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Okay first of all a big thanks to all my readers for bearing with me... especially Tasha, Sanaa and Shaina... they are the most eager readers of this story... literally eating my head by asking for the chapter!!! 🤣
I had actually planned this as a final update but due to addition of some things I had split it into two chapters... 2 and 3 that I will be posting tomorrow hopefully!! 😳
Dedicated to Tasha, Shaina, Ananya and Sanaa... ❤️
CHAPTER 2
Raghav kicked at the groin of the man, who was pointing his gun towards him, with full force and caught hold of the gun that fell down from his hand. The assistant pilot getting his clue got up and hit something huge on the head of another man. The other one fell down, but not before shooting a bullet towards Raghav that's hit him directly in the bicep of his left arm. The second man caught hold of his throbbing head while the first one was already squirming on the floor with his lower body hurting like hell. Within minutes the two terrorists who tried to hijack the plane were now tied down and ready to be handed to the police after a safe landing and it happened all because of Raghav... that what each and every person in the plane had said.
Raghav remembered the incident when he had failed the terrorist hijack of the plane he was travelling in. It was a co incidence that he had been in the same plane but he hadn't let the mission of the hijackers, to release their brothers succeed. And now it made sense to him that at present his children's kidnapping and the unwarned blasts in the city was due to the same reason. They wanted revenge.. revenge from the country and especially from Raghav for what he did with their brothers. The hijack was to release their master but due to Raghav two more of their brothers were now behind bars. Raghav now joined each link as he understood Al deena's strategies which happened to be a very small yet powerfully growing and emerging terrorist group. He has no strength to explain this to Trisha.
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"Raghav please... mujhe force mat karo na..." Trisha mumbled getting up to go into her room...
"Trisha please... meri khaatir hi sahi... thoda sa khaa lo..." Raghav cajoled her lovingly. She needed to eat something coz she had barely bit on a few bites of food in the last couple of days and that too forcefully fed by either her mom or Raghav.
"Pata nahi un dono ne kuch khaaya hoga ya nahi... kaise honge.. kis haal mein honge... Raghav please mere gale se yeh niwaala nahi utarne wala..." she cried, tears threatening to spill any moment.
"Trisha agar tumhare nahi khaane se sab theek ho jaata toh pichhle do din kaafi the... hamare bachhon ko dhoondna hain aur main chahta hoon ki ab mai akele nahi tum aur main saath mil kar unhe dhoonde... aur uske liye tumhe taaqat ki zaroorat hogi and that will come only if u have some food... so please baby..." Raghav said ever so lovingly and she couldn't help take the morsel, he was holding close to her lips into her mouth. He sighed and fed her while she just looked at him. He smiled slightly and kissed her forehead. A heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders when Dr. Preeti Mehrotra, the other forensic toxicologist had said uttered that the DNA samples had not matched from the body. He had let out a relieved breath though but couldn't help feeling pained for the kid, whoever he was and how he lost his life even before started living it.
Raghav was still feeding his wife when his phone rang. Seeing it to be from Rajbir, he excused himself as he went into the study. He had asked Rajbir and Bikram to make Arif spill the beans by hook or by crook. When his mother in law had called him last night regarding Trisha's state, he had given Bikram and Rajbir the responsibility to enquire as many things as possible from Arif, before rushing home. Rajbir and Bikram had immediately volunteered so that the can get some lead to reach the terrorists.
"Rajbir kuch pata chala... any lead..." Raghav asked impatiently. After a few minutes he cut the call only after informing a curious Rajbir about the DNA result... that the body wasn't of his son but someone else. He felt irritated, scared and drained all at the same time. He turned around to move out only to see Trisha standing right in front of him. He was shocked for a moment before he altered his expressions and smiled slightly fearing that she might have heard about the DNA test.
"Kya hua Trisha... aise kya dekh rahi ho..." he asked. She just came forward and hugged him tight as if he was her only lifeline in the ocean of pain she was feeling.
"Raghav I am so sorry ki mai sirf apne pain ke baare me sochti rahi... I am very very sorry... I didn't realise that even you have lost something too precious... I wasn't seeing your grief but was only absorbed into mine... I am a very bad wife and a bad mother... " she cried with more tears flowing out of her eyes.
"It's fine Trisha... I can understand how you were feeling... I have no complaints and we haven't lost anything.. sab kuch jaldi theek ho jayega... u just relax.. okay... and you are my darling..." He hugged her closer and calmed her down.
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CBI Headquarters
Thursday, 8 : 00 am
The threatening videos from the terrorist group, in which a man with only his eyes visible and hand grenades and other weapnons in the back ground and rifle in his hand is saying, "These bomb blasts are a warning to release our master of Al deena Mohammed Shoaib Murtazaa or else they will blast the whole New Delhi. Agent Raghav your kids are somewhere you cannot even imagine and they would soon leave the world if you and your country doesn't release our master... You and only you are responsible for failing our plane hijack mission last time or else our master must have been a free man but okay... We know what a fearless man you are and you will never hesitate to put your life in danger but now I have your heart in my hands. Agar hindustan hamare bhaiyo ko nahi rihaa karega toh in nanhi nanhi jaano ke saath poore Delhi ki jaan bhi aafat me aa jayegi... aur har taraf hoga toh sirf maut ka khauf... Mohammed Shoaib ko rihaa karvao jaldi se...kyuki 13 more bombs are now planted all over the city and you never know what will happen when..." and the video ended with an evil dreadful laugh.
The video was viral all over the Internet, news channels etc etc. The whole country was now praying for the safety of the little ones along with themselves. Trisha was already crying like hell and he had had a hard time consoling her the morning. She promised to control herself and be with him while they search for Rish and Reha. The way the terrorists were threatening was an open challenge to the country and Raghav as well as a shameful spot on the defence system of the country. The defence ministry was being questioned on every channel and it was a question of the world now... "Whether the government release Shoaib Murtazaa for the sake of lives of two little kids along with thousands of innocent people?"
Raghav slammed the table as the video finished. This was the height of cruelty. Swati turned the laptop around towards her as she looked at Raghav, with his eyes red, knuckles white and veins of his arms so prominent from that beige short sleeved tee that it felt they might burst anytime. She or any team member had never seen the couple so in distress... but the reason was worth it.
"Raghav I have checked the mobile phone... it just has the information about a single call made around 1 pm on the day of the blast that is Tuesday... uske alawa phone me kuch bhi nahi hai... its completely clean.. I tried to trace the number but as usual sim ko ek baar use karke immediately destroy kar diya gaya hai..." Swati stated.
"I knew it... aur vo code jo hame Arif ke hen se mila hai... did u try to decode it... Kuch samajh aaya..." he asked.
"Raghav Swati ne toh kya... poore office ke har insaan ne try kar liya hai subah se... no idea ki vo code kya ho sakta hai..." Bikram replied putting a small piece of paper with a code typed on it in the big black arial font.
(SD.PG)-215T/BLACK/AP
Raghav looked at the paper with an intensity that could burn it through. He knew it would be something related to the blasts... it can be anything... related to members of the group... types of bombs.. locations... contacts...
"2 baj kar 15 minute par Tuesday ko Shahdara and Paharganj mein yeh blast hua tha... yes... code ka start yahi signify karta hai..." Raghav uttered still looking at the paper while all other peeked at it to realise Raghav was absolutely right.
"OMG.. Yes Raghav... bohot sahi kaha tumne..." Rajbir squealed.
"Swati I am sure this code signifies something related to the places where the next 13 bombs will take place... I think this word 'BLACK'... Kuch toh raaz hain iska.." Raghav said with little uncertain pauses.
"Absolutely correct Raghav... I think it must be something related to the Al deena group's strategies.. bas kya yeh samajh nahi aa raha..." Swati too tried to give her contribution in breaking the code.
"Yeh AP Alipur ho sakta hain... Shahdara and Paharganj dono hi jagah Alipur se kareeb 60 minutes ke doori par hain... I am sure their strategy is to blast bombs in places connected by short durations... " Raghav replied scratching his beard.
"Par Raghav yeh toh sirf hamare assumptions hain... We don't have anything solid..." Bikram put forward his concern.
"Yeh log hum se do kadam aage hain... Kuch toh hai isi code mein jo hame in aatankvadiyo tak le jayega... Swati pata karo ki yeh video kaha se upload hua..." Raghav ordered and moved out. A meeting with defence for the discussion of the case was held and Raghav was called specifically.
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Conference room, Defence Minister's office
10 : 00 am
"Release Shoaib..." Raghav uttered while each and every person present in the room gaped at him. Raghav wanted them to release Shoaib Murtazaa.
"Un terrorists ko unka leader chahiye na... Unse kahi ki unhe milega... basharte vo mere bachhon aur sare bombs ko defuse kar de..." "Hazaro nahi laakho logo ki jaan khatre mein hai sir... aadha sheher mar jayega agar 13 bombs blast ho jaye... zara sochiye... vo jo chahte hai... for the time being vahi karne me humari aur desh ki bhalayi hai..." Raghav said as a matter of fact.. after a small pause. Though the idea seemed bad, they all knew it was the best thing to do at that time.
"Ab raat a toh yahi nazar aa raha hai... I will announce ki hum Shoaib Murtazaa ko rihaa kar rahe hain..." The defence minister said with a tight face as he ended the meeting. All dispersed slowly out of the room but Raghav.
"There is no way main unhe unke mansoobo mein kamiyaab hone doonga... this will end..." Raghav uttered softly, eyes red and face rock hard with anger.
"Raghav maine Arif ke address se pata kiya hai... he lives with his physically impaired mother and a 15 year old sister, Arshiya. Arshiya ne bataya hain ki uska bhai ek Taaruf naam ke aadmi se bohot milta hain... Uski basti Alipur mein hain... aap aur Trisha ek baar Alipur ho aao...I have texted you the address..." His stringer called him with the information and Raghav thanked him. He was now sure there is something he will get in Alipur and the code's 'AP' was for 'Alipur'. He decided to include Trisha too in the case now. Trisha and Raghav left for Alipur the same afternoon. The team was already trying their best to know everything they could from Arif and his connections. Arif's lack of phone and other things was a big problem though.
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"Mumma I am not hungry... mujhe nahi khaana... its so yuck..." Rish made a face as he almost tried to run away from the table seeing the Baingan Bharta served in his plate.
"Bohot nakhre ho rahe hain tum dono ke... chalo khao chup chap...pata nahi Raghav kitchen mein kya kar raha hai ab... he isnt even letting me come in..." she mumbled and the said in a little louder voice, "Raghav khaana thanda ho jayega..."
Reha who had given in already to eat the tasteless bharta looked at her brother who was also now in the process of taking a morsel of the yucky food.
"And here comes daddy with some yummy paneer tikka..." Raghav emerged from the kitchen and put a steaming hot plate in front of the kids before removing his apron. The kids squealed in ecstasy before they put a piece in to their mouths, and let out a delightful moan coz of its yummy taste. Trisha shook her head at them as she glared at him.
"Oh toh yeh chal raha tha kitchen mein...Bigaado tum... aur bigaado inhe... sab cheezein khaane ki aadat honi chahiye na..."
"Chill na sweetheart... take a bite and tell me how is it..." Raghav uttered feeding her a bite and she giggled as she chewed it and winked her eyes telling how lovely the food was.
Rish held his stomach that was growling with hunger... Reha, his sister was lying in the same room at a little distance from him, looking weak and worn out. They hadn't eaten anything since 2 days. They remembered when they had even extremely tired after school and had slept in the or school cab itself. Next after waking up they had heard a booming voice of a gun fire as they had heard in Hollywood action movies their dad loved to watch. And the last thing the sleepy tots could recall was that they were made unconscious and carried along. Next they remembered being in this room with their bags, ties, watches and Reha's scarf missing from on them. The kids cried, screamed, begged but all in vain. Their voices were left unheard and they just wept in the confined space.
"Mumma daddy hote toh hume aise hungry nahi rehne dete na... papa toh hame apne haath se khaana khilate..." Reha uttered in a painful voice as she wiped her tears, remembering the sweet times she had with her parents.
"Reha tum ro mat... mumma papa hame bachao lenge... dekhna..." the brother consoled the lil sis.
"Par in logo ne agar mumma papa ko bhi kuch kar diya toh... muje bohot dar lag raha hai Rishabh... god please hume hamare mumma papa ke paas pohoncha do..." The lil girl prayed with tears flowing out of her eyes.
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Alipur
Thursday, 12 : 10 pm
Raghav and Trisha came out of their SUV and moved in the narrow passage that led to a small slum area. This was the place where Arif acquaintance 'Taaruf' supposedly resided. They reached a little house only to find it locked. The enquired from neighbourhood to know the house has been locked since a few days. It was a big disappointment for Trisha. She let out an irritated moan and a tear escaped her eye again as the faces of Rish and Reha smiling and laughing flashed across her eyes. But she quickly composed herself and winked at him and he smiled a half smile. They saw a shadow running across the other end or the street and Raghav's radars were up. He rushed behind him. Running with all his might he caught him finally after some minutes. Slapping hard across his cheek and then slamming him onto a wall nearby Raghav asked with blazing voice, "Kaun hai tu... Taaruf hai ya koi aur...jaldi bata varna abhi ke abhi teri jaan le loonga..."
"Main Taaruf nahi hoon... uska khabri hoon... maine kuch nahi kiya sahab... Kuch bhi nhi... mai toh bas 500-1000 rupaiyo ke liye usko khabar deta hoon... muje chhod do sahab..." he begged.
"Tujhe chhod doonga basharte tu mujhe Taaruf ki har harkat par nazar rakhkar mujhe khabar dega ab... vo bhi bina use bataye... paise bhi milenge tujhe..." Raghav stated.
"Theek hai sahab... sab kuch bataunga... do din pehle Taaruf gurgaon chala gya... vo hatiyar, RDX wagerah ki taskari karta hai... ek puraana garage hai yaha se kuch kilometre door... vaha vo uska saara maal rakhta hain... kise deta hai... mujhe kuch nahi pata... aur mujhe kuch toh abhi nahi pata..." the guy said in a single go as he fearfully saw Raghav's eyes like two burning coals.
"Kaha hain garage bata..." he asked. The man divulged him with the asked dress and he and Trisha left after taking his phone number along.
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"Raghav... vo video Alipur ke ek cyber cafe se upload hua hai..." Swati informed Trisha and as the phone was on speaker Raghav heard it too. Her information concreted his doubts that Taaruf was in Alipur and not Gurgaon and someone related to him or he himself had uploaded it. Taaruf's stringer was in a wrong illusion that he wasn't in Delhi. He just needs a lead to get his claws on him. He immediately remembered Taaruf's stringer... he must be having his recent number. Raghav called him and asked him for Taaruf's recent contact number. On having it he gave it to Swati and asked her to trace it. Within minutes his cell buzzed.
"Raghav yeh number abhi Delhi mein hi hai... Alipur mein... highway ke paas ek chhoti sa Lodge hai vahi par hain..." Swati's information lightened Raghav's face as it was a big clue. Getting Taaruf will be a big relief and he was close he thought as he started the car before he squeezed Trisha's hand reassuringly and winked at her. His eyes saying that he will soon bring their kids home... back to her.
PHEW!!!
Posted finally...!!!
So how was it... 😉
Next a lot of action, Trisha in a dangerous avatar and Raghav in disguise... 😳
I know I had said that dangerous Trisha in this chapter but kya karu... I added a few elements and a scene on Ananya's request so chapter bohot lamba ho jata if I completed this as the final chap... 😊
Hope u all have liked it...
I had actually planned this as a final update but due to addition of some things I had split it into two chapters... 2 and 3 that I will be posting tomorrow hopefully!! 😳
Dedicated to Tasha, Shaina, Ananya and Sanaa... ❤️
CHAPTER 2
Raghav kicked at the groin of the man, who was pointing his gun towards him, with full force and caught hold of the gun that fell down from his hand. The assistant pilot getting his clue got up and hit something huge on the head of another man. The other one fell down, but not before shooting a bullet towards Raghav that's hit him directly in the bicep of his left arm. The second man caught hold of his throbbing head while the first one was already squirming on the floor with his lower body hurting like hell. Within minutes the two terrorists who tried to hijack the plane were now tied down and ready to be handed to the police after a safe landing and it happened all because of Raghav... that what each and every person in the plane had said.
Raghav remembered the incident when he had failed the terrorist hijack of the plane he was travelling in. It was a co incidence that he had been in the same plane but he hadn't let the mission of the hijackers, to release their brothers succeed. And now it made sense to him that at present his children's kidnapping and the unwarned blasts in the city was due to the same reason. They wanted revenge.. revenge from the country and especially from Raghav for what he did with their brothers. The hijack was to release their master but due to Raghav two more of their brothers were now behind bars. Raghav now joined each link as he understood Al deena's strategies which happened to be a very small yet powerfully growing and emerging terrorist group. He has no strength to explain this to Trisha.
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"Raghav please... mujhe force mat karo na..." Trisha mumbled getting up to go into her room...
"Trisha please... meri khaatir hi sahi... thoda sa khaa lo..." Raghav cajoled her lovingly. She needed to eat something coz she had barely bit on a few bites of food in the last couple of days and that too forcefully fed by either her mom or Raghav.
"Pata nahi un dono ne kuch khaaya hoga ya nahi... kaise honge.. kis haal mein honge... Raghav please mere gale se yeh niwaala nahi utarne wala..." she cried, tears threatening to spill any moment.
"Trisha agar tumhare nahi khaane se sab theek ho jaata toh pichhle do din kaafi the... hamare bachhon ko dhoondna hain aur main chahta hoon ki ab mai akele nahi tum aur main saath mil kar unhe dhoonde... aur uske liye tumhe taaqat ki zaroorat hogi and that will come only if u have some food... so please baby..." Raghav said ever so lovingly and she couldn't help take the morsel, he was holding close to her lips into her mouth. He sighed and fed her while she just looked at him. He smiled slightly and kissed her forehead. A heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders when Dr. Preeti Mehrotra, the other forensic toxicologist had said uttered that the DNA samples had not matched from the body. He had let out a relieved breath though but couldn't help feeling pained for the kid, whoever he was and how he lost his life even before started living it.
Raghav was still feeding his wife when his phone rang. Seeing it to be from Rajbir, he excused himself as he went into the study. He had asked Rajbir and Bikram to make Arif spill the beans by hook or by crook. When his mother in law had called him last night regarding Trisha's state, he had given Bikram and Rajbir the responsibility to enquire as many things as possible from Arif, before rushing home. Rajbir and Bikram had immediately volunteered so that the can get some lead to reach the terrorists.
"Rajbir kuch pata chala... any lead..." Raghav asked impatiently. After a few minutes he cut the call only after informing a curious Rajbir about the DNA result... that the body wasn't of his son but someone else. He felt irritated, scared and drained all at the same time. He turned around to move out only to see Trisha standing right in front of him. He was shocked for a moment before he altered his expressions and smiled slightly fearing that she might have heard about the DNA test.
"Kya hua Trisha... aise kya dekh rahi ho..." he asked. She just came forward and hugged him tight as if he was her only lifeline in the ocean of pain she was feeling.
"Raghav I am so sorry ki mai sirf apne pain ke baare me sochti rahi... I am very very sorry... I didn't realise that even you have lost something too precious... I wasn't seeing your grief but was only absorbed into mine... I am a very bad wife and a bad mother... " she cried with more tears flowing out of her eyes.
"It's fine Trisha... I can understand how you were feeling... I have no complaints and we haven't lost anything.. sab kuch jaldi theek ho jayega... u just relax.. okay... and you are my darling..." He hugged her closer and calmed her down.
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CBI Headquarters
Thursday, 8 : 00 am
The threatening videos from the terrorist group, in which a man with only his eyes visible and hand grenades and other weapnons in the back ground and rifle in his hand is saying, "These bomb blasts are a warning to release our master of Al deena Mohammed Shoaib Murtazaa or else they will blast the whole New Delhi. Agent Raghav your kids are somewhere you cannot even imagine and they would soon leave the world if you and your country doesn't release our master... You and only you are responsible for failing our plane hijack mission last time or else our master must have been a free man but okay... We know what a fearless man you are and you will never hesitate to put your life in danger but now I have your heart in my hands. Agar hindustan hamare bhaiyo ko nahi rihaa karega toh in nanhi nanhi jaano ke saath poore Delhi ki jaan bhi aafat me aa jayegi... aur har taraf hoga toh sirf maut ka khauf... Mohammed Shoaib ko rihaa karvao jaldi se...kyuki 13 more bombs are now planted all over the city and you never know what will happen when..." and the video ended with an evil dreadful laugh.
The video was viral all over the Internet, news channels etc etc. The whole country was now praying for the safety of the little ones along with themselves. Trisha was already crying like hell and he had had a hard time consoling her the morning. She promised to control herself and be with him while they search for Rish and Reha. The way the terrorists were threatening was an open challenge to the country and Raghav as well as a shameful spot on the defence system of the country. The defence ministry was being questioned on every channel and it was a question of the world now... "Whether the government release Shoaib Murtazaa for the sake of lives of two little kids along with thousands of innocent people?"
Raghav slammed the table as the video finished. This was the height of cruelty. Swati turned the laptop around towards her as she looked at Raghav, with his eyes red, knuckles white and veins of his arms so prominent from that beige short sleeved tee that it felt they might burst anytime. She or any team member had never seen the couple so in distress... but the reason was worth it.
"Raghav I have checked the mobile phone... it just has the information about a single call made around 1 pm on the day of the blast that is Tuesday... uske alawa phone me kuch bhi nahi hai... its completely clean.. I tried to trace the number but as usual sim ko ek baar use karke immediately destroy kar diya gaya hai..." Swati stated.
"I knew it... aur vo code jo hame Arif ke hen se mila hai... did u try to decode it... Kuch samajh aaya..." he asked.
"Raghav Swati ne toh kya... poore office ke har insaan ne try kar liya hai subah se... no idea ki vo code kya ho sakta hai..." Bikram replied putting a small piece of paper with a code typed on it in the big black arial font.
(SD.PG)-215T/BLACK/AP
Raghav looked at the paper with an intensity that could burn it through. He knew it would be something related to the blasts... it can be anything... related to members of the group... types of bombs.. locations... contacts...
"2 baj kar 15 minute par Tuesday ko Shahdara and Paharganj mein yeh blast hua tha... yes... code ka start yahi signify karta hai..." Raghav uttered still looking at the paper while all other peeked at it to realise Raghav was absolutely right.
"OMG.. Yes Raghav... bohot sahi kaha tumne..." Rajbir squealed.
"Swati I am sure this code signifies something related to the places where the next 13 bombs will take place... I think this word 'BLACK'... Kuch toh raaz hain iska.." Raghav said with little uncertain pauses.
"Absolutely correct Raghav... I think it must be something related to the Al deena group's strategies.. bas kya yeh samajh nahi aa raha..." Swati too tried to give her contribution in breaking the code.
"Yeh AP Alipur ho sakta hain... Shahdara and Paharganj dono hi jagah Alipur se kareeb 60 minutes ke doori par hain... I am sure their strategy is to blast bombs in places connected by short durations... " Raghav replied scratching his beard.
"Par Raghav yeh toh sirf hamare assumptions hain... We don't have anything solid..." Bikram put forward his concern.
"Yeh log hum se do kadam aage hain... Kuch toh hai isi code mein jo hame in aatankvadiyo tak le jayega... Swati pata karo ki yeh video kaha se upload hua..." Raghav ordered and moved out. A meeting with defence for the discussion of the case was held and Raghav was called specifically.
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Conference room, Defence Minister's office
10 : 00 am
"Release Shoaib..." Raghav uttered while each and every person present in the room gaped at him. Raghav wanted them to release Shoaib Murtazaa.
"Un terrorists ko unka leader chahiye na... Unse kahi ki unhe milega... basharte vo mere bachhon aur sare bombs ko defuse kar de..." "Hazaro nahi laakho logo ki jaan khatre mein hai sir... aadha sheher mar jayega agar 13 bombs blast ho jaye... zara sochiye... vo jo chahte hai... for the time being vahi karne me humari aur desh ki bhalayi hai..." Raghav said as a matter of fact.. after a small pause. Though the idea seemed bad, they all knew it was the best thing to do at that time.
"Ab raat a toh yahi nazar aa raha hai... I will announce ki hum Shoaib Murtazaa ko rihaa kar rahe hain..." The defence minister said with a tight face as he ended the meeting. All dispersed slowly out of the room but Raghav.
"There is no way main unhe unke mansoobo mein kamiyaab hone doonga... this will end..." Raghav uttered softly, eyes red and face rock hard with anger.
"Raghav maine Arif ke address se pata kiya hai... he lives with his physically impaired mother and a 15 year old sister, Arshiya. Arshiya ne bataya hain ki uska bhai ek Taaruf naam ke aadmi se bohot milta hain... Uski basti Alipur mein hain... aap aur Trisha ek baar Alipur ho aao...I have texted you the address..." His stringer called him with the information and Raghav thanked him. He was now sure there is something he will get in Alipur and the code's 'AP' was for 'Alipur'. He decided to include Trisha too in the case now. Trisha and Raghav left for Alipur the same afternoon. The team was already trying their best to know everything they could from Arif and his connections. Arif's lack of phone and other things was a big problem though.
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"Mumma I am not hungry... mujhe nahi khaana... its so yuck..." Rish made a face as he almost tried to run away from the table seeing the Baingan Bharta served in his plate.
"Bohot nakhre ho rahe hain tum dono ke... chalo khao chup chap...pata nahi Raghav kitchen mein kya kar raha hai ab... he isnt even letting me come in..." she mumbled and the said in a little louder voice, "Raghav khaana thanda ho jayega..."
Reha who had given in already to eat the tasteless bharta looked at her brother who was also now in the process of taking a morsel of the yucky food.
"And here comes daddy with some yummy paneer tikka..." Raghav emerged from the kitchen and put a steaming hot plate in front of the kids before removing his apron. The kids squealed in ecstasy before they put a piece in to their mouths, and let out a delightful moan coz of its yummy taste. Trisha shook her head at them as she glared at him.
"Oh toh yeh chal raha tha kitchen mein...Bigaado tum... aur bigaado inhe... sab cheezein khaane ki aadat honi chahiye na..."
"Chill na sweetheart... take a bite and tell me how is it..." Raghav uttered feeding her a bite and she giggled as she chewed it and winked her eyes telling how lovely the food was.
Rish held his stomach that was growling with hunger... Reha, his sister was lying in the same room at a little distance from him, looking weak and worn out. They hadn't eaten anything since 2 days. They remembered when they had even extremely tired after school and had slept in the or school cab itself. Next after waking up they had heard a booming voice of a gun fire as they had heard in Hollywood action movies their dad loved to watch. And the last thing the sleepy tots could recall was that they were made unconscious and carried along. Next they remembered being in this room with their bags, ties, watches and Reha's scarf missing from on them. The kids cried, screamed, begged but all in vain. Their voices were left unheard and they just wept in the confined space.
"Mumma daddy hote toh hume aise hungry nahi rehne dete na... papa toh hame apne haath se khaana khilate..." Reha uttered in a painful voice as she wiped her tears, remembering the sweet times she had with her parents.
"Reha tum ro mat... mumma papa hame bachao lenge... dekhna..." the brother consoled the lil sis.
"Par in logo ne agar mumma papa ko bhi kuch kar diya toh... muje bohot dar lag raha hai Rishabh... god please hume hamare mumma papa ke paas pohoncha do..." The lil girl prayed with tears flowing out of her eyes.
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Alipur
Thursday, 12 : 10 pm
Raghav and Trisha came out of their SUV and moved in the narrow passage that led to a small slum area. This was the place where Arif acquaintance 'Taaruf' supposedly resided. They reached a little house only to find it locked. The enquired from neighbourhood to know the house has been locked since a few days. It was a big disappointment for Trisha. She let out an irritated moan and a tear escaped her eye again as the faces of Rish and Reha smiling and laughing flashed across her eyes. But she quickly composed herself and winked at him and he smiled a half smile. They saw a shadow running across the other end or the street and Raghav's radars were up. He rushed behind him. Running with all his might he caught him finally after some minutes. Slapping hard across his cheek and then slamming him onto a wall nearby Raghav asked with blazing voice, "Kaun hai tu... Taaruf hai ya koi aur...jaldi bata varna abhi ke abhi teri jaan le loonga..."
"Main Taaruf nahi hoon... uska khabri hoon... maine kuch nahi kiya sahab... Kuch bhi nhi... mai toh bas 500-1000 rupaiyo ke liye usko khabar deta hoon... muje chhod do sahab..." he begged.
"Tujhe chhod doonga basharte tu mujhe Taaruf ki har harkat par nazar rakhkar mujhe khabar dega ab... vo bhi bina use bataye... paise bhi milenge tujhe..." Raghav stated.
"Theek hai sahab... sab kuch bataunga... do din pehle Taaruf gurgaon chala gya... vo hatiyar, RDX wagerah ki taskari karta hai... ek puraana garage hai yaha se kuch kilometre door... vaha vo uska saara maal rakhta hain... kise deta hai... mujhe kuch nahi pata... aur mujhe kuch toh abhi nahi pata..." the guy said in a single go as he fearfully saw Raghav's eyes like two burning coals.
"Kaha hain garage bata..." he asked. The man divulged him with the asked dress and he and Trisha left after taking his phone number along.
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"Raghav... vo video Alipur ke ek cyber cafe se upload hua hai..." Swati informed Trisha and as the phone was on speaker Raghav heard it too. Her information concreted his doubts that Taaruf was in Alipur and not Gurgaon and someone related to him or he himself had uploaded it. Taaruf's stringer was in a wrong illusion that he wasn't in Delhi. He just needs a lead to get his claws on him. He immediately remembered Taaruf's stringer... he must be having his recent number. Raghav called him and asked him for Taaruf's recent contact number. On having it he gave it to Swati and asked her to trace it. Within minutes his cell buzzed.
"Raghav yeh number abhi Delhi mein hi hai... Alipur mein... highway ke paas ek chhoti sa Lodge hai vahi par hain..." Swati's information lightened Raghav's face as it was a big clue. Getting Taaruf will be a big relief and he was close he thought as he started the car before he squeezed Trisha's hand reassuringly and winked at her. His eyes saying that he will soon bring their kids home... back to her.
PHEW!!!
Posted finally...!!!
So how was it... 😉
Next a lot of action, Trisha in a dangerous avatar and Raghav in disguise... 😳
I know I had said that dangerous Trisha in this chapter but kya karu... I added a few elements and a scene on Ananya's request so chapter bohot lamba ho jata if I completed this as the final chap... 😊
Hope u all have liked it...
Shiv Shakti
