Update 9
“Kaam ho gaya hai Sir,” ek aadmi ne Armaan ne kaha, “Woh City Hospital mein admit hai. He’s got a major head injury.”
Armaan muskuraya. Woh aadmi wahan se chala gaya.
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Agle din subah 6 baje Armaan ko Raghav ka call aaya.
“TV on kariye Sir, jaldi se,” Raghav ne kaha.
Armaan ne socha ki Raghav agar subah 6 baje call kar raha hai to zaroor koi badi baat hogi.
News channel on karte hi Armaan ne khabar suni – “Shri Rajvardhan ji ko aaj subah subah dil ka daura pada. Filhaal woh city hospital ke ICU mein hai. Haal hi mein unke bade bete ke lapata hone ke baad woh kaafi stress mein the. Kal raat unka chhota beta bhi ek car durghatna mein buri tarah se zakhmi ho gaya aur shayad woh yeh sadma bardasht nahi kar paye. Unki halat bahot nazuk batai jaa rahi hai.”
“Woh to theek hai,” Armaan ne kaha, “Andar ki khabar batao.”
“Koi mamuli heart attack nahi tha,” Raghav ne kaha, “Saazish ki boo aa rahi hai. Kuch aur pata chalte hi aapko inform karunga.”
Armaan ne phone kaat diya. Woh apni sea facing terrace par pahuncha. Subah ka sooraj apni sunheri kiranein bikher raha tha. Armaan gehri soch mein tha. Baar baar news channel follow kar raha tha.
Kuch hi ghanton mein mantri ji ke dehant ki khabar aayi. Nishant ko abhi hosh nahi aaya tha.
Armaan samajh gaya tha ki woh akela khiladi nahi hai is khel mein. Koi aur bhi hai jo apni chaal chal raha hai. Woh kaun hai aur uska maksad kya hai yeh pata karna Armaan ke liye bahot zaroori ho gaya tha.
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Pankhudi usi ghar mein akeli reh rahi thi. Ek ek karke us ghar ke saare kamre saaf kar rahi thi, us ghar ko explore kar rahi thi.
Ek din use us ghar mein bani ek library mili. Usme ek bada sa book shelf tha, aur padhne ke liye ek table aur chair. Ek badi se khidki thi, jis me se sooraj ji roshni andar aa rahi thi. Us book shelf mein bahot saari books thi. Pankhudi ne books par jami dhool saaf kar di thi, aur woh roz ek book padhne lagi. Books ka collection bahot bada tha aur har tarah ke topics par books thi. Books padhte padthe Pankhudi ki knowledge bhi badhti aur uska waqt bhi kat jaata.
Ek din usne us shelf se ek book lene ki koshish kari. Lekin woh book shelf se nikal hi nahi raha tha. Aisa lag raha tha jaise kahin phasa ho. Pankhudi ne thoda zor lagaya to woh book ek taraf tilt ho gaya aur jor ki awaz aane lagi jaise koi machine chal rahi hi. Pankhudi us book shelf se door hat gayi.
Dekhte hi dekhte, woh poora book shelf ek taraf sarak gaya aur uske peeche ek gupt darwaza tha. Us darwaze par theek waisa hi fingerprint scanner laga hua tha jaisa ki main door par.
Pankhudi soch mein pad gayi. Ek pal uska mann karta ki us gupt darwaze ko kholkar andar chali jaye, aur ek pal darr bhi lag raha tha ki na jaane aise gupt darwaze ke peeche kaunse darawne raaz ho.
Lekin woh itni curious thi ki usne kaanpte hue haathon se apna fingerprint scan kar hi liya. Woh darwaza khul gaya aur basement mein jaati hui kuch seeddhiyan thi. Wahan bahot andhera tha. Lekin Pankhudi ek torch jalakar seedhiyon se neeche utarne lagi.
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Armaan ke laptop par ek alarm bajne laga. Usne camera mein dekha ki Pankhudi gupt dwar mein pravesh kar chuki hai.
“What the fuck!” Armaan ne kaha, “Don’t enter!”
Usne Pankhudi ko phone karne chetavni dene ki koshish kari lekin Pankhudi apna phone table par hi rakh ke basement mein utar gayi thi.
Armaan turant apne bangley se nikalkar us ghar ki taraf jaane laga jahan Pankhudi reh rahi thi.
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Pankhudi basement mein utar gayi. Use ek light ka switch dikha aur usne lights on kar di. Andhera basement ekdum roshni se bhar gaya.
Wahan ka nazara dekh kar Pankhudi ki cheekh nikal gayi. Wahan bahot saare torture equipments the, chains aur rassiyan thi, aur uspar khoon bhi laga hua tha. Woh yeh sochkar kaanp uthi ki shayad woh insaani khoon tha.
Ek kone mein Pankhudi ko ek VCR dikha. Pankhudi ne sirf apne bachpan mein VCR dekha tha, woh bhi apne gaanv ke sarpanch ke ghar mein. Iske baad yeh technology outdate ho chuki thi. Lekin Armaan ke ghar ke us basement mein na sirf VCR tha, uske bagal ke mein bahot saari video casettes bhi thi.
Uspe ajeeb se labelling thi. 7 casettes ka set tha jisko naam diya gaya tha “gateway to hell”. Har ek cassette par ek din mentioned tha. Pankhudi ne “day 1” waali cassette uthayi aur VCR mein play kari.
Video chalne laga. Ek aurat dikhai di jo bahot ghayal awastha mein thi. Bahot torture kiya tha use aur uske shareer par bahot saare chhoton ke nishaan the. Uske badan par koi kapde nahi thi. Uske haath pakadkar use ghaseetkar kahi le jaaya ja raha tha. Background mein ghana jungle dikkhai de raha tha. Ek aadmi ka haath dikh raha, jis ki kalai par waisa hi bicchu wala tattoo tha jaisa Armaan ki kalai par tha.
Us aadmi ne ek aisa ped khoja jispar bahot saari cheentiyan aur keede lage ho aur us aurat ko us ped se baandh diya. Jungli cheentiyan uske ghayal shareer ko kaantne lagi aur woh aurat cheekhne lagi. Phir us aadmi ne shehed lekar uske jakhmon par daalna shuru kiya. Cheentiyan shehad ki taraf aakarshit hokar uske zakhom ko khuredne lagi.
Video mein lagatar bas us aurat ki cheekhein aur gidgidana sunai de raha tha. Lagbhag 2 ghane baad video khatam ho gaya. Pankhudi ne kaanpte hue haathon se “day 2” waali casette chalayi. Usme wahi aurat thi use ped se bandhi hui thi. Phir Pankhudi ne video mein Armaan ki jaani pechaani awaz suni.
“All good mom?” Armaan ne kaha.
Woh aurat bas bebasi mein cheekhti rahi.
“Bhookh lagi hogi na?” Armaan ne kaha, “Aapko bhookha thodi na rakhunga. Yeh lijiye doodh pi lijiye. Maa ho aap to meri. Kitne ehsaan hai aapke mujhpar.”
Armaan ne zabardasti use doodh pilaya, taaki woh bhookh pyaas se na mare. Woh chahta tha ki woh tab tak zinda rahe jab tak keede uske sharer ko poori tarah se kha na jaye. Usne thoda aur shehed us aurat ke jakhmi shareer par daala aur use tadapta hua dekhta raha.
Pankhudi poora video nahi dekh paayi. Usne woh video aadhe mein hi rok kar “day 3” waali casette chalayi. Us aurat ki poori skin ko keede kha chuke the, uski aankh naak aur muh ke andar ghusne lage the.
Pankhudi jaanti thi ki ab agle casettes mein kya hoga. Usne seedhe day 7 ki cassette chalayi. Usme woh aurat pechaani hi nahi jaa rahi thi itna sad chuka tha uska shareer. Poore shareer par keede reng rahe the. Phir bhi zinda thi, aur maut ki bheekh maang rahi thi.
“Mujhe maar daalo please,” woh halki awaz mein boli, “Please I am sorry.”
“You don’t deserve any mercy bitch,” Armaan ne kaha, “You killed my mother! You deserve to die exactly like this. Aise hi dheere dheere sad sad ke marogi tum.”
Pankhudi ko ek hi pal mein hi samajh gayi ki Armaan ka dimag kitna dark aur twisted hai. Woh kitni krurta ki shamata rakhta hai. Us aurat ki halat dekh kar Pankhudi itni darr gayi ki pagalon ki tarah cheekhne lagi. Use ekdum se chakkar aane laga aur woh behosh hokar gir gayi.
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Armaan jab basement mein pahuncha toh Pankhudi ko zameen par behosh pada paaya.
VCR par abhi bhi saatvi video cassette chal rahi thi. Armaan ne VCR band kiya aur Pankhudi ko uthakar wapas kamre mein le aaya. Usne apne peeche woh gupt dwar band kiya aur uska access code badal diya taaki Pankhudi dobara wahan na jaa sake.
Thodi der mein Pankhudi ko hosh aaya. Usko itna gehra sadma laga tha ki usko tez bukhar chad gaya tha. Armaan ne uske maathe par thande paani ki patti rakhi aur bistar ke paas baithkar uska sar sehlata raha. Andhera ho chuka tha lekin Armaan ne koi light nahi jalayi thi, taaki bahar se dekhne waalon ko pata na chale ki andar koi reh raha hai.
Pankhudi ko Armaan ko dekh kar itna darr lag raha tha ki uske muh se awaz hi nahi nikal rahi thi. Woh bas chupchaap roti rahi.
“Kyu gayi thi wahan?” Armaan ne shaant swar mein poocha.
“I was just curious,” Pankhudi ne kaanpti hui awaz mein kaha.
“Jo bhi dekha tumne wahan,” Armaan ne kaha, “Use bhool paogi?”
“Koshish kar rahi hun,” Pankhudi se rote hue kaha.
“Mere shareer par jo choton ke nishaan hai,” Armaan ne Pankhudi ke maathe par patti rakhte hue shaanti se kaha, “Unhi ki den hai. Main 4 mahine ka tha jab meri maa ko zinda jalaya unhone. Aur bhi aise zakhm diye hai unhone mujhe jinke koi nishaan nahi hai, lekin un zakhom me mujhe hamesha ke liye badal diya. Mujhe ek aisa insaan bana diya jo shayad main kabhi ban na nahi chahta.”
Armaan ke baatein sunkar Pankhudi ne apne aansu pooche.
“Main aisa hi hun Pankhudi,” Armaan ne ek halki muskaan ke saath kaha, “I am a bad guy.”
Pankhudi apne bistar par uth baithi aur Armaan ko gale laga liya.
“Main nahi jaanti tum kaise ho,” Pankhudi ne kaha, “Main bas itna jaanti hun ki tum mere liye bahot kuch kar rahe ho, mujhe safe rakhne ke liye. Main tumhara yeh ehsaan kabhi nahi bhoolungi.”
“Ehsaan to tumhara hai mujhpar, Pankhudi,” Armaan ne Pankhudi ki peeth sehlate hue kaha, “Tumne meri jaan bachayi thi jungle mein. Aur ab, tumhari jaan bachane ke liye, jo karna pade, main karunga.”
Pankhudi ne Armaan ka haath halke se kheencha aur use apne bagal mein letne ka ishara kiya. Armaan uske bagal mein let gaya aur uske pyaar se sehlane laga. Pankhudi bhi uski aagosh mein sama gayi.
Dono shaant lete rahe. Pankhudi Armaan ko Priya ke teddy bear ke andar mile us memory kard ke baare mein batana chahti thi. Lekin agle hi pal woh yeh soch ke kaanp uthi ki agar Shalini abhi bhi jinda hai, to sach jaan ne ke baad Armaan na jaane uske saath kya karega.
“Kya soch rahi ho Pankhudi?” Armaan ne uski bechaini dekh kar pyaar se muskurate hue kaha.
“Kuch nahi,” Pankhudi ne nazar jhukakar kaha.
“Mujhse bina dare keh sakti ho,” Armaan ne uske baalon me se haath pherte hue kaha, “Tumhe ab kabhi hurt nahi karunga main.”
“Kya kuch pooch sakti hun tumse?” Pankhudi ne poocha.
“Of course,” Armaan ne kaha.
“Kya Shalini zinda hai?” Pankhudi ne poocha.
Armaan muskuraya. “Meri personal life mein kaafi taak jhaank kari hai aapne,” usne kaha, “Haan, zinda hai Shalini.”
Shalini zinda hai yeh sunkar Pankhudi ekdum se shaant ho gayi. Usne faisla kar liya ki woh Armaan ko us memory card ka sach nahi batayegi.
“Kyun pooch rahi ho waise Shalini ke baare mein?” Armaan ne poocha.
“Matlab kya tum ab bhi shaadi shuda ho?” Pankhudi ne poocha.
“Maine use kabhi divorce nahi diya,” Armaan ne kaha, “To haan, technically main shaadi shuda hun.”
“Kya woh...” Pankhudi ne bolna shuru kiya, lekin Armaan ne uske hoonth chumkar use shaant kar liya.
“Aur kuch mat poochna uske baare mein,” Armaan ne kaha, “Jawab acche nahi lagenge tumhe.”
Pankhudi ne haan mein sar hilaya aur woh shaant ho gayi. Armaan ne use pyaar se apni baahon mein liya.
"Darr to nahi lag raha mujhse?" Armaan ne Pankhudi ki aankhon mein dekhte hue poocha.
Pankhudi ne naa mein sar hilaya.
Armaan dheere se uske kapde utarne laga. Pankhudi bhi uske touch ke liye taras gayi thi. Armaan ne uske saare kapde utar diye. Pournima ki raat thi, chaand ki roshni khdki se andar aa rahi thi. Pankhudi bina kapdon ki bahot sundar lag rahi thi. Armaan ne bhi apne kapde utare aur us se lipat gaya. Dono ek doosre ki baahon mein pighalne lage.
Armaan Pankhudi ke boobs dabakar uske nipples choosne laga. Pankhudi karahne lagi, Armaan ke sar ko pyaar se sehlane lagi. Armaan ne uski geeli chut mein apna lund daal diya aur use dheere dheere chodne laga. Woh bhi taras gaya tha Pankhudi ke saath sex karne le liye. Woh sirf uski thi, woh kisi aur ko chhune nahi dene wala tha apni Pankhudi ko. Pankhudi ki chut mein apna paani chhodkar woh uske bagal mein let gaya aur use apni baahon me le liye.
Pankhudi uski baahon mein lete lete ek meetha sa geet gungunane lagi. Dekhte hi dekhte dono ek doosre ki baahon mein so gaye.
Agle din jab Pankhudi ki aankhein khuli, Armaan wahan se jaa chuka tha, use usi ghar mein akela chhodkar.
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Rajvardhan ji ki hatya ko lekar crime branch ki ek special unit jaanch kar rahi thi. Is invetigation ko to secret rakha gaya tha. Saare family members aur naukaron se pooch tach kari jaa rahi thi. Forensic team evidence ekattha kar rahi thi.
Chief investigation officer Abhimanyu Singh apni team ke saath Rajvardhan ji ke ghar pahunche.
“Shadab ko bulwaiye,” unhone ne order diya.
Shadab apne aadmiyon ke saath unke saamne aaya.
“Mere paas aapke khilaf arrest warrant hai,” Abhimanyu ne kaha, “Rajvardhan ji ke kamre mein jaane waale aap aakhri shaks the. Aap hi ne zeher diya hai unhe.”
“Kya bakwaas hai!” Shadab ne kaha, “Maine mantri ji ko kuch nahi kiya. Main to wafadar hun unka.”
“Aapko kuch galafehmi hui hai Officer,” Anvit ke shadab ke bachav mein kaha, “Shadab ko mantri ji ne khud bulwaya tha apne kamre mein. Woh mantri ji ki family ke purana sewak hai, aise vishwasghat nahi karenge.”
“Inhone mantri ji ke liye us raat drink banayi thi,” Abhimanyu ne kaha, “Mantri ji ke khoon mein bhari matra mein alcohol aur usme mila zeher paaya gaya. Ek aisa zeher jise pine se insaan ko dil ka daura pad jaata hai. Whiskey ke glass aur bottle par aapke aur mantri ji ke alawa kisi aur ke ungliyon ne nishaan nahi hai.”
“Kya bakwaas kar rahe hai aap!” Shadab chillaya, “Us raat mantri ji hospital se laute the...bahot pareshaan the. Unhone mujhe bulakar kaha tha pata karne ki Nishant Sir ke accident ke peeche kiska haath hai. Aisi halat mein kya woh drink karenge?”
“To kya unhe unhi ke ghar mein itni saari daaru zabardasti pilayi gayi?” Abhimanyu ne kaha, “Bakwaas main nahi aap kar rahe hain. Aur aapke paas to unki hatya karne ki wajah bhi thi. Itni saalon ki wafadaari ke baad kaam se jo nikaalne waale the woh aapko. Pichle hafte hi kaha tha na unhone.”
“Waisi daant to mantri ji aaye din mujhe lagate rehte the,” Shadab ne kaha, “Lekin sewak hun main unka. Unke daantne se hatya nahi kar dunga main unki.”
“Drink to aap hi ne banayi thi,” Abhimanyu ne kaha.
“Yeh zeher weher se maarne kayaron ka kaam hai. Mujhe kisi ko maarna ho to seedhe goli maarta hun,” Shadab ne kaha, "Aur maalik ko maarne ka main soch bhi nahi sakta."
“Accha? Seedhe goli maarta hai tu?” Abhimanyu ne kaha, “Tu to bada hero hai re. Chal aaja lockup mein poori picture dikhata hun tujhe.”
“Maine koi drink nahi banayi. Aur main nahi jaanta ki unhone daru pi thi ya nahi pi thi,” Shadab ne kaha, “Lekin main unhe ya unke pariwar ke kisi sadasya ko hani nahi pahuncha sakta. Are barson se namak khaya hai maine unka, apne bete ki tarah paala hai mujhe mantri ji ne.”
“Saare criminals shuru mein aise hi dialoges bakte hai,” Abhimanyu me kaha, “Lockup mein do dande padenge sab sach ugal dega. Le chalo ise.”
Police officers Shadab ko hathkadi pehnakar le gaye.
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Armaan ke paas Raghav ka phone aaya.
“Police ne Shadab ko mantri ji ki hatya ke aarop mein giraftar kar liya hai,” Raghav ne kaha, “Lekin jab tak uska confession nahi milega, yeh khabar media mein leak nahi hogi.”
“Kya sach mein usne kiya hai?” Armaan ne poocha.
“Kehna mushkil hai,” Raghav ne kaha, “Saboot uske khilaaf hai. Uske paas apni begunahi saabit karne ke koi tareeka nahi hai.”
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Anvit ek vakeel ke saath Shadab ko jail mein milne gaya. Shadab ki halat bahot buri thi. Police dwara peete jaane par bhi usne apna muh nahi khola tha.
“Shadab, yeh vakeel saab hai, Mr. Sinha,” Anvit ne kaha, “Inhone tumhari bail ke liye apply kiya hai.”
“Main aapko yahan se jald hi bahar nikalunga,” vakeel ne kaha, “Lekin bas ek baat ka dhyaan rakhiye, ki chahe kuch ho jaye, gunah kabool mat kijiye.”
“Jab maine kuch kiya hi nahi hai to kabool kyu karunga?” Shadab ne kaha.
“Jaanta hun tum beqasoor ho bhai,” Anvit ne kaha, “Tumhe kuch nahi hoga. Lekin tum please confess mat karna.”
“Main beqasoor hun!” Shadab chillaya, “Yeh tab tak chillata rahunga jab tak poori duniya sun na le!”
“Hum aapse dobara jaldi milenge,” vakeel ne kaha, “Umeed hai Nishant Sir ke hosh mein aane se pehle hum aapko yahan se bahar nikalenge.”
Anvit aur vakeel wahan se chale gaye, Shadab ko akela jail mein chhodkar.
Update 9
“Kaam ho gaya hai Sir,” ek aadmi ne Armaan ne kaha, “Woh City Hospital mein admit hai. He’s got a major head injury.”
Armaan muskuraya. Woh aadmi wahan se chala gaya.
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Agle din subah 6 baje Armaan ko Raghav ka call aaya.
“TV on kariye Sir, jaldi se,” Raghav ne kaha.
Armaan ne socha ki Raghav agar subah 6 baje call kar raha hai to zaroor koi badi baat hogi.
News channel on karte hi Armaan ne khabar suni – “Shri Rajvardhan ji ko aaj subah subah dil ka daura pada. Filhaal woh city hospital ke ICU mein hai. Haal hi mein unke bade bete ke lapata hone ke baad woh kaafi stress mein the. Kal raat unka chhota beta bhi ek car durghatna mein buri tarah se zakhmi ho gaya aur shayad woh yeh sadma bardasht nahi kar paye. Unki halat bahot nazuk batai jaa rahi hai.”
“Woh to theek hai,” Armaan ne kaha, “Andar ki khabar batao.”
“Koi mamuli heart attack nahi tha,” Raghav ne kaha, “Saazish ki boo aa rahi hai. Kuch aur pata chalte hi aapko inform karunga.”
Armaan ne phone kaat diya. Woh apni sea facing terrace par pahuncha. Subah ka sooraj apni sunheri kiranein bikher raha tha. Armaan gehri soch mein tha. Baar baar news channel follow kar raha tha.
Kuch hi ghanton mein mantri ji ke dehant ki khabar aayi. Nishant ko abhi hosh nahi aaya tha.
Armaan samajh gaya tha ki woh akela khiladi nahi hai is khel mein. Koi aur bhi hai jo apni chaal chal raha hai. Woh kaun hai aur uska maksad kya hai yeh pata karna Armaan ke liye bahot zaroori ho gaya tha.
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Pankhudi usi ghar mein akeli reh rahi thi. Ek ek karke us ghar ke saare kamre saaf kar rahi thi, us ghar ko explore kar rahi thi.
Ek din use us ghar mein bani ek library mili. Usme ek bada sa book shelf tha, aur padhne ke liye ek table aur chair. Ek badi se khidki thi, jis me se sooraj ji roshni andar aa rahi thi. Us book shelf mein bahot saari books thi. Pankhudi ne books par jami dhool saaf kar di thi, aur woh roz ek book padhne lagi. Books ka collection bahot bada tha aur har tarah ke topics par books thi. Books padhte padthe Pankhudi ki knowledge bhi badhti aur uska waqt bhi kat jaata.
Ek din usne us shelf se ek book lene ki koshish kari. Lekin woh book shelf se nikal hi nahi raha tha. Aisa lag raha tha jaise kahin phasa ho. Pankhudi ne thoda zor lagaya to woh book ek taraf tilt ho gaya aur jor ki awaz aane lagi jaise koi machine chal rahi hi. Pankhudi us book shelf se door hat gayi.
Dekhte hi dekhte, woh poora book shelf ek taraf sarak gaya aur uske peeche ek gupt darwaza tha. Us darwaze par theek waisa hi fingerprint scanner laga hua tha jaisa ki main door par.
Pankhudi soch mein pad gayi. Ek pal uska mann karta ki us gupt darwaze ko kholkar andar chali jaye, aur ek pal darr bhi lag raha tha ki na jaane aise gupt darwaze ke peeche kaunse darawne raaz ho.
Lekin woh itni curious thi ki usne kaanpte hue haathon se apna fingerprint scan kar hi liya. Woh darwaza khul gaya aur basement mein jaati hui kuch seeddhiyan thi. Wahan bahot andhera tha. Lekin Pankhudi ek torch jalakar seedhiyon se neeche utarne lagi.
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Armaan ke laptop par ek alarm bajne laga. Usne camera mein dekha ki Pankhudi gupt dwar mein pravesh kar chuki hai.
“What the fuck!” Armaan ne kaha, “Don’t enter!”
Usne Pankhudi ko phone karne chetavni dene ki koshish kari lekin Pankhudi apna phone table par hi rakh ke basement mein utar gayi thi.
Armaan turant apne bangley se nikalkar us ghar ki taraf jaane laga jahan Pankhudi reh rahi thi.
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Pankhudi basement mein utar gayi. Use ek light ka switch dikha aur usne lights on kar di. Andhera basement ekdum roshni se bhar gaya.
Wahan ka nazara dekh kar Pankhudi ki cheekh nikal gayi. Wahan bahot saare torture equipments the, chains aur rassiyan thi, aur uspar khoon bhi laga hua tha. Woh yeh sochkar kaanp uthi ki shayad woh insaani khoon tha.
Ek kone mein Pankhudi ko ek VCR dikha. Pankhudi ne sirf apne bachpan mein VCR dekha tha, woh bhi apne gaanv ke sarpanch ke ghar mein. Iske baad yeh technology outdate ho chuki thi. Lekin Armaan ke ghar ke us basement mein na sirf VCR tha, uske bagal ke mein bahot saari video casettes bhi thi.
Uspe ajeeb se labelling thi. 7 casettes ka set tha jisko naam diya gaya tha “gateway to hell”. Har ek cassette par ek din mentioned tha. Pankhudi ne “day 1” waali cassette uthayi aur VCR mein play kari.
Video chalne laga. Ek aurat dikhai di jo bahot ghayal awastha mein thi. Bahot torture kiya tha use aur uske shareer par bahot saare chhoton ke nishaan the. Uske badan par koi kapde nahi thi. Uske haath pakadkar use ghaseetkar kahi le jaaya ja raha tha. Background mein ghana jungle dikkhai de raha tha. Ek aadmi ka haath dikh raha, jis ki kalai par waisa hi bicchu wala tattoo tha jaisa Armaan ki kalai par tha.
Us aadmi ne ek aisa ped khoja jispar bahot saari cheentiyan aur keede lage ho aur us aurat ko us ped se baandh diya. Jungli cheentiyan uske ghayal shareer ko kaantne lagi aur woh aurat cheekhne lagi. Phir us aadmi ne shehed lekar uske jakhmon par daalna shuru kiya. Cheentiyan shehad ki taraf aakarshit hokar uske zakhom ko khuredne lagi.
Video mein lagatar bas us aurat ki cheekhein aur gidgidana sunai de raha tha. Lagbhag 2 ghane baad video khatam ho gaya. Pankhudi ne kaanpte hue haathon se “day 2” waali casette chalayi. Usme wahi aurat thi use ped se bandhi hui thi. Phir Pankhudi ne video mein Armaan ki jaani pechaani awaz suni.
“All good mom?” Armaan ne kaha.
Woh aurat bas bebasi mein cheekhti rahi.
“Bhookh lagi hogi na?” Armaan ne kaha, “Aapko bhookha thodi na rakhunga. Yeh lijiye doodh pi lijiye. Maa ho aap to meri. Kitne ehsaan hai aapke mujhpar.”
Armaan ne zabardasti use doodh pilaya, taaki woh bhookh pyaas se na mare. Woh chahta tha ki woh tab tak zinda rahe jab tak keede uske sharer ko poori tarah se kha na jaye. Usne thoda aur shehed us aurat ke jakhmi shareer par daala aur use tadapta hua dekhta raha.
Pankhudi poora video nahi dekh paayi. Usne woh video aadhe mein hi rok kar “day 3” waali casette chalayi. Us aurat ki poori skin ko keede kha chuke the, uski aankh naak aur muh ke andar ghusne lage the.
Pankhudi jaanti thi ki ab agle casettes mein kya hoga. Usne seedhe day 7 ki cassette chalayi. Usme woh aurat pechaani hi nahi jaa rahi thi itna sad chuka tha uska shareer. Poore shareer par keede reng rahe the. Phir bhi zinda thi, aur maut ki bheekh maang rahi thi.
“Mujhe maar daalo please,” woh halki awaz mein boli, “Please I am sorry.”
“You don’t deserve any mercy bitch,” Armaan ne kaha, “You killed my mother! You deserve to die exactly like this. Aise hi dheere dheere sad sad ke marogi tum.”
Pankhudi ko ek hi pal mein hi samajh gayi ki Armaan ka dimag kitna dark aur twisted hai. Woh kitni krurta ki shamata rakhta hai. Us aurat ki halat dekh kar Pankhudi itni darr gayi ki pagalon ki tarah cheekhne lagi. Use ekdum se chakkar aane laga aur woh behosh hokar gir gayi.
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Armaan jab basement mein pahuncha toh Pankhudi ko zameen par behosh pada paaya.
VCR par abhi bhi saatvi video cassette chal rahi thi. Armaan ne VCR band kiya aur Pankhudi ko uthakar wapas kamre mein le aaya. Usne apne peeche woh gupt dwar band kiya aur uska access code badal diya taaki Pankhudi dobara wahan na jaa sake.
Thodi der mein Pankhudi ko hosh aaya. Usko itna gehra sadma laga tha ki usko tez bukhar chad gaya tha. Armaan ne uske maathe par thande paani ki patti rakhi aur bistar ke paas baithkar uska sar sehlata raha. Andhera ho chuka tha lekin Armaan ne koi light nahi jalayi thi, taaki bahar se dekhne waalon ko pata na chale ki andar koi reh raha hai.
Pankhudi ko Armaan ko dekh kar itna darr lag raha tha ki uske muh se awaz hi nahi nikal rahi thi. Woh bas chupchaap roti rahi.
“Kyu gayi thi wahan?” Armaan ne shaant swar mein poocha.
“I was just curious,” Pankhudi ne kaanpti hui awaz mein kaha.
“Jo bhi dekha tumne wahan,” Armaan ne kaha, “Use bhool paogi?”
“Koshish kar rahi hun,” Pankhudi se rote hue kaha.
“Mere shareer par jo choton ke nishaan hai,” Armaan ne Pankhudi ke maathe par patti rakhte hue shaanti se kaha, “Unhi ki den hai. Main 4 mahine ka tha jab meri maa ko zinda jalaya unhone. Aur bhi aise zakhm diye hai unhone mujhe jinke koi nishaan nahi hai, lekin un zakhom me mujhe hamesha ke liye badal diya. Mujhe ek aisa insaan bana diya jo shayad main kabhi ban na nahi chahta.”
Armaan ke baatein sunkar Pankhudi ne apne aansu pooche.
“Main aisa hi hun Pankhudi,” Armaan ne ek halki muskaan ke saath kaha, “I am a bad guy.”
Pankhudi apne bistar par uth baithi aur Armaan ko gale laga liya.
“Main nahi jaanti tum kaise ho,” Pankhudi ne kaha, “Main bas itna jaanti hun ki tum mere liye bahot kuch kar rahe ho, mujhe safe rakhne ke liye. Main tumhara yeh ehsaan kabhi nahi bhoolungi.”
“Ehsaan to tumhara hai mujhpar, Pankhudi,” Armaan ne Pankhudi ki peeth sehlate hue kaha, “Tumne meri jaan bachayi thi jungle mein. Aur ab, tumhari jaan bachane ke liye, jo karna pade, main karunga.”
Pankhudi ne Armaan ka haath halke se kheencha aur use apne bagal mein letne ka ishara kiya. Armaan uske bagal mein let gaya aur uske pyaar se sehlane laga. Pankhudi bhi uski aagosh mein sama gayi.
Dono shaant lete rahe. Pankhudi Armaan ko Priya ke teddy bear ke andar mile us memory kard ke baare mein batana chahti thi. Lekin agle hi pal woh yeh soch ke kaanp uthi ki agar Shalini abhi bhi jinda hai, to sach jaan ne ke baad Armaan na jaane uske saath kya karega.
“Kya soch rahi ho Pankhudi?” Armaan ne uski bechaini dekh kar pyaar se muskurate hue kaha.
“Kuch nahi,” Pankhudi ne nazar jhukakar kaha.
“Mujhse bina dare keh sakti ho,” Armaan ne uske baalon me se haath pherte hue kaha, “Tumhe ab kabhi hurt nahi karunga main.”
“Kya kuch pooch sakti hun tumse?” Pankhudi ne poocha.
“Of course,” Armaan ne kaha.
“Kya Shalini zinda hai?” Pankhudi ne poocha.
Armaan muskuraya. “Meri personal life mein kaafi taak jhaank kari hai aapne,” usne kaha, “Haan, zinda hai Shalini.”
Shalini zinda hai yeh sunkar Pankhudi ekdum se shaant ho gayi. Usne faisla kar liya ki woh Armaan ko us memory card ka sach nahi batayegi.
“Kyun pooch rahi ho waise Shalini ke baare mein?” Armaan ne poocha.
“Matlab kya tum ab bhi shaadi shuda ho?” Pankhudi ne poocha.
“Maine use kabhi divorce nahi diya,” Armaan ne kaha, “To haan, technically main shaadi shuda hun.”
“Kya woh...” Pankhudi ne bolna shuru kiya, lekin Armaan ne uske hoonth chumkar use shaant kar liya.
“Aur kuch mat poochna uske baare mein,” Armaan ne kaha, “Jawab acche nahi lagenge tumhe.”
Pankhudi ne haan mein sar hilaya aur woh shaant ho gayi. Armaan ne use pyaar se apni baahon mein liya.
"Darr to nahi lag raha mujhse?" Armaan ne Pankhudi ki aankhon mein dekhte hue poocha.
Pankhudi ne naa mein sar hilaya.
Armaan dheere se uske kapde utarne laga. Pankhudi bhi uske touch ke liye taras gayi thi. Armaan ne uske saare kapde utar diye. Pournima ki raat thi, chaand ki roshni khdki se andar aa rahi thi. Pankhudi bina kapdon ki bahot sundar lag rahi thi. Armaan ne bhi apne kapde utare aur us se lipat gaya. Dono ek doosre ki baahon mein pighalne lage.
Armaan Pankhudi ke boobs dabakar uske nipples choosne laga. Pankhudi karahne lagi, Armaan ke sar ko pyaar se sehlane lagi. Armaan ne uski geeli chut mein apna lund daal diya aur use dheere dheere chodne laga. Woh bhi taras gaya tha Pankhudi ke saath sex karne le liye. Woh sirf uski thi, woh kisi aur ko chhune nahi dene wala tha apni Pankhudi ko. Pankhudi ki chut mein apna paani chhodkar woh uske bagal mein let gaya aur use apni baahon me le liye.
Pankhudi uski baahon mein lete lete ek meetha sa geet gungunane lagi. Dekhte hi dekhte dono ek doosre ki baahon mein so gaye.
Agle din jab Pankhudi ki aankhein khuli, Armaan wahan se jaa chuka tha, use usi ghar mein akela chhodkar.
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Rajvardhan ji ki hatya ko lekar crime branch ki ek special unit jaanch kar rahi thi. Is invetigation ko to secret rakha gaya tha. Saare family members aur naukaron se pooch tach kari jaa rahi thi. Forensic team evidence ekattha kar rahi thi.
Chief investigation officer Abhimanyu Singh apni team ke saath Rajvardhan ji ke ghar pahunche.
“Shadab ko bulwaiye,” unhone ne order diya.
Shadab apne aadmiyon ke saath unke saamne aaya.
“Mere paas aapke khilaf arrest warrant hai,” Abhimanyu ne kaha, “Rajvardhan ji ke kamre mein jaane waale aap aakhri shaks the. Aap hi ne zeher diya hai unhe.”
“Kya bakwaas hai!” Shadab ne kaha, “Maine mantri ji ko kuch nahi kiya. Main to wafadar hun unka.”
“Aapko kuch galafehmi hui hai Officer,” Anvit ke shadab ke bachav mein kaha, “Shadab ko mantri ji ne khud bulwaya tha apne kamre mein. Woh mantri ji ki family ke purana sewak hai, aise vishwasghat nahi karenge.”
“Inhone mantri ji ke liye us raat drink banayi thi,” Abhimanyu ne kaha, “Mantri ji ke khoon mein bhari matra mein alcohol aur usme mila zeher paaya gaya. Ek aisa zeher jise pine se insaan ko dil ka daura pad jaata hai. Whiskey ke glass aur bottle par aapke aur mantri ji ke alawa kisi aur ke ungliyon ne nishaan nahi hai.”
“Kya bakwaas kar rahe hai aap!” Shadab chillaya, “Us raat mantri ji hospital se laute the...bahot pareshaan the. Unhone mujhe bulakar kaha tha pata karne ki Nishant Sir ke accident ke peeche kiska haath hai. Aisi halat mein kya woh drink karenge?”
“To kya unhe unhi ke ghar mein itni saari daaru zabardasti pilayi gayi?” Abhimanyu ne kaha, “Bakwaas main nahi aap kar rahe hain. Aur aapke paas to unki hatya karne ki wajah bhi thi. Itni saalon ki wafadaari ke baad kaam se jo nikaalne waale the woh aapko. Pichle hafte hi kaha tha na unhone.”
“Waisi daant to mantri ji aaye din mujhe lagate rehte the,” Shadab ne kaha, “Lekin sewak hun main unka. Unke daantne se hatya nahi kar dunga main unki.”
“Drink to aap hi ne banayi thi,” Abhimanyu ne kaha.
“Yeh zeher weher se maarne kayaron ka kaam hai. Mujhe kisi ko maarna ho to seedhe goli maarta hun,” Shadab ne kaha, "Aur maalik ko maarne ka main soch bhi nahi sakta."
“Accha? Seedhe goli maarta hai tu?” Abhimanyu ne kaha, “Tu to bada hero hai re. Chal aaja lockup mein poori picture dikhata hun tujhe.”
“Maine koi drink nahi banayi. Aur main nahi jaanta ki unhone daru pi thi ya nahi pi thi,” Shadab ne kaha, “Lekin main unhe ya unke pariwar ke kisi sadasya ko hani nahi pahuncha sakta. Are barson se namak khaya hai maine unka, apne bete ki tarah paala hai mujhe mantri ji ne.”
“Saare criminals shuru mein aise hi dialoges bakte hai,” Abhimanyu me kaha, “Lockup mein do dande padenge sab sach ugal dega. Le chalo ise.”
Police officers Shadab ko hathkadi pehnakar le gaye.
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Armaan ke paas Raghav ka phone aaya.
“Police ne Shadab ko mantri ji ki hatya ke aarop mein giraftar kar liya hai,” Raghav ne kaha, “Lekin jab tak uska confession nahi milega, yeh khabar media mein leak nahi hogi.”
“Kya sach mein usne kiya hai?” Armaan ne poocha.
“Kehna mushkil hai,” Raghav ne kaha, “Saboot uske khilaaf hai. Uske paas apni begunahi saabit karne ke koi tareeka nahi hai.”
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Anvit ek vakeel ke saath Shadab ko jail mein milne gaya. Shadab ki halat bahot buri thi. Police dwara peete jaane par bhi usne apna muh nahi khola tha.
“Shadab, yeh vakeel saab hai, Mr. Sinha,” Anvit ne kaha, “Inhone tumhari bail ke liye apply kiya hai.”
“Main aapko yahan se jald hi bahar nikalunga,” vakeel ne kaha, “Lekin bas ek baat ka dhyaan rakhiye, ki chahe kuch ho jaye, gunah kabool mat kijiye.”
“Jab maine kuch kiya hi nahi hai to kabool kyu karunga?” Shadab ne kaha.
“Jaanta hun tum beqasoor ho bhai,” Anvit ne kaha, “Tumhe kuch nahi hoga. Lekin tum please confess mat karna.”
“Main beqasoor hun!” Shadab chillaya, “Yeh tab tak chillata rahunga jab tak poori duniya sun na le!”
“Hum aapse dobara jaldi milenge,” vakeel ne kaha, “Umeed hai Nishant Sir ke hosh mein aane se pehle hum aapko yahan se bahar nikalenge.”
Anvit aur vakeel wahan se chale gaye, Shadab ko akela jail mein chhodkar.
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