"Nahi main vo nahi keh raha tha. Khair, par ye hua kaise?"Maine puchha
"I dunno. Mujhe abhi call aayi ke kal se mujhe Joshi ki jagah charge lena hai. Apparently Joshi Sahab ki desk par kaafi cases jama ho gaye the jinhen suljhane ke liye unhen kisi qabil officer ki zaroorat thi"Khan bola.
"And poore police department mein qabil officer ke naam par unhen ek tu hi mila bas?"
"Hey"Khan ne bura maanne ke andaaz mein kaha"Main kaam karta nahi iska matlab ye nahi ke main kaam kar nahi sakta'
"And ab tera irada kaam karne ka hai?"
"Haan. Joshi ke jama kiye cases ko main saaf karunga. Mera naam ooncha hoga aur Joshi ka neecha"
"You do know he is dead, right? Ek mare hue aadmi ka naam kharab karega?"
"Haan toh kya hua. Jab vo zinda tha toh vo mera aur tera naam kharab karne par tula hua tha. Main uske marne ke baad uska naam kharab karunga"
"Pagal hai tu saale. Achha vo numbers ke call records ka pata chala kuchh?"
"Nahi abhi toh nahi. Kuchh pata chalte hi phone karta hoon"
Joshi ki maut ka mujhe dil se afsos tha par uske baad ab Khan ke case ka charge lene se main ek sukoon ki saans bhi li. Joshi mere case ki investigation mein bahut badi rukavat tha aur main dil mein ye dua bhi kar raha tha ke ab jo koi bhi aaye, vo had darje ka kaamchor ho jise na Saanwli se matlab ho aur na uske gayab hone se. Vo bas chupchap thaane mein bethe aur mujhe apna kaam karne de.
Khan ke aane se mujhe munh maangi murad toh mili hi, saath hi Saanwli ke case ko jaise chaho investigate karo ka green signal bhi mil gaya tha.
Shaam ke waqt maine Lab se apni reports uthayi aur Doctor se milne pahuncha. Reports mein Typhoid ke symptons nikle. Doctor ne mujhe sakht salah di ke main kuchh din tak ghar par aaram karun, bahar ka na khaoon, apne aapko zyada exert na karun vagerah vagerah. Saath hi saath usne mujhe bahut saari hari peeli goliyan thama di. Clinic se nikal kar main sidha Saanwli ke hostel pahuncha.
Ek baar main paidal hostel ke saamne se guzra, guard ko aankh se ishara kiya aur shaam 5 baje ke thodi der baad hi vo mere saath meri gaadi mein betha baat kar raha tha.
"Aapko aaj phone karne hi wala tha, achha hua aap milne hi aa gaye"Vo jeb se ek paper nikalta hua bola.
"Kuchh mila?"
"Haan"Kehte hue usne mujhe vo paper ka tukda thama diya.
Paper par ek address likha hua tha. Maine padha toh vo Ahemdabad ka nikla.
"Ye kya laya hai yaar. Galat address le aaya tu. Mujhe toh pata chala tha ke vo Pune mein kahin rehti hai"
"Ham bahut dhoondhe saahib par kya kariyega, vo Maya ke naam par ektho yahi pata mila"
"Kahan mila ye?"
"Jab idhar par koi ladki rehne ke liye aati hai toh paper formalities vagerah thoda karna padta hai, matlab form vagerah bharna type. Usi par ye address tha"
"Kahan ka address hai kuchh aur likha tha form pe"
"Haan. Ahemdabad ka"
"Arrey vo toh mujhe bhi dikh raha hai. Matlab Ahemdabad mein kaun sa address hai ye, vo vahan se aayi thi, uske kisi rishtedaar ka ....."
"Unka asli ghar ka address hai"Vo meri baat beech mein kaat-te hue bola"Permanent address wali jagah par likha hua tha ye address. Aur vo Maya madam vahin Ahemdabad se thi ye hamko bhi malum hai"
"Ab uske ghar ke address ka kya karun? Barat lekar jaoon ya ....."Main achanak bolta bolta ruk gaya. Dimag ki tubelight ek baar phir jali"Kaam ho gaya. Thanks yaar. Chal jaayega isse kaam"
Maine uske kandha thapthapaya toh vo badi ummeed bhari nazron se meri taraf dekhne laga. Un nazron ka matlab main bakhubi samajhta tha. Jeb se ek 100 ka note nikal kar maine uski taraf badha diya.
Vaapis apne ghar pahunchte pahunchte mujhe shaam ke 7 baj gaye. Bijli se milne maine 8 baje jana tha yaani ab bhi ek ghante ka waqt tha. Maine Nisha ko phone milaya.
"Ghar pahunch gayi?"
"Kya baat hai, meri itni fikar? Ab main theek thaak pahunch gayi ya nahi is baat ka bhi pata kiya ja raha hai? Haaye, kahan tha ye Aditya Sharma aaj se 1 mahina pehle"
"Phir shuru ho gayi tu? Subah subah bhaang laga kar ghar se nikli thi kya jo ab tak asar hai?"
"Arrey sir nasha bhaang ka nahi aapke pyaar ka hai"
Mujhe kuchh samajh nahi aa raha tha ke subah se uske sar par ye kaun sa naya bhoot sawar ho gaya tha.
"Ab teri nautanki khatam ho gayi ho toh kaam ki baat kar lein kuchh?"
"Haan haan karo kaam ki baat Kaamdev. Kya hua?"
"Vo Maya ka address mil gaya"Maine bataya."
"Pune wala?"
"Nahi Ahemdabad ka address hai"
"Par vo shaadi karne Pune nahi gayi thi?"
"Haan shayad par ye uska original address hai jo ke even better hai. Ab tujhe ek kaam karna hai"
"Uske ghar par phone karke kuchh bahana bana kar uska Pune wala address lena hai"
"Exactly. Smart hoti ja rahi hai tu"
"Theek hai. Number forward karo. Main karti hoon phone"
"Ye ek doosri problem hai. Sirf address hai, phone number nahi hai"
"Very nice. Koi nahi, aap address forward karo mujhe. Main directory vagerah kahin check karke number nikalti hoon"
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