Saathi
ETF Office, Conference room-
The team was buried in the paperwork of the previous day. Rathore's cell phone rang audibly.
Sameer: Jai Hind sir!...yes sir?...but why sir? Kya zaroorat hai uski? Hum jitne hai utna ka...par sir...sir woh admi pure team ke naak mein dum kar dega! Ekto woh waise bhi team mein kaam nahi kar sakta...lekin...(sighing) theek hai sir! Jai hind!
Shree: kya hua sir?
Sameer sarcastically smile karta hai: tum sabke liye commissioner sir ne ek tohfa bheja hai
The juniors exchanged glances among them.
Liza: sir, aapke baat karne se aisa lag toh nahi raha tha ki tohfa hai
Sameer: paperwork ho gaya?
Chotu: nahi sir, thoda baakhi hai
Sameer (sochte hue): acha on an average tum logon ko ek case ka paperwork karne ke liye kitna time lagta hai?
Sakshi: woh toh case par depend karta hai, par agar normally pakde toh ek-do din
Sameer: congratulations ab se tumhare saare paperwork usi din khatam ho jaane chahiye.
Ayesha: Sameer aap kya keh rahe hai? Hum kis baare mein puch rahe hai, aur aap kya jawab de rahe hai?
Sameer: Mrs. Rathore, aapke commissioner ne jo naya officer appoint kiya haina ETF mein woh tum logon se ek hi din paperwork karwa kar rahega isliye puch raha tha
Shree(shocked): ek hi din mein? Sir aap kya keh rahe hai? Ek din mein kaise hoga? Khaana peena sona sab chodkar bhi complete nahi hoga
Sameer: so sad, par ab yahi humari kismat hai
Ayesha: lekin Sameer aa kaun raha hai? Naam toh bataiye?
Sameer gehri saans lekar sabko attack deta hai: as second in command, ACP Arjun Suryakant Rawte
Shree ke haath se coffee ka mug gir kar tut jaata hai: WOH HITLER!?!!?!?
Chotu: sir kahi aap us ACP Arjun Rawte ki baat toh nahi kar rahe hai jiski biwi ka murder hua tha? Aur fir woh angry young man se Very Angry Young Man ban gaya tha?
Sameer(uthte hue): ha Chotu main usi Arjun Rawte ki baat kar raha hun, anyway woh kal se aayega. (apne cabin ki taraf jaate hue) Enjoy your last day of freedom! (darwaaze se mud kar) aur ha safayi karwa dena.
Liza: Chotu kya woh sach mein bahot gusse waala hai?
Chotu: Liza puch mat! Woh pure department mein apni bahaduri se jaane jaaye na jaane jaaye lekin gussa bolo toh chote se chota havaldaar aur bade se bada commissioner sab ek hi jawab denge...ACP Arjun Rawte
Sakshi: yaar, tum darao mat. Ye khadoos bande mujhse handle nahi hote. Ekto mera editor bhi ek number ka khadoos hai ab ek aur?
Shree: Sakshi, tumhara editor tumhare galti karne par tumhe daantega, ek do dhamki dega lekin ye? Ye seedha transfer karwa dega woh bhi Maharashtra ke kisi gaav main jaha na bijli hoga na paani
Liza(desperately): Ayesha kuch toh bol!!!
Ayesha: mujhe nahi pata Liza, I mean maine bhi bahot suna hai unke baare mein par kabhi personally mulakat nahi hui
Shree: maine toh socha tha kabhi hogi bhi nahi, par phuti humari kismat. Ye din bhi dekhna pad raha hai
Ayesha: come on yaar, tum log itni jaldi kaise judge kar sakte ho? I mean ha unki reputation waisi hai lekin kya pata hai? Personally shayad woh utne bure bhi na ho. Aane do unhe, jab jo hoga dekha jaayega
Lekin baakhi sab abhi bhi tension mein hai. Ayesha Rathore ke cabin mein jaati hai. Rathore apne hi khayalon mein khoya hua hai. Darwaaze ki knock se baahar aata hai.
Rathore: come in
Ayesha andar aakar baithti hai.
Ayesha: Sameer, sab theek haina?
Rathore: ha tum aisa kyun puch rahi ho?
Ayesha: nahi, aaj se pehle kabhi aapko kisi insaan se itni problem hote hue nahi dekhi. Commissioner sir ke kehne ke bavjud aap ACP Arjun ki posting se inkaar kar rahe the, isliye.
Rathore: nahi yaar, aisi koi badi baat nahi hai par mujhe woh admi nahi pasand
Ayesha(confused): nahi pasand matlab? Aap jaante hai unhe?
Rathore: ya kind of, I mean jaanta tha
Ayesha apni eyebrow raise karti hai: matlab?
Rathore: matlab ki I knew him for a while, hum batch mates the...
Ayesha(shocked): really?
Rathore: ha and for a while dost bhi, but then I realised ki woh utna acha nahi hai isliye fir I cut off from him.
Ayesha: acha nahi matlab?
Rathore us baat ko yaad karta hai: rehne do na, chodo. Tum bas usse dur rehna, that's it. Waise bhi uski biwi ke murder ke baad woh teen mahine se zyaada kahi nahi tikta. Agar humari kismat buri hai toh woh 6 mahino tak ETF mein rahega aur fir...bye bye.
Ayesha: woh sab toh theek hai lekin, dur rehna matlab?
Rathore sigh karta hai: are yaar, matlab (use samaj mein nahi aata ki kaise kahe) tum chodo na woh sab. Bas thoda door raho
Ayesha ab irritate hoti hai: Sameer aap seedhe-seedhe bataiye warna main Liza se Sodium Pentathol lekar aapke khaane mein mila dungi
Sameer(shocked): are aisa thodi hota hai? Pati hun main tumhara! Tum aise kaise mujh par Narco test kar sakti ho?
Ayesha: aap aazmana chahte hai?
Rathore sigh karta hai: Ayesha please, mujhe us baare mein baat nahi karni. Not one of my best memories.
Ayesha samajh jaati hai ki baat badi hai isliye push nahi karti: theek hai, jaisi aapki marzi lekin ek baat kaan khol kar sun lijiye agar us wajah se usne aapko physically ya emotionally chot pahunchaane ki koshish ki toh main use chodungi nahi!
Rathore smiled. Usi waqt Rathore ko phir se phone aata hai. Use khatam karne ke baad.
Rathore: we have a case!
Ayesha khush hoti hai, ki paperwork se chutti mili: let's go!
Revival Apartments-
Flat no. 507 ke ek bedroom ne ek ladki ne pankhe se latak kar apne aapko faasi laga li hai. Uske neeche ek chair hai. Uski roommate ek side par khade ro rahi hai. Ek aur ladka waha khada hai. Uski aankhein bhi nam hai. ETF investigation kar rahi hai. Shree ko uske desk par suicide note milta hai.
Shree: sir...note
Rathore use lekar roommate ko dikhata hai: ye handwriting pehchanti ho?
Neha(friend): ha...ye...Kajal ki handwriting hi hai
Rathore use padhta hai. Apparently Kajal ka apne boyfriend Vishal ke saath jhagda ho gaya tha.
Rathore: iska boyfriend tha?
Ladka: main hun sir...Vishal
Rathore: Aur Kajal ke ghar waale?
Neha: sir...Kajal Nagpur se yaha padhne aayi hai...thi. (control karke) uske parents wahi rehte hai. Maine unhe call kar diya hai. Woh jitni jaldi ho sake aa jaayenge
Rathore: I see...Chotu! Vishal ko arrest karo!
Vishal(shocked): kya?? Sir ye aap kya keh rahe hai? Maine kuch nahi kiya!!!
Rathore use suicide note dikhata hai: isme saaf-saaf likha hai ki tum dono ke jhagde ki wajah se woh upset thi. Tumne use chod diya aur woh tumhare bagair jee nahi sakti thi isliye usne apni jaan le li
Chotu Vishal ko handcuff karta hai
Vishal(desperately): Sir! Please Maine Kuch Nahi Kiya...Please Meri Baat Ka Vishwas Kijiye!! Main Maanta Hun..Main Maanta Hun Ki Humara Jhagda Hua Tha Lekin...Lekin Itna Bura Bhi Nahi Ki Main Use Chod Du Sir...Please
Ayesha(sternly): toh phir usne suicide karte waqt aisa kyun kaha?
Vishal: Mujhe Nahi Pata Sir! Please Meri Baat Ka Vishwas Kijiye!! Mujhe Nahi Pata Kajal Ne Aisa Kyun Likha Hai...Main Toh Usse Pyaar Karta Tha!! Aur ...aur chote-mote jhagde toh hote rehte haina? Main sach keh raha hun
Shree: Jhagda chota ho ya bada, Kajal ne suicide kar liya hai aur uske zimmedar tum ho!
Vishal(sobbing): Nahi!!! Maine Kabhi Sapne Mein Bhi Use Chot Pahunchane Ke Baare Mein Nahi Soch Sakta Sir, Main Pyaar Karta Tha Usse!!!!
Rathore: tumhare kuch bhi kehne se asliyat nahi badlegi. Kajal ki jaan gayi hai tumhari wajah se! it's abetment to suicide. Chotu lekar jao ise!!
Vishal(protesting): MAINE KUCH NAHI KIYA SIR!!! MERI BAAT KA...
Peeche se ek firm awaaz aati hai: Yeh suicide nahi, murder hai!
All eyes turn to the speaker. A man in his mid twenties looks back at them from the doorway. His expression was blank but firm. Authority dripped from his personality. Sakshi swoons on his looks. No one except Sameer recognizes him.
Sameer(taken aback): Rawte? (annoyed) tum yaha kya kar rahe ho? Tum toh kal se aanewaala the?
The realisation stumps everyone. The devil had arrived.
Arjun: acha hua...warna tum log ek nirdosh ko faasi par chada dete.
His statement offended everyone, most of all Sameer.
Sameer: Hume Humara Kaam Ache Se Aata Hai ACP Rawte!!!
Arjun: mujhe aisa lag toh nahi raha, Rathore...Sir!
Sameer tried to control himself: acha? Toh tum kyun nahi batate ki asli doshi kaun hai jiski wajah se Kajal ne suicide kiya
Arjun walked into the room: ye suicide hai hi nahi, murder hai.
He looked keenly at the body which was now brought down now and then observed the chair. His eyes scanned the room. Wearing his gloves, he examined the chair. A red mud like substance showed itself on the white polyester.
Arjun: ghar mein paudhe hai?
Neha glanced at Rathore and then answered Arjun: ha...Kajal ko gardening pasand thi. Balcony mein chota sa garden hai.
Arjun left the room to inspect the garden much to the irritation of the team.
Shree: sir ye...?
Sameer(frustrated): Shree abhi kuch mat bolo warna tum par chilla dunga!
Shree shuts up. A few moments later Arjun shows up holding a shallow pot in his hand.
Sameer taunts him: oh toh is gamle ne Kajal ka khoon kiya hai?
Arjun looks at him straight in the eyes: Ha!
Sab shock hote hai. Sameer ki irritation alag level par jaati hai.
Sameer: Kya Bakwas Hai Rawte!! Ek Gamla Kisi Ka Khoon Kaise Kar Sakta Hai??
Arjun: Kajal ki height kam hai. Pankhe aur floor ki zyaada. Agar Kajal ne chair par chad kar bhi fanda lagane ki koshish ki toh uski height nahi pahunchti. Isliye usne is gamle ka istemaal kiya. Tumhara khooni woh hai jisne uske pairon ke neeche se gamla kheench liya. Kajal hawa mein latak gayi aur fir...kuch samjhe ya samjhau?
Rathore shoves the letter in his face: Toh Fir Ise Padho Jisme Saaf-Saaf Likha Hai Ki Kajal Ne Vishal Ki Wajah Se Apni Jaan Li!!!!
Arjun glances at the paper and then shows it to Rathore: ACP Rathore, suicide karte waqt insaan depressed hota hai, woh apni suicide note par doodling kyun karegi?
Rathore looks at the paper in confusion. He was right. There was doodling on a corner. However he was not going to accept defeat so easily. He gestured Liza toh measure the heights. She did and nodded in positive. Arjun's theory was correct.
Ayesha: lekin...agar woh suicide karne waali thi toh phir koi use maarega kyun? Aur agar nahi karne waali thi, toh fir note kyun likhegi?
Arjun turns to Vishal: tumhe Neha ne call karke bulaya?
Vishal: na..nahi sir, Kajal ne. usne mujhe...message kiya. Woh bahot upset lag rahi thi. Mujhse raha nahi gaya isliye main usse milne aaya. Lekin jab aaya toh mujhe aur Neha ko pata chala ki...woh rone lagta hai.
Arjun: toh Miss Neha, apna jurm kabul karogi ya fir...samjhi ya samjhau?
Neha ke paseene chutne lagte hai. Use zyaada convince nahi karna padta. Woh rote hue confess karti hai.
Neha: main Vishal se pyaar karti thi...(Vishal ye sunkar shock ho jaata hai) lekin use Kajal ke ilawa aur koi dikhta hi nahi tha. Isliye jab inka jhagda hua toh maine Kajal ko idea diya ki woh suicide karne ka naatak kare, Vishal ko daraane ke liye. Woh message bhi humare plan ka hissa tha lekin...
Ayesha: use nahi pata tha ki tum uski nahi apni problem ko solve karnewaali ho
Neha(rote hue): ha
Vishal(angrily): Neha?!? Tum...Disgusting! Tum Aisa Kaise Kar Sakti Ho? Woh Tumhe Apna Dost Maanti Thi!!! Main Tumhe Apna Dost Maanta Tha!!!!
Neha(rote hue): I'm sorry!!! Please mujhe maaf kar do!!! I love you Vishal!!
Vishal apna muh fer leta hai.
Rathore sigh karta hai: Ayesha arrest karo ise!
Neha arrest hoti hai. Arjun immediately baahar chala jaata hai.
Chotu: ye kya tha? Pehle suicide ko murder bana diya aur use solve bhi kar diya? Itni jaldi??
Shree: jo bhi ho bande mein dum hai boss!
Sakshi(dreamily): kitna handsome hai
Liza: ha lekin jitna handsome hai utna hi khadoos
Sakshi: is khadoos ko toh main zindgi bhar jhel lu
Sameer: shut up Sakshi! Kaam par dhyaan do! Woh bhi chala jaata hai.
Sakshi: lagta hai Sameer insecure ho raha hai
Ayesha: what?
Sakshi: ha, ab tak woh akela handsome tha na ETF mein (Shree aur Chotu use offended look dete hai) sorry boys no offense! But ye fact hai..ha toh kaha thi main? Ha! Sameer...toh ab Sameer akela handsome nahi hai
Ayesha disbelief mein apna sar hilati hai: bhagwaan tumhari budhi mein akal de!...
Continued in forum
https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/post/148428728
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