Chapter 23
karo yeh baath and in the meanwhile let me get Bani, she should be with her family now…
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ND was upset, Kiran just informed him that Bani has finally refused to come with them ...I told you Kiran to keep an eye on the girl, she should not leave this house….tumto ek bhi kaam theek se nehi kar sakti…
Abh mai nahane gayi, ND and if she decides to go out that time. ND you just cannot prevent an adult girl from going out aur uske upar se Jai Walia, if he knew he would have blown over the top, patah nehi keya karte…
Don't tell me you are scared of Jai Walia…
I am scared of bad publicity, Bani ke shaadi me kam publicity huwa hamara…
You are just sounding like Pushkar, usko bhi in dino keya ho gaya, har samay Walia ki tarafdari, matlab, Bani ki khushi ke liye aap Jai Walia ke upar investigation na kare, yeh if we arrest Jai Walia there will be uproar in the public, how will we face them…lekin koi mera nehi dekta, tomorrow when I will be questioned, what answer will I have, Pushkar phirbhi bachcha hai, darta hai, lekin tum…you have been married to me for 25 year…aur Walia patah nehi keya keya patti parata hai Bani ko, where is my mobile, I want to speak to him… …..just then the phone starts ringing…
ACP Dixit…
Papa Pushkar has met with an accident and is in Nanavati…I am going there, please come, it is quite severe…
Tumhe kaisa maloom
Mr Walia ko information mila
Information mila or was he behind it….
Papa, aap bhi iss time pe….just then his mobile starts ringing, someone from office was on the line to inform about the same incident….
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When ND & his family arrive in Nanavati, Bani was already there, so was one or two people from office who had come on hearing the news, ND did not see Jai Walia and thanked the all mighty, it seems he got the message at last and refrained from making an appearance….Pushkar was in the OT, they were cleaning and bandaging him up…Pia hugged Bani and cried silently, his colleages briefed him…Pushkar was returning home, when while trying to save a cyclist, a bus hit his vehicle from behind, it overturned….the driver is dead and Pushkar gravely injured…
Was there any foul play, asked the ACP
No Sir, I do not think so, its one of those Best buses, rushing to complete the last trip, even we have checked up the driver's credentials, he has no criminal record….
Just then the doctor came out of the OT, ND being the senior most went forward and introduced himself….
It is like this ACP we have cleaned his basic wounds, stitched him up in required places but his main injury is in the spinal chord, few dislocation have taken place it is needed to be operated as soon as possible by a Neurosurgeon, that too a very good one as soon as possible as the more delay you do his nerves will be hurting and the damage will be out of our control…
Meaning, asked ND
If his nerves get hurt too much, he can go into a paralysis etc etc…
ND gave a glance towards his wife, she had a horror look on her face so did Bani & Pia…
What is stopping you all from getting a Neurosurgeon and doing the operation….
Well Sir, the doctor replied, it should be done by a very competent one, and our best one, Dr Luthra is on leave….
For how long, I mean he is on leave…
Oh for the whole month, his annual leave …..
Anybody else….
There are others, but you have to decide, I told you the actual situation…
ND immediately started calling up the doctor's in his organization / friends / seniors/ colleagues, if they could suggest a name of a good neurosurgeon, he got a few names and numbers, started calling them up while Kiran broke the news to Pushkar's parents gently, requesting them to come to Mumbai immediately…
ND finished his calls and looked up, Kiran came forward, Keya huwa
All of them are busy for the next 2 days, they have operations lined up, those cases are critical too, they are saying….Keya kare…
At last Bani spoke…
Papa ekh kaam karte hai, let us go and speak to the Chief Medical Officer of this hospital, Pushkar is in ICU, Pia can go have a peep in the meanwhile….Maybe the CMO will know someone…
The CMO heard their case and nodded his head…you have got the best names already, and what they said is also true, I think you have to wait for 2 days atleast to get Mr Shukla operated….
If money is a criteria Sir, I can assure you, the government will take care about it…
No No…it is not about money ACP Dixit, Mumbai is a big city, patients jaida, doctors kam…I think Sir, you should go home, nothing much can be done, we have your numbers, incase I need you, you will get a call, in the meantime take rest and let me see, how fast Mr Shukla can be operated…
ND looked at his wife, while Pia walked in looking very disturbed, Kiran nodded, it was already late and Pushkar's parents will be coming early tomorrow morning…
Doctor sahab, theek keh rahe hai, I think we should go now, said Bani
As they waited for their car, ND noted a man was following them, as they got into their car, Bani got into hers alongwith the man, as his car passed by, ND saw Jai Walia sitting at the back seat, before Bani closed the door…
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