhi kayi dhandhe chalata hai vo par main kaam Drugs ka hi hai" Chipku ne bataya.
Ye jaante hue ke vo Saanwli jaisi ek mamuli ladki ka boyfriend tha, main ye ummeed kar raha tha ke vo khud bhi koi ek mamuli sa ladka hoga jisse Vo kahin Bar vagerah mein takra gayi hogi aur dono mein pyaar ho gaya hoga. Sach kahun toh main dil hi dil mein ye theory tak bana chuka tha ke shayad vo Pratap Saanwli ke saath yun hi time pass kar raha hoga par jab Saanwli neshaadi ke liye zor dalna shuru kiya toh usneuse raaste se hata diya, jaisa ke aksar hamari purani hindi films mein hota hai.
Par yahan toh kissa hi doosra tha. Jo mujhe Chipku bata raha tha us hisaab se Pratap Raghuvanshi ek achha khaase drug racket ka sargana tha. Toh us jaise aadmi ko Saanwli jaisi ladki mein kya dilchaspi? jahan main ye ummeed kar raha tha ke is Pratap ke pata chalnse se mujhe mere sawalon ke jawab mil jaayenge, vahan aur na jaane kitne sawal uth khade hue the.
Aur sabse bada sawal filhal ye tha ke kya ham log ek hi aadmi ki baat kar rahe the? Ya main kisi aur Pratap ki baat kar raha tha aur Chipku kisi aur Pratap ke baare mein bata raha tha?
"Aur kya bata sakta hai mujhe is Pratap Raghuvanshi ke baare mein?" Maine puchha.
"Aapko kaahe ku achanak usmein dilchaspi paida ho gayi?" Vo ulta mujhse hi sawal karne laga.
"Hai kuchh mamla. Tu kya janta hai uske baare mein?"
"Khaas kuchh nahi aur main kya koi nahi janta khaas toh uske baare mein. Koi 4-5 saal pehle tak kahin scene mein nahi tha Vo aur phir achanak se aisa aaya ke akkha scene hi badal dala. Abhi kya hai pehle idhar drug business ka dealer log bhi alag the aur supplier log bhi alag. Koi saale Roosi log se kharid kar idhar bechta tha toh koi sala French log se toh koi kahin aur se. Aur isi ka maafik idhar bechne wala bhi sabalag alag tha, har koi bahar se kharid kar apne apne ilaake mein bechta tha."
"Matlab Mumbai mein?" Maine puchha.
"Arrey Mumbai toh sirf ek shehar hai, main akkhe India ki baat kar rela hoon"
"Poora India?"
"Haan abhi dekho jaise Mumbai ko India ka,vo kya toh bhi bolte na, kaun sa shehar" Vo sochne laga.
"Financial Capital" Maine baat poori ki.
"Haan vahich. Theek usi tarah akkhe India mein jo Illegal kaam hota hai uska aadhe se zyada jad idhar Mumbai mein hi hai. India mein jitna drug supply hota hai uska 70% idhar Mumbai ke through hi dealing hota hai. Toh pehle jitna dealer log tha vo sab India ko aapas mein baant rakha tha, state ke hisaab se. Koi Rajasthan mein maal supply karta tha toh koi ASsam mein toh koi Kerala mein. Koi kisi ke kaam mein faaltu chonch nahi maarta tha"
"ok, phir?"
"Phir kahin 4-5 saal pehle kahin se ek naam utha Pratap Raghuvanshi. Kaun hai koi nahi janta. Kaisa hai kisi ko khabar nahi. Kidhar se operate karta hai kabhi kisi ko pata nahi chala par achanak se ek aisa aadmi aaya jo drugs market rate se kam daam par bechne laga aur maal bhi ekdam khara. Koi 3-4 mahine tak aisa hi chalta raha. Sara kaam phone par hi hota tha uska, kabhi vo khud kisi ke saamne nahi aaya"
"Phir"?
"Phir dheere dheere jitne bhi dealer the sabke dhandhe chaupat hone lage. Koi din Dahade police encounter mein mara gaya, kisi ke yahan police ki raid pad gayi, kisi ka maal police ne pakad liya aur koi apne hi ghar mein mara pada mila"
"Aur dheere dheere Mumbai mein drug supplier ke naam par ek hi reh gaya"
"Bilkul, Pratap Raghuvanshi. Par phir bhi vo kabhi khud kisi ke saamne nahi aaya. Balki iske baad agla pasa jo usne phenka vo tha Mumbai ke chhote mote Bhai log ko apni taraf karna jaise ke Sharafat Bhai"
"Sharafat Bhai" Main uski baat sunkar has pada "Usko tu chhota mota kehta hai?"
"Arrey dekho toh chhota gunda hi toh hai. Dekho toh hai kya uske paas, kuchh pubs, kuchh chhote mote galat dhandhe aur bandook liye kuchh aas paas khade kiraye ke gunde?
"To tu ye kehna chahta hai ke Sharafat us Pratap Raghuvanshi ke liye kaam karta hai?"
"Haan. Pehle nahi karta tha par is jaise log jis taraf pani ka bahav ho apni naav bhi usi taraf ghuma dete hain. Vo aisa time tha jab jo bhi Raghuvanshi ke khilaff ja raha tha vo ya toh police ke haathon maara jata tha ya apne ghar mein hi uski laash padi milti thi. Toh aakhir mein aakar ye hua ke jo koi bhi Drugs ke dhandhe mein tha vo ek tarah se Raghuvanshi ki chhatra chhaya mein aa gaya"
"Interesting" Maine kaha.
"Aur phir dheere dheere usne apne paon phelane shuru kiye. Drugs ke baad gair-kanooni hathyaaron ka dhandha, smuggling aur bhi na jaane kya kya. Aur aajki tareekh mein ye aalam hai ke agar vo pichhe se supply band kar de toh Mumbai underworld ki saansen ruk jaayengi."
"Aur ye sab usne bina saamne aaye kiya?"
"Arrey aajkal aisa hi chalta hai Adi Bhai. Ab bade bade bhai log jo bahar desh mein bethe hain vo kaun sa idhar Mumbai mein aakar dhandha chalate hain. Vo bhi toh sara kaam apne aadmiyon ko phone par bula kar hi karvate hain. Aisa hi ye Raghuvanshi bhi hai. Bahar kahin chhupke betha hai aur dhieere dheere idhar ka sara kaam apne haath mein leta ja raha hai. Aap saal do saal ruko, idhar ka betaaj baadshah hoyenga vo"
"Ek baat bata. Kabhi Sharafat ke Bar vagerah mein bhi aata jata hai vo?"
"Kaisi baat kar rahe aap Adi Bhai. Abhi kya bola main. Vo sala saamne aata hi nahi"
Chipku ke phone rakhne ke baad main hairat mein pad gaya. Mujhe samajh nahi aa raha tha ke kya ye Chipku aur Saanwli wala Raghuvanshi ek hi hai ya ham is waqt do alag alag logon ki baat kar rahe hain.
Sharafat Raghu ke liye kaam karta hai, Saanwli Sharafat ke Bar mein kaam karti thi aur Sharafat ki kanpati par bandook tika kar ek ladki ko vahan se nikal le jaaye, aisa gurda kisi aam aadmi mein toh nahi ho sakta. Aisa karne ke liye jo himmat chahiye vo kisi Raghuvanshi jaise aadmi mein hi ho sakti hai.
Jo bhi tha, us waqt soch soch kar mere sar mein dard hone laga tha.