Sakshi fluttered her eyes open on hearing her two friend's name en started roaming her eyes around frantically.
"Ayesha ? Riya? Vo dono kahan hai.?
"vo dono abhi tak hame mile nahi hai sakshi.
Tum batao kya hua tha yahan pe.?
Rathore asked her patiently,even though he was having a hard time in calming himself down.
Sakshi looked down recalling last night ,then looked up to them with fresh tears brimming in her eyes.
"vo kal raat jab mai apne ghar pahunchi tab pata chala ki Ayesha ke ghar ki keys galti se mere pass reh gayi thi,maine bas usse yahi inform karne ke liye call kiya tha.
2-4 rings ke baad jab Ayesha ne phone uthaya tab vo kahin bhaag rahi thi,maine usse pucha toh usne kaha ki vo aur Riya kisi bache ke piche bhaag rahe hain.
Phir achank mujhe Riya ki chilane ki awaz ayi aur phone cut hogaya.
Ayesha ne mujhe address bataya tha,issliye maine bina dair kiye yahan agayi.
Jab mai yahan pahunchi tab Riya aur Ayesha kuch logons se ladh rahe the ,jinke pass bahut sare bache the.
Kuch bache toh...
Sakshi trailed trying hard to hide her sob,when chhotu gave her the water bottle.
She gulped the water in a go composing herself a little ,then continued.
"kuch bache toh already mar chuke the.
Riya ne mujhse kaha ki mai bachon ko leke bhaag jaaun jab tak vo dono unn logon ko sambhal rahe the,per vo bahut sare log the aur Ayesha ke pair me goli lagi thi.
Mai bachon ko yahan se nikal hi rahi thi ki maine dekha unn logon me se ek ne Riya ke hath me vaar kiya ek knife se aur mai uski taraf bhaag hi rahi thi ki kisine mere sar pe kuch maara ,aur...
Aur uske baad mujhe kuch yaad nahi.
As she finished explaining ,she couldn't help but cried remembering the state of her two friends.
Everything fell silent as all seemed to be in deep thinking.
Chhotu,shree shared a look of shock among each other,Rathore raked his hand through his hair while Arjun looked down .
"tumne hame phone kyun nahi kiya uss waqt? Yahan aane se pehle agar hame phone kardeti toh itna sab kuch ni hota sakshi.
Rathore muttered frustrated.
"vo sab kuch itna jaldi jaldi hogaya ki aap sab ko call karne ka khayal hi nahi aya.
Sakshi replied,controlling her sob.
"ab Ri,aur Ayesha ko kaise dhundenge? Hamare pass toh ki clue bhi ni hai.
Shree sounded worried.
"kaun the vo log,itne sare bachon ke sath kya kar rahe the ? aurr jinhone bachon ko itni berehmi se maara hai kahin vo Riya,aur Ayesha ko...
Chhotu paused himself,then shook his head.
"nahi nahi .vo dono thik hi hongi.
shree,aur ambulance bulwao aur Liza ko bhi bula lo yahan ke sare evidence collect karne kel liye.aur tum yahan sakshi ke pass ruko hum pura ghar search karte hain.
Arjun breathed in a go getting up from the floor,followed by Rathore & chhotu.
"yes sir.
Shree nodded following his command and brought the mobile out of his pocket to call liza.
"ghar ke har corner me dhundo.ho sakta hai Riya aur Ayesha yahin kahin ho.
Rathore chirped walking towards another direction when Arjun,chhotu did the same.
After few mins of search rathore heard chhotu calling out both his & Arjun's name,hence he rushed to the backyard from where Chhotu's voice was coming through.
"kya hua chhotu.?
Arjun asked as soon as he reached near him.
"sir ye dekhiye.lagta hai jaise meeti khoda gaya hai kuch chhupane ke liye.
Ek nahi bahut sare hai yahan.
Chhotu showed them the ground ,when shree &sakshi too joined them.
"kuch khodne ke liye leke aao.
Rathore ordered him.
"yes sir.
Soon the digging started en to their dismay the team discovered more dead bodies of the kids from under the soil.
"rathore.
Arjun called out from the spot he was digging and within minutes all reached by his side.
"shit. Ayesha.?
Shree gasped seeing her under the soil laying unconscious ,with few injuries on her body.
Rathore bent over to hold her head,while Arjun,Chhotu pulled her leg out en put her over the ground.
"Ayesha.?
Rathore patted her cheek constantly ,but she didn't buzz.
"sameer,pair me goli lagne ki wajah se bhaut khoon nikal gaya hai,hame Ayesha ko jaldi hospital leke jaana chahiye.
Sakshi muttered in concern.
"sir ambulance bahar agayi hai.chaliye.
Shree informed him,thus Rathore nodded picking her up in his arms and rushed outside towards the ambulance.
Arjun and chhotu searched in the other digs and helped other kid's deadbodies to come outside.
"Team Ayesha ko hospital le gaye hain ,maine Sakshi ko uske sath bhej diya hai.
Uh...kya...
"Riya nahi mili .
Arjun spoke before Rathore could complete his question ,sounding dejected.
Rathore moved his eyes to Chhotu ,shree who looked hell worried ,tensed and top of all less confident.
"ek aur baar try karte hain.Ayesha yahan mili toh Riya bhi hogi for sure.
He said to lift up their confidence ,thus all nodded starting their search again.
"itne sare bache jnki age 5\6 ke andar hogi,aur itni buri tarike se unko maut diya gaya hai.upar se hamare officers ko aesi halath me pahunchane wale ko hum chhodenge nahi sir.bas ek baar Ri mil jaaye.
Shree muttered angrily,earning a nod from chhotu.
Arjun stopped at a point looking all over the backyard once again.no more place was left for digging still there was no sign of Riya around there.
Releasing a sharp breathe he took two steps back but was tripped backwards over the dig they had rescued Ayesha from;making him loose his balance.
He somehow rtegained his balance standing inside the dig,just when he felt something unusal.
"chhotu yahan aao.
"ji sir.?
Chhotu approached him qyuickly.
" iske niche kuch hai.yahan se meeti saaf karo.
"ok.mai karta hun.
After chhottu cleared some more soil from the dig ,they could easily saw a wooden cardboard kept there.
"gaddhe ke andar cardboard kyun rakha hai.?
Rathore muttered to himself and something stroke his & Arjun's mind at the same time ,thus both looked up to each other in shock.
"chhotu cardboard bahar nikalo.
Both chorused ,and without wasting time asided he cardboard only to find Riya under it with her hands tied in a rope.
"Riya.?
Rathore called out meanwhile Arjun & chhotu brought her out.
Once she was out of the dig all took a double take at her.
Her right forearm was injured en blood was still oozing out of her wound,with a cut on her forehead and she laid unconscious.
"shree,chhotu leke chalo Riya ko ambulance ke pass.rathore ordered.
"ji sir.
Shree picked up Riya and took her outside towards the ambulance accompanied by chhotu,when arjun seemed to be lost in some deep thought.
"itne bachon ki dead bodies dekh ke dimag kaam ni kar raha hai. Ye koi chil trafficking gang ka kaam hai,aur vo kaun hai ye toh Riya aur Ayesha ke hosh me an eke baad hi pata chalega.
Rathore muttered with a sigh,but Arjun left from there without uttering a single word.
Few hours later...
"doctor ,hamare 2 officers kaise hain abhi.?
Rathore asked to the doctor standing in the hospital lobby,along with his whole team.
"dono abhi thik hain.bas Miss Ayesha ka thoda zyada blood loss hua hai ,iski wajah se unhe kamjori ho sakti hai,baaki apke dono officers hosh me agaye hain aap log mil sakte hain.
The doctor replied.
"ok.thank you doctor.
it's alright.
Once after the doctor left all entered the room ,where Riya & Ayesha were resting on two different beds en they had their eyes closed until they heard commotions in the room,making them open their eyes.
"kaise ho dono.? "
Shree was the first to speak.
"thik hain i guess.
Ayesha replied meekly.
tum dono ne toh dara hi diya tha sabko.
Chhotu shook his head.
"uh..sakshi kahan hai?'
Riya roamed her eyes around.
"haan sakshi ni dikh rahi,vo thik hai na.?
Ayesha looked concerned.
"sakshi thik hai,vo bas dusre room me aram kar rahi hai.
Liza replied this time ,making the two girls sigh in relief.
"kya hua tha kal raat.?
Rathore asked straight looking at them blankly ;that made Ayesha wonder of what happened to him for a moment.
The girls fell silent all of a sudden ,then Riya looked up exhaling a sigh.
"vo sir,kal raat mai Ayesha ko uske ghar chhodne jaa rahi thi toh raaste mein traffic bahut tha,issliye humne shortcut le liya.
Sab thik tha per suddenly ek chhota bacha hamare gaadi ke samne agaya.
Humne gaadi se utarke dekha toh vo bahut roye jaa raha tha.
Pehle hame laga aas pass ke basti ka hoga jo raasta bhatak gaya hoga,per phir usne kaha ki vo akela nahi uske bahut dost fase hue hain wahan.
Hum usse puchne wale the ki vo suddenly beach ki taraf bhaagne laga aur hum bhi uske piche bhaage.
"hum bas kuch dur gaye hi the k hame ek aur bache ki laash dikhi ,issliye hum gaadi ke pass wapas aye aur apne guns leke gaye.
Hum uss bache ko dhund hi rahe the ki 2 admi hame dikhe jike pass guns thi,aur vo sayad ussi bache ko dhunbd rahe the.
Humne unn dono admi ka pichha kiya toh uss ghar ka pata chala,jahan pata nahi kitne sare bache the .charon taraf khoon hi khoon tha aur hamne bina dairi kiye unn logon pe attack kar diya bcon ko safe karne ke liye.
Ayesha finished in a go.
"humne unn sab k capture kar bhi liya tha per jaise hi hum bachon ko bahar lene ke liye nikle kuch aur log agaye aur sabne mil ke hum pe attack kiya.
Sakshhi tab tak wahan aachuki thi issliye Riya ne usse kaha bachon ko le jaane ke liye,per usse bhi ghayal kardiya unn logon ne.
Uske baad vo hame bhi kahin ghsitte hue le gaye aur uske baad kya hua yaad nahi.
"kaun the vo log? "
Arjun questioned breaking his long term silence.
"pata nahi sir, koi bahut purane gang mebers lag rahe the .unki baton se lag raha tha ki vo sare check post,rules ke bare me jaante hain jab vo bachon ko kahin dusre city me shift karne ki baat kar rahe the.
Came Riya's reply.
"tum dono unki sketches bana sakti ho.?
Chhotu enquired.
"sketches ki jarurat ni hai chhotu.
Riya shook her head.
"kyun.?
"kyunki jab vo log baat kar rahe the,tab unme se kisi ek ka phone mere pass pada hua tha ,aur maine usme video recording on karke wahan jo purne boxes the unke bich me rakh diya tha recording ke liye.
Sayad vo phone abhi bhi wahin ho.?
Riya murmured hopefully.
"good job Riya.
Liza showed her thumbs up ,to which she smiled a little.
"chalo phir hum ussi jagah chalte hain.agar mobile wahan mil gaya toh uss gang ko dhundna muskil ni hoga.
Rathore eyed his team.
Nodding their heads all started taking an exit ,when Ayesha's voice made them stop.
"ek min sir,hum bhi aate hain.
She tried to get up from the bed,but Rathore's curt voice stopped her.
"nahi Ayesha ,tum aur Riya aaram karo .doctor ne tum dono ko rest karne ke liye kaha hai.
Case baad me bhi join kar sakte ho.
"per sir...
Riya started ,only to be interrupted by Arjun this time.
"And this is an ORDER.
Arjun gave her a pointed look daring her to question him further ,hence she sighed in defeat.
Shree ,chhotu,liza passed sympathetic looks to their friends before following their chiefs ,who walked straight out of the hospital.
"ye kya? Ye sab toh hame yahin chhod ke chale gaye.sab wahan case solve karenge aur hum yahan kya karenge.?
Ayesha chided.
She expected a reply from Riya ,instead found her lost somewhere in thoughts.
"Riya? Kya hua?
Kya soch rahi ho.?
"mai soch rahi thi Ayesha ki unn baaki bachon ka kya hua hoga?
Pata ni kitne dino se bhooke the sab ,upar se sab ko chot lagi thi.
Itna koshis karne ke baad bhi hum unhe bahar ni nikal paaye.
Riya mumbled dejectedly.
"aur upar se humn unhe dhundne team ke sath jaa bhi ni sakte.rathore sir ne jo mana kar diya hai.
Ayesha added half heartedly.
"per Ayesha ,hum aese chup bhi toh ni baith sakte.hum iss case me jarur apni team ki help karenge ,vo bhi Rathore sir se chupake.
Riya chipped determinedly.
"per kaise.?
Ayesha's forehead creased in confusion.
"shree,aur chhotu ki help se.
Riya grinned,making Ayesha grin as well.
A day later...
"sir ,video zyada saaf ni hai kyunki room ke lights bahut dim the,per yahan toh 10 se zyada log dikh rahe hain.
Shree murmured while playing the clip ,recovered from the mobile Riya had hid among some boxes in the house.
Rathore & arjun scanned over the video again and again to find any clue,when arjun finally found out something.
"shree,stop.
"haan.
Shree did as per he was said.
"ab zoom karo.
"ok sir.
"isko kahim dekha hua lagta hai.
Arjun pointed at a man's blurred pic on the screen,thus others too watched the pic keenly.
"arey sir ye toh Hari hai.pocket maar ke case me bahut baar andar jaa chukka hai.pichle mahine hi maine isse andheri police station me dekha tha.
Chhotu clarified acknowledging the man.
"right.
Shree,iska biodata nikalo.
Arjun ordered.
"ye raha sir.
Andheri ka rehne wala hai,chhoti moti chori kiya karta hai.
Iske naam pe kaafi chori ke cases hai.
Shree read out from his data base,then looked up to others.
"andheri me mera ek khabri hai,usse kuch information mil sakta hai.per hume uske pass jaana padega.
Rathore spoke rubbing his jaw thoughtfully.
"thik hai phir chalte hain.
Arjun stood up from his chair ready to leave.
"umm sir ,aap log jaiye tab tak mai iss video se baaki sabko identify karke hamare purane data base se compare karke dekhta hun .kya pata koi purana criminal mil jaaye.?
Shree looked at his two chiefs hopefully.
"aur sir mai pata karta hun Mumbai me kitne bachon ki missing reports likhayi gayi hai.
Maybe koi clue mil jaaye.
Chhotu shrugged.
"okay.hamare wapas aane tak jitna hota hai reports ready rakho.
Rathore spoke standing up as well.
"ok sir.
Both Chhotu,Shree chorused in union;singhing in relief inwardly.
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Rathore & Arjun reached near a colony ,parked he SUV and walked towards a roadside vendor who was making snacks.
"pakode dena.
Rathore asked the man,who turned to answer him but stopped on seeing who he was.
"uh..deta hun.
He silently turned around en resumed his work.
Once the other customers left ,rathore cleared his throat a bit.
"Hari.uske bare me information chahiye.
"sahab maine vo kaam karna chhod diya hai.aap kisi aur ko puch lijiye.
The vendor replied without turning to him.
"achha? Ye chhod diya hai toh apna daaru ka theka bhi band kardiya hoga tumne,hai na.? "
Rathore taunted.
"sahab kyun roji roti band karne me lage ho? Information dena ab khatre se khali nahi hai iss area me.
"aesa kyun.?
Arjun asked breaking his silence.
"vo aaj kal yahan gundon ka ana jaana badh gaya hai ,aese me agar unhe pata chala ki mai police ko information de raha hun ,toh meri kya halath karenge aap soch ni sakte.
The vendor mumbled in a low voice.
"25 se upar bachon ko already maar chuke hain jis gang me Hari hai.abhi bhi unke pass aur bahut bache hain,aur tumhe apni jaan ki padi hai.?
Jo kuch pata hai jaldi jaldi bolo ,time ni hai hamare pass.samjhe ya samjhaoon.?
Arjun narrowed his gaze ,causing the vendor to gulp.
"vo kuch din pehle mai jab dukan band kar raha tha tab ek mini van vo chawl ke pass ruka tha,jisme se kuch 10 log utre the,aur unme Hari bhi tha.
Unke pass 2/3 suitcases the,aur thode dare hue lag rahe the.
Aaj kal Hari ka rutwa badh gaya hai is area me,log darte hain usse baat karne ke liye.
Lag hi raha tha ki chori se aage badh ke kuch aur kar raha hai aaj kal.
The vendor explained.
"aaj dekha tha tumne usse.?
Rathore questioned.
"nahi.kal se dikha nahi yahan.
"aur uska ghar.?
Came arjun's quick question.
"chawl ke andar hai.jo zyada band rehta hai.
"thik hai.agar uske bare me kuch aur information mile toh mujhe call karna.
Rathore ordered ,then walked away from him along with Arjun.
"uske ghar search karte hain,kyunki ek yahi clue hai hamare pass.
Arjun suggested.
"mai bhi wohi soch raha tha.let's go.
Inside the chawl they asked some people about Hsri,before breaking through inside his room,only to find it empty except few minimum furniture and a small trunk.
Rathore rummaged through the trunk while Arjun scanned every other corner of the room en suddenly he stopped on noticing something.
"Rathore.
"kuch mila.?
Rathore approached him quickly.
"ye dekho kitne sare bachon ke photographs.lagta hai bachon ko uthane ka kaam Raghu ka hai.kuch bache toh ache khase ghar ke bhi lag rahe hain.
Arjun spoke eyeing the pics ,after bringing them out from the under of the bed.
"aur ye dekho mujhe kya mila.tickets.jagah jagah ki bus aur train ki tickets.
Iss kaam ke liye vo sirf ek hi nahi bahut jagah ghum raha hai.
Rathore showed him the tickets in his hand.
"ye sab le chalte hain.
Arjun collected all the photos ,en Rathore did the same before heading for bureau.
"chhotu , railway police aur local police stations me hari ki photo circulate kardo .jahan bhi vo dikhe usse pakad le.
Rathore commanded as soon as he entered the conference room ,to which chhotu nodded his head.
"ok sir.
"shree kuch aur pata chala uss video se.?
Arjun asked taking his seat.
"haan sir,ye 5 aur log identify hue hain video me se.
First hai- Ali ahemad- college ka student hai,aur ek baar jail jaa chukka hai drug dealing case me.abhi toh farar hai,humne iski address pe puchtach ki thi.
2nd-Munna-local gangster hai,ek mahine pehle hi jail se aya hai aur chhupta phir raha hai kyunki kuch local mafia isse maarna chahte hain.
3rd-shakil ,ye Munna ke sath rehke kaam karta hai.iski sirf ek behen hai family ke naam pe,jinko maine bulaya hai bureau me 1 hr ke baad.
4th- jatin.iske naam pe bahut sare kidnapping cases hai.uska bhai MLA hai aur iss baat ka faida uthake ye illegal kaam karta hai.dono bhai partnership pe crimes karte hain .
uske bhai ke sare mobiles tracking pe rakha hai sir,aur kuch khabri personally uspe najar rakh rahe hain.
5th- Saman . engineering graduate hai ,phir bhi job na milne ki wajah se drug deal karta hai.hamare record me bhi iska naam hai.maine iske parents ko bhi bulaya hai 1 hr ke baad.
Shree breathed in a go.
"aur sir,ye rahe pichle 2 mahino se city se gayab hue kuch bachon ki missing reports.
Inme se adhe se zyada basti,ya chawl ya roadside families se belong karte hain.
Kuch colony ke bache bhi hain.
Ye sab school se lautte waqt,bahar khelte waqt aur kuch adhi raat ko gayab hue hain.
Zyada cases toh Andheri se hi hai.
Chhotu explained showing them some sheets.
"ye sari information tum dono ne itni jaldi collect karli.?
Arjun asked in amusement.
"good job shree & Chhotu.
Rathore gave them an impressive smile ,thus Chhotu & shree smiled awkwardly at them.
Two days passed...
Rathore kept an eye on Ayesha ,Riya in the hospital en sent Sakshi to her home for bed rest ,while other emerged themselves to reach up to the culprits by following each and every clue they got.
"team hurry up.hame jald se jald vo goudown me pahunchna hai jiski baat Jatin apne bhai se kar raha tha.i'm sure baaki sab bhi hume wahin milenge.
Shree,tumhe pakka khabar hai ki uss goudown me bache hain.?
Rathore looked at shree,to ensure his doubt.
"ha..haan sir.
Mai jatin ke bhai ki property list check kar raha tha,aur usme ye goudown ka naam mention tha.
MLA banne se pehle uski khudki ek sugar factory thi,jo usne power me an eke baad band kardi.per 2 din se wahan ke pass wale hotel se khana order kiya jaa raha hai,aur uss delivery boy ne address goudown ka hi bataya.usne ye bhi bataya ki usse bachon ki rone ki awaz bhi sunai di thi,per usse wahan dhamkaya gaya issliye vo chup raha.
Shree informed.
"lekin tumhe ye information mili kaise .? tum toh wahan gaye nahi the.?
Arjun raised his brow.
"vo..vo sir umm..chhotu.
Shree blurted out ,causing chhotu's eyes to widen that instant.
"chhotu tum gaye the.?
Rathore asked this time.
"mai? Haan..nahi sir.maine ek khabri ko bheja tha,vo mai jaata toh sayad unhe doubt ho jaata issliye.umm..hame abhi chalna chahiye sir isse pehle ki vo wahan se bhi kahin bhaag jaaaye.
Chhotu said in a convincing voice.
"hmm.let's go.
Rathore nodded.
Chhotu,shree walked away towards the exit hurriedly ,when Arjun kept watching their retreating figure intently then stopped rathore on the mid way.
"kya hua.?
Rathore questioned him confusingly.
"mujhe lag raha hai Rathore ki kuch chhut raha hai.
Arjun answered thoughtfully.
"kya chhut raha hai.?
"pata nahi.per i'm sure kuch chal raha hai jiske bare me hame nahi pata.
"c'mon Rawte tumhari gol gol baton ki adat ho gayi hai iska matlab ye nahi ki mujhe har baar ye tolerate karna padega.
Hamare 2 officers hospital me hai,1 bed rest pe hai, aur yahan case bhi kuch kam complicated nahi hai jo upar se tum agaye.
Saaf saaf batao kya baat hai.?
Rathore chided.
"tumhare pass hospital ka number hai na? Wahan call karo.
"what.? Ab tumhe hospital kyun call karna...
"just do it Rathore.
"fine.per baat kya karni hai.?
"unse pucho Ayesha,Riya kahan hai.
Rathore gave an incredulous look to Arjun on his reply ,but nevertheless dialled the hospital's number.
"hello.yeah ,ACP Sameer Rathore here.actually hamre 2 officers wahan admit hain.
Yeah wohi dono.kya aap bata sakta hain abhi vo kahan hain.?
Oh ok.no thank you mai baad me baat karlunga unse.yeah thanks.
Rathore cut the call in few mins and looked up to Arjun narrowing his gaze.
"apne room me so rahe hain dono.anything else.?
Arjun didn't reply him anything ,instead wore his goggle en walked out leaving an infuriated rathore behind.
"arey Yaar ye Ayesha aur Riya mar wayengi hame.mujhe na lagta hai ki Arjun sir ko hum pe doubt ho gaya hai.
Shree cringed getting inside the SUV.
"oye subh subh bol.agar aesa hua na toh hum dono ko Rathore sir aur Arjun sir shoot kar denge.
Chhotu shook his head.
"mere subh bolne se kya hoga? Tumne dekha nahi Arjun sir kaise sawal puch rahe the?
Maine pehle hi kaha tha ye risky hai,per nahi mera koi sunta hi nahi hai.
"abhi chhod.jo hogaya vo hogaya.unn dono ko bolde aram karein aur hum vo goudown jaa rahe hain.
"haan.mai message kar deta hun.
Shree was about to type the message when Rathore & Arjun entered the SUV taking their seats at the front & both Chhotu ,Shree gulped.
"kya hua.?
Rathore questioned seeing their tensed figure.
"kuch nahi sir.
The duo murmured in unison looking down.
Within half an hour the SUV stopped near the goudown only to be welcomed by firing.
Coming out of the SUV they managed to hid behind it en fired back at some of them,and the session started.
"inko sayad hamare aane ki khabar hogayi thi.
Chhotu murmured.
"aesa lag raha hai jaise pehle se hi firing ho raha tha.
Shree piped in.
"team andar jaane ki koshis karte hain and be careful.
rathore muttered eyeing them.
All nodded en started entering in dodging few bullets on th e way.
On getting inside Arjun kicked a man who was trying to shoot him,while Rathore,Shree,chhotu took their respective charges.
Chhotu twisted a goons hand who has ready to attack rathore from back,meanwhile Arjun stood mum near a corner on hearing some footsteps approaching him from the opposite direction but as soon as he walked to the front pointing his gun at the suspect,he became surprised.
"Ayesha.?
Ayesha's eyes widened on finding arjun in front of her,en before she could reply he asided her shooting a goon at her back.
There shree was advancing towards a room when he almost collided with someone making him fall backwards.
"ow.
He winced ,looking up to the person but the next moment his mouth fell open.
"RI? Tu yahan kya kar rahi hai? Oh my god tu hospital me nahi thi kya.? Arey yaar maine tujhe message bhi kiya than a? Aur Ayesha kahan hai.?
Shree blabbered quickly standing up on his feet.
"haan Shree tumne message kiya tha ,per tab tak hum already yahan aachuke the.aur Ayesha bhi yahin kahin hogi.
Riya replied hurriedly.
" hum aaj pakka marne wale hain.
Ek..ek kaam kart u aur Ayesha yahan se chale jao isse pehle ki arjun sir aur Rathore sir tumhe dekhein.
"kya? Per kaise...
"shree.?
Rathore's voice echoed through the hall en within secs he approached him towards the room.
"Riya.?
Shree gulped on hearing Rathore's confused voice,whereas Chhotu too reached there eyeing them in horror.
"Tum yahan.?
Tum yahan kaise aayi?
Tum aur Ayesha toh hos...
Rathore paused himself on suddenly realizing something ,then looked up sternly .
"Tum yahan ho toh Ayesha kahan hai.?
"vo sir..
Before Riya could complete Arjun's voice interrupted her.
"yahan.
All heads were turned to the entrance only to witness Arjun entering in followed by a limping Ayesha ,since she hadn't recovered from her previous injury.
"what the hell is happening here? Tum dono yahan kya kar rahe ho.?
Rathore roared angrily,while the two girls stood lowering their heads.
Just then all heard some commotion from a near by room making them alert en they held up their respective guns.
"sir,hamare yahan aane tak vo log bachon ko leke bhaag gaye the,per unka ek khaas admi abhi bhi andar hai.vo hame bata sakta hai ki bachon ko kahan leke gaye hain.
Riya informed them.
"this matter is not closed here. We will discuss it in bureau but for now let's finish the case first.
Rathore muttred en all broke inside the room .
"mere pass mat ana.
A guy in his early 40 shouted from inside the room who had a gun in his hand pointing at the ETF.
"darane ki jarurat ni hai.tu ek goli chala aur 6 tujhe return me milenge.
Rathore challenged him taking a step forward along with others.
"mai keh raha hun mere pass mat ana.
The guy tried to threaten them,but gulped seeing none of them backing off.
Being sure tto be caught he dropped the gun en swallowed something that was inside his ring and fell down that instant.
The whole team rushed to him while rathore patted his cheek.
"hame isse jald se jald hospital le jaana padega.
"nahi Rathore mujhe ni lagta hospital pahunchne tak ye bachega.
Arjun shook his head.
"ae tera leader kaun hai? Bache kahan hai.?
Rathore asked the guy who was struggling to breathe.
The guy blinked inhaling,releasing deep breaths then muttered one word before closing his eyes.
"Jodhpur.
The team absorbed his word then watched him stopping breathing before he laid dead.
"Damn it.
Rathore roared standing up while others fell in to silence .
ETF Office...
"irresponsibility ki bhi had hoti hai .
Tum dono ko maine order diya tha hospital me rehne ke liye ,per nahi tum log suno tab na.
Aur toh aur doctor se bhi jhuth bulwaya.
Mai janna chahta hun aesa kaunsa important kaam tha jo tum dono ne mere orders ko ignore kar diya.
Rathore roared angrily leaning both of his hands on the glass table.
The two girls kept mum lowering their heads ,while Arjun spoke up.
"sirf vo dono hi nahi rathore,chhotu aur Shree ko bhi toh sab kuch pata tha.
Rathore angled his head to shree,chhotu this time en now it was their turn to lower their heads.
"unbelievable. ETF officers ho tum sab,atleast discipline toh maintain kar sakte ho.
"sorry sir aapke orders follow na karne ke liye.
Humne jabse vo bachon ko dekha tha tabse wohi sab dimag me reh gaya tha.
Vo bache kab milenge ,kaise milenge wohi sab soch soch ke humne iss case me interfere kiya.
Ayesha murmured in a low voice.
"vo jo bhi ho per tum dono ko akele wahan jaana ni chahiye tha.pehle uss raat akele chale gaye aur ab ye.
Arjun chirped straight.
On hearing him Riya uppered her lashes to say him something ,but Arjun was fast enough to beat her to it.
"Haan Pata hai women empowerment.
Per yahan ke chief hone ke naate sabki safety ki zimmedari hum dono ki hai.
Samjhe ya samjhaun.? "
Riya nodded sighing, when Arjun got up from his seat ready to leave.
"OK. Kal Subah hum jodhpur ke liye nikal rahe hain, maine wahan officers ko inform kardiya hai.
Vo log Kuch na Kuch information ready rakhenge hamare pahunchne tak.
So get ready and reach here on time. Understood.? "
Rathore narrowed his gaze at his team.
"umm.. Sir, kya hum arahe hain aap sabke sath.? "
Riya bit her bottom lip looking at him hopefully, causing Rathore to give her a look of disbelief.
"vo bas mai confirm kar rahi thi. "
She quickly added lowering her lashes.
"ye Ri toh gayi. "
Shree shook his head.
Rathore exchanged a look with Arjun, before looking inbetween Ayesha and Riya en then sighed.
"okay. Tum dono aasakti ho. Nahi toh Pata chala hamare piche piche tum dono bhi wahan pahunch gayi.
But ye first and last galti maaf kar raha hun tum logon ki. "
As soon as his words finished both of the girls looked up with smile playing on their lips, along with their two other friends.
Tbc.
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