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"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.
"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.
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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.
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.
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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.
"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.
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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"
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"
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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.
"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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