sorry guys for the delay but i was really held up with things. But here is the next part finally. Thanx for your patience. &nb sp; &nb sp; &nb sp;
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REACHING DELHI
"What have you guys done?" Abhimanyu was displeased with Naina's and Alekh's stupidity. He specifically told them to be as discrete as possible but now the Mumbai police were after them.
"Apun kya karta, wo saala doctor hamare saat dhoka karaha tha to kya ose aise hee chore dete." Alekh came in front of Abhimanyu and justified himself.
"Cadet Alekh, don't forget you're in the process of becoming an army officer or army me patience seekhai jaatee hai, violence nahi."
"Abhimanyu, that doctor had already got us in the trap when he found out we were related to Raj…I mean captain Rajveer."
"Naina why did you guys say you were related to him."
"There was no other way. Why would the doctor give out confidential information to strangers? Or yahape to ek criminal kee baat horahee thee."
"Alekh! Don't say that." Naina had a sudden out burst. She couldn't tolerate anything against Rajveer. Not before, not now and not ever.
"Sorry, per oske liye to yaheej baat hai na. Anyways, I did whatever I felt was right."
"Don't make yourself so big that when you fall you loose everything." Abhimanyu spoke with grinding teeth. He was talking about patience when he himself was sometimes ill tempered. That's why he used music to soothe him down again.
"Why are we arguing about this? Abhimanyu the important thing is that the doctor told us who the officer in charge is. Now we just need to go and talk with this ACP Rathod."
"It's not easy Naina. Yaha kee police ko aap nahi jaantee. Anyways now whatever we're going to do is going to be done by me." He explained the plan to everyone and made sure everyone understood him perfectly, especially Alekh. He made sure Naina and Alekh were put into hiding immediately until he returned.
Abhimanyu drove off to the crime branch headquarters charging himself up as if getting himself ready for what was going to come. He had heard about ACP Rathod but hadn't seen him yet. "Come on Raj, now you've got to come out of the hiding." He drove around the city for nearly two hours until he reached the headquarters. As he got out he grabbed his army uniform and changed his top into it. If he had to go inside then he needed his identity.
"Excuse me officer", he addressed one constable standing on guard. "Where can I meet ACP Rathod?"
"Sahab to zaroori kaam ke liye bahar gaye hai but you can wait in his office."
Abhimanyu made his way inside the crowded and noisy crime branch offices where officers were busy handling something or other. He walked around and people just looked at him and moved on to doing their stuff. Perhaps he was an officer too so they didn't ask many questions. He continued walking when an officer stopped him.
"Yes can I help you?" The officer prevented him to going further. Why was an army officer in the crime branch? It could be related with Rajveer Shekhawat's case.
"ACP Rathod?"
"Nahi. I'm Kamle, his assistant. What do you want with ACP Rathod?"
"I have some important work with him." Abhimanyu knew very well that he had to say the right amount other wise it could be used against him. The position in which they were in was very sensitive and they had to be careful.
"Zaroori kaam? Yahape jo bhi zaroori kaam hota hai wo hame pata hai. So just tell me what you want."
"You can't violent my rights of keeping confidentiality. Don't forget your standing in front of an army officer. Now just tell me where I can find ACP Rathod."
Kamle became a bit worried with the threat and decided to let Abhimanyu pass because at that moment he needed to talk with ACP Rathod before making any rash decisions. "You can wait in his office. Wese naam kya bataya?"
"Captain Abhimanyu Chauhaan." He walked off to ACP Rathod's room. Now this was the gold mine he was looking for. If Rathod was as Abhimanyu thought then his confidential files would be stored in his computer which he can easily access without getting caught. It was high time he found out what was going on with Rajveer and where exactly he was hidden or was kept hidden.
Once inside he peeked outside the window to see if anyone was coming his way or if that Kamle was keeping an eye on him. Then he discretely made his way to the computer and began searching through the files. This had to be done quickly otherwise anyone would walk in any moment. There were too many files and less time.
"Sir, Kamle here sir. Wo...koi aap ko dhoondhta huwa aaya hai yaha….Ha wo…he calls himself Captain Abhimanyu Chauhaan."
"Kya? What is he doing there? Kamle, go and stop him before he gets any information." Rathod was outraged to know Abhimanyu had reached his office. He knew very well that his information would easily be leaked.
Kamle dropped the phone and went quickly to Rathod's office. Abhimanyu could sense someone approaching so he quickened up the search and finally he got into the Rajveer's file. But due to less time the only information he could gather was something about a meeting in Red Fort in Delhi and catching the target." He heard Kamle shuffling around and making his way towards the office so he quickly shut the window and then the folder. He got up and ran to the bathroom. Here he desperately searched for something when he saw the window. He removed the glass tiles and climbed out.
When Kamle barged in to catch Abhimanyu he was disappointed to see he had escaped. He opened up the bathroom door thinking he would still be in there but he had already gone. His cell phone went off again.
"Kya huwa Kamle?" Rathod asked.
"Sir wo nikal gaya."
"What? I told you to catch him earlier. This guy is very important for us. He will take us straight to Rajveer. Forun kuch officers lagado oske peeche. If he has escaped then he definitely has got information." Rathod seemed to know Abhimanyu quite well because he had studied everything on Rajveer and Abhimanyu seemed to come in very much. If he would be able to catch Abhimanyu then Rajveer will easily come under his trap.
As Abhimanyu drove back he knew he was being followed. Now he was also in the police radar. Why didn't he realize this before hand? "I was telling Alekh and Naina, what did I do?" He kept checking his rear view mirror on his trail and just drove on as casual as possible. He needed some kind of diversion but what could be possible. He began speeding now and kept changing lanes but the police stayed on his tracks. He took his cell out. "Hello…Cadet Yudi, get everyone ready now. We have to leave immediately…Police mere peeche hai…yes…find another car as soon as possible." He dropped the cell and looked over at the police cars behind him. He made a sharp right turn which made one police car topple up. That would hold the traffic up for sometime he thought.
"Kya kaha Abhimanyu sir ne?" Ali came over to a confused Yudi.
"He said that the police are after him and we have to leave immediately. He said something about finding another car."
"Kamaal hai. Apun ko samjha raha tha ke responsibility kya hai and he himself got trapped." Alekh shrugged his shoulders with disbelief. "I'm telling you guys, this Abhimanyu is definitely keeping things away from us. The way things have been handled so far I can't help but to think whether he really is on our side or not."
"Guys right now he's the best thing we've got. So let's not argue and do as he has told us." Yudi seemed to be the only one thinking practically.
"Ha per yeh puarana network choreke naya plan kahase dhoondenge?" A desperate Pooja got up from the ground.
"I think it won't be hard." Yudi stared at Alekh. Then Ali and Pooja did the same followed by Naina.
Alekh couldn't believe they were asking him to go around and steal a car. "Come on Alekh bhai, hum jaante hai ke yeh galat hoga per right now we don't have another choice." Ali tried convincing him.
"Wese bhi apun police ke liye ek mujrim hai to or gunaah sahi." They all got up and left the old building in which they were hiding, together onto the main road. Now they had to find a silent street where there weren't many people. Whilst Alekh checked the cars out the others kept an eye out for any passer bys. This was a piece of cake for Alekh but it had been a long time since he had robbed a car so it took him some time to remember the technique.
"Alekh hurry up, I think someone is coming." Naina rushed over him.
"I think it's done. Call all the others."
Alekh opened the door and hotwired the car. All of them sat whilst Alekh drove the car out of there really rough.
"Why are you speeding, how will we get Abhimanyu sir?" Yudi sat in the front and was displeased with the way Alekh took them around curves and narrow lanes.
"Abhe agar wo saala gaari ka malik agaya na to phir tu sirf Abhimanyu sir se jail me milega."
No one said anything anymore and let Alekh just drive them out of there. Now they were on the main road and were just driving casually when out of nowhere a jeep came in front of them and Alekh screeched on the breaks. They looked up and saw that it was Abhimanyu. Without saying or wasting any more time, he got out of the jeep and sat in the car, pushing Yudi to the back. Then he ordered Alekh to just drive off and he would explain the details later.
"Sir wo phirse hamare haath se nikal gaya." A worried Kamle reported to Rathod over the phone.
"Hmmm. Don't worry right now. Let them go. Ab aage me dekhloonga." When he shut the phone he called someone again. "Ha sir wo log nikal gaye. Ab manzil dhoor nahi hai." He smiled and shut the phone. He thought, "good that you got the information you needed Abhimanyu Chauhaan. Now you'll reach Rajveer and make our work easy. Now I'm just waiting for your reaching Delhi".
end of part.
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