#42
fir hum sab baahar aa gaye………usne hum teeno ke statements note kiye aur humaara naam & address…….maine usko apna poora parichay diya aur apna visiting card diya………..usko dekh kar ek baar uski aankhon mein ajeeb se chamak aayi aur woh fir se andar chala gaya…….ek minute baad hi waapas aaya aur mujh se bola ……” Aap ko saahab andar bula rahe hain …” main utha aur fir ek baar andar office mein aa gaya…….
ASP ne iss baar mera jordaar swaagat kiya” Aaiye Chaudhry saab…………please baithiye…….” Uski awaaz mein ab narmi thi ……
Main uske saamne baith gaya aur woh fir bola “ aapne bataya nahi tha ki aap kaun hain?”
“ Kyon ? maine aapko apna parichay nahi diya tha …?” maine un dono ki taraf dekhte huye kaha …………..
“ mera matlab hai , poora parichay ……aapne yeh nahi bataya tha ki aap Lakshmi Banks ke vice chairman hain “ woh muskurate huye bola ……..
“ kyon Negi saahab ……..iss se koyi fark padta hai kya ? “ maine uske chehre ko ghoorte huye kaha ……
“ Ji haan ……….fark to padta hi hai …ab aap jaisa bada aur izzatdaar aadmi to koi gair-kanooni kaam nahi kar sakta ……….iska matlab galti uss doosre aadmi ki hi hai ….. jo kuchh bhi abhi hua , uske liye mujhe khed hai ” fir woh apne SI ki taraf dekh kar bola …… “ Sanjay , inn dono ko jaane do …..aur uss doosre aadmi ko subah tak andar hi rakho …
SI baahar nikal gaya aur main bhi uth gaya……fir maine apna wallet nikala aur usmein se 1000 ke 10 notes nikaal kar uski taraf badha diye …..aur bola “ yeh rakh lijiye Negi saahab ……..”
“ Arre !! nahi , nahi …..Chaudhry Saab, main yeh aapse kaise le sakta hoon …….. “ woh daant nikaal kar hansta hua bola ……….” Main aapko iss ke liye nahi chhod rah hoon …”
“ mujhe maloom hai Negi saab ……….yeh to kisi aur kaam ke liye hain ki …….woh jo saahab baahar baithey huye hain ……unki aisi khaatir kijiyega , ki woh aainda kabhi Neha ke aas-paas bhi nazar na aayein ………” main muskurate huye bola aur usne bhi hanste huye woh notes mere haath se le kar jeb mein rakh liye ……...
main uss se haath milakar baahar aaya aur Neha ko sath lekar , police station se nikal kar apni gaadi mein aakar baith gaya…………
raat ke 12 baj chuke they …….humaari gaadi ab Mussoorie ki taraf ja rahi thi …………..
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fir hum sab baahar aa gaye………usne hum teeno ke statements note kiye aur humaara naam & address…….maine usko apna poora parichay diya aur apna visiting card diya………..usko dekh kar ek baar uski aankhon mein ajeeb se chamak aayi aur woh fir se andar chala gaya…….ek minute baad hi waapas aaya aur mujh se bola ……” Aap ko saahab andar bula rahe hain …” main utha aur fir ek baar andar office mein aa gaya…….
ASP ne iss baar mera jordaar swaagat kiya” Aaiye Chaudhry saab…………please baithiye…….” Uski awaaz mein ab narmi thi ……
Main uske saamne baith gaya aur woh fir bola “ aapne bataya nahi tha ki aap kaun hain?”
“ Kyon ? maine aapko apna parichay nahi diya tha …?” maine un dono ki taraf dekhte huye kaha …………..
“ mera matlab hai , poora parichay ……aapne yeh nahi bataya tha ki aap Lakshmi Banks ke vice chairman hain “ woh muskurate huye bola ……..
“ kyon Negi saahab ……..iss se koyi fark padta hai kya ? “ maine uske chehre ko ghoorte huye kaha ……
“ Ji haan ……….fark to padta hi hai …ab aap jaisa bada aur izzatdaar aadmi to koi gair-kanooni kaam nahi kar sakta ……….iska matlab galti uss doosre aadmi ki hi hai ….. jo kuchh bhi abhi hua , uske liye mujhe khed hai ” fir woh apne SI ki taraf dekh kar bola …… “ Sanjay , inn dono ko jaane do …..aur uss doosre aadmi ko subah tak andar hi rakho …
SI baahar nikal gaya aur main bhi uth gaya……fir maine apna wallet nikala aur usmein se 1000 ke 10 notes nikaal kar uski taraf badha diye …..aur bola “ yeh rakh lijiye Negi saahab ……..”
“ Arre !! nahi , nahi …..Chaudhry Saab, main yeh aapse kaise le sakta hoon …….. “ woh daant nikaal kar hansta hua bola ……….” Main aapko iss ke liye nahi chhod rah hoon …”
“ mujhe maloom hai Negi saab ……….yeh to kisi aur kaam ke liye hain ki …….woh jo saahab baahar baithey huye hain ……unki aisi khaatir kijiyega , ki woh aainda kabhi Neha ke aas-paas bhi nazar na aayein ………” main muskurate huye bola aur usne bhi hanste huye woh notes mere haath se le kar jeb mein rakh liye ……...
main uss se haath milakar baahar aaya aur Neha ko sath lekar , police station se nikal kar apni gaadi mein aakar baith gaya…………
raat ke 12 baj chuke they …….humaari gaadi ab Mussoorie ki taraf ja rahi thi …………..
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