Update-8
Kamya uljhan mein pad gayi. Kya javab de ab vo….vo chhat ko dekhne lagi…phir boli, “vo hum thak gaye the na safar se isliye hamare beech abhi kuchh nahi huva.”
“bahut achhe hain thakur saahib…jyada aurto se samabandh nahi rahe unke…kabhi galat nazar se nahi dekha mujhe.”
“theek-theek hai theek hai ab sho jaao,” kamya ne kaha aur bistar par late gayi.
“Main maan hi nahi sakti ki is buddhe ka bhi inspector jitna bada hoga. Jaroor aurton ne majak kiya hoga champa ke saath. Thakuron ka peeth peechhe majak udna aam baat hai,” kamya bistar par pade-pade soch rahi thi.
“madam ab mujhe dar lagne laga hain is haweli mein. aap sambhal kar rahna. Jo kuchh yaha ho raha hai use dekh kar mujhe lagta hai ki koyi anhoni hone wali hai yaha.”
Kamya ne champa ki taraf dekha. Uske chehre par genuine concern thi.
“vaise ho kya raha hai ye sab…kya tum kuchh jaanti ho…?”
Champa ne gahri saans li aur boli, “Mujhe jyada kuchh nahi pata madam. Main to apne kaam se kaam rakhti hun.”
“jo kuchh pata hai vo to batao,” kamya ne kaha.
“madam abhi teen mahine pahle…sukhbir saahib…ka beta, kunal thakur, behosh haalat mein mila tha haweli ke chauthe bhaag mein…”
“chautha bhaag…ye kya hai.”
“is haweli ke chaar bhaag hain madam. Thakur karan veer singh, jinhone ye haweli banvayi thi unhone marne se pahle chaar bhaag apne charon beto ke naam kar diye the. haweli ka pahla hissa, jismein ki ye kamra bhi hai, aapke pati ka hai. Dusra hissa rajbir thakur saahib ka hai. Teesra hissa sukhbir saahib ka hai. Chautha hissa naresh sahib ka tha. Vo sabse chhote the. abhi sirf 40 saal ke hi the.”
“the matlab?”
“do saal pahle vo kahi laapata ho gaye. Shaam ko kisi dost se milne nikle the aur aaj tak nahi laute. Unki car gaon ke baahar jungle mein mili thi. Police ne bahut dhunda unko par vo nahi mile. Aaj tak kuchh pata nahi ki vo kaha hai. Unki biwi rupali yahi rahti hai magar, haweli ke chauthe hisse mein. Das saal chhoti thi umar mein vo naresh saahib se. abhi koyi 30 ki hongi. Gaon mein to ye afvaah hai ki usi ka haath hai naresh ki gumsudgi mein. Police ne bhi unse bahut gahrayi se puchhtach ki thi. Magar kuchh pata nahi chala. Aap sambhal kar rahna rupali madam se…badi shaatir hai vo. Haan to main kah rahi thi ki kunal saahib behosh haalat mein mile the chauthe hisse mein. Tab se unki maansik haalat theek nahi thi…abhi ek mahine pahle hi vo chal base.”
“kya umar thi uski?”
“yahi koyi 24 saal. Unki biwi bhi hai…neha thakur. Bahut achhi hain vo. Jab se kunal saahib gaye hain tut si gayi hain. Aapki hi tarah bahut sunder hain vo bhi.”
“aur koyi beta-beti bhi hai kya sukhbir thakur ki…”
“nahi bas ek hi aulad thi unki. teesre hisse mein rahte hain dono sasur aur bahu.”
“dono? Kya sukhbir ki biwi nahi hai?”
“vo paanch saal pahle gujar gayi thi…”
“hmm…aur rajbir thakur unke baare mein kuchh batao?”
“do saal phle unki biwi aur do bete accident mein mar gaye. Tab se khoye-khoye rahte hain. Gaon mein afvaah hai ki unko marvaya gaya hai. Sach kya hai koyi nahi jaanta.”
“hmm…ab sanjay thakur ke baare mein batao. Inhone ab tak shadi kyon nahi ki…”
ye sunte hi champa ka chehra safed pad gaya. Aisa laga kamya ko jaise ki usne kuchh aisa puchh liya ho jo use nahi puchhna chaahiye.
“aapko kuchh nahi pata?”
“nahi…”
“unki biwi aur beti gaayab hain chaar saalon se. gaon mein afvaah thi ki unhe bhi kisi ne gayab karvaya hai. Khabar thi ki vo mandir gaye the subah aur vaapis laut kar nahi aaye. lekin mujhe yaha aakar pata chala ki vo yahi haweli se hi gayab huvei hain. Ye baat chhupa kar rakhi gayi thi gaon walo se taaki haweli ke baare mein afvaah na faile.”
“ye haweli to manhus lag rahi hai mujhe…mujhe to dar lag raha hai yaha.”
“mujhe bhi lagta hai…khaskar jabse mujhe pata chala hai ki saahib ki biwi aur beti yahi se gaayab huve hain tab se bahut jyada dar lagta hai. Aur jab se kunal saahib ke saath ye ghatna huyi hai tab se aur bhi jyada dar gayi hun. Doctor kahte hain ki unhe koyi gahra sadma laga tha. Pata nahi kya dekha unhone haweli ke chauthe hisse mein ki unki aisi haalat ho gayi aur phir chal base. Tab se main to din mein bhi jaane se darti hun vaha. Vaise bhi main rupali madam se dur hi rahna pasand karti hun. Pata nahi kunal saahib kya karne gaye the raat ko vaha?”
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