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Chapter Five (a)
"Do you have even any idea what you are saying Shree?" asked Arjun, warily. But the look Shree gave meant only one thing, he wasn't joking.
"Uski ID card mein toh kuch hoga?" Liza suggested. Shree shook his head and said, "Nothing. It's just her name, blood group and validation informations.. like rest of ours."
Putting an immediate stop to whatever Aisha was gonna ask, Shree continued, "Uska passport.. nahi uski ghar mein mila, nahi mujhe uske koi copy passport bureau mein mila."
" I even looked for her national ID card..driving license or anything that night give us a clue.. but mujhe kuch nehi mila."
Shree looked at their stricken faces and muttered nervously, "She's a complete Jane Doe."
"But how is that possible?" Arjun groaned. "It doesn't make any sense.." Aisha agreed. "How can she even get into ETF?"
"Well, obviously there must be a reason." Liza quipped in. "Koi andar ka aadmi usse madad kar rahi hogi."
"Right!" Arjun mumbled, looking at his forensic expert. She had a valid point, but it was not the time to ponder on who it was rather they needed to find another way, given that anyone from the department might be her ally.
There has to be another way.
"What about her tenant lease? She lives in the posh side of the city, there has to be something there." Arjun inquired.
"Oh right. I'll check it." Saying so, Shree dived in his laptop. Aisha and Liza kept looking at the second tracking app Shree had put on to find the other location. But their thoughts were completely stuck on Saakshi and her Jane doe identity.
Arjun kept rotating his pen when Aisha murmured.."All these time she kept saying she was from a orphanage, that she never had a family ..maybe we could find out from the orphanage?"
"No.. it's useless." Arjun said.
"How do you know?" Aisha asked.
"She told me." His reply came, in to which the others gasped. "Well.. indirectly." He added.
He remembered when she had talked about her parents. "Meri parents humesha kehte thhe.. ki saakshi aapne dimaag ki jyada show off matt karna."
If she never had a family, why would she talk about her parents?
Something was surely amiss there.
Noticing Aisha's face, he shrugged and went back rotating his pen. No idea why but sharing this piece of information with anyone seemed wrong to him. He wanted it to be a little personal secret between him and Saakshi.
"If I could get a dollar everytime I get a shock today, I'd be Steve Jones." Shree groaned, out of nowhere.
"huh..specky?" Liza raised her brow..so did the others.
Shree shrugged and connected his laptop to the projector. "Guess whose name Saakshi's house is leased in?" He asked, calmly.
Watching Arjun flaring up, he quickly pointed at the screen.
Shock would be an understatement. Arjun had to bit his tongue from swearing in front his juniors.
"Rathore Sir?" Liza finally muttered.
Saakshi's apartment was under Rathore's name. It had all his information and stated how his sister was gonna live there, and not him.
And worse, not even a word about Saakshi. Well, who would even question ETF chief for skipping that part?
"So, she is Rathode sir's sister?" Shree asked, already digging on Rathore's file.
"No." Came Arjun's simple reply.
"Shree, find Rathore. Immediately." Arjun ordered. He needed to keep calm. He couldn't get angry on Sameer right now for keeping this from him.. what ever this mess or mission is this.
"No need Shree.. I'm already here." A voice calmly said.. entering the room and taking his usual seat.
ACP Sameer Rathode looked eerily calm.. he sat and gave a knowing look to Arjun, who obviously glared at him.
Sameer sighed and turned to Shree. "So she gave us a clue?" he asked, sounding a little proud.
"ye..yes." Stammered Shree, navigating his eyes from Arjun to Sameer. "her college. Kidnapper usiki college ki koi hai. Who usse jaanti hai. Par humhe uske bare mein kuch bhi.."
Rathod cut him short. "Marie Curie College. She went to Marie curie.. class of 2011."
"But how do.." one glare stopped Shree and he engrossed in the given task.
"Care to explain." Arjun snapped. Sameer sighed. "Not now Rawte. Now is not the time."
"Oh the hell it is." Arjun snarled. Sameer ignored it and put on his stern face. "that's between me and my officer. And even as my second in command, you can't question my authorities, Rawte."
Sensing him fuming, Sameer added. "I will tell you when the time is right. Not now."
Arjun was about to spur again but Shree interrupted. "umm.. yaha bhi kuch nehi hai."
"Of course nehi hoga Dammit!" Sameer snapped. "Pull out the yearbook pictures."
Shree did as he was instructed. While Arjun stood, impatient; Rathode walked to the giant screen where Shree had put out the students pictures.
He stood still for a minute before tapping on one particular face.
"This one.. this one is who we are looking for."
"Mohit Rene?"
"Woh kaun hai?" Asked Aisha.
Before Sameer could answer, Shree took over. "Ranak Rene ka bhai."
"and Saakshi ka ex boyfriend." added Sameer, looking at Arjun who stared back.
(TBC)
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