"Aap police ke paas yun nahi gayi? Ya gayi thi?" Maine sawalon ka silsila jaari rakha.
"Gayi thi. Kal FIR darj karayi maine"Usne jawab diya.
"Phir bhi aap yahan mere saamne bethi hain. Is baat ka matlab main ye nikalun ke aapko police par bharosa nahi ya aap apni behen se behad mohabbat karti hain aur uski talash mein you dont wanna leave any stone unturned?"
"Dono" Usna mere lambe se sawal ka chhota sa jawab diya.
"Hmmm" Maine sochte hue phir cigarette jalayi "Ye toh hue basics. I will need some more details"
"Jaise ke?" Usne phir dupatta theek kiya, meri nazar phir lalchayi par is baar kismet ne saath nahi diya.
"Jaise ke vo kahan kaam karti thi, kahan rehti thi, uske dost kaun kaun the vagerah vagerah"
"Uske doston ke baare mein toh main nahi jaanti, kabhi usne bataya hi nahi. Kahan kaam karti thi main ye bhi nahi jaanti kyunki usne sirf itna bataya tha ke kisi private office mein assistant ki job karti hai.Par haan, main ye jaanti hoon ke vo kahan rehti hai aur shayad usse hi aapko aapke pehle do sawalon ke jawab bhi mil jaayen" Vo boli.
"Matlab?" Main uski baat ka matlab samajh toh gaya tha par phir bhi uske munh se sunne ke liye sawal puchh dala.
"I mean vo ek ladies hostel mein rehti thi, you know what i mean?. Working women hostel. Paying guest type, outstation auraton ke liye"
"Haan main samajh gaya" Maine jawab diya "Vahan saath rehne wali ladkiyon ko shayad pata ho ke vo kahan kaam karti thi"
"Yep aur uske doston ke baare mein bhi vo ladkiyan bata sakti hain. Balki vo ladkiyan sab uski dost hi hongi"
"Yep. True. We can ask them" Maine kaha.
"Toh kya main ise aapki haan samjhun?" Usne vo sawal puchha jiska jawab mujhe namein dena tha par aisa hua nahi.
Case dekhne mein bahut simple lag raha tha. Ek outstation ladki jo Mumbai mein rehti thi, kaam karti thi pichhle ek mahine se gayab hai. Ye koi nayi baat nahi thi. Aisa toh Mumbai aur Mumbai hi kya Hindustan ke har shehar mein roz-marra ki si baat hai.Log aksar kho jaate hain. Kabhi kabhi vo milte hain aur kabhi kabhi unki laash aur kabhi kabhi dono mein se kuchh bhi nahi.
Aise cases mein pehle bhi handle kar chuka tha. Log khote hain toh 2 hi suraten nikalti hain. Ya toh vo apni marzi se gayab hain ya apni marzi ke khilaff. Agar marzi se gayab hote hain toh aksar mil jaate hain aur phir mera kaam khatam ho jata hai. Vo kyun gayab hue, kya vajah thi ye unki aur unke gharwalo ki sardardi hoti hai, isse mera kuchh lena dena nahi.
Haan agar apni marzi ke khilaff gayab hon toh ismein bhi 2 suraten nikalti hain. Ya toh vo agva yaani ke kidnap hue ya phir unke saath kuchh anhoni hui. Agar kidnap huen toh aksar ransom call aa jaati hai aur mamla sulat jata hai. Ya toh insaan ghar aa jata hai ya uski laash ka pata mil jata hai. Agar anhoni hui ho toh bhi der sawer pata lag hi jata hai.
Case ek ladki ka tha aur mujhe shuru mein hi andaza ho gaya tha ke kya hua hoga. Agar paise ke liye kidnap hui hoti toh ab tak ransom call aa jaani chahiye thi par aisa hua nahi. Aur uski behen ko dekh kar ye andaza ho hi raha tha ke vo koi bahut ameer gharane ki ladki nahi thi toh ye option toh maine shuru mein hi rule out kar diya tha.
Yaani option number 2 jo ki hamare desh mein ladkiyon ke gayab hone ki sabse badi vajah hoti hai. Aise ayyash kism ke log jo apni tharak mitane ke liye rape ki hadh tak chale jaayen, aise logon ki hamare desh mein koi kami nahi. Ladki ko uthana, uske saath zabardasti karna aur phir kahin use ya uski body ko dump kar dena inke liye koi badi baat nahi hoti aur yahi possibility mujhe is case mein bhi lag rahi thi.
Kisi ne use kidnap kiya, uska rape kiya, aur kyunki ek mahine se uska koi pata nahi toh ye mana ja sakta tha ke rape ke baad uski jaan li aur ab uski laash kahin kisi naale mein padi sad rahi hogi. Aakhri andaza maine is baat se lagaya ke uske ghar par abtak uski maut ki khabar nahi gayi thi toh isliye agar uski jaan li gayi hai aur kisi ko uska pata nahi toh matlab ke laash bhi ab tak mili nahi.
Kul milakar case aasan lag raha tha. Mujhe laga ke main pehle bhi aise cases mein deal kar chuka hoon toh koi badi baat nahi hai.
"Theek hai i will take the case. Aap aaj shaam ko mere office aa jaiyega, kuchh papers vagerah sign karne ke liye aur meri fees vagerah discuss karne ke liye.Baaki ki details bhi main aapse tab hi le loonga"
"Great" Vo ekdam se khush ho uthi aur tab pehli baar mera dhyaan uski badi badi chhatiyon se hatkar uski aankhon ki taraf gaya. Kuchh ajeeb si baat thi uski aankhon mein, ek ajeeb si kashish"
"Aur haan, shaam ko aate hue apni behen kiek tasveer please le aaiyega"
"Vo toh abhi hai hamare paas" Usne apne bag mein haath dala aur ek photo nikal kar meri taraf badhayi. Maine tasveer apne haath mein li aur ek nazar daali.
"Ye toh aapki photo hai" Maine uski taraf dekhte hue kaha. Photo mein jo ladki thi aurmere saamne jo ladki bethi thi vo hubahu ek hi thi, sivaay kapdon ke.
"Nahi vo meri behen hi hai. Ham judva hain.Shakal soorat ekdam 100% milti hai" Usne meri baat ka jawab diya.
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