Between the lines-My Story (Ch. Six) Part 2 and 3

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Chapter Six ( Two and Three )

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As called by Dr. Salunkhe, the CID team sans Vivek, Kajal and Fredricks went to the forensic lab only to see him pouring his eyes over a heavy book.

ACP (to Salunkhe) : Haan toh Slaunkhe, iss laash ke baare mein kya pata chala ? Maut kaise hui hai ?

Salunkhe (suddenly looks over at them and again goes back to his book) : Aaj mujshe koi dikh nahi raha hai ?

ACP (irritated) : Oi dramebaaz. Tum hum logo ko yahan pe kyun bulaiya ? Sirf sawaal poochne ke liye ?

Salunkhe (still looking at the book) : Tareeka ne kuch dhoonda hai.

ACP (more irritated than before) : Dekh, Salunkhe, mera mood maat kharaab kar. Mera dimaag waise bhi ghuma hua hai kaal se. Saaf saaf baata aakhir baat kya hai.

Salunkhe (closes the book and looks directly at ACP) : Aare itna gussa kyun hote ho ? Main toh sirf Abhijeet ke baare mein pooch raha tha ki aakhir woh hai kaha ? Kahi dikh nahi raha hai. ( Waits for an answer from them, finally shrugging ) Theek hai, bhai.Agar nahi batana nahi chahte ho toh koi-

Daya (interrupting) : Abhijeet ne CID se resign kar diya hai.

Getting no response from Salunkhe, Daya looks up to see Salunkhe staring intensely at him and then slowly, moving his eyes towards ACP Pradyuman.

ACP (noticing Salunkhe from the corner of his eyes) : Mujshe aise dekhne se yeh baat badalne wala nahi hai. Abhijeet ne parso CID se resign kar diya hai.

Salunkhe (unbelievingly) : Yeh koi mazaak toh nahi hai ? Dekho main har roz mazaak ke mood me nahi rahta hoon-

Ajay : Dr. Salunkhe, yeh baat sach hai aur Abhijeet ke badle mein main aaya hoon. Mera naam Ajay hai ( shakes hands with him).

Tareeka (shocked) : Par Abhijeet ne aisa kyun kiya ? Parson toh woh yehi pe aaya tha.

ACP : Hume agar pata hota toh kya hum tumhe nahi batate. Hume khud hi nahi maloom ki Abhijeet ne itna baara kadam kyun uthaiya aur woh bhi hum logo ko bina bataye ?

Salunkhe : Kya matlaab ?

ACP : Tumhe kya lagta hai ki Abhijeet ne mujshe resignation letter diya hai ?. Aisa kuch bhi nahi kiya usne. Woh sidhe Delhi jaake DIG sir ko aapna resignation letter parso raat ko hi de kar chala aaya aur hum logo pata bhi nahi chala. Parson raat ko Daya ne Abhijeet ko raat ko phone kiya tha aur tabse uska koi khabar nahi hai. Bilkul gayaab sa ho gaya hai. Aur toh aur jabse woh gayaab hua hai tabse uska ek khabri, Vikash aur uska bhai, Aakash ki maut ho chuka hai, kisine dono ko jaal kar maar diya. Aur toh aur Abhijeet ne apna ghar tak beech diya , woh bhi teen mahine pehle. Pata nahi yeh Abhijeet teen mahine se kaha reh raha tha ? Aab tu hi bata Salunkhe, hum log kaare toh kya kaare ? Pooche toh kisse pooche. Koi bhi nahi janta ki yeh Abhijeet kaha chala gaya aur upar se uska saare bank accounts khali hai. Pata nahi usne yeh sab kuch kab kiya aur woh bhi humare naak ke samne aur hume pata tak nahi chala. Kaamse kaam, hum logo ko toh batana chahiye, par nahi, kisiko kuch bina bataye pata nahi kaha chale gaye. Ek baar bhi hume batan ka jaroorat nahi samjha. Mujhe nahi, theek hai, par kaam se kaam toh Daya ko toh bata sakte the. Par nahi. Baas aise hi chale gaye. Usse pata bhi hai hum log uske liye kitne paresaan hai ? Hume toh pata bhi nahi hai ki Abhijeet jinda hai bhi ya nahi ?

Salunkhe could not believe his ears at what he is hearing. Abhijeet has resigned from CID. This somehow feels like he is in a bad nightmare, from which he has to wake up. The Abhijeet which he knows is not someone who would vanish into thin air like that without any trace of his existence. But this is the reality and that's what ACP Pradyuman has told in front of him, shaking him up. Only now Salunkhe feels the full force of the said phrase. Someone has rightly said that reality is harsher than fiction. This phrase seems to fit perfectly in the case of Abhijeet's sudden disappearance.

Salunkhe looked at Daya, who was looking the other way and seems to be blinking away his tears. Seeing the condition of Daya, he also could not help being feeling soory for him. Knowing Daya's attachment with Abhijeet, he knew that it must be really hard for him to grasp that Abhijeet has vanished and that too, without anybody knowing whether he is alive or dead.

Knowing that nothing is going to change if one keeps on dwelling in the past, Salunkhe takes a deep breath and gets down to business ready to start the conversation, if they have to find out about Abhijeet's disapearance.

Salunkhe : Haan toh, ACP. Iss larki ki maut aise hi nahi hua hai. Jisne bhi isse mara hai, woh ya toh doctor hai ya bhi koi professional accupuncturist hi hoga, kyunki jisne bhi isse mara hai, usse accupuncture ke baare mein poora knowledge hai.

Fredricks (surprised) : Accupuncture se maut ? Yeh kaise ho sakta hai ? Aur yeh accupuncture kya hai ?

Daya : Accupuncture toh wohi medical traetment hai na, jisse patient ko sui se heal kiya jaata hai.

Salunkhe : Bilkul. Accupunture koi aisa waisa treatment nahi hai jisse kitaab se parha ja sakta hai. Isse sikhne mein kaafi samay lagta hai aur isme mein perfect hone mein aur bhi samay lagta hai. Toh yeh aadmi jisne yeh kiya hai, woh koi doctor ya accupuncturist hi hoga, kyunki larki ko ekdam saahi jagaah pe maara hai aur toh aur woh bhi aisa jagaah mein jisse larki ki toorant maut nahi balki thori der baad hota.

Par iss case mein, khooni ne kuch innovate kiya hai. Matlab, yehi hai ki khooni ne sui ko iss larki ke upar aise jagaah pe maara hai jaha iski main nerve point hai, yaha gardan ke piche ( and shows them the girl's neck where a tiny red dot is seen, the point where the needle is pricked )

Normally, kya hota hai, ki agar koi apna wrist cut deta hai, toh uss aadmi ki maut taarant ho jata hai, kyunki wrist mein ek main nerve point hota hai. Aur iss larki ke saath bhi waisa hi hua hai, khooni ne iss larki ko waise hi ek main merve point mein attack kiya hai.

Humare gardan ke peeche ek main nerve point hai jisse khoon aata jaata rehta hai aur agar woh nerve point ko cut diya jaata hai toh aadmi ki toorant maut. Khooni ko yeh baat maloom hai ki yaha ek main nerve point hai aur issi baat ka phaida uthake khooni ne woh nerve point baandh kar diya taki khoon jaane ka raasta bandh ho jaaye aur isse aadmi paralysed ho jayega kyunki raasta toh bandh ho chuka hai khoon jaane ke liye.

Iss larki ke saath bhi aisa hi hua hai. Khooni ne uski raasta bandh kar diya hai taki khoon ja na saake aur larki paralysed ho gayi aur khoon poore body mein na jaane ki karan uski maut ho gayi. Agar koi aise paralysed ki condition mein hilne ki koshish karte hai, toh uss aadmi ki body mein jitne nerves hai, sab kuch phaat jayega aur khoon body mein jitne openings hai, sab mein se nikal jayega jaise ki aakh, naak ya kaan. Iss larki ne hilne ki koi koshish nahi ki isliye shayaad iss larki ki koi khoon bahar nahi nikla.

Iss baat ko usse hi maloom ho sakta hai jo doctor ya professional accupuncturist hai warna aam aadmi toh iske baare mein pata bhi nahi hai. Aur ek baat, yeh khooni koi science ka hi aadmi hoga.

Sachin (curious) : Woh kyun sir ?

Tareeka : Kyunki khooni ne sui me zeher lagake iss larki ki gardan pe chuuba tha. Taki agar koi iss larki ko kisi doctor ke paas time mein le kar bhi jaata hai, tab bhi iss larki ki baachne ki chance nahi hota. Accupuncture ke karan toh yeh larki paralysed ho chuka tha aur saare blood streams bandh ho jaane ki karan zeher ko body mein spread hone ka mauka nahi mila. Par agar koi doctor yeh paralysis ko theek kiya hota jo ki kiya ja sakta hai agar time mein kiya ho to, toh iss larki ki body mein saare blood streams khul gaya hota aur saath mein woh zeher bhi spread ho jata. Aur larki ki toorant maut.

Aisa bohot kaam zeher hai jo poore body mein spread hone ke baad bhi aadmi ki maut toorant nahi hota aur woh zeher tabhi kaam karne lagta hai agar uss zeher ke saath kuch milaiya jaata hai. Aur yeh zeher bhi kuch waisa hi hai. Iss larki ne jaroor paani piya hoga tabhi zeher ne aasar kiya aur larki ki toorant maut ho gayi. Par ek aur baat hai. Khooni ne larki ki gardan par ekdaam jagaah pe nahi maara hai taki zeher body mein phel saake paralysed hone ke baad bhi aur zeher bhi kaam kaare.

Salunkhe : Aur ek baat pata chal hai. Yeh larki koi martial arts expert hai. Isle haath dekh rahe hai aap log ? ( Shows them the girl's both hands )

ACP (touching her hands) : Haan Salunkhe, iski haath toh kaafi maajboot lagti hai.

Salunkhe : Sirf lagti hi nahi hai balki majboot hi hai. Yeh tabhi hota hai jaab koi martial arts practice karte hai. Tabhi toh martial expert log ek hi jaatke mein kaam tamaam kar dete hai.

Daya : Iska matlaab yeh toh pakka hai ki yeh larki ek martial arts expert thi. Iska matlaab iske saamne toh koi aam aadmi attack toh nahi kaar saakte. Toh yeh baat toh pakka hai ki jisne bhi isse maara hai woh bhi ek martial arts expert hi hoga tabhi toh iss larki ke saath haath se haath mila saakte the.

Nikhil : Aur ek baat sir, jisne bhi yeh kiya hai woh iss larki se bhi jyada expert hoga.

ACP (thinking) : Yeh baat toh hai.

Salunkhe : Ek baat toh ahi. Pehli baar aisa dekh raha hoon kisi khooni ke dimaag ko. Kaafi sharp hai. Martial arts expert ke siba ek professional accupuncturist bhi hai aur woh bhi aapne dono kaamo mein maahir. Aaj kaal aisa dimaag kuch kaam milta hai. Do totally alaag alaag ko ek saath jor diya. Ek taraaf martial arts aur doosri taraaf accupuncture. Manna parega iss khooni ke dimaag ko. ( Suddenly looks at ACP Pradyuman slyly ) Kyun ACP, tumhe toh aisa aadmi aadmi ko CID mein rakhna chahiye. Criminals ki toh hawa nikaal jayega.

ACP (irritated at Salunkhe's suggestion) : CID mein khooni ke liye koi jagaah nahi hai.

Salunkhe (shaking his head) : Wohi toh problem hai. Agar yeh aadmi aapne iss kaala ko kisi acche kaam ke liye lagata toh'' (again shakes his head) Baas ACP, itna hi pata chala hai. Aur agar kuch aur bhi pata chale toh bata dengein.

And without giving anyone any reason to stay in the lab for a minute, ACP Pradyuman moves directly out of the lab giving the expression by his action that the others are to go after him before the topic of Abhijeet's disappearance comes up once again.

Sometimes the unhappy times never seems to end, but looks like that its going to stretch on forever and will continue to do so.

That's what ACP Pradyuman felt when he entered the bureau later in the day after paying a visit from the forensic lab.

The very moment ACP Pradyuman set foot in the bureau he can tell that more of bad news are still yet to be heard by looking at the faces of one of his subordinates namely, Kajal. Surrendering himself, he readied himself mentally and physically to hear what Kajal has to say.

ACP (to Kajal) : Haan Kajal. Kuch pata chala Abhijeet ke number ke baare mein ?

Kajal (hesistatingly) : Sir, woh'.. woh baat yeh hai ki Abhijeet sir number out of service aa raha hai. Maine mobile company waalo se list bhi manga liya hai par list mein aisa ek bhi number se call ya message nahi aaye hai jiss par hum shaq kar saake ( Gives the list to ACP ).

Exactly, at that moment, urgent footsteps are heard coming towards the entrance of the bureau. All looks towards the source to see Vivek and Fredricks, who almost ran inside the bureau.

Fredricks (urgently) : Sir, hum dono ko bohot baara baat opata chala hia.

Daya (urgently) : Kya ?

Vivek : Mera khabri ka kehna hai ki ussne Vikash ko ek jaggah pe teen mahine pehle dekha tha jiss jagaah par gaer kanooni sim card milte hai. Aur uska yeh bhi kehna ki yeh Vikash aisa teen card liya tha aur woh bhi international ke, US ke liye.

Fredricks : Aur, sir, uss jagaah pe mera khabri ne iss Arthur Cross ko bhi dekha tha teen mahine pehle aur woh bhi aisa teen international card liya tha aur toh aur woh local sim card bhi liya tha.

Just then, Daya's mobile rings prompting him to move away a few steps from them. All could tell that he also has some news to tell judging by his facial expressions. Ending his call, he returns.

ACP (to Daya) : Haan Daya, kiska phone tha ?

Daya : Sir, woh mera ek khabri ka phone tha. Jo baat abhi abhi Vivek aur Fredricks ne kaha hai wohi kaha hai. Aur saath saath mein aur ek baat pata chala hai. Woh larki jiski laash hume uss resort par mila tha, usne bhi aisa paanch international sim card liye the. Aur woh aadmi jisne yeh teeno ko sim card besha tha, woh aadmi bhi nil gaya hai. Woh kahi jaane ki tayaari mein hai.

ACP : Toh jaldi jao, Daya, Uthao uss aadmi ko aur yaha lekar aao. Aakhir hum bhi toh dekhe yeh sim card ka kya chakkar hai.

''''''''''''.

Reaching the place as mentioned by his informer, Daya could not put aside the feeling of some impending doom. Looking backwards, Daya saw Nikhil, Sachin looking around cautiously with their guns out alongwith Fredricks.

Reaching the house, the feeling just got stronger. Daya was about to knock on the door when the door opened by itself.

Fredricks (loading his gun) : Sir, darwaza khula hua hai, matlab kuch garbaar hai.

Daya : Lagta toh kuch aisa hi hai. Sab sambhalke jaana. Koi aander ho sakta hai.

Nodding their heads, all entered at once only to see the room which is vacant with just only a rocking chair near the bed with a man on it.

Nikhil (whispering to Daya) : Sir, lagta hai waha koi hai.

All moves towards the man cautiously who seems to be in a deep sleep. Daya approaches the man quietly, while Sachin and Nikhil goes inside the house with Fredricks.

Daya (Shaking the man) : Bijinder, utho ( Getting no response, Daya shakes the man hardly only to see that the man's head has fallen sideways. Suspecting something, he touches the man's neck only to feel the non-existent pulse) Kisine ne humare yaha aane se pehle hi kaam tammam kar diya. Par yeh Bijinder maara kaise hoga ? Poore body mein na hi koi nishan na hi koi zeher ki traces hai. Aise bhala koi kaise maar saakte hai ? Aur itna kaam umaar mein toh heart attack ki koi chance hi nahi. Toh phir kaise ?

Daya stood looking down on the motionless figure with a dissatisfied expression. A puff of wind set the window curtains flying out and he looked up sharply.

Daya (surprised) : Yeh saara ka saara khirki kyun khula hua hai ( Looks around the room). Yeh Bijinder toh kahi jaane wala tha toh phir iss room ke saare ke saare khirkiyaan kyun khula hua hai aur bags bhi toh para hua hai.

Sachin (to Daya) : Sir, ghar mein koi nahi hai aur poora ka poora ghar khali siway iss room ke aur sirf iss room ke nahi balki poora ka poora ghar mein sab rooms ki khirkiyaan khula hua hai.

Fredricks (to Daya) : Par sir, ek baat samaj mein nahi aaya. Jisne bhi iss Bijinder ko mara hai use pata kaise chala ki hum isse milne waale the ?

Daya : Wohi toh. Aur yeh bhi pata nahi ki yeh maara kaise hoga hoga. Shayaad Salunkhe sir hi kuch bata sakte hai. Chalo, forensic lab ki ek baar aur darsaan kar le.

This time when they entered the lab, they saw Salunkhe who has his back towards them and was examining Bijinder's body minutely, with Daya starting the conversation.

Daya (to Salunkhe) : Haan Salunkhe sir, aapko kuch pata chala ki-

Salunkhe (suddenly turning towards them and interrupting) : Daya, jab tum logo ne iss Bijinder ke kaamre mein gaye the toh kya dekha tha ? Mera matlab hai ki, koi ajeeb baat notice ki ?

Daya (thinking) : Aisa toh uss room mein kuch ajeeb nahi tha. Par haan, mujshe ek baat bohot hi ajeeb laga.

Salunkhe (urgently) : Kya ?

Daya : Uss room ke nahi balki Bijinder ke poore ghar ki khirkiyaan aur darwaaza khula hua tha.

Salunkhe (suddenly laughs in a triumphant manner) : Oh- ho. Toh yeh baat hai. Mujshe kuch aisa hi shaq hua tha ki kuch aisa hi hua hoga.

Fredricks : Par yeh toh bataye ki aakhir baat kya hai ?

Salunkhe (now looks towards them) : Yeh Bijinder jo hai, yeh zeher se maara hai.

Daya (stunned) : Par yeh kaise ho sakta hai ? Hume toh iske body pe koi zeher ki traces nahi mili.

Salunkhe : Yeh zeher koi aisa waisa zeher nahi hai jo iske baare mein aad aadmi ko pata chale. Yeh kaafi advanced level ki zeher hai. Iss zeher ke bare mein unn logo hi maloom ho sakta hai jo hum logo ke jaisa hai, matlaab koi forensic doctor. Yeh zeher forensic doctors ke siba aur kisi aur doctors ko bhi is zeher ke bare mein bhoo tak nahi hai ki aisa koi zeher existence mein hai.

Sachin (curious) : Par yeh zeher hai kaun sa ?

Tareeka : Prussic acid. Yeh ek kissam ki zeher hi hai. Pehle iss aadmi ko yeh zeher kaafi baari matra mein sungaya gaya hoga jiske karan yeh behosh ho gaya aur behoshi mein hi maar gaye. Isse toh pata bhi nahi chala hoga ki yeh behoshi mein hi maar gaye. Khooni ne isse zeher ko sunga den eke baad ghar ke saare khirkiyaan khol diya kyunki yeh yeh zeher vapour ki tarah hote hai.

Kyunki yeh Prussic acid, ek kisaam ki hydrocyanic acid hai jo bohot hi volatile hota hai. Par iski ek distinct smell hai, khatta almonds ki tarah. Jaise khooni ne sab khirkiyaan khol diya toh smell room ke bahar chala gaya aur kisi ko bhi koi shaq bhi nahi hua aur agar aap kisi doctot ko bhi iske le keg aye hote toh doctors log bhi yehi kahenge ki iss aadmi ki maut natural causes se hua hai.

Salunkhe : Mujshe toh lagta hai ki jisne bhi uss larki, Raiha ko mara hai, ussi ne isse bhi mara hoga kyunki zeher ek hi kisaam ke hai. Lagta hai is baar khooni bohot alaag hi hai. Science ke bare mein kaafi knowledge hai. Aisa khooni pehli baar dekh raha hu. Manna parega iski dimaag ko. Baas Daya, aaj ke liye itna hi mila hai.

They were about to go, when the voice of Salunkhe again stops them.

Daya (sadly) : Daya, agar Abhijeet ke bare mein kuch bhi pata chale toh hume batana. Uske bina kuch accha nahi lagta. ( Now almost in a whisper) Aaj toh mujhe kisine bhi mera tang nahi khicha.

Though it was said in a whisper, all caught the tone of sadness in Salunkhe's voice. At this, Daya turned to see both the forensic doctors, who have tears in their eyes.

Without saying anything, Daya goes away without a single word followed by Sachin, Fredricks and Nikhil, with their footsteps fading in the distance leaving behind a heavy atmosphere with nothing but memories of Abhijeet and of what has been once.

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Hey its nice dear:-),... Its too long now Plz complete your story soon...

I hv not read this but u should post diff parts of the same story on the same thread, and not open a new thread for each part. Hope u understand...

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