Thriller RAAZ ~The vampire~ completed

[Vampire____lover]

"What are you talking about?" Main Kamini ki baat sunkar hairani se uski taraf dekhta hua bola.

"Think about it, it is quite possible" Usne ek doosre cup mein chaai daali.

"You mean to say ke jo mara ya gayab hua vo Raj tha aur jo asal mein hamare saamne hai vo Ravi hai?"

"Right. I know its doesnt make much sense....."

"It doesnt make any sense at all" Maine uski baat beech mein kaati, "Why would Ravi want to kill his own brother and then disguise himself as Raj?"

"Ek baat batao" Kamini ne apni baat jaari rakhi, "Isne ab tak shaadi nahi ki, right?"

"Right"

"Agar isse puchhoge toh shayad ye apni physical disabilities ko shaadi na karne ki vajah batayega"

"Yes he may"

"But socho yaar, jitni daulat iske paas hai, I mean he is one of the richese guys in India. Itni daulat hone ke baad toh Hindustan mein ye jis ladki pe haath rakhe vo haste haste isse shaadi karegi"

"Tu kehna kya chah rahi hai yaar?"

"Yahi ke ye Ravi hai, Gay hai isliye shaadi nahi kari"

"Thats nonsense" Main hasta hua bola, "Hindustan mein ladke ladki ka ratio vaise hi barabar nahi hai. 100 mein se 4-5 ladko ko toh ladki milti hi nahi, kunware hi marte hain bechare. Iska matlab ye thode hi ke vo saare gay hain"

"Main un sabki nahi iski baat kar rahi hoon"

"Pagal hai tu" Maine haskar uski baat taal di par sachchai toh ye thi ke kahin ek ye baat mere dimag mein bhi ghar kar chuki thi.

Usi din shaam ke waqt main akela Shimla pahuncha. Kamini bhi mere saath aana chahti thi par ain waqt par use Mrs. Rana ne bulva bheja jiski vajah se mujhe akela hi aana pada.

Address puchhta hua main Ganpati Travels ke office pahuncha.

Reception par Rana family ka naam bolte hi mujhe fauran Royal treatment diya gaya. Pehle pehal toh mujhe thodi jhijhak hui ke Ranas ka naam loon ya nahi kyunki ab tak is baare mein na toh maine baat Raj hi se ki thi aur na hi Mrs. Rana se par iske alawa mere paas aur koi chara bhi nahi tha. Is tarah ki high class jagahon par jo sirf ameer aur high profile logon ko serve karti hain, mujhe experience se maalum tha ke customer detail confidential hoti hai aur aasani se share nahi ki jaati.

Mujhe ek office mein le jakar bethaya gaya aur coffee serve ki gayi. Koi 10 minute ke intezaar ke baad ek 40-45 saal ki moti si aurat office mein daakhil hui.

"So, how can I help you Sir?" Mujhse milne ke baad vo desk ke doosri taraf apni jagah par ja bethi aur muskurati hui boli.

"Actually main Mrs. Rana ke behalf par kuchh information chah raha tha"

"Sure bataiye" Usne jawab diya.

Main bina kuchh kahe jeb se vo do tickets nikale jo mujhe Kanha ke kamre se mile the aur uski taraf badha diya.

"Wow, I havent seen these in a long timee" Usne tickets uthate hue kaha, "Kahan se mile aapko ye"

"Inke baare mein hi actually mujhe kuchh jaankari chahiye thi" Maine uske sawal ko nazar andaaz karte hue apni baat jaari rakhi, "Its related to her son actually"

"You mean Raj Rana?"

"No actually her other son, Ravi Rana. Main unki disappearance ko lekar investigate kar raha hoon"

Vo kuchh pal tak khamoshi se kabhi tickets ki taraf toh kabhi meri taraf dekhti rahi.

"Who did you say were?" Kuchh der baad vo shak bhari nigahon se mujhe dekhte hue boli.

"Dont worry. I am neither a policeman, nor a journalist looking for a spicy story" Maine uski nigah aur baat ka matlab samjhte hue apni jeb se apna cell phone nikala, "Aap chahen toh Mrs. Rana se baat kar sakti hain"

Vo kuchh der aur khamosh rahi jaise decide karna chah rahi ho ke phone kare ya na kare.

"That wont be necessary" 1 minute mujhe dekhte rehne ke baad vo chehre par phir vahi pehle wali smile laate hue boli, "Kahiye kya jaanna chahte hain"

"In tickets par kisne travel kiya tha?" Maine pehla sawal kiya.

"Oh I am sorry" Usne mayusi ka andaaz chehre par laate hue kaha, "That i can not tell you"

"Why not?"

"Because jabke ye tickets hain ham tab itni badi travel company nahi the"

"Matlab?"

"Matlab ye ke aapne Road Transport run buses mein travel kiya hai kabhi? Government owned"

"Ji haan"

"Toh jaisa ke unka system hota hai, aaiye, counter se ticket lijiye aur bus mein jakar beth jaaiye, Aisa hi kuchh system tab hamara hota tha" Vo samjhate hue boli, "Naam vagerah ka records us waqt ham maintain nahi karte the. Jisne travel karna hai vo on the spot ticket print karate, payment dete aur bus mein bethkar chale jaate"

"Matlab on the spot booking?"

"Ji haan"

"Par ye on the spot booking ki tickets toh nahi lagti, ispar dates likhi hui hain" Maine ticket par likhi hui travel date ki taraf ishara karte hue kaha.

"Vo toh by default print hoti thi" Usne meri baat ka jawab diya, "On the spot tickets bhi jo book hoti hain unpar us din ki date hoti hai"

"Hmmm" Maine sochte hue kaha, "Kuchh bhi bata sakti hain aap mujhe inke baare mein?"

"Let me see" Usne tickets utha kar ek baar phir dekhna shuru kiya.

"Anything at all" Maine baat poori uspar chhod di kyunki mujhe samajh hi nahi aa raha tha ke travel karne wale ke naam ke alawa aur kya sawal puchh sakta tha main.

"3 baatein" Vo kuchh der tickets ko ulat pulat kar dekhne ke baad vaapis table par rakhte hue boli.

"Kya?" Mere dil mein ummeed ki kiran jaagi.

"Ek toh ye A.C. bus ki tickets hain, kiraye ki amount dekh kar bata rahi hoon"

"Ok" Maine haami bhari, ye baat toh main khud bhi samjh hi chuka tha.

"Doosra ye dono advance booking tickets hain"

"Par abhi toh aap keh rahi thi ke on the spot booking system tha aapka"

"Right par usi mein advance booking bhi hoti thi"

"OK" Maine samajhte hue kaha, "Matlab counter par aaiye, jis din jana hai us din ka ticket le jaaiye aur us din aakar sidha bus mein beth jaaiye"

"Correct"

"Aapko kaise pata ke ye advance mein book ki gayi thi?"

"Ye dekh rahe uper" Usne ticket ke kone mein like A ki taraf ishara kiya, "Ye advance booking ki tickets par print hota tha"

"Ok, aur teesri baat?"

"Teesri baat ye ke is pehle wale ticket par trave kiya gaya tha" Usne May wale ticket ki taraf ishara kiya, "Par ye doosra ticket jo hai August ka, ispar travel nahi kiya gaya. Book hua tha par no-one actually used it"

"How do you know that?"

"Guar se dekhiye" Usne table par rakhe lamp ka munh tickets ki taraf ghumaya, "Time ke saath ink gayab ho gayi hai par is pehle ticket ke kono par ye halka neele rang ka nishan hai, par doosra wala saaf hai"

"Matlab Bus mein bethne ke baad ya bethte waqt ticket par koi stamp laga deta tha?"

"Exactly. Is pehle ticket par travel kiya gaya par doosra ticket kabhi use hua hi nahi"

Shimla se lautkar jab tak main vaapis Chail pahuncha tab tak andhera ho chuka tha.

"Itna late kahan kar diya?" Kamini ne mujhe dekhte hi sawal kiya, "Main phone kar rahi thi toh not reachable ja raha tha"

"Tujhe badi fikar ho rahi hai meri?" Maine haste hue kaha.

"Nahi honi chahiye?" Vo zara sanjeeda hote hue boli.

Main kuchh der tak khamoshi se uski taraf dekhta raha.

"Bilkul honi chahiye, tujhe nahi hogi toh kise hogi" Kuchh pal baad main bhi sanjeeda aawaz mein bola.

"Chaai loge?" Meri baat sunte hi uska chehra aise chamak utha jaise koi lottery lag gayi ho.

"Haan" Maine haami bhari toh vo kitchen ki taraf chali gayi.

"Kuchh pata chala?" Kitchen se hi usne zor se puchha.

"Khaas kuchh nahi, matlab ki ek hi baat pata chali"

"Kya?"

Maine Ganpati travels walo ke saath hui apni mulaqat ke baare mein use bataya.

"What do you think?" Maine baat khatam ki toh Kamini boli.

"Actually sach kahun toh is baat ka andaza mujhe khud bhi tha, bas vahan jakar confirmation mil gayi. Tu bata, Mrs. Rana ke saath teri mulaqat kaisi rahi?"

"Theek thaak hi thi, we just sat and talk. Totally women's talk you know. Bas idhar udhar ki baatein hoti rahi" Vo kitchen se ek cup mein chaai dalkar laayi.

"Case ke baare mein kuchh?"

"Nahi, she was more interested in our personnal lives"

"Matlab?"

"Matlab ke mujhse keh rahi thi ke ham log shaadi kab kar rahe hain"

"Really? Aur tune kya kaha?"

"Maine keh diya ke murga phasa liya hai, bas halal karna baaki hai" Vo muskurati hui boli.

"Yeah right. Ye nahi bataya ke murga khud hi halal hone ko chala aaya?" Maine bhi hasi mein uska saath deta hua bola.

"Aur puchh rahi thi ke If I had slept with you yet"

Ye baat sunkar chaai ka cup mere haath se girte girte bacha.

"Seriously, she asked that?"

"Haan aur nahi toh kya. Bhale hi kitni bhi ameer ho, hain toh aakhir vo bhi ek aurat hi na aur vo bhi purane zamane ki. Baaton baaton mein sab kuchh puchh bethi"

"Aur tu kya boli?"

"Maine bhi keh diya ke haan, main toh tumhare bachche ki maan bhi banne wali hoon"

"Bakwaas" Maine uski baat sunkar sirf itna hi kaha.

Raat ko dinner ke baad main betha TV dekh raha tha par Kamini ka jaagne ka koi irada nahi tha. Vo uthkar apne kamre ki taraf chali aur darwaze par khadi hokar meri taraf palti.

"You know what?"

"What?" Maine sawaliya nazar se uski taraf dekha.

"Agar Mrs. Rana wali baat ko sach karna chaho toh mujhe koi etraaz nahi hai" Kehte hue usne aankh maari.

"Apne kamre mein ja aur chup chap jaake so ja" Maine anguli se uske kamre ki taraf ishara kiya.

Usne munh banate hue mujhe good night kaha aur kamre mein chali gayi.

Uske jaane ke baad kuchh der tak main aur betha TV hi dekhta raha aur phir phone utha kar Akram ka number milaya.

"Bhaijaan main aapko phone karne hi wala tha" Usne phone utha kar kaha.

"Kya hua?"

"Vo Jewellers ke baare mein pata chala hai kuchh"

"Kya?"

"Chori Sunil Arora ne hi karayi thi ye usne khud police ke saamne confess kiya tha khud aur jahan se chori hui thi vahan ek camera laga hua tha jismein uski tasveer bhi aa gayi thi. Un dino CCTV cameras itne zyada use mein hote nahi the toh chori karte waqt is pehlu ki taraf usne dhyaan hi nahi diya aur ek baar paseena ponchhne ke liye apna mask halka sa uthaya. Bas vahin CCTV mein uska chehra aa gaya aur police ne trace kar liya"

"Police ko kya bataya tha usne?"

"Yahi ke chori ka plan uska hi tha aur vo phir heere ko bechne ki taak mein tha. Records ke mutaabik usne ek buyer ki confirmation hone ke baad hi chori plan out ki thi. Heera chori karke usne kisi aur ko delivery deni thi" Akram bola.

"Matlab chori kisi aur ne karaya tha?"

"Nahi Chori usne khud hi ki thi par chaalu tha. Jaanta tha ke is tarah ka heera chori karke chup chap bechna mushkil kaam tha, police ke darr se isliye usne chori ko anjaan dene se pehle hi ek buyer dhoondh rakha tha"

"Kaun tha buyer?"

"Ye nahi pata lag saka. Sunil ke hisaab se usne ek middle man ke through hi baat ki thi, asal khareed-daar saamne aaya hi nahi. Chori se pehle use kuchh advance bhi mil gaya tha"

"Hmmmmm" Maine ek pal ke liye sochne laga, "Kitne mein becha tha usne heera?"

"15 Crore" Akram ne jawab diya aur mera shak sahi saabit ho gaya.

"Heera handover kar diya tha usne?"

"Haan. Bayaan ke hisaab se kahin ISBT ke paas kisi bekaar khaali si jagah par use jaana tha. Jis jagah ki vo baat kar raha tha vo aaj se 20 saal pehle badi sunsaan si thi aur vajah koi aata jaata nahi tha, ab toh khair vahan DDA colony basi hui hai. Vo vahan pahucnah, vahan ek kude-daan ke paas bade bade kaale bags mein use cash mil gaya, usne deal ke hisaa se heera batayi hui jagah par chhod diya aur cash lekar vaapis aa gaya. Uske kuchh din baad ih police ne use arrest kar liya"

"Aur cash?"

"Cash kabhi recover ho nahi paya. Sunil yahi kehta raha ke usne vo paise apne debts chukane ke liye use kiya the par obviously vo jhooth bol raha tha"

"Toh phir vo bach kaise gaya agar khud usne confess kiya tha toh?"

"Ye uska initial statement tha police ke dande khaane ke baad jisse vo baad mein mukar gaya. Court mein keh diya ke police ne zabardasti maar peet kar likhvaya hai. 15 crore uske paas the toh vakeel bhi mehanga wala hire kiya, best in class aur case se vo saaf bach nikla. Vakeel ne court mein saare saboot circumstantial bata kar jhutla diye, tape par uske chehre ki bas ek jhalak hi thi jise vakeel ne court mein galat saabit kar diya, police koi strong case bana nahi paayi aur Sunil chhut gaya"

"Aur kuchh din baad sucicide kar li?"

"Haan" Akram ne jawab diya.

 

[Vampire____lover]

Suicide mein koi gadbad ka chance?" Maine sochte hue Akram se puchha.

"Nahi Suicide confirmed tha. Ye maine bhi socha tha ke kuchh foul play ka chance ho sakta hai par aisa tha nahi. Usne lagbhag apne baap ke saamne hi suicide kiya tha" Akram ne jawab diya.

"Matlab?"

"Matlab ke uska baap shareef aadmi tha bechara, vahi purane zamane ka aadmi jo zindagi bhar aur kuchh kamayen ya na kamayen, izzat khoob kamate hain society mein"

"Aur is incident ke baad Izzat ki toh leni deni ho gayi hogi uski" Maine baat jodi.

"Bilkul. Sunil case se bari toh ho gaya par iske baad baap bete mein anban ho gayi. Mujhe toh lagta hai ke shayad uske baap ko pata tha ke ye kaam Sunil ka hi karaya hua hai. Jo kuchh bhi tha, ek shaam baap bete mein khoob jhagda hua jiske baad Sunil gusse mein apne kamre mein chala gaya. Thodi der baad uska baap uthkar andar gaya toh use phande se jhoolta hua paya"

"Sad" Maine kaha, "Is Sunil ka kisi aur case se koi aur lena dena?"

"Police records ke hisaab se kuchh nahi par uske baad Police ne pichhle kuchh saalon mein Delhi aur aas paas ke ilaako mein hui kuchh badi choriyon ko Sunil ke saath jodne ki koshish ki. Nateeja kuchh nikla nahi par sach kya hai kaun janta hai. Ho sakta hai kiya ho usne kuchh aisa pehle bhi. Itni badi chori, I mean Humraaz jaise heere ko churana kisi first timer ka kaam toh ho nahi sakta"

"Kuchh saamne aaya ke usne aisa kyun kiya? I mean achhe khaase khaate peete ghar ka tha vo, paise ki toh I am sure koi kami nahi rahi hogi"

"Aur paisa kise nahi chahiye hota Sir" Akram bola, "Paisa toh jitna mile kam hai aur khaate peete ghar se toh vo zaroor tha par itna bada raees nahi tha ka aaj se 20 saal pehle 15 crore jaisi rakam sunkar uski aankhen lalach se phel na jaayen"

"Hmmmm" Maine haami bhari, "Tujhe ye informaiton kahan se mili?"

"Kya Bhaijaan aap bhi" Vo hasta hua bola, "Aap jaante nahi kya mere ko?"

"Haan janta toh hoon isliye hi toh tujhe phone kiya tha pata karne ko" Main bhi uski baat sunkar has pada, "Isliye puchha ke informaiton confirmed toh hai na?"

"100% hai Sir" Akram bola, "Jisne bataya hai usne Sunil ke initial bayaan ki copy mujhe padhkar sunai thi"

"Ok. Uske baad heere ka kuchh pata chala?"

"Nahi" Akram bola, "Police ne kaafi dhoondha par heree ka kahin koi suraag nahi mila"

Akram se baat karne ke baad main kaafi der tak betha sochta raha. Ye toh zaahir tha ke ye mamla teen tarfa juda hua tha. Humraaz ki chori, Sunanda ka gayab hona aur phir uske baad Ravi ki gumshudgi, ye teeno cheezen judi hui thi.

Maine ek baar phir Akram ka number milaya.

"Ek baat bata, London mein koi pehchan wala hai tera?"

"Pehchan wale toh kayi hain Bhaijaan, kaam kya hai?" Usne jawab diya.

"Ye Raj Rana london mein kisi cheez ka ilaaj kara raha hai. Mujhe pata karna hai ke Doctor kaun hai aur ilaaj kis cheeez ka kara raha hai ye, agar kara raha hai toh"

"Langda hai, goonga behra hai toh inmein se hi kisi cheez ka kara raha hoga" Akram hasta hua bola.

"Andaza toh mera bhi yahi hai par confirm karna hai"

"Is kaam mein thoda sa waqt lag sakta hai Bhai. 100% London mein hi kara raha hai Ilaaj?"

"Haan bataya toh yahi gaya hai. Ye har mahine private flight se London jata hai. Main iske flight records vagerah check karunga ke Flight London hi jaati hai ya kahin aur aur kuchh medical records vagerah bhi haasil karne ki koshish karta hoon. Meanwhile tu bhi pata kar"

"Theek hai Bhai, vaise uspe bhi shak hai kya?"

"Filhal toh sab par hi shak hai dost"

Akram se baat karne ke baad main apne room mein aakar let gaya par neend toh aankhon se koso door thi. Badi der tak bistar par karvat badalne ke baad main phir se drawing room mein aaya aur apne computer on karke Raj ka bhijvaya scanner attach kiya.

 

[Vampire____lover]

Chapter 23 - The Hidden Face

Scanner maine apne Laptop se connect kiya aur vo tasveer uthayi jo hamein Sunandar ke ghar se mili thi. Yun toh us tasveer mein nazar kuchh bhi nahi aa raha tha.Kagaz bheej kar takreeban poora hi gal chuka tha, is had tak ke ab use tasveer kehna bhi galat hi hota. Ab toh vo bas ek bacha kucha kagaz ka tukda tha jo kabhi kisi zamane mein tasveer hua karta hoga.

Photo ko maine scan kiya par nateeja kuchh khaas nikla nahi. Maine kaafi der tak photoshop aur doosre photo editing softwares mein jhak maarta raha ke shayad kisi tarah damaged part ka koi tuk ban sake par compter bechara bhi kya kar sakta tha. Jo cheez scan hokar hard disk par aayi hi nahi vo bhala kahan se recover hoti. Thak haar kar main compter shut down karne ki soch hi raha tha ke mera phone baja.

Call Inspector Falana Falana ki thi. Maine ghadi par nazar daali, aadhi raat hone ko aayi thi. 2 ring ke baad call disconnect ho gayi. Maine vaapis number dial kiya.

"Negi Bhai sab khairiyat?" Usne call receive ki toh maine puchha.

"Sir disturb toh nahi kiya? Mujhe lag raha tha ke aap so gaye honge par phir bhi socha ke ek ring dekar dekhta hoon"

"Nahi jaag raha tha filhal toh" Maine jawab diya, "Bas abhi sone ke liye jaane hi laga tha. Aap itni raat ko kaise? Night shift lagi hui hai kya?"

"Nahi Sir night shift toh nahi hai par kuchh case aa gaya tha isliye mujhe bhagna pada" Negi ne jawab diya.

Uske pichhe se kaafi shor ki aawaz sunai de rahi thi.

"Ho kahan is waqt?" Maine sawal kiya.

"Solan mein Sir"

"Kuchh apne case se related hai kya?" Maine andaza lagate hue kaha ke vo is waqt Solan mein tha, ek case ke chakkar mein keh raha tha ke bhagna pada aur aadhi raat ko mujhe phone kar raha tha.

"Pata nahi Sir par maine socha ke aapko phone karke ittela kar doon"

"Kya hua?"

"Arrey kya kar raha hai?" Vo achanak zor se chillaya, "Abhi kuchh mat kar, pehle photos vagerah lene do un logon ko"

"Kispe chilla rahe ho?" Maine haste hue kaha.

"Hawaldar hai Sir, kuchh nahi pata hota saalon ko. Aapko vo Aadesh yaad hai Sir?"

"Vo Music academy wala?" Maine kaha, "Haan yaad hai"

"Uski laash mili hai Sir" Negi ne kaha.

"Aadesh ki body?" Maine hairat se kaha, "Vahi music academy wala Aadesh na jisse ham log kuchh waqt pehle milne gaye the?"

"Haan vahi Sir"

"Kahan mili?" Maine puchha.

"Yahin Solan ke paas"

"Murder?"

"Keh nahi sakte Sir. Laash ek khaai mein mili hai toh suicide bhi ho sakta hai aur murder bhi"

"Kitne din purani laash hai?"

"Aaj hi hua hai jo bhi hua Sir" Usne jawab diya, "Ye aaj subah Academy gaya tha toh suicide ya murder jo bhi tha, aaj hi hua hai"

"Information kisne di?"

"Yahin ek paas mein restaurant hai uske maalik ne"

"Laash agar khaai mein thi toh usne kaise dekh liya?"

"Nahi dekha toh usne bhi nahi. Vo bhi restaurant band karke ja raha tha ke raaste mein ek sunsaan jagah par Aadesh ki gaadi khadi thi. Darwaze khule hue the, chaabi lagi hui thi aur aas paas koi nahi tha. Ye dekh kar usne police ko inform kiya. Vahin thoda sa aage sadak kinare ghaas par uski jacket rakhi mili"

"Aur thoda aage khaai mein laash?" Maine baat poori ki.

"Ji haan. Maine socha ke aapko phone karke bata doon"

"Koi suraag?"

"Abhi tak toh nahi Sir aur vaise bhi andehre mein kahan kuchh dikhai dena hai. Ab toh kal subah hi dekhenge"

"Theek hai, kuchh pata chalta hai toh let me know. Keep me informed on this one please" Maine kaha.

"Bilkul Sir" Usne kaha aur phone rakh diya.

Negi se baat karne ke baad maine ek cigarette jalayi aur beth kar sochne laga. Jaane kyun mere dil mein ye poora yakeen sa tha ke Aadesh ki maut ki vajah mera usse milne jana hi tha aur agar aisa tha toh poora ka poora case ek naya rukh lene wala tha. Jo mamla 20 saal pehle daba diya gaya tha, use dabane wala ab bhi kahin aas paas tha.

Aur isse saaf zaahir tha ke kahin na kahin is udhed-bun mein main kahin uske itna kareeb aa gaya tha ke use apne phasne ka khatra mehsoos hone laga tha.

 

[Vampire____lover]

Agle din subah chaai peete hue maine Kamini ko Aadesh ki maut ke baare mein bataya.

"Thats sad news indeed" Vo sochte hue boli.

"Yeah, maut kisi ki bhi ho, sad toh hoti hi hai" Mujhe uski baat ka matlab samajh nahi aaya toh maine bhi aage se yun hi apni baat jod di.

"Arrey vo nahi" Vo chaai ka cup rakhte hue boli, "Duniya mein roz lakhon log marte hain aur roz lakhon bachche paida hote hain, nothing sad about him dying"

"Phir?" Maine cigarette ke packet ke taraf haath badhaya.

"Subah subah" Isse pehle ke main cigarette nikalta, Kamini ne packet khinch kar apne taraf kar liya, "Kaam nahi hai tumhein bhi koi, jab dekho yahi jalaye bethe rehte ho"

"Arrey de ne yaar" Maine haath aage badhte hue packet vaapis apni taraf kiya, "Aadesh wali baat poori kar apni"

"Ek vahi tha jisse mujhe kuchh ummeed lag rahi thi information milne ki, I mean jis tarah se vo hamare sawal sunkar hadbadaya tha. I was thinking ke we should go question him again but yahan toh hamare kuchh puchhne se pehle hi uska patta kat gaya"

"Yeah I know"

"Abhi kya plan hai?" Kamini boli.

"Pata nahi, Negi se baat karke dekhunga kuchh aaj ke Aadesh ki maut se related koi suraag mauka-e-wardat se mila ho toh par filhal toh Mrs. Rana ke huzoor mein haziri lagani hai" Maine ghadi ki taraf dekhte hue kaha. Subah ke 10 baj rahe the.

"Aunty Ji ne bulaya hai tumhein?" Kamini muskurate hue boli.

"Oye hoye, Mrs. Rana se sidha Aunty ji?" Maine maathen par shikan daalte hue kaha.

Meri baat sunkar Kamini fauran embarass ho gayi.

"Vo last time main Ma'm Ma'm karke baat kar rahi thi toh unhone mujhe kaha ke Aunty kehkar bulaaon" Kehkar usne apni jeeb thodi se daanton se bahar nikali, bilkul kisi chhoti bachchi ki tarah.

Koi hairat ki baat bhi nahi thi ismein, jis tarah se vo logon se baat karke unhein apne favour mein kar leti thi, aur jis tarah se log fauran use pasand karke uski haan mein haan milane lagte the, iska namuna main zindagi mein kayi baar pehle bhi dekh chuka tha, aakhri baar tab jab vo Sunanda ki maan se milne gaye the.

"Meri baat maan toh ek kaam kar" Maine kaha.

"Kya?"

"Lage haath Aunty se sidha Mummy Ji par hi aaja aur Raj ko baandh ke rakhi bana le apna bhaiyya"

"What? Kyun?" Vo shakal banate hue boli.

"Arrey yaar soch, teri meri shaadi hogi aur agar inhein tune Mummy ji bana liya toh soch jab tu aur main shaadi karenge toh dahej mein kya kya milega tujhe"

"Dafa ho jao yahan se" Kehte hue vo uthi aur chaai ke cup lekar kitchen mein chali gayi.

Uske baad main taiyyar hokar Mrs. Rana se milne chala gaya aur unhein ab tak ki poori report di jo ke koi khaas thi nahi, sivaay iske ke main ab tak koshish hi kar raha hoon. Par unhein us waqt apne bete ki gumshudgi se zyada ineterest meri aur Kamini ki love story mein tha.

Baat se baat nikalti rahi aur thodi der baad bhi Raj bhi hamare saath hi aakar beth gaya. Nateeja ye hua ke jab tab main unse milkar utha toh dopahar ke 2 bajne wale the.

Main vaapis guest house pahuncha aur lunch ke baad Negi ko phone milaya.

"Nahi Sir abhi tak toh koi suraag nahi mila hai" Mere puchhne par Negi ne jawab diya.

"Kuchh pata chala ke vo Solan kya karne gaya tha?"

"Sir ab ye bhi toh pata nahi na ke vo Solan gaya tha ya kahin aur. Jahan uski gaadi mili hai vahan se ek sadak Shimla ko jaati hai, doosri Chail ko aati hai aur Chandigarh wala highway bhi door nahi hai vahan se"

"Hmmmm" Maine sochte hue kaha, "Chalo kuchh mile toh batana"

"Vaise main abhi Shimla ki taraf hi ja raha hoon Sir, Isi silsile mein"

"Masha-Allah" Maine haste hue kaha, "Hamare desh ki police itni fast forward, itni tezi se kaam pe lag gayi"

"Kya Sir aap bhi" Vo meri baat sunkar hasta hua bola, "Uske gharwalo se baat karni hai, kal vo kahan tha kisse mila vagerah vagerah"

"Toh ek kaam karo" Negi ki baat sunkar mujhe ek idea soojha.

"Kahiye Sir"

"Aadesh ke phone records nikalo aur mujhe bhi bhej dena please. Uske mobile, ghar aur office ke phone records"

"Theek hai Sir, vo toh main asal mein khud subah hi bol diya tha nikalne ke liye, shaam tak aa jaayenge"

"Tumhein yaad hai ham usse kab milne gaye the Academy?"

"Haan yaad hai Sir"

"Us din ke baad ke phone records specially mujhe dekhne hain"

"Theek hai Sir, shaam tak mil jaayega" Use kaha.

"Hamare desh ko aap jaise police walo ki hi zaroorat hai Negi Bhai" Maine phir haste hue kaha, "Chust durust, tez tarrar aur apna kaam imandari se karne wale"

"Aapko bhi main hi mila Sir subah se" Vo khisiyani se aawaz mein kaha aur hamne phone rakh diya.

Main vaapis guest house pahuncha toh Kamini mera laptop khole bethi thi.

"Kya kar rahi hai?" Main uske pichhe jakar khade hote hue bola.

"Tumne vo kal photo scan ki thi jo hamein Sunanda ke ghar se mili thi?" Usne palat kar puchha aur laoptop meri taraf ghumaya. Vo photoshop mein kuchh kar rahi thi.

"Haan, kyun?"

"Us photo mein toh kuchh mila nahi hoga?"

"Nahi bahut zyada kharab ho rakhi thi vo, samajh hi nahi aaya kuchh" Main uske saath bethkar Laptop ki taraf dekhte hue bola.

"Dekha tha maine, par samajh meri bhi nahi aaya kuchh. Par phir mujhe ek doosri tasveer ka dhyaan aaya"

"Kaun si?"

"Kanha ki tasveer jo main uske ghar se laayi thi, jab pehli baar main uske baap se milne ke irade se gayi thi, remember?"

"Haan yaad hai" Maine kaha.

"Ye photo" Kehte hue usne laptop ki taraf ishara kiya. Photoshop mein usne usi photo ko scan karke khol rakha tha.

Vo ek holi ke din ki tasveer thi. Tasveer Kanha ki thi aur uske Pichhe background mein vahi mandir tha jise Kali ka Tibba ke naam se jana jata tha. Pichhe kaafi log jama tha jo shayad ya toh holi khelne ke irade se ya phir pooja vagerah ke liye vahan jama ho rakhe the. Sabko chehro par rang laga hua tha.

"Dekhna kya hai?"

"Yahan dekho, is ladki ko" Kehte hue usne tasveer mein Kanha ki pichhe khadi par anguli rakhi.

"Kaun hai ye?" Maine puchha.

"Ab dekho" Kehte hue Kamini ne ladki ke chehre par zoom kiya.

Chehre par halka rang hone ke bavajood main is chehre ko pehchanne mein koi galti nahi kar sakta tha.

"Sunanda" Maine kaha.

"Exactly" Kamini ne muskurate hue kaha.

Vo bheed se thoda sa alag hatkar khadi hui ek taraf gaur se dekh rahi thi.

"And?" Maine phir sawaliya nazar se Kamini ki taraf dekha.

"Ise pehchan toh main asal photo mein hi gayi thi par gaur se dekho, ye ek hi taraf bade dhyaan se dekh rahi hai."

Maine phir photo ki taraf dekha. Sunanda ki nazar apne se thoda aage khade 4-5 logon ki taraf thi.

"Kehna kya chah rahi hai tu?" Maine phir Kamini se puchha.

"Arrey Lallu ye dekho" Kamini ne apni anguli Sunanda se thoda khade ek aadmi par rakhi. Maine gaur se dekha toh vo bhi palat kar Sunanda ki taraf hi dekh raha tha.

"Ye us ladke ki taraf dekh rahi hai" Maine kaha.

"Aur vo iski taraf" Kamini ne kaha.

"Hai kaun ye?" Maine laptop ke thoda aur nazdeek hote hue puchha. Vo jo koi bhi tha, uske chehre par buri tarah rang laga hua tha aur pehchan pana mushkil tha.

"Yahi jaanne ke liye maine photo ko scan kiya" Kamini ne kaha.

"Ok"

"Aur photoshop mein is ladke ke chehre se rang hatane ki koshish ki. Zyada kuchh kaamyaab ho nahi paayi par jitna kar saki, uske baad ye photo bani" Kehte hue Kamini ne original photo ko band kiya aur ek doosri photo kholi jo usne ladke ke chehre se rang hatane ke baad save ki thi.

Kuchh zyada khaas farak nahi pada tha. Pehchan pana ab bhi kaafi mushkil tha.

"Jis tarah se ye dono ek doosre ki taraf dekh rahe hain, specially Sunanda. Iske chehre ko gaur se dekho, jo smile, jo expressions iske chehre par hain vo yun hi kisi anjaan shaks ke liye nahi hoti.

"I still cant figure out who this guy is" Maine kaha.

"That is because ye chehra 20 saal purana hai"

"Matlab"

"Yaad hai jab maine tumse puchha tha ke Liyaqat ki umar ab kya hogi aur 20 saal pehle vo ek jawab aadmi hoga. Sunanda ki umar ka nahi, usse umar mein kaafi bada par phir bhi ek jawan aadmi" Kamini boli.

 

[Vampire____lover]

Chapter 24 - Tragic End Of A Love Story


Renuka aur main ab pati patni toh bas naam bhar ke liye hi reh gaye the. Badhte badhte dooriyan is qadar badh chuki thi ke ab ham sote tak saath nahi the. Vo bed par soti thi aur main apne kamre mein rakhe ek couch par. Baat toh ham dono ke beech kabki band ho chuki thi aur ab jo ek do baatein ham ek doosre se karte the vo sirf zaroorat ya mere maan baap ko dikhane ke liye hi hoti thi. Mujhe yaad tak nahi tha ke aakhri baar main use dekhkar ya vo mujhe dekh kar kab muskurayi thi.

Magar kuchh baatein ab bhi thi jo ham dono ke beech qayam thi. Unmein sabse pehle thi mere bete Vikram ki dekh bhaal. Ham dono ke beech jo bhi ho raha tha uska asar hamare bete par na pade, iski ham poori koshish karte the. Vo abhi chhota tha aur uske liye ye zaroori tha ke vo koi aisi baat na dekhke jo aage chal kar uske dimag par koi asar daale isliye uske saamne ham dono hamesha haste hue hi pesh aate. Use main hamesha yahi kehta ke uski Mom is the best aur Renuka bhi yahi dikhati mujhse behtar baap duniya mein nahi hai. Vikram ke saamne gusse mein na main kabhi Renuka ko kuchh kehta aur na hi Renuka mujhe kuchh. Na main aawaz oonchi karta tha aur na hi Renuka.

Jo doosri baat jispar ham dono hi qayam rahe vo thi ek doosre se kuchh na kehna. Main janta tha ke vo mujhse bewafai kar rahi thi aur vo ye baat samajh chuki thi ke uski sachchai main janta hoon par iske bawajood na maine kabhi usse koi sawal kiya aur na hi kabhi usne khud koi safai di. Main dheere dheere usse door hota chala gaya aur usne mujhe rokne ki koshish bhi nahi ki.

Teesri baat jispar Renuka qayam rahi vo thi mujhe dhokha dene ki. Ham dono ka ek beta tha, saath ek pariwar tha par in sab baaton ne uski bewafai par koi asar nahi dala. Ab bhi aksar vo mujhe ghar se gayab milti, bina kisi ko bataye aur jab vo gayab hoti toh us dauran uska cell phone switched off hota. Maine use ye baat saaf zahir kar di thi ke main uske baare mein sab janta hoon par is baat ne bajay use rokne ke ulta use aur jaise aazadi de di thi. Jab tak ye khush-fehmi uske dil mein thi ke main kuchh nahi janta tab tak vo aksar mere kareeb aane aur mujhe manane ki koshish karti, shayad apni galti ko chhupane ke liye par jab use pata chal gaya ke ab natak karne ka koi fayda nahi toh usne bhi apni har koshish ko ek taraf kar diya.

Dheere dheere vo khudh hi mujhse door rehne lagi thi. Jahan ek taraf vo baar baar mujhse meri narazgi ki vajah puchha karti thi, mujhe manane ki har koshish karti thi vahin ab aalam ye tha ke vo khud hi poori koshish karti tih ke mujhse door rahe. Hamare beech ek khamoshi arrangement ho chuka tha ke bed Renuka ka tha aur couch mera. Ek din main apne bete ke saath bed par leta khel raha tha aur raat ko vahin meri aankh lag gayi. Subah jab aankh khuli toh Renuka couch par so rahi thi. Use khud mere nazdeek aakar mere saath ek hi bistar par sona manzoor nahi reh gaya tha.

Aur shayad aankhon ki ye sachchai hi thi jisne hamare beech zubaan ki sachchai ko roka hua tha. Ham jaante the ke jis din ham mein se kisi ne kuchh bhi bola, ek anguli bhi uthayi, us din hi ye shaadi khatam ho jaayegi aur ye main toh kam se kam bilkul nahi chahta tha kyunki iska asar Vikram par kya hoga, ye main khoob janta tha. Aisa hi shayad koi dar Renuka ko bhi raha hoga jiski vajah se usne bhi hamare beech uth rahi deewar ko khamoshi ke saath kabool kar liya tha.

Ab dono ek ghar mein rehte hue, ek hi chhat ke neeche hote hue bhi ajnabhi ho chuke the.

Aisa nahi ke maine iski vajah dhoondhne ki koshish nahi ki. Har pehlu se socha, har andaaz mein socha, baar baar socha. Bahut apne sar khujaya ke kahan galti hui mujhse, kya hua aisa ke meri biwi jo kabhi mujhpar jaan deti thi mujhse is tarah, is qadar door ho gayi. Paise ki kabhi koi kami nahi thi hamare ghar mein toh daulat toh vajah ho hi nahi sakti thi. Aur agar daulat ki baat hoti toh vo yun mere saath na rehti, chhod deti mujhe.

Main hamesha poori tarah se, har tarah se uska dhyaan rakhta tha. Use poori tarah emotional support deta tha. Uske ek ishare par apna dil uske kadamon mein rakh deta tha. Uski har khwahish uske bolne se pehle poori kar deta tha toh aisa nahi ho sakta tha ke vo kisi aur ke paas emotional support ke liye jaaye.

Ham dono ke beech sharirik sambandh bhi achhe the, jab tak ke mujhe uske baare mein pata nahi chala tha. Main sexually capable tha aur aisa nahi tha ke main apni biwi ko bistar par khush nahi rakh paya. Vo toh balki aksar mujhe khud hi "Bed Tiger" ke naam se chheda karti thi. Aur vo aisi bhi gayi guzri nahi thi ke ek mard se uska kaam na chal raha ho aur jism ki aag use ek aur mard ki bahon mein jaane par majboor kar de. Nahi aisi toh bilkul nahi thi vo.

Toh kahan hui galti, kahan reh gayi kami. Apne aap se ye sawal maine hazar baar puchha par har baar jawab mein kuchh haasil nahi hua.

Dheere dheere maine us ladke ko dhoondhne ki koshish bhi bad kar di thi jiske saath Renuka ka affair tha. Maine kayi baar uske cell ko trace karne ki koshish ki, apne ghar ke phone tap karaye par kuchh haasil nahi hua. Mere ghar mein mile condoms ke packets is baat ka saboot the ke vo ladka khud mere ghar aata tha kabhi kabhi aur is ummeed par hi maine AKram se lekar ghar mein kayi hidden cams lagaye. Mere bete ke kayi khilone aise the jinmein spy cams fit kiye hue the. Mujhe ummeed ye thi ke shayad mere pichhe Renuka apne boy-friend se phone par baat karti hui kisi cam mein record ho jaaye par aisa bhi nahi hua par kisi bhi cam mein na toh koi video aisa record hua aur na hi koi audio.

Jahan usne apne aapko mujhse door kar liya tha vahin vo ab bahut chaukanni ho gayi thi ke kahin se bhi koi cheez mujhe na mile. Vo ghar mein milne wale condoms ke wrapper bhi ab milne band ho gaye the par agli baar jab mujhe vo wrapper mila toh jaise qayamat hi aa gayi.

Vo ek Sunday ka din tha aur mere maan baap subah hi kisi mandir mein pooja ke liye chale gaye the. Unka shaam se pehle vaapis aane ka koi scene nahi tha isliye sara din ke liye ghar mein main aur Renuka hi akele reh gaye aur main poori koshish karta tha ke aisi situations ko avoid karun. Us din bhi aisa hi kuchh hua. Kuchh der tak toh main ghar mein betha raha par akele ek saath hone ki vajah se ham dono hi bahut uncomfortable the. Main khud poori koshish kar raha tha ke Renuka se nazar bacha kar rakhun aur uski nervousness bhi saaf zahir thi. Aalam kuchh aisa ho gaya tha jaise ke ek chhat ke neeche do ek doosre ke khoon ke pyaase log behte hon jinki majboori kuchh aisi thi ke ek doosre par hamla na kar saken.

Jab mujhe aur bardasht na hua tha main uthkar ghar se bahar nikal gaya aur yun hi gaadi liye shehar ki sadkon par drive karta raha. Phir mujhe jaane kya soojhi ke main ek hotel ke bar mein ja betha aur din mein hi vahan beth kar peeni shuru kar di. Jab tak ke main Bar se uthkar vaapis apni gaadi tak aaya, nasha mere sar chadh kar bol raha tha.

Ghar pahunch kar maine ghanti bajayi toh darwaza fauran nahi khula. Maine kam se kam 6-7 baar ghanti bajayi toh ek baukhlayi hui si Renuka ne darwaza khola.

"Itni der kyun lagayi?" Main nashe aur gusse mein badbadaya aur ghar ke andar daakhil hua.

Usne mere sawal ka koi jawab nahi diya aur chup-chap darwaza band kar diya. Maine uspar ek nazar daali toh uske baal kuchh bikhre se lage, kapde kuchh ast-vyast se lage. Use is halat mein maine sirf apne bedroom mein hi dekha tha. Khaas taur se un palon mein jab ham abhi abhi ek doosre ke kareeb hue hon.

"Kya kar rahi thi?" Maine use ghoorete hue kaha.

"Bathroom mein thi" Usne jawab diya aur kitchen ki taraf badhi.

"Akeli?" Maine puchha.

"Kya matlab?" Vo palat kar boli.

Maine uski baat ka koi jawab nahi diya aur poore ghar mein nazar maare laga. Maine ek ek karke saare kamre khol kar dekhe par kahin kuchh nazar nahi aaya. Sach kahun toh main ummeed kar raha tha ke kahin mujhe ghar mein uska boyfriend chhupa hua milega. Uski halat is baat ki gawahi de rahi thi ke abhi abhi koi tha jo uske jism se khel raha tha ya kam se kam mera dimag toh mujhe aisa hi kuchh bata raha tha.

"Kya dhoondh rahe ho?"

"Tumhare yaar ko" Pehli baar main gusse mein apne munh par koi aisi baat laya jo apne aap mein ek sidha sidha ilzaam thi.

"Kya matlab hai tumhara?" Vo palat kar gusse mein kisi nagin ki tarah phunphkari.

"Matlab vahi hai jo tumhari halat bata rahi hai. Darwaza kholne mein itni der? Apni yaar ki baahon mein thi? Kapde pehne hue the ya mere ghanti bajane ke baad jaldi jaldi pehne?" Pata nahi us waqt main bol raha tha ya mere gale se neeche utri hui sharab bol rahi thi.

"Kya kehna chah rahe ho?"

"Halat dekho apni. Ye kapde dekho, in kapdo ki halat dekho. Koi bhi bata dega ke kya karke aayi ho tum"

"Pehli baat toh ye ke haan, kapde utre hue the mere" Vo meri taraf ghoorte hue boli. Uske andaaz se hi zahir tha ke vo jaanti thi main kya bol raha hoon, "Haan nangi thi main par kisi ki baahon mein nahi bathroom mein. Nahane ke liye gayi. Meri halat aisi isliye hai kyunki subah se nahayi nahi hoon, munh tak nahi dhoya. Kapdo ki halat aisi isliye hai kyunki ne nighty gande kapdo ke saath washing machine mein padi hui thi. Tumne ghanti bajayi toh jaldi jaldi mein yahi pehen li maine. Doosri aur sabse zaroori baat, apni ayyashi ko chhupane ke liye ilzaam mere sar par mat daalo"

"Kehna kya chah rahi ho tum?" Main gusse mein uski taraf badhta hua bola.

"Yahi kehna chah rahi hoon ke tum bahar jahan chaho munh maar kar aao mujhe ab koi matlab nahi hai par mere uper keechad uchhalne ka koi haq nahi hai tumhein. Main yahan tumhare saath sirf apne bete ki vajah se hoon toh bhalai sirf isi mein hai ke tum bhi is baat ki izzat karo"

Mujhe samajh nahi aa raha tha ke kya kahun ya kya karun. Gussa us waqt itna aa raha tha ke uska munh tod doon aur shayad aisa hi kuchh main karta bhi agar us waqt mere cell par meri maan ne phone na kar diya hota. Maine call receive ki toh maan ne sidha Renuka ke baare mein puchha. Maine khamoshi se phone uski taraf badha diya aur vo phone lekar maan se baat karti hui bedroom ki taraf badh gayi.

Gusse mein main vahin couch par beth gaya. Main us waqt poori tarah nashe ki halat mein tha aur kahin ye nasha hi tha jo baar baar mujhe majboor kar raha tha ke ye baat aaj main khatam kar doon. Jahan ek taraf mere dil ki salah ye thi ke mujhe chup ho jana chahiye, vahin doosri taraf nashe mein dooba mera dimag chilla chilla kar keh raha tha ke baat aaj khatam kar hi doon.

Saamne hi table par Renuka ka cell phone rakha hua tha. Maine gusse mein uska phone uthaya aur check karne laga.

Contacts mein koi naam aisa nahi mila jispar shak kiya ja sake.

Call log mein koi call kisi unknown number par nahi thi.

Inbox mein koi galat message nahi tha.

Magar jab sent items check kiye toh meri aankhen gusse mein ubal padi. Ek unknown number par bheja hua message kuchh is tarah tha,

"Its only you that I love Sweety. And please, dont talk about that impotent husband of mine anymore. Vo kya jaane ke bistar par ek aurat ko kya chahiye hota hai. Aur ek baat sach kahun, he is not even half of your size" Aur iske baad ek aankh maarne wala smiley bana hua tha.

Message aaj subah hi bheja gaya tha aur vo shayad is sent items se delete karna bhool gayi thi.

Gusse mein cell liya main apne bedroom ki taraf palta jahan ke Renuka abhi abhi gayi thi aur phir jo mujhe nazar aaya vo kisi ka bhi khoon khaula dene ke liye kaafi thi.

Mera beta Vikram apne jhoole mein betha hua tha aur uske haath mein ek laal rang ka chhota sa packet tha. Vahi laal rang ka packet jiske andar ek condom tha. Packet abhi saabut tha matlab ke condom abhi use nahi hua tha aur mera beta ek condom ka packet haath mein pakde use munh mein daal kar chaba raha tha.

Mera haath gusse mein meri belt ki taraf gaya. Maine belt khol kar apne haath mein lapeti aur gusse aur nashe ki halat mein bedroom ki taraf badha. Renuka phone rakh kar khadi hui pareshan si almari mein kuchh dhoondh rahi thi.

"Ye dhoondh rahi ho kya?" Maine kaha.

Vo meri tarah palti toh maine vo condom uski taraf uchhal diya.

"Kya hai ye?" Vo boli.

"Sawal mera hona chahiye" Maine kaha, "Aur tumne mujhe kabhi bataya nahi ke main bistar par tumhari zaroorat poori nahi kar paya, batati toh vahi karta jo tum chahti thi"

"Kya bakwaas kar rahe ho?" Vo phor boli toh maine uska cell uski taraf uchhal diya. Vo apne cell mein dekhne lagi aur hairat aur khauff se uski aankhen phel gayi.

10 minute baad jab main bedroom se nikla toh Renuka zameen par besudh padi thi. Maine use maar maar kar apni chamde ki belt tod di thi aur vo neeche ek kone mein giri padi subak rahi thi.

Drawing room mein Vikram zor zor se ro raha tha.

Aur main chup chap ghar se bahar nikla aur phir idhar udhar jhak maarne ke baad apne office mein jakar beth gaya. Nasha utar raha tha aur mujhe dheere dheere is baat ka ehsaas ho raha tha ke main kya karke aaya hoon aur ab meri shaadi finally khatam ho chuki hai. Soch hi raha tha kya karun ke tabhi phone ki ghanti baji aur mujhe meri biwi ke suicide ki khabar di gayi.

Ghar pahuncha toh rone ki aawazon se mera ghar goonj raha tha.

Mere maan baap ke rone ki aawaz.

Renuka ke maan baap ke rone ki aawaz.

Vikram ki rone ki aawaz.

Kamini ki rone ki aawaz.

Hamare doston aur rishtedaaron ke rone ki aawaz.

Aur na jaane kis kiske rone ki aawaz.

Aur in sab aawazon ke beech mujhe ek kagaz ka tukda pakda diya gaya.

"Main nahi jaanti ke kab main tumse itna door ho gayi aur kya galti hui ke ye rishta yun khatam hua. Aaj sochti hoon toh samajh hi nahi aata ke maine aakhir tumhein dhokha diya kyun. Tumhare sawal ka jawab doon toh bistar par kya, tumne toh meri har jagah har zaroorat poori ki. Uske bavajood maine har cheez ko risk karte hue kyun tumhein dhokha diya is sawal ka jawab shayad mere paas hai hi nahi. Koi kami nahi thi tum mein aur sach kahun toh jiske saath main tumhein dhokha de rahi thi he is not even half of the man that you are. I am sorry my love par main tumhein bata hi nahi sakti ke maine aisa kyun kiya kyunki main khud bhi nahi jaanti. Galti mujhse ek baar hui aur phir na jaane kyun main baar baar us galti ko dohrati rahi aur aaj jo hua uske baad ab itna mauka bhi nahi bacha ke main apni galti sudhar sakun. So I am doing the best thing that I can do right now, that any mother and wife would do. I am securing my family and my death is the only way to do that. Maine apni vajah se tumhare chehre par badnaami ka daag laga nahi de sakti aur tumse door hokar toh zinda rehne ka sawal hi paida nahi hota.

Main jaanti hoon ke I cheated on you aur ye galti maafi ke layak toh nahi par ho sake toh mujhe maaf kar dena aur hamare bete ka khyaal rakhna"

 

[Vampire____lover]

Chapter 25 - A Thief And A Murderer


"Email mil gayi Sir?" Negi ne phone par puchha.

"Bas log-in kar hi raha hoon, ek minute dijiye" Maine apne Email account mein log in karte hue kaha.

"Main fax karne ki soch raha tha par fax toh shayad aapke paas hoga nahi isliye scan karke bhej diya aapko. Vaise toh maine asal mein ye socha tha ke kal khud lekar hi aa jaoonga par kal phir yahan kuchh official kaam nikal aaya toh kal Chail aana mumkin nahi ho paayega isliye maine scan karke bhej diya"

"Nahi koi baat nahi" Maine kaha, "Mil gayi aapki email"

"Sir usmein jo pehli attachment hai vo Aadesh ke office ka phone se ki gayi calls ki list hai, doosri attachment uske cell se ki gayi calls ki list hai aur teesri uske ghar ke landline se milaye gaye phones ki list hai"

"Awesome" Maine pehli list kholte hue kaha, "Aapne dekhi ye?"

"Haan dekhi Sir, kuchh bhi kaam ka nahi mila. Sab ya toh yaaron doston ko kiye gaye phone hain ya sab office ke kaam se ki gayi calls"

"Aur ye 4th list kya hai?" Maine chauthi attachment kholi.

"Maine vo numbers nikale jin par baar baar calls ki gayi thi aur un logon ke naam nikale. Ye un sab logon ke naam hain, zyadatar Aadesh ke dost hi hain" Negi ne kaha.

"Super" Main dil hi dil mein uski tareef kiye bina nahi reh saka. Policewalo se aisi akalmandi ki ummeed vo bhi itni tezi ke saath main kam hi karta tha.

"Aap dekh lijiye Sir" Negi ne kaha," Kuchh samajh aaye ya mile toh bataiyega mujhe"

"Absolutely"

Phone rakhne ke baad main ek ke baad ek list ko khol kar dekhne laga. Teeno hi list bahut lambhi thi. Kuchh calls random thi aur kuchh numbers par calls baar baar ki gayi thi jinko ke Negi ne already alag chhant liya tha. Har vo number jis par ek se zyada baar call ki gayi thi, un sab logon ka naam Negi ne ek alag list mein nikal liya tha aur bakaul uske, vo sab Aadesh ke dost the.

"What is this?" Kamini haath mein ek chaai ka cup liye mere pichhe aa khadi hui.

"Aadesh ke number se ki gayi calls" Main cell phone numbers wali list ki taraf dekhte hue bola.

"Found anything?" Usne chaai ka cup mere haath mein pakdaya.

"Nah, I wasnt even really hoping to. Soch raha tha ke koi number nikalunga jispar baar baar calls ki gayi hon, specially kuchh last few days mein par Negi ne already ye kaam kar diya. Kaafi saare log hain"

"You going to question them?"

"I dont think we have the time to question them all par dekh sakte hain ke inmein se kisi bhi insaan ka Ravi ke case se koi lena dena tha kya"

"Arent you forgetting about the picture?"

"Yaar us tasveer ke dam par kuchh saabit nahi kar sakte. It is just our own theory. Aaj se 20 saal pehle Sunanda ek tasveer mein ek insaan ki taraf dekh kar kyun muskura rahi thi isse kuchh saabit nahi hota. Aur tu ye chaai mein cheeni daalne mein itni kanjoosi kyun karti hai yaar" Maine chaai ka ek sip liya aur phir uthkar kitchen ki taraf badh gaya.

"Itna zyada meetha na piya karo" Main utha toh Kamini laptop ke saamne beth gayi.

Maine kitchen mein jakar chaai mein thodi cheeni aur daali aur drawing room mein vaapis lauta.

"One number here looks familiar" Kamini list uper neeche karte hui boli.

"Which one?" Main nazdeek aate hue bola.

"This one" Usne ek number par anguli rakhi. vO ek landline number tha.

"Whose number is this?" Maine puchha.

Jawab mein Kamini ne mera cell phone uthaya aur contact list kholi.

"Kya kar rahi hai?"

"Kuchh din pehle main tumhara cell dekh rahi thi" Vo contact list scroll karte hue boli.

"Kyun?"

"Ye dekhne ke liye ke mere pichhe tumne aur kaun kaun si nayi ladkiyon ke naam apne phone mein add kiye hain aur tab meri nazar is naam aur number par padi" Kehte hue usne cell meri taraf kar diya.

Maine number milaya. Same tha.

"Tune ek baar ye number dekha aur tujhe yaad bhi ho gaya?"

"Nahi yaad hota nahi par last ke teen digits dekho. 007, James bond par khatam hota hai ye number isliye dimag mein atak gaya tha"

"Nice but its just one phone call, doesnt necesarily have to men anything" Maine kaha hi tha ke mere haath mein pakda cell phone baj utha. Call Akram ki thi.

"Akram Bhai, kaise ho?" Maine call receive ki.

"Theek hoon Bhaijaan. Vo aapke kaam ke baare mein pata karaya tha"

"Kaam?"

"Haan vo aapne Raj ke Doctor ke baare mein pata karne ko kaha tha na"

"Achha haan, kuchh chala pata?"

"Haan mushkil nahi tha vaise pata karna ke Hindustan ke sabse ameer logon mein se ek London mein ilaaj kara raha hai ke nahi"

"Aur?"

"Haan kara raha hai. Apne paon ka ilaaj kara raha hai aur shayad behrepan ka bhi" Akram ne kaha toh mujhe koi khaas hairat nahi hui. Jo haal filhal mein mujhe kuchh leads mili thi unse Raj ke Ravi hone ka sawal hi paida nahi hota tha.

"Ok. That wasnt surprising actually. Yakeen toh mujhe bhi tha par sirf confirm hi kar raha tha"

"Iske saath kuchh aur bhi pata chala hai Sir, shayad vo aapke kuchh kaam ka nikal aaye"

"Kya?" Maine puchha.

"Jo mera contact hai London mein maine use kaha tha pata karne ko ke koi Raj Rana naam ka hindustani aata hai kya London ilaaj karane. Maine jagah ka naam bhi bataya tha ke banda chail naam ke kasbe se hai, Himachal mein. Toh mere us contact ne baaton baaton mein yun hi mujhe bataya ke vo ek aur family ko janta hai England mein jo Himachal se hi hai. Bristol ke aas paas rehti hai family. Vaise toh koi badi baat nahi hai Indian family ka UK mein hona par jab usne mujhe ek naam bataya toh mere dimag mein ghanti si baj gayi kyunki kuchh din pehle aapne mere saath case ke silsile mein is naam ka zikr kiya tha"

"Really?" Maine andaza lagate hue kaha, "Naam ruk main khud guess karta hoon"

Aur jab maine Akram ko apne andaze se ek naam bataya toh mera andaza bilkul sahi nikla aur aadha mamla meri nazaron ke saamne saaf ho gaya.

"Ek kaam kar Akaram. Check karke bata ke is naam se haal filhal mein Delhi se London ya Bristol ki koi flight book ki hai kya"

Akram se baat karne ke baad main Kamini ki taraf dekh kar muskurane laga.

"What?" Vo bechain si hoti hui boli aur jab maine poori baat use batayi toh hairat se uski ki bhi aankhen phel gayi, "Wow. It all makes sense now. It was right there in front of our eyes all the time. Theek hamari nazaron ke saamne tha sab kuchh par hamein nazar nahi aaya"

"I know" Kehte hue maine phone uthaya, "Game of deception. We were fed a story which we believed. Never thought ke kahani hamein bana kar bhi sunayi ja sakti hai"

"Kise?" Kamini ne puchha.

"Negi?"

"Negi, Dont you think use phone karke koi bhi hint dena galat saabit ho sakta hai?"

"Haan shayad par ye ek aakhri kaam aur karana hai isse"

Maine Negi ka number dial kiya.

"Haan ji Sir" Usne call receive ki

" Negi Bhai ek kaam aur kijiye. Aadesh ke office ke paas jo bhi koi STD booth hai vahan se dial kiye gaye numbers ki list nikaliye. Same kaam uske ghar ke aas paas koi STD ho toh vahan se bhi kariye aur jahan hamein uski laash mili thi, us jagah ke aas paas agar kahin koi public phone ho toh uski list nikalva lijiye please"

Meri baat sunkar phone par kuchh der ke liye khamoshi chha gayi.

"STD Sir? Vo kuchh hichkichata hua bola, "Hazaron ki tadad mein niklenge numbers Sir. STD booth hai vo"

"Nahi Negi Bhai. Aajkal Rickshaw aur Auto walo ki jeb mein bhi mobile phones hote hain. STD booth tak jakar phone karne ki takleef karta hi kaun hai. Aap list nikalvaiye, zyada numbers nahi honge"

"Theek hai Sir" Vo kuchh pareshan si aawaz mein bola.

"Aur suniye, zara jaldi"

"Koshish karta hoon Sir" Kehkar usne phone kaat diya. Ye pehli baar tha ke usne mere kisi kaam par koshish karta hoon kaha tha.

"You know that he can just modify the list as well, jo number chahe hata sakta hai" Mere phone rakhne ke baad Kamini boli.

"Dekhte hain" Maine jawab diya.

"Aur vo picture wali baat, ek rasta hai aur usmein chhan been karne ka"

"Kya?"

"Break-In" Vo muskurate hue boli.

"Tera dimag kharab hua hai?" Maine uski baat sunkar kaha.

 

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Nahi I am absolutely serious" Kamini ne kaha.

"No you are not" Maine mazak udane wale andaz mein haste hue kaha, "You are out of your mind to even think that"

"Yaar I know we dont have much to go on with ...."

"Much?" Usne kehna shuru hi kiya tha ke maine uski baat kaat di, "We have absolutely nothing to go on with. You cant just barge into someone's house like that based on 20 year old photograph"

"I cant believe you are saying that" Vo hairat se meri taraf dekhte hue boli.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean come on, you are the guy who is a legend in the field of investigative journalism. You gave this word a new shape in India. You solved a dozen of cases, cases that police had given up long time ago on and you did that based on just a hunch. Things that cops considered useless, clues and evidence that they clearly missed to see. Aur tum mujhse keh rahe ho ke you dont want to do this?"

Is baat ka mere paas koi jawab nahi tha. Vo sahi keh rahi thi. Main khamoshi se thodi der tak uski taraf dekhta raha.

"Well?" Khamoshi usi ne todi.

"Okay" Maine lambi saans chhodi, "Plan kya hai?"

"No plan" Vo muskurayi.

"What?"

Yahi toh plan hai, ke koi plan nahi hai"

"Please elaborate" Mujhe samajh toh aa raha tha ke vo kya keh rahi hai par phir bhi uske munh se hi sun lene mein samajhdaari thi.

"See if he had done what we are doubting him for than there has to be something left, some traces in his life. Zindagi mein itne bade gunaah ke dhabbe itni aasani se nahi dhul jaate. Life is a bitch, kuchh na kuchh kahin na kahin baaki reh hi jata hai aur hamein vahi kuchh talash karna hai. He is a smart guy and I agree on that toh usne apni saari traces 100% cover karke rakhi hongi, things that are obvious you know, things that anyone on the case will investigate"

"Toh hamein talash vahan se shuru karni hai jahan se least expected ho" Maine baat poori ki.

"Exactly. Guy like him wouldnt expect anyone barging into is bedroom and start going through his personnal stuff unless he is the prime suspect which in this case he isnt. And of course, 20 years is a long time, enough for anyone to get carelss"

"It is also enough to wipe out any traces left, with time" Maine kaha.

"True but its worth a shot"

"Attack the enemy where he expects the least" Maine sochte hue kaha.

"Right, and for a guy like him, what better place than his own bedroom" Kamini ne mera haath pakadte hue kaha.

Main kuchh der tak aur uski baat par vichar karta raha.

"Even If I agree with you, you do realise that is kaam ke liye uske ghar ka khali hona zaroori hai aur kyunki hamein pata hi nahi ke ham dhoondh kya rahe hain toh poori raat nikal sakti hai is kaam mein"

"I know"

"And?" Maine sawaliya nazar se uski taraf dekha.

"And Saturday night is kaam ke liye perfect hai" Vo boli.

"Kaise?"

"Jab main Mrs. Bela Rana se milne gayi thi toh vo us waqt vahin tha kuchh der. Hamare saamne hi usne Mrs. Rana ko bataya tha ke Sunday night vo Shimla ja raha hai aur Monday din mein hi vaapis aayega"

"And you are sure?"

"100%" Vo angutha thumbs up karne wale andaaz mein uthate hue boli, "Khud uske munh se sunne ke alawa ye baat mujhe kisi aur ne bhi batayi thi"

"Wow" Maine aankhen phelate hue uski aur dekha, "All right Detective Kamini Devi, lets do this"

"Dont call me that" Usne fauran munh banaya"

"What?"

"Devi. I am not a 60 year old, not yet"

"Galat profession mein hai tu. Apni naukri chhod aur mere saath join kar le" Maine kaha to vo mere aur kareeb khisak gayi aur boli.

"Yahi toh plan hai"

 

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Chapter 26 - The Break - In


Maine apni Torch ki roshni mein table drawer ke andar dekha. Sirf zaroorat ki cheezen hi thi, kuchh bhi aisa nahi jo mere kisi kaam aa sakta.

Plan ke hisaabs se main 2 din baad choron ki tarah ek ajnabi ke ghar mein ghus toh gaya tha par pichhle 4 ghante se jhak hi maar raha tha. Khamoshi ke saath main ghar ke har us kone mein sar ghusa chuka tha jahan se mujhe koi saboot milne ki ummeed thi par ab tak nakamyabi hi haath lagi thi.

Kehte hain ke waqt sabse bada marham hota hai. Ke ye har zakhm bhar deta hai, har buri yaad ko zehan se mita deta hai. Baat sahi hai par iske saath baat ye bhi sach hai ke waqt kabhi kabhi yaad ke saath saath gunah ke saboot bhi mita deta hai. Hamare desh mein hi kya poori duniya mein aise lakhon cases mil jaayenge jo waqt rehte investigate nahi kiye gaye aur jab investigate kiye gaye tab tak waqt har saboot ko dhool bana kar hawa mein uda chuka tha.

Aisa hi kuchh Ravi ke case mein mere saath ho raha tha. Bees saal ek bahut lamba arsa hota hai. Us raat jab Ravi ghar se nikla toh uske saath kya hua, ye baat haule haule waqt ki dhool ke itna neeche dab chuki thi ke kuchh bhi dekh pana mumkin nahi tha.

Negi ne mere kehne ke hisaab se hi Aadesh ke ghar, office aur vo jagah jahan uski maut hui thi ke aas paas ke ilaake ke STD Booths ke phone records nikalvaye. Kul mila kar 12 STD booths se ki gayi ek bahut hi lambi call list mere haath mein aayi. Vo shukar tha ke records ek excel sheet mein the ke sirf Ctrl F kiya aur number search maar liya varna un phone records ko padhte padhte hi meri aadhi zindagi nikal jaani thi. Baharhaal, mera shak sahi tha. 10 mein se 4 STD booths se ek hi number par baar baar call ki gayi thi.

Par main achhi tarah janta tha ke ye sab dikha kar court mein kuchh bhi saabit nahi ho paya. Agar mujhe 20 saal purana ek murder ya shayad 2 murder aur Aadesh ka khoon kisi ke sar thopna toh mujhe ek tasveer aur phone records se kahin badhkar koi saboot pesh karna tha jo ke ab tak mere haath nahi aaya tha. Sunanda ek photo mein kisi ki taraf kyun dekh rahi thi is baat par kaun dhyaan dega. Phone toh kiye gaye par ye phone saare Aadesh ne hi kiye ye kaun maanege, kaise saabit hoga. Mamla mere aankhon ke saamne saaf tha par in saari baaton ko jodne ke liye ek mazboot link ki zaroorat thi jo ab tak mere haath nahi aaya tha.

Aur ek ghanta jhak maarne ke baad bhi mere haath jab kuchh nahi laga toh maine thak kar vaapis jaane ki sochi. Maine ghadi ki taraf nazar daali, subah ke 4 bajne wale the aur mujhe usse pehle hi yahan se nikal jana tha. Kamre par ek aakhri nazar daalne ke baad main bahar jaane ke liye palta hi tha ke kisi cheez ne meri nazar ko rok liya. Maine Torch dobara on ki aur chalta hua kamre mein rakhe eklaute bistar ke paas aaya.
Kamre mein rakhi har cheez nayi thi, modern thi, shine kar rahi thi. Furnitre se lekar deewar par tangi ghadi tak ko dekh kar koi bhi ye keh sakta tha ke market mein yahi latest hai, yahi trendy hai. Maine aas paas ek baar phir nazar daudayi. Har cheez latest thi, har cheez se paisa jhalak raha tha sivaay ek ke. Kamre mein rakha bed.

Vo ek lakdi ka kingsize bed tha jispar ek safed chadar bichhui hui thi. Bistar poora chadar ke neeche dhaka hua tha aur mujhe bhi shayad nazar nahi aata agar ek pak le liye chadar ka palla thoda hila nahi hota. Chadar hatayi toh uske neeche ka bed kam se kam nahi toh 30-35 saal purana tha. Ek bada bhaari bistar jo poora zameen se lagta tha, yaani ke jiske neeche nahi ghusa ja sakta tha. Sirahne ki taraf lakdi par sundar phool gadhe hue the. In beds ki sabse khaas baat hoti thi inmein bane compartments jinmein aksar log saman rakha karte the. Jaise ke bistar ke beecho beech ka hissa khul jata tha jiske andar chadar, razai vagerah rakh di jaati thi.

Sawal tha ke agar kamre ki har cheez nayi thi toh bistar purana kyun, aur jawab bhi muhe jaldi hi mil gaya.

Jaise ke mera shak tha, bed ke beech jagah hollow thi, kisi almari ki tarah. Almari ke kiwadon ki tarah hi bistar beech se uper ki taraf khul gaya par andaz kuchh mila nahi. Maine bed ke side mein dekha par koi aur drawer nahi dikha. Bistar kaafi bhaari tha par thodi mashakkat ke baad khisak gaya aur jo hissa deewar ke saath laga hua tha, yaani ke sirahne ki taraf ka hissa, vahan neeche ki taraf do table drawer ki tarah ke compartments bane hue the.

Yun toh compartments dono hi locked the par unhein kholna mere liye xxxxxki bajane jaise hi tha.

Mujhe pata nahi tha ke andaz kya milne wala tha isliye koi ummeed toh main kar hi nahi raha tha sivaay iske ke kuchh aisa mil jaaye jisse ke main saari Ram Kahani ko ek dhaage mein piro sakun. Andar kuchh kagaz ke bade lifafe rakhe the. Kisi mein kuchh stamp papers, kuchh property related papers, kuchh bonds vagerah vagerah tha par ek cheez thi jismein mujhe dilchaspi hui, kuchh purane negatives.

Maine saare envelopes ko khaali kiya par photos kisi mein koi nahi mile.

Torch ki roshni mein maine negatives ko utha kar dekha toh 2 baatein samajh aayi. Ek toh ye ke saare photos ek aadmi aur aurat ke the aur doosri ye ke sab akele bedroom ke photos the. Kuchh photos mein jism par kapde the aur kuchh mein nahi. Aadmi aur aurat kaun the, ye toh photos develop karane ke baad hi pata chalna tha.

Maine negatives ko vaapis envelope mein rakh kar apni jacket mein dala aur baaki saare papers ko ek ek karke dekhne laga. Zyada der nahi lagi mujhe ek aisa kagaz dhoondhne mein jispar Sunanda ka naam likha hua tha. Vo koi property ke papers the. Mumbai mein koi property jo in kagazon ke hisaab se Sunanda ke naam thi.

Achanak hui aahat se maine fauran apni torch band ki aur nazar utha kar dekha. Aawaz khidki ki taraf se aayi thi. Maine bed ke pichhe dubak gaya aur jab dobara aawaz aayi toh dheere se uthkar andhere mein band khidki ke paas akar sheeshe se bahar ki aur dekha. Khidki ke bahar ek neem ka ped tha aur shayad hawa ke karan uski koi daal ghar ke deewar se takrayi thi jisse ye aawaz aayi.

Main vaapis palta aur phir fauran hi ghoom kar khidki ke bahar dekha. Neem ka ped.

"Found anything interesting yet?" Achanak kamre mein roshni phel gayi aur mere pichhe se aawaz aayi.

Maine ghoom kar dekha toh Pratap Rana haath mein apni dunali meri taraf kiye khada tha.

 

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Zindagi mein ye pehli baar nahi tha ke meri taraf kisi ne gun point ki thi. Main jis tarah ka kaam kiya karta tha usmein pehli bhi kayi baar meri taraf gun uth chuki thi, pehli bhi kayi baar mujhe nishana karke goliyan chalai ja chuki thi islie yun achanak apne saamne ek insaan ko apni taraf bandook kiye dekhne par bhi main fauran ghabraya nahi. Acahank kamre mein roshni ho jaane ke karan aur yun sannate mein achanak aayi Pratap ki aawaz sunkar main ek pal ke liye hadbadaya zaroor par jab main aur Pratap ki taraf palta toh kuchh seconds mein hi apne aapko sambhal chuka tha.

"You are smarter than I thought" Vo muskurata hua bola, "Mujhe toh laga tha ke auron ki taraf tum bhi kuchh din jhak maarkar chale jaoge par maan gaye ustad tumhein. Sidha sher ki maand mein ghuskar uski gardan dabochne ki koshish ki hai tumne"

"Kyun?" Maine sirf itna hi sawal kiya.

"Kyun?" Vo samajh gaya ke mera sawal uske poore kiye karaye ko lekar tha, "You havent figured that out yet? Andhere mein hi teer chala rahe the?"

Aur tab pehli baar mujhe kahin apne dil mein halki si ghabrahat mehsoos hui.

Kisi insaan ki jaan lena aasan kaam nahi hai. Kisi ki aankhon mein aankhen daalkar bandook ka trigger khinchna, ye jaante hue ke agle hi pal tumhare aage tadapta hua jism ya ek bejaan laash hogi, ke chaaron hi chaaron taraf khoon phaila hoga, bahut mushkil kaam hota hai. Aur usse kahin badi ghabrahat hoti hai ke jaan lene ke baad kya hoga. Har taraf se uthte sawal, police ki puchh-taachh bade se bade badon ke irade hila dete hain. Agar halat aise bhi hon ke baad ki fikar na ho tab bhi kisi ko koi yun hi aasani se maar nahi sakta hatta-ke koi aisa ho jisne pehle jaane kitne logon ki jaan le rakhi ho ya koi aisa jise jaan lene mein maza aata ho.

Aaj se pehle mujh par jitni baar bhi jaan lene ki koshish ki gayi thi, har situation mein koshish karne wala mujhse zyada ghabraya hota tha. Mujhse zyada haath bandook pakadne wale ke kaanp rahe hote the aur mujhe pata hota tha ke main situation aaram se control kar sakta hoon. Par mere saamne jo insaan khada tha use main khud masoom jaanwaron par sirf shauk ke liye bina kisi hichak ke goliyan chalate dekh chuka tha. Uski aankhon mein ek dradhta thi aur haathon mein zara bhi kampan nahi. Vo apne aapko poore kaabu mein kiye mujh par bandook taane khada chuka tha.

Mere saamne us waqt jo insaan khada tha usne mujhse pehle ek aadmi ki jaan li hui thi is baat ka yakeen mujhe ho chuka tha. Ya shayad do logon ki ya shayad teen logon ki jaan le chuka tha. Uske liye mujhpar goli chala kar kissa khatam kar dena koi badi baat nahi thi.

"Kaam hi mera aisa hai" Maine uski baat ka jawab diya, "Andaze ke hisaab se kadam uthana padta hai. Koi kadam sahi padta hai, koi galat"

"Tareef toh karni padegi tumhari" Vo bola, "Andhere mein teer chalaya par laga bilkul sahi nishane par"

Uske baad kamre mein ekdam sannata chha gaya. Na vo kuchh bola aur na hi main. Bas khamoshi se kuchh der tak khade ek doosre ko dekhte rahe. Vo shayad intezaar kar raha tha ke main koi kadam uthaoon, bhaagne ki koshish karun aur vo goli daag de par main itna bhi bevakoof nahi tha ke aisi koi galti karun. Darwaza bolck kiye vo khud khada tha aur khidki kholkar bhaagne mein mujhe jitna waqt lagta utni der mein vo 3-4 goliyan mere shareer mein daag deta.

"Tum ye toh samajh hi chuke honge ke main yahan se tumhein zinda jaane nahi de sakta" Kuchh der ki khamoshi ke baad vo bola.

"Bach nahi paayenge meri jaan lekar. Main yun gayab ho gaya toh dhoondha jaayega mujhe aur jo mujhe dhoondhne aayenge vo tab tak chain se nahi bethenge jab tak ke mera pata na chal jaaye" Maine sakhti se kaha.

"Kisne kaha ke tum gayab ho jaoge?" Vo halke se hasa.

"Matlab?" Maine puchha.

"Arrey bhai tumhein goli maarkar police ko phone main khud karnga, tumhari laash ko khud apne haathon mein utha kar bahar le kar jaoonga. To be on the safer side ambulance bhi bulaoonga" Usne jawab diya.

Uski baat kuchh kuchh mujhe samajh aa gayi thi par phir bhi maine sawaliya andaaz mein uski taraf dekha.

"Raat ko tum mere ghar mein ghuse hue ho. Main vaapis aaya toh laga ke chor hai, self defence mein maine goli maar di. Goli maarne ke baad pata chala ke tum ho. Pretty simple"

"Aur mera yahan hona kaise explain karenge?"

"Ab mujhe kya pata ke tum kyun mere ghar mein ghuse. Jo cheezen tumne mere bed ke drawer se nikali hain vo tumhare marte hi yahan se gayab ho jaayengi. Uske baad tum yahan kyun the ye raaz tumhare saathi hi khatam"

Mera andaza sahi tha. Ghabrahat dheere dheere badh rahi thi.

"Tumhein seriously kuchh nahi pata ke exactly hua kya tha?"

Usne sawal kiya toh maine inkaar mein gardan hila di.

"Chalo marne se pehle tumhari ye jigyasa bhi door kar dete hain. Betho" Usne bandook ko kamre mein rakhi ek chair ki taraf point karte hue kaha.

Main chair par jakar beth gaya toh vo mujhse door kamre mein ek doosri chair par ja betha. Bandook ab bhi meri taraf hi pointed thi aur uski anguliyan trigger par thi.

"Papers table par rakh do" Usne mere haath mein pakde property papers ki taraf ishara kiya, "Aur pani jeb mein rakhe vo negatives bhi"

Maine dono hi cheezen table par rakh di.

"Shirt utaaro" Usne kaha.

"What?" Main is ajeeb se sawal par chaunk utha.

"Ya nahi rehne do, tumhein maar kar dobara pehnana pad jaayega. Shirt uper karo" Usne bade hi serious andaaz mein kaha.

Main samajh gaya ke vo dekhna chah raha tha ke maine koi hathyaar toh nahi chhupa rakha. Maine shirt uper uthayi, pent ki jebe bahar nikali aur joote utaar kar uski tasalli kar di ke main ni-hattha tha.

"Kyun kiya?" Maine puchha.

"Kya kyun kiya?"

"Apne bhaanje ki jaan kyun li?"

"Tumhein itna yakeen kaise hai ke maine hi Ravi ko maara hai?"

"Bas hai yakeen" Maine jawab diya.

"Kya mila aisa?"

"Ravi ke mamle mein toh kuchh nahi mila isliye toh sidha sawal kar raha hoon"

"Agar main kahun ke maine Ravi ko nahi mara toh?"

"To main uski laash logon ko dikha kar saabit kar doonga ke usko aap hi ne maara hai" Maine uski aankhon mein dekhte hue kaha.

"Laash?"

"Haan. Bahar us neem ke ped ke neeche" Maine sidha tukka lagaya par kahin main jaanta tha ke ye tukka 100% sahi hai.

"Very smart" Vo phir muskuraya, "Chalo ab jab tumhein pata hai ke laash kahan hai toh ye bhi tum hi andaza laga lo ke maine use kyun mara hoga"

"Property ka lalach toh nahi ho sakta. Khud bahut paisa hai aapke paas aur pichhe chhod kar jaane ke liye sirf ek beti. Vaise bhi Ravi ke marne par vo saari property kisi bhi halat mein aapke paas nahi aa sakti thi. Vo porperty hathyane ke liye aapko Ravi ke saath saath poore parivar ko marna padta jo ke aapne kiya nahi"

"Bilkul sahi"

"Ravi ko maarne ki ek hi vajah ho sakti hai" Maine ab tak jo bhi mere saamne aaye the un saare sabooton ko ek saath jodkar us shaam ki ek tasveer apne dimag mein banate hue kaha, "Ke vo yahan us waqt aa pahuncha jab aapke haath kisi aur ke khoon se range hue the"

"Kiske khoon se?"

"Sunanda ke" Maine jawab diya.

"Tumhein aisa kyun lagta hai ke maine Ravi ko maara?" Pratap ne muskurate hue puchha.

"Kyun?" Maine sarcastic se andaz mein kaha, "Nahi maara kya? Isi neem ke ped ke neeche hai na uski laash? Maarkar use gaad diya aur phir usi ki yaad mein uski kabar pe neem ka ped laga diya?"

Vo phir khamoshi se mujhe dekhne laga. Ham dono ki nazren ek doosre ke chehro par thi aur kamre mein ek baar phir sannata.

"Mujhpse shak kaise hua?" Kuchh der baad vo bola.

"Kuchh cheezen mili" Maine chhota sa jawab diya aur baat khatam kar di.

"Jaise ke?" Uske chehre par jigyasa saaf dikhai de rahi thi.

"Ye negatives mein jo ladki hai aapke saath, sab mein Sunanda hi hai ya alag alag ladkiyan hain?" Maine uski baat ko ansuni karte hue apna sawal daag diya.

"Alag alag ladkiyan hain" Usne ek lambi saans chhodi, "Most of them are prostitutes except for a few. Almost saari hi aaj se 15-22 saal pehle ki tasveerein hai. I think latest jo hogi vo bhi at least 15-16 saal purani hogi"

"Ab tasverein lena chhod diya ya tharkipana?"

Mera andaza tha ke vo mera taana sunkar shayad bhadak uthega par aisa kuchh hua nahi. Vo ulta meri baat sunkar has pada.

"Tharkiyon ka tharkipana kahan khatam hota hai janab, vo toh abhi bhi jaari hai. Aur tasveerein bhi ab tak le raha hoon, farak itna hai ke ab saari photos cellphone se leta hoon toh negatives ki zaroorat hi nahi padti"

"Kyun?"

"Kyun?" Rana ke maathe par shikan pad gayi, "Bas yun keh lijiye ke hobby hai meri. Ab bhai photography bhi toh ek hobby hoti hai na, koi nature ki photos leta hai, koi jaanwaron ki, koi landscape, koi nature, koi people. Bas main apni hobby ko apne bedroom tak rakhta hoon. Collection hai mera private. Ab kise pata ...."

"Tasveerein nahi" Maine uski baat beech mein kaati, "Maara kyun tha Sunanda ko?"

"Achha vo wala kyun. Irada toh nahi tha yaar. Maine toh ye socha tha ke vo bhi vaisi hi ladki hogi jaise ke yahan aas paas gaon ki gareeb ladkiyan hoti hai. Thoda paisa dikhao, mehengi gaadi mein betha aur phir aalishan bedrrom ka aalishan bistar. Khud hi kapde utaar kar let jaati hain"

"Par Sunanda aisi nahi nikli?"

"Surprisingly nahi nikli" Vo thoda serioues hote hue bola, "Considering ke uski maan ki yahan kya reputation thi"

"Sab maan beti ko prostiutes kehte the" Maine baat jodi.

"Exactly. Mujhe laga ke beti bhi dhandha karti hogi par aisa tha nahi"

"Music Academy mein mile the na use?" Maine puchha.

"Haan, classical music seekhne aati thi. Sab thoda door hi rehte the usse, koi baat nahi karta tha except mere bhaanje Ravi ke. Gaati bhi kaafi achha thi vo, kayi baar Ravi ke saath practice karte hue dekha tha maine use. Ravi ko khaas taur par uski aawaz bahut pasand thi aur hamesha kehta tha tha ke thoda sa support mile toh Sunanda kaafi aage ja sakti hai"

"Aur aapne vo support dene ke bahane use phasa liya?"

"Nahi yaar, main bhi thoda door hi rehta tha usse. Mujhe bhi koi khaas pasand nahi thi vo, aam si shakal soorat ki thi, jism bhi koi khaas nahi tha. Net net uski aawaz ko chhod kar usmein koi khaas baat thi hi nahi"

"Phir?"

"Phir ek baar Shimla mein ek function tha, Lata Mangeshkar ji chief guest thi. Sunanda us concert mein gana chahti thi par considering ke use sab dhandha karne wali ki beti kehte the toh use gana allow karna bade logon ki shaan ke khilaff tha."

"Aur aapne use gaane ki ijazat dilwa di?"

"Khud se nahi, Ravi ke bahut zor daalne par. Sabko uska gaana bahut pasand aaya, Lata ji ne toh khaas taur par use akele mein bulva kar mili use and believe it or not, use apna phone number tak de gayi ke vo use aage music composers se milvayengi. Ab Sunanda ko ye baat pata nahi thi ke use vahan gaane ka chance Ravi ki vajah se mila tha. Ravi ne mujhe mana kiya tha batane se. Sunanda ko yahi lagta tha ke sirf mere kehne par use ye gaane ka mauka mila. Vo mera bahut ehsaan maanne lagi"

"Aur aapne ehsaan ka faayda uthaya?"

"Nahi yaar. Jawani mein dikhne mein koi bura nahi tha main. Ye ehsaan dheere dheere pata nahi kaise attraction mein badal gaya. Vo mere aas paas hi mandrane lagi par main use ghaas nahi daalta tha kyunki mujhe toh vo ek raat ke hisaab se bhi pasand nahi thi"

"Phir kya hua?"

"Phir ek din main Shimla gaya hua tha, vahan se academy ki taraf chala gaya. Maine dhyaan nahi diya par mera bag vahin academy mein reh gaya aur vo bag lautane ke bahane shaam ko Sunanda mere ghar hi aa pahunchi yahan. Mujhe us din ek ladki ki zaroorat mehsoos ho rahi thi, sharab ka thoda nasha tha aur main janta tha ke saamne jo ladki thi vo mujhe marti hai toh maine socha ke chalo theek hai, jo mile so achha"

"Aur aapne usi ka istemaal kar liya .... "

"Kya baat kar raha hai yaar, Istemaal toh jaise usne mera kiya tha. Aag thi bistar mein aag. Mujhe toh lag raha tha jaise kachcha kha jaayegi mujhe. Uski zindagi mein main pehla mard tha, mere se pehle kisi ke saath soyi nahi thi vo par phir bhi bistar par usne mujhe jo jannat dikhayi, vaisa mujhe kisi bhi ladki ke saath mehsoos nahi hua tha"

"Aur isi liye phir aapne regular basis par uske saath sona shuru kar diya"

"Kya karta, kamal thi vo bistar par. Shakal soorat ki saari kami vo bistar pe doosre tareeko se poori kar deti thi. Uski is baat ka qayal ho gaya tha main aur phir kaafi waqt tak main kisi aur ladki ke paas gaya hi nahi. Jab bhi aurat ki zaroorat mehsoos hui, bistar par Sunanda hi aayi"

"Phir?"

"Mujhe laga tha ke mera ehsaan chukane ke liye so rahi hai mere saath par mujhe kya pata tha ke vo pyaar vyaar ka chakkar chala rahi hai. Vo toh bhaisahab shaadi karne ke mood mein thi mere saath"

"Isliye maara use?"

"Kya karta? Mera bachcha paal rahi thi pet mein vo aur abortion ke liye taiyyar nahi thi. Kehti thi ke agar maine usse shaadi nahi ki sabko bata degi. Saali Lata Mangeshkar ke naam ki dhamki de rahi thi mujhe batao. Do-tarfa phas gaya tha main. Budhape mein jab meri beti ki shaadi ki baat chal rahi thi toh us tim khud phere leta main? Agar leta toh badnami ke is umar mein shaadi ki aur ek dhandha karne wali ki beti si, poore khandan ke naam ki hasi udaayi jaati aur agar vo kisi ko bata deti toh bhi khandaan ke naam par thu thu hoti ke buddhe ka bachcha ek uski beti ki umar ki ladki paal rahi hai. Khud apne ghar walo ki nazron mein gir jata main"

"Hua kya tha us din?"

"Us din nahi, takreeban ek hafta pehle use ghar bulaya tha maine. Milne aayi, behas ho gayi aur maine uspar haath chhod diya. Phir usko yahan se jaane dena main afford nahi kar sakta tha. Ek hafte tak yahin baandh kar rakha maine use, samjhata raha ke baat maan jaaye, lalach diya, Mumbai mein naya ghar leke doonga bola, ghar uske naam kar diya hai papers bhi dikhaye use par vo maani nahi. Apni baat par adi rahi ke sabke saamne mera bhanda phod degi. Phir ek din subah subah pata nahi kaise vo yahan se nikal bhaagi. Use maine ek kamre mein nangi chhdoa hua tha aur kapde chhupa kar rakhe hue the ke bhaagne ka soche nahi, aur agar mauka mile bhi toh nangi bhaagegi kaise par us din subah subah vo kamre ki chadar ko apne shareer par lapetkar bhaag nikli. Main uske pichhe gaya, use pakda, vaapis lana chaha, vo royi chillayi, mujhse ladi, chhutne ki bahut koshish ki, halla machaya aur in sabka nateeja ye nikla ke maine gusse mein uska gala ghont diya"

"Bahar sadak pe?"

"Haan, jahan maine aur tumne us din subah chaai pi thi usse thodi hi door. Subah subah ka waqt tha, aur ye pahadi ilaka hai vaise hi koi ikka dukka aadmi hi dikhta hai. Kisi ne na use dekha aur na hi mujhe. Use maarne ke baad uski laash ko main vaapis utha kar chhupta chhupata ghar tak laya"

"Ek aadmi ne dekha tha use" Maine kaha.

"Kisne?"

"Liyaqat ne. Usne use dekha aur aapko bhi par ek insaan aur tha jise usne Sunanda ko aur phor aapko dekhne ke beech mein dekha"

"Kise?"

"Ravi"

"Ravi?"

"Ji haan"

"Aur use laga hoga ke Ravi us ladki ka pichha kar raha hai?"

"Ji haan. Usne use us din subah chadar lapete bhaagte hue dekha. Usne mujhe bataya tha ke subah subah Sunanda sirf ek saree mein bina kisi blouse ke chhupti hui bhaag rahi thi, ab pata chal raha hai ke jise usne saree samjha tha vo sirf ek chadar thi"

"Mujhpar shak kaise hua?" Rana ne bola.

"Ek tasveer mili thi" Maine bataya.

"Mujhe pata tha ke meri ek tasveer thi uske paas par usne kabhi haan nahi boli. Ek din lekar gayi thi mujhse aur main maangta reh gaya ke vaapis kar de par usne vaapis di nahi, mujhe jhooth kehti rahi ke photo kho gayi. Jab baad mein police ko bhi kuchh nahi mila toh mujhe laga ke shayad photo sahi mein kho hi gayi thi"

"Vo photo nahi" Maine kaha, "Vo photo toh kharab ho chuki thi"

"Toh kaun si photo?"

Maine use Kanha ke ghar se mili tasveer ke baare mein bataya.

"Thats it? Ek photo se shak hua?"

"Haan. Kuchh din pehle mera shak Liyaqat par tha, kisi ne mujhe kaha tha ke Liyaqat ki umar bhi toh us waqt zyada nahi hogi. Par phir jab vo tasveer mili toh mujhe ehsaas hua ke Liyaqat ke saath saath aapki umar bhi us waqt bahut zyada nahi thi. Tab pata chala ke jis ladke ke baare mein Sunanda apni maan ko nahi bata rahi thi vo aap the, aur bata isliye nahi rhi thi kyunki aapne usne aapse kaha tha ke vo pyaar karna chahti hai par ye ikraar vo aapke munh se sunna chahti thi. Kyunki vo apni maan ko batane mein jhijhak rahi thi ke jisse vo shaadi karna chahti hai us aadmi ke khud uski apni umar ki hi ek beti bhi thi"

"Hmmmmm"

"Aur bhi kayi baatein thi jo aapki taraf point kar rahi thi, jaise ke music academy mein aap ek member hain aur Sunanda aapse vahin mili thi. Us subah Liyaqat ne use yahan se bhaagte dekha tha aur maine assume kar liya ha ke vo Ravi se bachke bhaag rahi thi par ye nahi socha ke isi taraf thoda sa aage aapka bhi toh ghar hai. Us subah Liyaqat ne aapko bhi dekha tha par mujhe laga ke aap toh bas roz ki tarah bandook uthake shikar par hi nikle honge"

"Hmmmmm. Aur?"

"Aur ye ke agar kisi ka apne ghar mein jhagda ho jaaye toh vo kahan jata hai?"

"Matlab?"

"Matlab ye ke ek toofani shaam ko, baarish mein Ravi apne baap se ladkar nikla toh vo kahan ja sakta tha. Obvious si baat hai ke is halat mein insaan ya toh apne kisi dost ke ghar jata hai ya apne kisi rishtedaar ke yahan. Kanha ke ghar toh vo gaya nahi, baaki bache aap. Toh of course us shaam vo apne ghar se nikla toh apne Mama ke yahan aaya"

 

[Vampire____lover]

Kahin aur bhi toh ja sakta hai" Pratap bola.

"Toofani shaam, tez baarish, tezi se phelta andhera, pahadi ilaka, I dont think so Mr. Rana" Maine haste hue kaha, "Agar main maan bhi loon ke vo kahin aur gaya toh kahan? Kanha ke ghar vo gaya nahi, kisi hotel aur lodge mein check in nahi kiya. Vo paidal nikla tha ghar se, car yahin chhod gaya tha toh ye namumkin nahi ke vo yahan se paidal hi Shimla ya kahin aur nikal gaya aur sabse kareeb aur koi town yahan Shimla hi hai. Bus usne us shaam aur aane wale kisi bhi din mein yahan se li nahi. Ek chance ye hai ke usne kisi se lift maangi ho par agar aisa hota toh vo apni car chhodkar kyun jata? Nahi Mr. Rana, vo Car chhodkar isliye gaya kyunki use door kahin toh jana hi nahi tha, use toh nazdeek hi jana tha, walkable distance par. Apne Mama ke yahan"

Meri baat poori hone par vo kuchh der tak phir mujhe khamoshi se dekhta raha.

"Tumhein pata hai Ravi aur uske baap ka jhagda kis baat par hua tha us raat?" Kuchh der baad usne mujhse puchha.

"Kayi baatein suni hai is baare mein par mujhe poora yakeen hai ke jhagda ka karan Ravi aur Kanha ke beech ka rishta tha" Maine jawab diya.

"Oh so you know he was a gay?"

Maine haan mein sar hilaya.

"I must say that you are a smart guy Man par koi baat nahi, hoti hai sabse galti"

"Mujhse koi galti nahi hui, I know main sahi keh raha hoon"

"Tumhare paas ye sab saabit karne ke liye koi saboot nahi"

"Us neem ke ped ke neeche se jab Ravi aur Sunanda ki laashen milegi toh aur koi saboot dene ki zaroorat hi kahan padegi"

Meri baat sunkar usne khidki se bahar Neem ke ped ki taraf dekha.

"You know I never wanted to kill her" Meri taraf dekhte hue Rana bola.

"Kanha ko kyun maara?" Maine sawal kiya toh vo chaunk sa gaya.

"Main use kyun maarunga bhala?"

"Aur Humraaz kahan hain?" Maine sawal ke badle sawal kiya.

"Humraaz?"

"Haan, vo heera"

"Heera?" Uske chehre par saaf hairani ke bhaav the.

Isse pehle ke ham dono mein se koi aur kuchh keh pata, pichhe andhere mein se aayi ek aawaz ne hamein chaunka diya.

"Gun neeche phenko aur haath uper karke khade ho jao" Aawaz Kamini ki thi.

Main Rana ke ghar mein ghusne se pehle Kamini ko bahar dekhne ke liye chhod kar aaya tha. Plan ke hisaab se agar koi ghar ki taraf aaye toh usne mujhe phone karke aagah karna tha par aisa hua nahi. Rana achanak mere sar par aa khada hua tha aur main yahi sochta reh gaya tha ke Kamini ne mujhe aagah kyun nahi kiya.

Uski aawaz sunkar Rana fauran uchhal kar khada hua aur gun uski taraf ghuma di. Dheere dheere chalte hue Kamini kamre ki roshni mein aayi. Uske haath mein thama Revolver Rana ki taraf pointed tha aur Rana ke haath mein thami gun Kamini ki taraf.

"Gun phenko" Usne Rana se kaha.

"Yeah right. Why dont you put the gun down kid?" Rana ne taana maarne wale andaaz mein jawab diya.

"I am not kidding" Kamini ne sakht aawaz mein kaha, "Put the gun down"

"Neither am I. If you shoot me, I will shoot you" Rana ne bhi barabar sakhti ke saath jawab diya.

Vo dono ek doosre ki taraf chehra kiye khade the aur Rana ki peeth meri taraf thi. Maine mauke ka fayda uthana chaha aur dheere se khada hua.

"Dont even think about it" Rana fauran bhaanp gaya, "Agar tum apn jagah se hile bhi toh main is ladki ko goli maar doonga"

"Mr. Rana, Please put the gun down. Its over"

"Nothing is over. The only think that is about to get over is your lives"

"Kitne logon ko maarenge aap? 3 khoon already kar chuke hain, aur kitne log ki jaan lenge?"

Meri baat ne uspar vo asar kiya jo maine bilkul nahi socha tha. Vo sunkar thoda sa jhalla utha aur meri taraf palta aur bola,

"Why do you keep saying that?"

Jaise ek pal ke liye is jhallahat mein vo ham teeno ke beech ki situation ko bhool sa gaya. Vo meri taraf ghoomne laga toh Uske haath mein thami gun ek pal ke liye neeche hui aur nishana na meri taraf tha na Kamini ki taraf. Maine mauke ka fayda fauran uthana chaha aur Rana ki taraf lapka lekin usne mujhse zyada furti dikhayi.

Agle hi pal uski neeche ki taraf jhuki Rifle uper uthi aur kamre mein goli ki aawaz goonj uthi.

Goli mere shareer mein aakar dhans gayi aur jhatka itna zabardast tha ke main uchhalta hua pichhe deewar se jakar takra gaya.

Aakhri cheez jo mujhe yaad thi vo Kamini ke chillane ki aawaz thi.

Aur phir ek goli aur chali.

Aur phir ek aur.

Aur phir ek aur.

Aur main hosh kho betha.

Mujhe hosh 1 din baad Shimla ke ek hospital mein subah 7 baje aaya, poore 27 ghante behosh rehne ke baad. Mujhe bahut hi close range se ek rifle se shoot kiya gyaa tha jiski vaah se Goli merei chhati mein lagi thi aur kismet se bina koi serious damage kiye shareer se aar paar nikal gayi thi. Bakaul Kamini ke Doctors mere zinda bach jaane ko ek karishma hi maan rahe the.

Mrs. Rana ko mere hosh aane ki khabar ki gayi aur usi shaam vo mujhse milne hospital aa pahunchi.

"Mr. Sharma aap?" Raj aur Mrs.Rana ke saath saath Inspector Negi aur pichhe pichhe Inspector Sharma bhi tha, "I didnt expect to see you here"

"Aab aapne itna bada case solve kiya hai, baat Jungle mein aag ki tarah phel gayi hai. Kaise milne na aata?" Usne muskura kar jawab diya.

"I am so sorry" Mrs. Rana bheegi palken liye mere kareeb bethte hue boli, "I am so sorry for what my brother did to you but jo insaan apne bhaanje ki jaan le sakta hai usse kuchh bhi ummeed ki ja sakti hai"

Maine hairani se unki taraf dekha. Vo mera ishara samajh gayi.

"Kamini ne mujhe bataya ke Pratap ne hi Ravi ko mara tha aur is baat ko chhupane ke liye usne tum dono ko bhi jaan se maarne ki koshish ki"

"Nahi Mrs. Rana" Maine jawab diya, "Aapke Bhai ne jaan zaroor li thi par Ravi ki nahi"

"Phir?"

"Unhone apna gunaah chhupane ke liye ek masoom ladki ki jaan li thi par Ravi ko unhone bilkul nahi maara. Ravi ke saath kya hua, ye unhein bhi utna hi pata hai jitna ke aapko"

"Toh kya hua Ravi ke saath?" Is baar sawal pichhe khade Inspector Sharma ne kiya.

"Ye toh aap bataiye Sharma ji ke Ravi ke saath kya hua" Maine usse kaha.

"Kya matlab?"

"Matlab ke Ravi ke saath kya hua ye toh vo hi bata sakta hai na jisne ke vo 15 crore ka heera churaya ho"

"Kisne?"

"Aapne Sharma ji, aapne" Maine usse kaha aur aankh se Negi ko ishara kiya.