- 182
- 328
- 79
UPDATE-35
lekin usi kshan chuk gayi ।
commander ne tabhi kaavaasikigiri kaa pryog kar diyaa thaa ।
kaavaasikigiri- yah karaate kaa ek khaas action hai, ismain dushman ko pahle is tarah dhokhaa diyaa jaataa hai, jaise hamlaa hone vaalaa hai । parantu hamlaa fauran hone ke bajaay rukakar hotaa hai ।
Barbie jaisi yauddhaa bhi ek kshan ke lia us ‘chaal’ main faas gayi ।
commander ne jaise hi kaavaasikigiri kaa action dikhaayaa, Barbie ne fauran us hamle ko rokne ke lia haath se block lagaanaa chaahaa ।
parantu hamlaa huaa hi nahin thaa ।
agar usi kshan hamlaa ho jaataa, to binaa shak Barbie us hamle ko block karne main kaamyaab ho jaati ।
jaise hi Barbie kaa haath aage bada, fauran second ke sauven hisse ki deri se commander Karan Saxena ki taang ne action dikhaayaa । vah bhadaak se sidhe Barbie ke munh par pedi ।
halak faadkar chilllaa uthi Barbie !
vah kalaabaaji khaakar niche giri ।
“abhi mujhe nahin balki tumhen marshal art ke siddhaant sikhne ki jarurat hai Barbie daarling ।”
parantu Barbie gajab ki dussaahsi thi ।
jakhmi hone ke baavjud vah niche girte hi ekadam spring lage khillaune ki bhaanti jump lekar vaapas khadi ho gayi ।
donon yoddhaa punah aamne-saamne the ।
aamne saamne aate hi vah donon ekadam tiger clan ke action main aa gaye ।
“tum aaj mere haathon se bachoge nahin commander Karan Saxena ।” Barbie phumphkaari ।
“yhi shabd thodi der pahle Li Marcos ne bhi kahe the । magar usi ki samuraai uske dil ke aar-paar gujar gayi ।”
“Marcos ne shaayad tumhen bachne kaa maukaa de diyaa hogaa, lekin main tumhen koi maukaa nahin dene vaali hun ।”
Barbie kaa haath turant shugi ke action main uski taraf jhaptaa ।
parantu saavdhaan thaa commander Karan Saxena ।
usne turant apne haath se shugi ke us action ko block kar diyaa aur us action ko block karte hi commander ki round kick ghumi ।
Barbie chikhte hua niche giri ।
lekin fauran hi vo punah jump lekar khadi ho gayi ।
khade hote hi usne commander ke upar urekaan kaa itnaa jabaradast prhaar kiyaa ki uski aankhon ke gird chaand-taare naach gaye । phir usne lower cut or upper cut ke action dikhaaye ।
vah sachamuch bahut phurtili thi ।
bahut khatarnaak ।
magar tabhi commander Karan Saxena ne wrestling ki arm undar daav dikhaa di thi ।
jise ‘klaa jung’ bhi kahte hain ।
bas ekaaak hi Barbie ke haath commander Karan Saxena ke haath main aa gaye the । usne turant arm under daav kaa action dikhaayaa aur apnaa dusraa haath Barbie ki donon taangon ke bich main daalakar use apne sir se upar uthaa diyaa ।
“n... nahin ।”
Barbie ke munh se bhayaprad chikh nikli ।
“jaanti ho Barbie daarling, main ab kyaa karne jaa rahaa hun ।” commander Karan Saxena bolaa- “main ab tumhaare usi daanv se tumhen maarne jaa rahaa hun, jismain tumhen sabse jyaadaa mahaarath haasil hai ।”
commander ne fauran bahut jor se use vahin rakhe ek patthar par patak maaraa ।
jaise hi Barbie kaa sir patthar se jaakar takraayaa, vah bilkul tarbuj ki tarah phat pedaa ।
Barbie ke mukh se ek aur bahut marmaantak chikh ubli tathaa phir vahaan khaamoshi chhaati chali gayi ।
Barbie ke sir se ab thul-thul karke khun baahar nikal rahaa thaa ।
vo mar chuki thi ।
yahi vo kshan thaa, jab gufa ke andar fit daynamite ki line bhi ekaaak bahut prachand dhamaake ke saath phatin ।
daynamite phatte hi us puri gufa ki khill-khill hokar dhajjiyaan bikharti chali gayin ।
usmain jitne guard kaid the, vah sab maare gaye ।
“hmaare tin yoddhaa maare jaa chuke hain, tin bahaadur yoddhaa !” Jack Kramer buri tarah bhinnaayaa huaa thaa- “aur unke saath jo hathiyaaraband guard maare gaye, unki to koi sankhyaa hi nahin hai ।”
yoddhaaon ke headquater main us vakt bhukamp aayaa huaa thaa ।
Li Marcos aur Barbie ke maare jaane ki khabar ne unke bich badi jabaradast dahashat failaa di thi ।
“vaakaayi !” Abu Nidaal bolaa- “commander Karan Saxena har pal khatarnaak hotaa jaa rahaa hai ।”
“sir !” Dymock ne bhi kahaa- “hmain use rokne ke liye fauran kuchh karnaa chaahiye ।”
“lekin savaal to yah hai ।” Jack Kramer bhinnaa uthaa- “ham kyaa kar sakte hain ? jo kuchh hamaare bas main hai, vah ham kar hi rahe hain ।”
“ek aadmi, sirf ek aadmi ko ham nahin khatm kar paa rahe ।”
“jabaki apne-apne field ke ham jabaradast maharthi hain aur usse bhi badi baat ye hai ki ham khud ko bahut badaa surmaa samajhte hain ।”
“hamne yah khaamakhyaali paali hui hai ki agar hamain maukaa mile, to ham n jaane kaun-se tir chalaa lenge । n jaane kyaa kar gujrenge ।”
sabke chehron par fatkaar barasne lagi ।
sabki gardan jhuk gayin ।
sach baat to yah hai, us pure silasile ki vajah se vah khud bahut sharmindaa the ।
“hmaare liye sabse bade dub marne ki baat to ye hai sir !” Rony bolaa- “ki vo hamaare hi jungle main ghusakar baakaaydaa hamain chailenj detaa huaa maar rahaa hai ।”
“mere to ek baat samajh nahin aa rahi ।” vah shabd Maskman ke the ।
Maskman !
vah hamishaa apne chehre par ek kaalaa ‘maask’ pahne rahtaa thaa ।
us maask main-se uske sirf honth aur aankhen chamakti thi ।
“tumhaare kyaa baat samajh nahin aa rahi ?”
“aakhir bharat sarkar ne use yahaan kisliye bhejaa hai ? bharat sarkar ki ham logon se kyaa dushmni hai ?”
“bharat sarkar ki ham logon se koi dushmni nahin hai ।”
“phir ?”
“jrur Burma sarkar ne bharat se madad maangi hogi ।” Jack Kramer bolaa- “aur usi madad ke javaab main commander Karan Saxena yahaan aayaa hai ।”
“akelaa ?”
“akelaa hi aayaa hai । aur tum dekh hi rahe ho, vah akelaa hi ham sab par bhaari ped rahaa hai । us akele aadmi ne hi hamaare chhakke chhutaaye hua hain ।”
“sabse badi baat to ye hai ।” Master bolaa- “ki commander Karan Saxena ki vajah se hi, us ek aadmi ki vajah se hi hamaari narcotics deal ruki hui hai । hamaare liye isse badi dub marne ki baat aur kyaa hogi ki ham us ek aadmi se is kadar ghabraaye hua hain, usse hamaari etni havaa khushk hai ।”
“ab is tarah ki baaten karne se koi faaydaa nahin hai ।” Dymock bolaa ।
“phir kis tarah ki baat karne se faaydaa hai ?”
“ab hamain yah sochnaa chaahiye ।” Dymock ek-ek shabd chabaataa huaa bolaa- “ki aage kyaa karnaa hai । aage ham log aise kyaa patte failaayen, jo hamaari galti sudhre aur commander Karan Saxena jahannum rasid ho, jo aaj ki taarikh main hamaaraa dushman number ek banaa huaa hai ।”
“baat bilkul jaayaj hai ।” Mike bolaa- “hmain ab jald-se-jald aage ke baare main faisala lenaa chaahiye ।”
“ek salaah to main detaa hun ।” Maskman bolaa ।
“kyaa ?”
“support group ke filhal ham tin yoddhaa bache hain ।”
“thik ।”
“main, Maskman ! mera bhai, Hitman ! aur Dymock ! main samajhtaa hun sir, hamain is martbaa commander ke saamne ek badi taakat ke rup main uturnaa chaahiye aur use ek hi jhatke main khatm kar daalnaa chaahiye ।”
“yaani tum ye kahnaa chaahte ho ।” Jack Kramer bolaa- “ki is baar commander Karan Saxena ko maarne ke liye ‘support group’ ke tum tinon yoddhaa jaaoge ?”
“bilkul sir ! main samajhtaa hun, yahi behatar rahegaa । itnaa hi nahin, is baar hamaare saath hathiyaaraband guardon ki sankhyaa bhi kaafi jyaadaa hogi ।”
Jack Kramer ne apne saathi yoddhaaon ki taraf dekhaa ।
sab chup the ।
“tumhaaraa is baare main kyaa khyaal hai ?”
“Maskman thik hi kah rahaa hai ।” Rony bolaa- “aage jaisaa aap munaasib samjhen ।”
“kisi ne kuchh aur kahnaa hai ?”
“nhin ।” sab bole ।
“kisi ne kaisi bhi koi salaah deni ho ?”
“nhin ।”
sabki gardan phir enkaar main hillin ।
“thik hai ।” Jack Kramer antim faisala sunaataa huaa bolaa- “to phir is baar yahi tinon commander Karan Saxena ko maarne ke liye jaayenge aur enke saath guardon ki sankhyaa pahle ke mukaable kahin jyaadaa hogi ।”
Maskman, Hitman aur Dymock !
tinon !
un tinon ne apni gardan us phaisle ke sammaan main jhukaa di । Maskman ek burmi yuvak thaa aur Hitman kaa badaa bhaai thaa । Maskman bam expert thaa ।
uske baare main kahaa jaataa thaa ki duniyaa main aisaa koi time-bam nahin hai, jisko fit karnaa yaa fuse karnaa vah n jaantaa ho । uskaa record thaa ki vah khatarnaak-se-khatarnaak time-bam ko fuse kar saktaa thaa aur puri tarah bekaar ho chuke time-bam ko thik bhi kar saktaa thaa ।
usmain nayi tarah se jaan funk saktaa thaa ।
duniyaa ke kayi deshon main Maskman ne bam-visphot kiye the ।
itnaa hi nahin, duniyaa kaa bade-se-badaa apraadhi use apne yahaan bam set karne ke liye bulaataa thaa । duniyaa ke kayi deshon main uske naam apraadh darj the ।
ek baar Maskman ke saath ghatnaa bhi ghati ।
khatarnaak ghatnaa !
vo Burma main hi jab ek time-bam ko fuse kar rahaa thaa, tabhi vo bam uske haath main hi phat pedaa ।
jisse uskaa chehraa buri tarah jal gayaa aur usmain gahre-gahre gaddhe ped gaye ।
yahi shukr thaa, jo vah us blaast main maaraa n gayaa ।
baharhaal us ghatnaa ke baad uskaa chehraa bahut jyaadaa daraavnaa ho gayaa thaa ।
itnaa jyaadaa daraavnaa ki kabhi-kabhi vo khud bhi apnaa chehraa aaene main dekhakar chikh pedtaa thaa ।
bas tabhi se usne apne chehre par ‘maask’ pahannaa shuru kar diyaa ।
taaki uskaa daraavnaa chehraa us ‘maask’ ke pichhe chhupaa rahe ।
isiliye uskaa naam bhi Maskman padaa ।
commander Karan Saxena ne jungle main aankh kholi ।
din ab khub achchhi tarah nikal aayaa thaa । sury ki prkaash rashmiyaan, jo Burma ke un ghane jungle lo main jamin tak badi mushkil se pahunch paati thi, ab chaaron taraf faili hui thi ।
chidiyon ke chahachhaane kaa shor har taraf sunaai de rahaa thaa ।
“lagtaa hai ।” commander Karan Saxena angadaai letaa huaa bolaa- “aaj kaafi der tak soyaa hun ।”
usne apni wristwatch dekhi ।
das baj rahe the ।
is vakt commander Karan Saxena baragad ke ek bahut ghane ped par kambal baandhe letaa thaa । apne upar hameshaa ki tarah usne ek camouflage kit dhak rakhi thi ।
“aaj thodaa vyaayaam karnaa chaahiye, isse sharir main thodi taajgi aayegi ।”
commander Karan Saxena ne camouflage kit hataakar fold ki ।
kambal kholaa ।
phir un donon chijon ko apne Haversack bag main rakhakar vo ped se niche utar aayaa ।
yun to aadhi se jyaadaa raat uski hungaame se bhari gujri thi । lekin Barbie ko maar daalne ke baad vah khatraa kuchh kam anubhav karne lagaa thaa aur uski ichchhaa hone lagi thi ki ab thodaa aaraam kiyaa jaaye । vaise bhi vo saaraa din aur saari raat kaa thakaa-haaraa thaa ।
bas usne fauran us ped par sharan le li, lette hi use nind ne aa dabochaa ।
aaj Burma ke un khaufnaak jungle lo main aaye hua use do din ho chuke the ।
do din !
vah kuchh kam nahin hote ।
parantu commander Karan Saxena ko is baat kaa santosh thaa ki uske do din jahaan bahut hungaame se bhare gujre the, vahin vo tin yoddhaaon ko maarne main bhi saphal ho gayaa thaa । joki uski ek badi upalabdhi thi ।
ped se niche aane ke baad commander Karan Saxena sabse pahle nityakarmon se niptaa aur phir usne vyaayaam shuru kar diyaa ।
vah desi vyaayaam kar rahaa thaa ।
us jaise ghane jungle main vaise bhi desi vyaayaam hi sambhav thaa । iske alaavaa commander yah bhi jaantaa thaa ki desi vyaayaam hi sharir ko sahi maaynon main saushthav banaataa hai, adhik bal prdaan kartaa hai । kyonki pashchimi deshon main vyaayaam karne ke liye machineen to tarah-tarah ki ejaad hui hain, bahut-si multipurpose machine bhi baajaaron main hain, jo nojvaanon ko badi jaldi apni taraf aakarshit karti hain । un machineon se vyaayaam karne par sharir bahut jaldi saushthav maalum hone lagtaa hai, lekin vo saushthavapan sthaayi nahin hotaa । jaise hi koi kuchh din tak vyaayaam karnaa band kartaa hai, to sharir pahle se bhi kahin jyaadaa latak jaataa hai । is maamle main apne un desi vyaayaamon kaa koi javaab nahin hai, jinhen praachin kaal main pahalvaanon se lekar rishi-muni tak karte the । desi vyaayaam karne se shaaririk rachnaa ke saushthav aakaar lene main to thodaa samay lagtaa hai, lekin vo puri tarah sthaayi rup hotaa hai ।
sthaayi bhi aur jyaadaa sundar bhi ।
commander kaafi der tak jungle main vyaayaam kartaa rahaa ।
usne tarah-tarah ke aasan kiye aur kriyaayen kin ।
sabse aakhir main usne shirshaasan kiyaa, apnaa sir niche karke taangen upar uthaa din ।
shirshaasan !
vah desi vyaayaamon main uskaa sabse manapasand aasan thaa ।
isse chehre kaa tej baadtaa hai aur dimaag tandrust hotaa hai ।
commander kaafi der tak shirshaasan ki mudraa main hi rahaa । phir vah uchhalakar sidhaa khadaa ho gayaa thaa । uske baad usne vitamin yukt powder ke dudh kaa sevan kiyaa aur makkhan lagaakar kuchh slice khaaye ।
ab vah khud ko kaafi chust anubhav kar rahaa thaa ।
aankhon main bhi chamak thi ।
commander Karan Saxena kuchh der shikaari chite ki tarah jungle main idhar-udhar dekhtaa rahaa ।
magar !
use aaspaas khatre kaa koi aabhaas n milaa ।
filhal vo surakshit thaa ।
commander Karan Saxena jaantaa thaa, abhi support group ke tin yoddhaa aur bache hain ।
phir assault group ke chhah yoddhaa the ।
jo aur khatarnaak the ।
aur jaanlevaa ।
baharhaal jaise-jaise vakt gujarnaa thaa, yoddhaaon se uskaa vah mukaablaa kadaa hotaa jaanaa thaa । un baarah yoddhaaon ne apne aapko do groupon main baantaa hi isaliye thaa । pahle chhah yoddhaaon kaa ‘support group’ isaliye banaayaa huaa thaa, kyonki field kaa jyaadaatar kaam vahi chhah yoddhaa dekhte the । dusre ‘assault group’ ke chhah yoddhaa to tabhi field main utarte the, jab unke field main uturne ke sivaay dusraa koi chaaraa n rahe ।
“ab jungle main aage baadnaa chaahiye ।” commander Karan Saxena hothon-hi-hothon main budbudaayaa ।
usne Haversack bag apni pith par kas liyaa ।
uske baad usne aage kaa safar shuru kiyaa ।
Burma ke un ghane jungle lo ke bich main banaa vo burmi aadivaasiyon kaa chhotaa saa gaanv thaa, jiski aabaadi mushkil se paanch-chhah sau thi ।
vahi unhonne ghaas-phuns ke apne jhompede daale hua the, jinmain vo rahte the । jungli jaanavron se bachne ke lia unhonne aadivaasi parampraa ke anurup hi kayi saare entjaam kar rakhe the । raat ko agar us basti main jaraa bhi shor hotaa, to sab jungli apne-apne bhaale lekar baahar nikal aate the ।
is vakt support group ke tinon yoddhaa Maskman, Hitman aur Dymock-aadivaasiyon ki usi basti main the ।
vah tinon ek badi puraani-si baabaa aadam ke jamaane vaali chaarpaai par baithe the ।
unke pichhe hathiyaaraband guardon ki ek chhoti-chhoti fauj khadi thi, jabaki unke saamne jamin par hi aadivaasi baithe hua the । unmain aadmi, aurat sab shaamil the । jis tarah aadamiyon ke sharir par kapede naammaatr ke the, vahi haal aadivaasi aurton kaa thaa । unki chhaatiyaan aur kuchhek ke to jannaang tak saaf chamak rahe the ।
upar se unmain ‘sex appeal’ gajab ki thi ।
“aap sab log jaante hi hai ।” Maskman un aadivaasiyon ki burmi jabaan main hi badi garamjoshi ke saath chilllaakar bol rahaa thaa- “ki hamaare en jungle lo main ek shetaan ghus aayaa hai aur usne yahaan badi jabaradast tabaahi barpaa karke rakh di hai । jungle kaa aman chain usne puri tarah ujaad daalaa hai । vah kitnaa badaa shetaan hai, iskaa andaajaa isi ek baat se lagaayaa jaa saktaa hai ki usne akele hi hamaare tin saathi yauddhaa maar daale aur darjnon ki taadaad main guardon ko shahid banaa diyaa, jabaki uskaa abhi tak kuchh nahin bigadaa hai । vo yahaan bekhauf ghum rahaa hai ।”
lekin usi kshan chuk gayi ।
commander ne tabhi kaavaasikigiri kaa pryog kar diyaa thaa ।
kaavaasikigiri- yah karaate kaa ek khaas action hai, ismain dushman ko pahle is tarah dhokhaa diyaa jaataa hai, jaise hamlaa hone vaalaa hai । parantu hamlaa fauran hone ke bajaay rukakar hotaa hai ।
Barbie jaisi yauddhaa bhi ek kshan ke lia us ‘chaal’ main faas gayi ।
commander ne jaise hi kaavaasikigiri kaa action dikhaayaa, Barbie ne fauran us hamle ko rokne ke lia haath se block lagaanaa chaahaa ।
parantu hamlaa huaa hi nahin thaa ।
agar usi kshan hamlaa ho jaataa, to binaa shak Barbie us hamle ko block karne main kaamyaab ho jaati ।
jaise hi Barbie kaa haath aage bada, fauran second ke sauven hisse ki deri se commander Karan Saxena ki taang ne action dikhaayaa । vah bhadaak se sidhe Barbie ke munh par pedi ।
halak faadkar chilllaa uthi Barbie !
vah kalaabaaji khaakar niche giri ।
“abhi mujhe nahin balki tumhen marshal art ke siddhaant sikhne ki jarurat hai Barbie daarling ।”
parantu Barbie gajab ki dussaahsi thi ।
jakhmi hone ke baavjud vah niche girte hi ekadam spring lage khillaune ki bhaanti jump lekar vaapas khadi ho gayi ।
donon yoddhaa punah aamne-saamne the ।
aamne saamne aate hi vah donon ekadam tiger clan ke action main aa gaye ।
“tum aaj mere haathon se bachoge nahin commander Karan Saxena ।” Barbie phumphkaari ।
“yhi shabd thodi der pahle Li Marcos ne bhi kahe the । magar usi ki samuraai uske dil ke aar-paar gujar gayi ।”
“Marcos ne shaayad tumhen bachne kaa maukaa de diyaa hogaa, lekin main tumhen koi maukaa nahin dene vaali hun ।”
Barbie kaa haath turant shugi ke action main uski taraf jhaptaa ।
parantu saavdhaan thaa commander Karan Saxena ।
usne turant apne haath se shugi ke us action ko block kar diyaa aur us action ko block karte hi commander ki round kick ghumi ।
Barbie chikhte hua niche giri ।
lekin fauran hi vo punah jump lekar khadi ho gayi ।
khade hote hi usne commander ke upar urekaan kaa itnaa jabaradast prhaar kiyaa ki uski aankhon ke gird chaand-taare naach gaye । phir usne lower cut or upper cut ke action dikhaaye ।
vah sachamuch bahut phurtili thi ।
bahut khatarnaak ।
magar tabhi commander Karan Saxena ne wrestling ki arm undar daav dikhaa di thi ।
jise ‘klaa jung’ bhi kahte hain ।
bas ekaaak hi Barbie ke haath commander Karan Saxena ke haath main aa gaye the । usne turant arm under daav kaa action dikhaayaa aur apnaa dusraa haath Barbie ki donon taangon ke bich main daalakar use apne sir se upar uthaa diyaa ।
“n... nahin ।”
Barbie ke munh se bhayaprad chikh nikli ।
“jaanti ho Barbie daarling, main ab kyaa karne jaa rahaa hun ।” commander Karan Saxena bolaa- “main ab tumhaare usi daanv se tumhen maarne jaa rahaa hun, jismain tumhen sabse jyaadaa mahaarath haasil hai ।”
commander ne fauran bahut jor se use vahin rakhe ek patthar par patak maaraa ।
jaise hi Barbie kaa sir patthar se jaakar takraayaa, vah bilkul tarbuj ki tarah phat pedaa ।
Barbie ke mukh se ek aur bahut marmaantak chikh ubli tathaa phir vahaan khaamoshi chhaati chali gayi ।
Barbie ke sir se ab thul-thul karke khun baahar nikal rahaa thaa ।
vo mar chuki thi ।
yahi vo kshan thaa, jab gufa ke andar fit daynamite ki line bhi ekaaak bahut prachand dhamaake ke saath phatin ।
daynamite phatte hi us puri gufa ki khill-khill hokar dhajjiyaan bikharti chali gayin ।
usmain jitne guard kaid the, vah sab maare gaye ।
“hmaare tin yoddhaa maare jaa chuke hain, tin bahaadur yoddhaa !” Jack Kramer buri tarah bhinnaayaa huaa thaa- “aur unke saath jo hathiyaaraband guard maare gaye, unki to koi sankhyaa hi nahin hai ।”
yoddhaaon ke headquater main us vakt bhukamp aayaa huaa thaa ।
Li Marcos aur Barbie ke maare jaane ki khabar ne unke bich badi jabaradast dahashat failaa di thi ।
“vaakaayi !” Abu Nidaal bolaa- “commander Karan Saxena har pal khatarnaak hotaa jaa rahaa hai ।”
“sir !” Dymock ne bhi kahaa- “hmain use rokne ke liye fauran kuchh karnaa chaahiye ।”
“lekin savaal to yah hai ।” Jack Kramer bhinnaa uthaa- “ham kyaa kar sakte hain ? jo kuchh hamaare bas main hai, vah ham kar hi rahe hain ।”
“ek aadmi, sirf ek aadmi ko ham nahin khatm kar paa rahe ।”
“jabaki apne-apne field ke ham jabaradast maharthi hain aur usse bhi badi baat ye hai ki ham khud ko bahut badaa surmaa samajhte hain ।”
“hamne yah khaamakhyaali paali hui hai ki agar hamain maukaa mile, to ham n jaane kaun-se tir chalaa lenge । n jaane kyaa kar gujrenge ।”
sabke chehron par fatkaar barasne lagi ।
sabki gardan jhuk gayin ।
sach baat to yah hai, us pure silasile ki vajah se vah khud bahut sharmindaa the ।
“hmaare liye sabse bade dub marne ki baat to ye hai sir !” Rony bolaa- “ki vo hamaare hi jungle main ghusakar baakaaydaa hamain chailenj detaa huaa maar rahaa hai ।”
“mere to ek baat samajh nahin aa rahi ।” vah shabd Maskman ke the ।
Maskman !
vah hamishaa apne chehre par ek kaalaa ‘maask’ pahne rahtaa thaa ।
us maask main-se uske sirf honth aur aankhen chamakti thi ।
“tumhaare kyaa baat samajh nahin aa rahi ?”
“aakhir bharat sarkar ne use yahaan kisliye bhejaa hai ? bharat sarkar ki ham logon se kyaa dushmni hai ?”
“bharat sarkar ki ham logon se koi dushmni nahin hai ।”
“phir ?”
“jrur Burma sarkar ne bharat se madad maangi hogi ।” Jack Kramer bolaa- “aur usi madad ke javaab main commander Karan Saxena yahaan aayaa hai ।”
“akelaa ?”
“akelaa hi aayaa hai । aur tum dekh hi rahe ho, vah akelaa hi ham sab par bhaari ped rahaa hai । us akele aadmi ne hi hamaare chhakke chhutaaye hua hain ।”
“sabse badi baat to ye hai ।” Master bolaa- “ki commander Karan Saxena ki vajah se hi, us ek aadmi ki vajah se hi hamaari narcotics deal ruki hui hai । hamaare liye isse badi dub marne ki baat aur kyaa hogi ki ham us ek aadmi se is kadar ghabraaye hua hain, usse hamaari etni havaa khushk hai ।”
“ab is tarah ki baaten karne se koi faaydaa nahin hai ।” Dymock bolaa ।
“phir kis tarah ki baat karne se faaydaa hai ?”
“ab hamain yah sochnaa chaahiye ।” Dymock ek-ek shabd chabaataa huaa bolaa- “ki aage kyaa karnaa hai । aage ham log aise kyaa patte failaayen, jo hamaari galti sudhre aur commander Karan Saxena jahannum rasid ho, jo aaj ki taarikh main hamaaraa dushman number ek banaa huaa hai ।”
“baat bilkul jaayaj hai ।” Mike bolaa- “hmain ab jald-se-jald aage ke baare main faisala lenaa chaahiye ।”
“ek salaah to main detaa hun ।” Maskman bolaa ।
“kyaa ?”
“support group ke filhal ham tin yoddhaa bache hain ।”
“thik ।”
“main, Maskman ! mera bhai, Hitman ! aur Dymock ! main samajhtaa hun sir, hamain is martbaa commander ke saamne ek badi taakat ke rup main uturnaa chaahiye aur use ek hi jhatke main khatm kar daalnaa chaahiye ।”
“yaani tum ye kahnaa chaahte ho ।” Jack Kramer bolaa- “ki is baar commander Karan Saxena ko maarne ke liye ‘support group’ ke tum tinon yoddhaa jaaoge ?”
“bilkul sir ! main samajhtaa hun, yahi behatar rahegaa । itnaa hi nahin, is baar hamaare saath hathiyaaraband guardon ki sankhyaa bhi kaafi jyaadaa hogi ।”
Jack Kramer ne apne saathi yoddhaaon ki taraf dekhaa ।
sab chup the ।
“tumhaaraa is baare main kyaa khyaal hai ?”
“Maskman thik hi kah rahaa hai ।” Rony bolaa- “aage jaisaa aap munaasib samjhen ।”
“kisi ne kuchh aur kahnaa hai ?”
“nhin ।” sab bole ।
“kisi ne kaisi bhi koi salaah deni ho ?”
“nhin ।”
sabki gardan phir enkaar main hillin ।
“thik hai ।” Jack Kramer antim faisala sunaataa huaa bolaa- “to phir is baar yahi tinon commander Karan Saxena ko maarne ke liye jaayenge aur enke saath guardon ki sankhyaa pahle ke mukaable kahin jyaadaa hogi ।”
Maskman, Hitman aur Dymock !
tinon !
un tinon ne apni gardan us phaisle ke sammaan main jhukaa di । Maskman ek burmi yuvak thaa aur Hitman kaa badaa bhaai thaa । Maskman bam expert thaa ।
uske baare main kahaa jaataa thaa ki duniyaa main aisaa koi time-bam nahin hai, jisko fit karnaa yaa fuse karnaa vah n jaantaa ho । uskaa record thaa ki vah khatarnaak-se-khatarnaak time-bam ko fuse kar saktaa thaa aur puri tarah bekaar ho chuke time-bam ko thik bhi kar saktaa thaa ।
usmain nayi tarah se jaan funk saktaa thaa ।
duniyaa ke kayi deshon main Maskman ne bam-visphot kiye the ।
itnaa hi nahin, duniyaa kaa bade-se-badaa apraadhi use apne yahaan bam set karne ke liye bulaataa thaa । duniyaa ke kayi deshon main uske naam apraadh darj the ।
ek baar Maskman ke saath ghatnaa bhi ghati ।
khatarnaak ghatnaa !
vo Burma main hi jab ek time-bam ko fuse kar rahaa thaa, tabhi vo bam uske haath main hi phat pedaa ।
jisse uskaa chehraa buri tarah jal gayaa aur usmain gahre-gahre gaddhe ped gaye ।
yahi shukr thaa, jo vah us blaast main maaraa n gayaa ।
baharhaal us ghatnaa ke baad uskaa chehraa bahut jyaadaa daraavnaa ho gayaa thaa ।
itnaa jyaadaa daraavnaa ki kabhi-kabhi vo khud bhi apnaa chehraa aaene main dekhakar chikh pedtaa thaa ।
bas tabhi se usne apne chehre par ‘maask’ pahannaa shuru kar diyaa ।
taaki uskaa daraavnaa chehraa us ‘maask’ ke pichhe chhupaa rahe ।
isiliye uskaa naam bhi Maskman padaa ।
commander Karan Saxena ne jungle main aankh kholi ।
din ab khub achchhi tarah nikal aayaa thaa । sury ki prkaash rashmiyaan, jo Burma ke un ghane jungle lo main jamin tak badi mushkil se pahunch paati thi, ab chaaron taraf faili hui thi ।
chidiyon ke chahachhaane kaa shor har taraf sunaai de rahaa thaa ।
“lagtaa hai ।” commander Karan Saxena angadaai letaa huaa bolaa- “aaj kaafi der tak soyaa hun ।”
usne apni wristwatch dekhi ।
das baj rahe the ।
is vakt commander Karan Saxena baragad ke ek bahut ghane ped par kambal baandhe letaa thaa । apne upar hameshaa ki tarah usne ek camouflage kit dhak rakhi thi ।
“aaj thodaa vyaayaam karnaa chaahiye, isse sharir main thodi taajgi aayegi ।”
commander Karan Saxena ne camouflage kit hataakar fold ki ।
kambal kholaa ।
phir un donon chijon ko apne Haversack bag main rakhakar vo ped se niche utar aayaa ।
yun to aadhi se jyaadaa raat uski hungaame se bhari gujri thi । lekin Barbie ko maar daalne ke baad vah khatraa kuchh kam anubhav karne lagaa thaa aur uski ichchhaa hone lagi thi ki ab thodaa aaraam kiyaa jaaye । vaise bhi vo saaraa din aur saari raat kaa thakaa-haaraa thaa ।
bas usne fauran us ped par sharan le li, lette hi use nind ne aa dabochaa ।
aaj Burma ke un khaufnaak jungle lo main aaye hua use do din ho chuke the ।
do din !
vah kuchh kam nahin hote ।
parantu commander Karan Saxena ko is baat kaa santosh thaa ki uske do din jahaan bahut hungaame se bhare gujre the, vahin vo tin yoddhaaon ko maarne main bhi saphal ho gayaa thaa । joki uski ek badi upalabdhi thi ।
ped se niche aane ke baad commander Karan Saxena sabse pahle nityakarmon se niptaa aur phir usne vyaayaam shuru kar diyaa ।
vah desi vyaayaam kar rahaa thaa ।
us jaise ghane jungle main vaise bhi desi vyaayaam hi sambhav thaa । iske alaavaa commander yah bhi jaantaa thaa ki desi vyaayaam hi sharir ko sahi maaynon main saushthav banaataa hai, adhik bal prdaan kartaa hai । kyonki pashchimi deshon main vyaayaam karne ke liye machineen to tarah-tarah ki ejaad hui hain, bahut-si multipurpose machine bhi baajaaron main hain, jo nojvaanon ko badi jaldi apni taraf aakarshit karti hain । un machineon se vyaayaam karne par sharir bahut jaldi saushthav maalum hone lagtaa hai, lekin vo saushthavapan sthaayi nahin hotaa । jaise hi koi kuchh din tak vyaayaam karnaa band kartaa hai, to sharir pahle se bhi kahin jyaadaa latak jaataa hai । is maamle main apne un desi vyaayaamon kaa koi javaab nahin hai, jinhen praachin kaal main pahalvaanon se lekar rishi-muni tak karte the । desi vyaayaam karne se shaaririk rachnaa ke saushthav aakaar lene main to thodaa samay lagtaa hai, lekin vo puri tarah sthaayi rup hotaa hai ।
sthaayi bhi aur jyaadaa sundar bhi ।
commander kaafi der tak jungle main vyaayaam kartaa rahaa ।
usne tarah-tarah ke aasan kiye aur kriyaayen kin ।
sabse aakhir main usne shirshaasan kiyaa, apnaa sir niche karke taangen upar uthaa din ।
shirshaasan !
vah desi vyaayaamon main uskaa sabse manapasand aasan thaa ।
isse chehre kaa tej baadtaa hai aur dimaag tandrust hotaa hai ।
commander kaafi der tak shirshaasan ki mudraa main hi rahaa । phir vah uchhalakar sidhaa khadaa ho gayaa thaa । uske baad usne vitamin yukt powder ke dudh kaa sevan kiyaa aur makkhan lagaakar kuchh slice khaaye ।
ab vah khud ko kaafi chust anubhav kar rahaa thaa ।
aankhon main bhi chamak thi ।
commander Karan Saxena kuchh der shikaari chite ki tarah jungle main idhar-udhar dekhtaa rahaa ।
magar !
use aaspaas khatre kaa koi aabhaas n milaa ।
filhal vo surakshit thaa ।
commander Karan Saxena jaantaa thaa, abhi support group ke tin yoddhaa aur bache hain ।
phir assault group ke chhah yoddhaa the ।
jo aur khatarnaak the ।
aur jaanlevaa ।
baharhaal jaise-jaise vakt gujarnaa thaa, yoddhaaon se uskaa vah mukaablaa kadaa hotaa jaanaa thaa । un baarah yoddhaaon ne apne aapko do groupon main baantaa hi isaliye thaa । pahle chhah yoddhaaon kaa ‘support group’ isaliye banaayaa huaa thaa, kyonki field kaa jyaadaatar kaam vahi chhah yoddhaa dekhte the । dusre ‘assault group’ ke chhah yoddhaa to tabhi field main utarte the, jab unke field main uturne ke sivaay dusraa koi chaaraa n rahe ।
“ab jungle main aage baadnaa chaahiye ।” commander Karan Saxena hothon-hi-hothon main budbudaayaa ।
usne Haversack bag apni pith par kas liyaa ।
uske baad usne aage kaa safar shuru kiyaa ।
Burma ke un ghane jungle lo ke bich main banaa vo burmi aadivaasiyon kaa chhotaa saa gaanv thaa, jiski aabaadi mushkil se paanch-chhah sau thi ।
vahi unhonne ghaas-phuns ke apne jhompede daale hua the, jinmain vo rahte the । jungli jaanavron se bachne ke lia unhonne aadivaasi parampraa ke anurup hi kayi saare entjaam kar rakhe the । raat ko agar us basti main jaraa bhi shor hotaa, to sab jungli apne-apne bhaale lekar baahar nikal aate the ।
is vakt support group ke tinon yoddhaa Maskman, Hitman aur Dymock-aadivaasiyon ki usi basti main the ।
vah tinon ek badi puraani-si baabaa aadam ke jamaane vaali chaarpaai par baithe the ।
unke pichhe hathiyaaraband guardon ki ek chhoti-chhoti fauj khadi thi, jabaki unke saamne jamin par hi aadivaasi baithe hua the । unmain aadmi, aurat sab shaamil the । jis tarah aadamiyon ke sharir par kapede naammaatr ke the, vahi haal aadivaasi aurton kaa thaa । unki chhaatiyaan aur kuchhek ke to jannaang tak saaf chamak rahe the ।
upar se unmain ‘sex appeal’ gajab ki thi ।
“aap sab log jaante hi hai ।” Maskman un aadivaasiyon ki burmi jabaan main hi badi garamjoshi ke saath chilllaakar bol rahaa thaa- “ki hamaare en jungle lo main ek shetaan ghus aayaa hai aur usne yahaan badi jabaradast tabaahi barpaa karke rakh di hai । jungle kaa aman chain usne puri tarah ujaad daalaa hai । vah kitnaa badaa shetaan hai, iskaa andaajaa isi ek baat se lagaayaa jaa saktaa hai ki usne akele hi hamaare tin saathi yauddhaa maar daale aur darjnon ki taadaad main guardon ko shahid banaa diyaa, jabaki uskaa abhi tak kuchh nahin bigadaa hai । vo yahaan bekhauf ghum rahaa hai ।”