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“lekin... ।” uske pichhe-pichhe daud rahe donon guardon ne kuchh kahnaa chaahaa ।
“tum donon chup raho ।”
unke munh par phir taalaa ped gayaa ।
Hitman apni puri taakat se hiran ke pichhe andhaadhundh daud rahaa thaa ।
Hitman ek jabaradast nishaanebaaj thaa ।
is duniyaa main usse jyaadaa khatarnaak nishaanebaaj dusraa koi nahin thaa । vah ‘shabdbhadi’ goli chalaane main maahir thaa । vah aankhon par kaali patti baandhakar bhi aise adabhut nishaane lagaa liyaa kartaa thaa ki dekhne vaalaa bhaunchakkaa rah jaataa । usne kayi baar apni nishaanebaaji ke jauhar dikhaaye the, vah apni aankhon par patti baandh letaa aur phir uske saamne taambe yaa chaandi ke sikke uchhaale jaate । sikkaa girne par pit ki jo halki si dhvani hoti hai yaa phir sikkaa uchhaalte samay ungaliyon se chutki bajaane ki jo aavaaj hoti hai, usi aavaaj se vah nishaanaa lagaa letaa thaa aur sikke ko bhad daaltaa thaa । ‘shabdbhadi’ goli chalaane main uskaa mukaablaa karne vaalaa koi nahin thaa ।
aaj ki taarikh main Burma police ki fileon ke andar uske naam darjnon hatyaaon ke maamle darj the । vah saari hatyaayen usne sirf apni nishaanebaaji kaa pradarshan karne ke lia khel-khel main ki thi ।
Hitman ekaaak jhaadiyon main daudtaa-daudtaa apni jagah thamakakar ruk gayaa ।
uske aage bhaag rahaa chitakabraa hiran ab najar aanaa band ho gayaa thaa ।
“ruko-ruko !” Hitman ne fauran apne haath daayen-byeen failaakar guardon ko rukne kaa ishaaraa kiyaa- “aage mat baado ।”
guard fauran apni-apni jagah thamakakar khade ho gaye ।
“kyaa huaa ?”
“lagtaa hai, hiran jarur yahin kahin jhaadiyon main chhipakar baith gayaa hai ।” Hitman ki behad ssuspainsefull aavaaj ।
“ab kyaa karoge ?”
“ab to uski maut aa gayi samjho । vah nahin jaantaa ki uske pichhe jo shikaari hai, vah ‘shabdbhadi’ goli chalaane main maahir hai । ab vo hiran jhaadiyon main jaraa bhi hillegaa, jaraa bhi harakat karegaa, to fauran goli dhaany se uske sharir main jaakar lagegi ।”
Hitman ne vahin khade-khade apni rifel saamne jhaadiyon ki taraf taan di ।
phir vo bahut stabdh bhaav se kisi aahat ko sunne ki koshish karne lagaa ।
donon guard bhi uske idhar-udhar badi chauksi ke saath khade the aur unki rifelen bhi tani thi ।
“tummain se koi goli nahin chalaayegaa ।” Hitman phusaphusaayaa ।
“thik hai ।” vah donon bhi aahistaa se bole ।
kaafi der tak Hitman ko jhaadiyon main-se kisi aahat ki aavaaj n sunaayi di ।
“saahab, kahin yah aapkaa vaham to nahin hai ।” guard punah dhimi aavaaj main bolaa-“ki hiran jhaadiyon me chhip gayaa hai । aisaa bhi to saktaa hai ki vah dur nikal gayaa ho ?”
“nhin, vo jhaadiyon main hi hai ।”
yahi vo kshan thaa, jab Hitman ko jhaadiyon main halki aahat ki aavaaj sunaai di ।
Hitman ne turant fire kar diyaa । goli chalne ki badi tej aavaaj jungle main gunji aur usi ke saath hiran ki chitkaar bhi gunj uthi । vah jhaadiyon main se uthakar bhaagaa, lekin shighr hi vah ladakhadaakar vaapas gir gayaa ।
“kissaa khatm !” Hitman ne rifel niche jhukaa li ।
uske idhar-udhar khade donon guard Hitman ke nishaane se kaafi prbhaavit najar aa rahe the ।
“main daave se kah saktaa hun ।” Hitman vahin khade-khade bolaa- “goli thik hiran ki gardan main daayin taraf jaakar lagi hai । chaalis degree ansh par jaakar dekho ।”
donon guard lapakakar hiran ki laash ke karib pahunche aur unhonne uski gardan ko dekhaa । fauran unke netr fail gaye ।
“kyaa huaa ?”
“g... goli sachamuch gardan main lagi hai saahab ।”
“chaalis degree ansh par ।”
“haan ।”
Hitman muskuraataa huaa hiran ki taraf bada ।
kisi ko maarakar use bilkul vahi khushi milti thi, jaise koi shetaan bachchaa kisi dusre ke khillaune ko todakar khush hotaa hai ।
“chlo, ab ise jaldi se uthaakar jeep tak lekar chalo ।”
donon guard hiran ki laash ko uthaane ke lia jaise hi niche jhuke, tabhi unke kaanon main kisi ke usi taraf daudakar aane ki aavaaj sunaai pedi ।
“lagtaa hai, koi aa rahaa hai ।”
tinon fauran jhaadiyon main chhup gaye ।
jarur kisi ne goli chalne ki aavaaj sun li thi aur ab us aavaaj ko sunakar vah us taraf daudaa chalaa aa rahaa thaa ।
vah aisi aavaaj thi, jaise koi ‘chitaa’ daud rahaa ho । parantu Hitman ko n jaane kyon aisaa lagaa, jaise vah koi aadmi hai ।
“mujhe to yah kisi jaanavar ke daudne ki aavaaj maalum hoti hai ।”
“jo bhi hai ।” Hitman bolaa- “abhi najar aa jaayegaa ।”
fauran hi rahasy ki dhundh chhant gayi । jungle ke saamne ki taraf se kaalaa lambaa overcoat aur kaalaa gol Clancy hat pahne ek aadmi bilkul chite ki tarah hi daudtaa huaa chalaa aa rahaa thaa ।
“my god ।” guardon ke munh se siskaari chhuti- “yah to shaayad commander Karan Saxena hai ।”
“haan ।” Hitman ke haath bhi fauran rifel par kas gaye- “yah commander hi hai ।”
“h... hamain jis baat kaa khatraa thaa, vahi ho gayaa । a... ab kyaa hogaa ?”
guardon ke pasine chhute ।
commander Karan Saxena ko dekhte hi vah ekaaak judi ke marij ki tarah thar-thar kaampne lage the ।
“ghabraao mat !” Hitman puri himmat ke saath bolaa- “lagtaa hai, iskaa shikaar bhi aaj mere haathon honaa likhaa hai । ab ise marne se koi nahin bachaa saktaa ।”
“lekin... ।”
“tum logon ne meraa ek nishaanaa abhi dekhaa hai, ab dusraa nishaanaa dekho । ek hi goli iski khopedi ko ande ke chhillke ki tarah chat se phod daalegi ।”
phir Hitman vahin jhaadiyon main letaa-letaa commander ko rifel ke nishaane par lene ki kaushish karne lagaa ।
commander ke lia sabse badi sankat ki baat ye thi ki us vakt use khud maalum nahin thaa ki koi use nishaane par lene ki koshish kar rahaa hai ।
jaise hi commander Karan Saxena thodaa karib aayaa, Hitman ne fauran trigger dabaa diyaa ।
yahi vo kshan thaa, jab commander Karan Saxena kaa pair ekaaak kisi patthar se takraayaa aur vo ladakhadaakar giraa । goli fauran sanasnaati hui uske sir ke upar se gujar gayi ।
“oh shit !” Hitman jhallaa uthaa- “sachamuch yah aadmi kismat kaa tej hai ।”
commander Karan Saxena fauran vahin jhaadiyon main chhip gayaa ।
vo khatraa bhaamp chukaa thaa ।
commander ko yah samajhte der n lagi ki aaj gufa se baahar nikalte hi uski phir kisi yoddhaa se muthbhad ho gayi hai ।
yaani en do dinon ke dauraan yoddhaa chain se nahin baithe the, vah abhi bhi uski talaash main jungle ki khaak chhaan rahe the ।
commander ne apne jakhmi kandhe ko halkaa saa jark diyaa aur khud ko mukaable ke lia taiyaar karne lagaa ।
latest machinegun fauran uske haath main aa chuki thi ।
“dushman koi agli chaal chale, usse pahle hi mujhe apnaa vaar karnaa chaahiye ।”
commander ghutnon ke bal thodaa upar ko huaa tathaa phir usne saamne ki taraf machinegun se dhuaandhaar goliyaan chalaa din ।
goliyaan chalaate hi vah palat gayaa aur jhaadiyon ke andar hi andar tir ki tarah bhaagaa ।
fauran saamne ki taraf se bhi goliyon ki baadh thik us jagah jhapti, jahaan commander thodi der pahle maujud thaa ।
vahin ek kaafi badi chattaan thi ।
commander jhaadiyon me dhire-dhire rengtaa huaa ab us chattaan ke pichhe pahunch chukaa thaa ।
usne sabse pahle yah pataa lagaanaa thaa ki dushmnon ki sankhyaa kitni hai ।
vo kuchh der sochtaa rahaa ।
phir usne dhire-dhire us chattaan par chadhnaa shuru kiyaa ।
jald hi commander us chattaan ke upar pahunch chukaa thaa । ab agar vo sirf apnaa sir hi thodaa upar uthaataa, to turant chattaan ke dusri taraf kaa najaaraa use dikhaai dene lagtaa ।
parantu sir upar uthaane main bhi khatraa thaa ।
agar uske sir uthaate hi dushman ki nigaah us par ped gayi, to dushman ne fauran uski khopedi main suraakh kar denaa thaa ।
lekin khatraa uthaaye binaa baat nahin banne vaali thi ।
commander ne khatraa uthaayaa ।
usne bahut dhire-dhire pahle apni latest machinegun ki naal chattaan se upar ki tathaa phir apnaa sir bhi chattaan se upar kiyaa । fauran use jungle main saamne ki taraf kaa hissaa najar aane lagaa ।
vah chunki unchaai par thaa, isaliye saamne jhaadiyon main chhipe dushman use saaf najar aaye ।
vah tin the ।
do to use bilkul saaf chamke ।
jabaki tisre ki sirf taange dikhaai de rahi thi, alabattaa unmain se kisi ki nigaah commander par n pedi ।
commander ne jungle main aur dur-dur tak dekhaa, un tinon ke alaavaa use vahaan koi najar n aayaa ।
commander ne phir apne jakhmi kandhe ko halkaa saa jark diyaa aur ek hathiyaaraband guard ki khopedi kaa vahin se nishaanaa saadhakar goli chalaa di ।
guard chakraa uthaa ।
goli thik uski khopedi main jaakar lagi thi, vo vahin dher ho gayaa । fauran baaki donon dushman badahvaason ki tarah jhaadiyon main-se uthakar bhaage ।
ab tisraa aadmi bhi commander Karan Saxena ko saaf chamkaa । vo use dekhte hi pahchaan gayaa ।
vo Hitman thaa ।
achuk nishaanebaaj ।
commander ne fauran un donon ke upar goliyaan chalaayin ।
Hitman ke dusre saathi ki chikh bhi gunj uthi । vo bhi vahin jhaadiyon main lahraakar giraa ।
tabhi bhaagte-bhaagte Hitman rukaa । paltaa । phir usne chattaan ki taraf javaabi fireing kar di ।
commander ne apni gardan niche kar li ।
ek saath dher saari goliyaan chattaan ke usi hisse par aakar lagin, jahaan thodi der pahle commander ki gardan thi ।
Hitman ne andhaadhundh goliyaan chalaayi thi ।
phir commander ke kaan main ‘pit’ ki aavaaj pedi ।
vah chaunkannaa ho uthaa ।
jarur Hitman ki rifel main goliyaan khatm ho gayi thi ।
commander Karan Saxena ne fauran hi chattaan par dusri taraf jaakar apni gardan upar ki ।
magar Hitman ab use saamne kahin n chamkaa ।
jarur vo kahin chhip gayaa thaa ।
commander Karan Saxena aahistaa-aahistaa chaltaa huaa chattaan se niche utar gayaa ।
vo saavdhaan thaa ।
vo jaantaa thaa, ab tak Hitman ne dobaaraa apni rifel ko load kar liyaa hogaa । aisaa nahin ho saktaa thaa ki us jaisaa achuk nishaanebaaj goliyon ki sirf ek hi magazine apne saath lekar chale ।
duniyaa ke ek behad khatarnaak nishaanebaaj se ab uskaa mukaablaa hone vaalaa thaa ।
commander vaapas jhaadiyon main chhip gayaa aur phir bahut dhire-dhire sirasraataa huaa chattaan ke pichhe se nikalakar saamne ki taraf bada ।
abhi commander ne thodaa hi faslaa tay kiyaa hogaa, tabhi ekaaak usne apne pichhe sirasraahat si anubhav ki ।
usne aahistaa se gardan ghumaakar dekhaa ।
agle pal uske sharir main khauph ki tej lahar daud gayi ।
uske pichhe Hitman maujud thaa, jo bas kuchh hi faasle par thaa । vah n jaane kab uske pichhe pahunch gayaa thaa ।
commander ekadam phirakni ki tarah uski taraf ghum gayaa aur jump lekar khadaa huaa ।
Hitman bhi phurti ke saath sidhaa khadaa ho gayaa ।
do yauddhaa !
do behad khatarnaak yoddhaa ab aamne-saamne the ।
“tum ab mere haathon se bachoge nahin commander Karan Saxena ।” Hitman kaale naag ki tarah phumphkaaraa- “ak jungli jaanavar kaa shikaar main kar chukaa hun, jabaki dusraa shikaar mainne ab tumhaaraa karnaa hai ।”
“dekhte hain, kaun kiskaa shikaar kartaa hai ।”
usi pal Hitman ne apni rifel kaa trigger dabaa diyaa ।
magar commander apni jagah se ek inch bhi n hillaa ।
n hi usne apni stenagun kaa trigger dabyeaa ।
vo jaantaa thaa, aise prashikshit commandos apni gun load karne ke baad pahlaa fire hamishaa khaali karte hain, taaki dushman is dhokhe main rahe ki uski gun main goliyaan nahin hain ।
vahi huaa !
Hitman ke trigger ki halki ‘pit’ ki dhvani gunji ।
parantu vo fauran hi apni rifel kaa dobaaraa trigger dabaane main kaamyaab ho paataa, usse pahle hi commander bhi latest machinegun kaa trigger dabaa chukaa thaa ।
Hitman ki marmbhadi chikh gunj uthi ।
uske netr ghor aashchary tathaa achambhe se phate ke phate rah gaye । goli thik uske maathe ke bichon-bich vahaan jaakar lagi, jahaan aurten bindi lagaayaa karti hain । pahle Hitman ki rifel uske haath se chhuti, phir vo khud bhi aankhen faade-faade niche girakar dher ho gayaa ।
“faisala ho chukaa hai Hitman ।” commander Karan Saxena gurraakar bolaa- “hammain se kaun asli shikaari thaa aur kaun shikaar ! darasal jo chaal tum commander Karan Saxena ke khillaaf chalne vaale the, commander aisi hi chaalon ke bich palakar badaa huaa hai । good bye the end good luck ।”
phir commander ne un tinon ke hathiyaaron ko nasht kiyaa ।
unke dil main spring blade pevast kiye aur uske baad ‘chitaa chaal’ main daudtaa huaa vaapas jhaadiyon ki taraf baad gayaa ।
☐☐☐
“lekin... ।” uske pichhe-pichhe daud rahe donon guardon ne kuchh kahnaa chaahaa ।
“tum donon chup raho ।”
unke munh par phir taalaa ped gayaa ।
Hitman apni puri taakat se hiran ke pichhe andhaadhundh daud rahaa thaa ।
Hitman ek jabaradast nishaanebaaj thaa ।
is duniyaa main usse jyaadaa khatarnaak nishaanebaaj dusraa koi nahin thaa । vah ‘shabdbhadi’ goli chalaane main maahir thaa । vah aankhon par kaali patti baandhakar bhi aise adabhut nishaane lagaa liyaa kartaa thaa ki dekhne vaalaa bhaunchakkaa rah jaataa । usne kayi baar apni nishaanebaaji ke jauhar dikhaaye the, vah apni aankhon par patti baandh letaa aur phir uske saamne taambe yaa chaandi ke sikke uchhaale jaate । sikkaa girne par pit ki jo halki si dhvani hoti hai yaa phir sikkaa uchhaalte samay ungaliyon se chutki bajaane ki jo aavaaj hoti hai, usi aavaaj se vah nishaanaa lagaa letaa thaa aur sikke ko bhad daaltaa thaa । ‘shabdbhadi’ goli chalaane main uskaa mukaablaa karne vaalaa koi nahin thaa ।
aaj ki taarikh main Burma police ki fileon ke andar uske naam darjnon hatyaaon ke maamle darj the । vah saari hatyaayen usne sirf apni nishaanebaaji kaa pradarshan karne ke lia khel-khel main ki thi ।
Hitman ekaaak jhaadiyon main daudtaa-daudtaa apni jagah thamakakar ruk gayaa ।
uske aage bhaag rahaa chitakabraa hiran ab najar aanaa band ho gayaa thaa ।
“ruko-ruko !” Hitman ne fauran apne haath daayen-byeen failaakar guardon ko rukne kaa ishaaraa kiyaa- “aage mat baado ।”
guard fauran apni-apni jagah thamakakar khade ho gaye ।
“kyaa huaa ?”
“lagtaa hai, hiran jarur yahin kahin jhaadiyon main chhipakar baith gayaa hai ।” Hitman ki behad ssuspainsefull aavaaj ।
“ab kyaa karoge ?”
“ab to uski maut aa gayi samjho । vah nahin jaantaa ki uske pichhe jo shikaari hai, vah ‘shabdbhadi’ goli chalaane main maahir hai । ab vo hiran jhaadiyon main jaraa bhi hillegaa, jaraa bhi harakat karegaa, to fauran goli dhaany se uske sharir main jaakar lagegi ।”
Hitman ne vahin khade-khade apni rifel saamne jhaadiyon ki taraf taan di ।
phir vo bahut stabdh bhaav se kisi aahat ko sunne ki koshish karne lagaa ।
donon guard bhi uske idhar-udhar badi chauksi ke saath khade the aur unki rifelen bhi tani thi ।
“tummain se koi goli nahin chalaayegaa ।” Hitman phusaphusaayaa ।
“thik hai ।” vah donon bhi aahistaa se bole ।
kaafi der tak Hitman ko jhaadiyon main-se kisi aahat ki aavaaj n sunaayi di ।
“saahab, kahin yah aapkaa vaham to nahin hai ।” guard punah dhimi aavaaj main bolaa-“ki hiran jhaadiyon me chhip gayaa hai । aisaa bhi to saktaa hai ki vah dur nikal gayaa ho ?”
“nhin, vo jhaadiyon main hi hai ।”
yahi vo kshan thaa, jab Hitman ko jhaadiyon main halki aahat ki aavaaj sunaai di ।
Hitman ne turant fire kar diyaa । goli chalne ki badi tej aavaaj jungle main gunji aur usi ke saath hiran ki chitkaar bhi gunj uthi । vah jhaadiyon main se uthakar bhaagaa, lekin shighr hi vah ladakhadaakar vaapas gir gayaa ।
“kissaa khatm !” Hitman ne rifel niche jhukaa li ।
uske idhar-udhar khade donon guard Hitman ke nishaane se kaafi prbhaavit najar aa rahe the ।
“main daave se kah saktaa hun ।” Hitman vahin khade-khade bolaa- “goli thik hiran ki gardan main daayin taraf jaakar lagi hai । chaalis degree ansh par jaakar dekho ।”
donon guard lapakakar hiran ki laash ke karib pahunche aur unhonne uski gardan ko dekhaa । fauran unke netr fail gaye ।
“kyaa huaa ?”
“g... goli sachamuch gardan main lagi hai saahab ।”
“chaalis degree ansh par ।”
“haan ।”
Hitman muskuraataa huaa hiran ki taraf bada ।
kisi ko maarakar use bilkul vahi khushi milti thi, jaise koi shetaan bachchaa kisi dusre ke khillaune ko todakar khush hotaa hai ।
“chlo, ab ise jaldi se uthaakar jeep tak lekar chalo ।”
donon guard hiran ki laash ko uthaane ke lia jaise hi niche jhuke, tabhi unke kaanon main kisi ke usi taraf daudakar aane ki aavaaj sunaai pedi ।
“lagtaa hai, koi aa rahaa hai ।”
tinon fauran jhaadiyon main chhup gaye ।
jarur kisi ne goli chalne ki aavaaj sun li thi aur ab us aavaaj ko sunakar vah us taraf daudaa chalaa aa rahaa thaa ।
vah aisi aavaaj thi, jaise koi ‘chitaa’ daud rahaa ho । parantu Hitman ko n jaane kyon aisaa lagaa, jaise vah koi aadmi hai ।
“mujhe to yah kisi jaanavar ke daudne ki aavaaj maalum hoti hai ।”
“jo bhi hai ।” Hitman bolaa- “abhi najar aa jaayegaa ।”
fauran hi rahasy ki dhundh chhant gayi । jungle ke saamne ki taraf se kaalaa lambaa overcoat aur kaalaa gol Clancy hat pahne ek aadmi bilkul chite ki tarah hi daudtaa huaa chalaa aa rahaa thaa ।
“my god ।” guardon ke munh se siskaari chhuti- “yah to shaayad commander Karan Saxena hai ।”
“haan ।” Hitman ke haath bhi fauran rifel par kas gaye- “yah commander hi hai ।”
“h... hamain jis baat kaa khatraa thaa, vahi ho gayaa । a... ab kyaa hogaa ?”
guardon ke pasine chhute ।
commander Karan Saxena ko dekhte hi vah ekaaak judi ke marij ki tarah thar-thar kaampne lage the ।
“ghabraao mat !” Hitman puri himmat ke saath bolaa- “lagtaa hai, iskaa shikaar bhi aaj mere haathon honaa likhaa hai । ab ise marne se koi nahin bachaa saktaa ।”
“lekin... ।”
“tum logon ne meraa ek nishaanaa abhi dekhaa hai, ab dusraa nishaanaa dekho । ek hi goli iski khopedi ko ande ke chhillke ki tarah chat se phod daalegi ।”
phir Hitman vahin jhaadiyon main letaa-letaa commander ko rifel ke nishaane par lene ki kaushish karne lagaa ।
commander ke lia sabse badi sankat ki baat ye thi ki us vakt use khud maalum nahin thaa ki koi use nishaane par lene ki koshish kar rahaa hai ।
jaise hi commander Karan Saxena thodaa karib aayaa, Hitman ne fauran trigger dabaa diyaa ।
yahi vo kshan thaa, jab commander Karan Saxena kaa pair ekaaak kisi patthar se takraayaa aur vo ladakhadaakar giraa । goli fauran sanasnaati hui uske sir ke upar se gujar gayi ।
“oh shit !” Hitman jhallaa uthaa- “sachamuch yah aadmi kismat kaa tej hai ।”
commander Karan Saxena fauran vahin jhaadiyon main chhip gayaa ।
vo khatraa bhaamp chukaa thaa ।
commander ko yah samajhte der n lagi ki aaj gufa se baahar nikalte hi uski phir kisi yoddhaa se muthbhad ho gayi hai ।
yaani en do dinon ke dauraan yoddhaa chain se nahin baithe the, vah abhi bhi uski talaash main jungle ki khaak chhaan rahe the ।
commander ne apne jakhmi kandhe ko halkaa saa jark diyaa aur khud ko mukaable ke lia taiyaar karne lagaa ।
latest machinegun fauran uske haath main aa chuki thi ।
“dushman koi agli chaal chale, usse pahle hi mujhe apnaa vaar karnaa chaahiye ।”
commander ghutnon ke bal thodaa upar ko huaa tathaa phir usne saamne ki taraf machinegun se dhuaandhaar goliyaan chalaa din ।
goliyaan chalaate hi vah palat gayaa aur jhaadiyon ke andar hi andar tir ki tarah bhaagaa ।
fauran saamne ki taraf se bhi goliyon ki baadh thik us jagah jhapti, jahaan commander thodi der pahle maujud thaa ।
vahin ek kaafi badi chattaan thi ।
commander jhaadiyon me dhire-dhire rengtaa huaa ab us chattaan ke pichhe pahunch chukaa thaa ।
usne sabse pahle yah pataa lagaanaa thaa ki dushmnon ki sankhyaa kitni hai ।
vo kuchh der sochtaa rahaa ।
phir usne dhire-dhire us chattaan par chadhnaa shuru kiyaa ।
jald hi commander us chattaan ke upar pahunch chukaa thaa । ab agar vo sirf apnaa sir hi thodaa upar uthaataa, to turant chattaan ke dusri taraf kaa najaaraa use dikhaai dene lagtaa ।
parantu sir upar uthaane main bhi khatraa thaa ।
agar uske sir uthaate hi dushman ki nigaah us par ped gayi, to dushman ne fauran uski khopedi main suraakh kar denaa thaa ।
lekin khatraa uthaaye binaa baat nahin banne vaali thi ।
commander ne khatraa uthaayaa ।
usne bahut dhire-dhire pahle apni latest machinegun ki naal chattaan se upar ki tathaa phir apnaa sir bhi chattaan se upar kiyaa । fauran use jungle main saamne ki taraf kaa hissaa najar aane lagaa ।
vah chunki unchaai par thaa, isaliye saamne jhaadiyon main chhipe dushman use saaf najar aaye ।
vah tin the ।
do to use bilkul saaf chamke ।
jabaki tisre ki sirf taange dikhaai de rahi thi, alabattaa unmain se kisi ki nigaah commander par n pedi ।
commander ne jungle main aur dur-dur tak dekhaa, un tinon ke alaavaa use vahaan koi najar n aayaa ।
commander ne phir apne jakhmi kandhe ko halkaa saa jark diyaa aur ek hathiyaaraband guard ki khopedi kaa vahin se nishaanaa saadhakar goli chalaa di ।
guard chakraa uthaa ।
goli thik uski khopedi main jaakar lagi thi, vo vahin dher ho gayaa । fauran baaki donon dushman badahvaason ki tarah jhaadiyon main-se uthakar bhaage ।
ab tisraa aadmi bhi commander Karan Saxena ko saaf chamkaa । vo use dekhte hi pahchaan gayaa ।
vo Hitman thaa ।
achuk nishaanebaaj ।
commander ne fauran un donon ke upar goliyaan chalaayin ।
Hitman ke dusre saathi ki chikh bhi gunj uthi । vo bhi vahin jhaadiyon main lahraakar giraa ।
tabhi bhaagte-bhaagte Hitman rukaa । paltaa । phir usne chattaan ki taraf javaabi fireing kar di ।
commander ne apni gardan niche kar li ।
ek saath dher saari goliyaan chattaan ke usi hisse par aakar lagin, jahaan thodi der pahle commander ki gardan thi ।
Hitman ne andhaadhundh goliyaan chalaayi thi ।
phir commander ke kaan main ‘pit’ ki aavaaj pedi ।
vah chaunkannaa ho uthaa ।
jarur Hitman ki rifel main goliyaan khatm ho gayi thi ।
commander Karan Saxena ne fauran hi chattaan par dusri taraf jaakar apni gardan upar ki ।
magar Hitman ab use saamne kahin n chamkaa ।
jarur vo kahin chhip gayaa thaa ।
commander Karan Saxena aahistaa-aahistaa chaltaa huaa chattaan se niche utar gayaa ।
vo saavdhaan thaa ।
vo jaantaa thaa, ab tak Hitman ne dobaaraa apni rifel ko load kar liyaa hogaa । aisaa nahin ho saktaa thaa ki us jaisaa achuk nishaanebaaj goliyon ki sirf ek hi magazine apne saath lekar chale ।
duniyaa ke ek behad khatarnaak nishaanebaaj se ab uskaa mukaablaa hone vaalaa thaa ।
commander vaapas jhaadiyon main chhip gayaa aur phir bahut dhire-dhire sirasraataa huaa chattaan ke pichhe se nikalakar saamne ki taraf bada ।
abhi commander ne thodaa hi faslaa tay kiyaa hogaa, tabhi ekaaak usne apne pichhe sirasraahat si anubhav ki ।
usne aahistaa se gardan ghumaakar dekhaa ।
agle pal uske sharir main khauph ki tej lahar daud gayi ।
uske pichhe Hitman maujud thaa, jo bas kuchh hi faasle par thaa । vah n jaane kab uske pichhe pahunch gayaa thaa ।
commander ekadam phirakni ki tarah uski taraf ghum gayaa aur jump lekar khadaa huaa ।
Hitman bhi phurti ke saath sidhaa khadaa ho gayaa ।
do yauddhaa !
do behad khatarnaak yoddhaa ab aamne-saamne the ।
“tum ab mere haathon se bachoge nahin commander Karan Saxena ।” Hitman kaale naag ki tarah phumphkaaraa- “ak jungli jaanavar kaa shikaar main kar chukaa hun, jabaki dusraa shikaar mainne ab tumhaaraa karnaa hai ।”
“dekhte hain, kaun kiskaa shikaar kartaa hai ।”
usi pal Hitman ne apni rifel kaa trigger dabaa diyaa ।
magar commander apni jagah se ek inch bhi n hillaa ।
n hi usne apni stenagun kaa trigger dabyeaa ।
vo jaantaa thaa, aise prashikshit commandos apni gun load karne ke baad pahlaa fire hamishaa khaali karte hain, taaki dushman is dhokhe main rahe ki uski gun main goliyaan nahin hain ।
vahi huaa !
Hitman ke trigger ki halki ‘pit’ ki dhvani gunji ।
parantu vo fauran hi apni rifel kaa dobaaraa trigger dabaane main kaamyaab ho paataa, usse pahle hi commander bhi latest machinegun kaa trigger dabaa chukaa thaa ।
Hitman ki marmbhadi chikh gunj uthi ।
uske netr ghor aashchary tathaa achambhe se phate ke phate rah gaye । goli thik uske maathe ke bichon-bich vahaan jaakar lagi, jahaan aurten bindi lagaayaa karti hain । pahle Hitman ki rifel uske haath se chhuti, phir vo khud bhi aankhen faade-faade niche girakar dher ho gayaa ।
“faisala ho chukaa hai Hitman ।” commander Karan Saxena gurraakar bolaa- “hammain se kaun asli shikaari thaa aur kaun shikaar ! darasal jo chaal tum commander Karan Saxena ke khillaaf chalne vaale the, commander aisi hi chaalon ke bich palakar badaa huaa hai । good bye the end good luck ।”
phir commander ne un tinon ke hathiyaaron ko nasht kiyaa ।
unke dil main spring blade pevast kiye aur uske baad ‘chitaa chaal’ main daudtaa huaa vaapas jhaadiyon ki taraf baad gayaa ।
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