A/N- I have written this story few years back, and posted in India-Forums. A friend of mine requested me to post it in FF too. So here it is.
Mystery of The Dead Child
A bus was going through a busy road. Inside the bus, two girls were talking.
1st girl- aaj kitna bhid hai na!
2nd girl- is bus mein toh humesha aisa hi hota hai. Phir bhi, humein baithne ko toh mil gaya!
1st girl- woh toh hai!
Suddenly she felt something under her heels. She looked under the seat.
1st girl- arre yeh keya!
2nd girl- keya hua Natasha?
Natasha- dekh na, yahan pe ek bag pada hua hai! Nitika, zara conductor ko bulana!
Nitika- haan. Conductor! Conductor!
Conductor- keya hua madam?
Nitika- yeh dekho, yahan pe yeh bag kahanse aya?
Conductor- bag!
Now other passengers were also trying to see.
An aged person- arre, yeh bag toh ussi admike pass tha na, jo thodi der pahle yahan baitha tha?
Conductor- haan saab, lagta toh wohi bag hai. Par woh isse yahan chodke kyun gaya ? shayed bhul gaya hoga. Koi baat nehi, main isse police station mein jama karwa dunga. And he came to pick it up.
Natasha- nehi! Rukho!
Con- keya huya madam?
Natasha- Newspaper nehi padte keya? Aise pada hua koi bhi samanko hath nehi lagana chahiye. Andar bomb ho sakta hai!
People were scared after hearing this. "Bomb!"
Another person- haan, bilkul ho sakta hai! Phir toh humein CID ko bulana chahiye!
Others- haan haan, jaldi bulao!
At Abhijeet's house-
Duo is busy in packing their luggage.
Daya- Abhijeet, achanak tum yeh bahar ghumne jane ka plan kaise bana liya?
Abhijeet- arre yaar, badi mushkilse do dino ki chutti mili hai! Toh main ne socha, pura din ghar baithe rahne se bahtar, kahin ghumne jate hai!
Daya- waise hum ja kahan rahe hai?
Abhijeet- Lonar. Mumbai se baas 14 km. par bohot achhi jaga hai.
Daya- Lonar' haan naam toh suna hai. Wahan pe lake hai na?
Abhijeet- haan. Lake aur temples ke liye hi famous hai. Mere ek dost ka bunglow hai wahan. Yeh do din hum wahi rukhnewale hai.
Daya- hm. par agar ACP sir'
He didn't complete the sentence, Abhijeet's phone rang.
Abhijeet- lo, shaytan ka naam liya aur shaytan hazir! ACP sir ka hi phone hai!
He received the call.
Abhijeet- yes sir? Kahan? Oh.. ok, ok sir, hum abhi aate hai. And he disconnected it.
Daya- keya huya?
Abhi- aur keya! Ho gaya sara plan barbaad. Goregaon ki taraf janewali bus mein ek bag pada huya mila hai. Shayed uske andar bomb hai.
Daya- phir toh humein abhi jana padega.
Abhi- haan, keya kare! Duty toh pahle hai na! chalo.
3rd Scene:-
CID team is present at the spot. ACP, Abhijeet, Daya, Freddy and Kajal.
ACP- Freddy, tumne bomb squad walo ko toh bulaya na?
Freddy- haan sir, main ne phone kar diya. Woh log bas aate hi honge.
ACP- thik hai. Tum aur Kajal in logonko safe distance par leke jao.
Freddy- yes sir.
And they took the people away from the spot. Just then two men from bomb squad, arrived. After checking the bag, they said,
Bomb Squad Person- ismein bomb nehi hai sir!
ACP- bomb nehi hai! Thik hai, tumlog ja sakte ho. Thanks.
The people left. Trio started investigation.
ACP- Daya, bag ko bahar nikalo.
Daya- yes sir.
And he pulled the bag from under the seat.
Daya- bag kafi bhari lag raha hai sir.
ACP- kholo isse.
Daya opened the bag, and everyone shocked.
Abhijeet- O my God! Itni choti bachhi ki laash!
Daya- Sir, isse dekhke toh lagta hai, iska umar 1 saal bhi nehi hoga! Itni choti bachhiko, koi kaise maar sakta hai?
ACP- wohi to! Ajkal logo mein insaniyat naam ki koi cheez hi nehi bachi hai! Par woh jo koi bhi hai, usse hum saza dilwakar hi chodenge! Dekho zara, iski maut hui kaise.
Abhijeet- sir, body pe kahin bhi koi chot ka nishan nehi hai. Na hi gale mein ungliyon ke nishan hai! Ho sakta hai, isse kafi der se is bag ke andar rakha gaya ho, aur saans rukhne ki wajese iski maut hui ho!
ACP- haan. Ho sakta hai! Ek kaam karo, laash ko forensic lab bhejwa do. Aur in logon se us aadmi ke bare mein puchtach karo, jo yeh bag yahan chodke gaya.
Duo- yes sir.
Daya and Freddy were crossing the conductor and driver, when Abhijeet and Kajal were talking to the passengers.
Daya- tumne us admiko dekha tha na? use phirse dekhoge toh pahchan loge?
Conductor- nehi sir, uska chehra toh thikse nehi dekha. Itne sare passengers hote hai bus mein, har kisika chehra yaad rakhna muskil hai.
A lady passenger- sir, main ne use dekha. Mujhe uska chehra bhi yaad hai.
Abhijeet- good! Dikhta kaisa tha woh?
Lady- sir, uski lambi dari aur muche bhi thi! Usne sarpe cap aur bada sa sunglasses pahan rakha tha.
Kajal- sunglasses aur cap' sir kahin iska matlab'
Abhijeet- haan kajal, mujhe bhi yehi lag raha hai. Woh admi bhes badalkar aaya tha! Phir toh uska sketch banwane ka jyada fayda nehi hai. Phir bhi, tum inko bureau lekar jao, aur us admi ka sketch banwao.
Kajal- yes sir.
She left with the lady.
Daya- Abhijeet!
Abhijeet- haan Daya! Kuch pata chala?
Daya- waise toh us admika chehra in logonko yaad nehi hai, par woh kahan pe utra, yeh pata chal gaya.
Abhijeet- achha! Toh phir chalo, wahin jakar pata karte hai.
At Forensic Lab.
ACP, Freddy and Kajal entered. sat putting his head down.
ACP- Salunkhe, keya huya? Aise kyun baitha hai?
Salunkhe- yaar ACP, meri samajh mein yeh nehi aa raha ki log itna zalim kaise ho sakta hai? Itni si bachhi ne kisika keya bigada tha? Yaar, aaj bhi jab aise chote bachho ki laash dekhta hoon, badi taqlif hoti hai dilko.
ACP patted his shoulders an said, " yaar taqlif toh humein bhi hoti hai. Par woh jo koi bhi hai, hum usse saza jarur dilwange! Ab batao, iski maut kaise hui?
Salunkhe- haan. Isse bohot sari neend ki goliyan pila di gayi, dudh mein milake. Maut kareeb kal raat 1baje hui hai.
ACP- achha, aur us bagse kuch pata chala?
Salunkhe- haan, Dr. Tarika check kar rahi hai,.
ACP- Freddy, kuch pata chala ki yeh bachhi hai kaun?
Freddy- nehi sir, missing person's bureau se toh kuch pata nehi chala. Pichle 1 mahine mein kisine itni choti bachhi ke gayeb hone ka report nehi likhwai!
ACP- badi ajeeb baat hai! Is bachhi ko dekhke toh lagta hai ki achhe gharse hai! Aisa nehi ki sadak chhap hai! Phir iske maa-baap ne report kaise nehi likhwai!
Kajal- sir, ho sakta hai ki ise kidnap kar liya gaya! Aur kidnappers ne iske maa-baapko daraya ho, ta ki woh police mein report na kare!
Freddy- par pata kaise chalega sir?
ACP- pata toh kahin na kahin se lag hi jayga Freddy!
Tarika- sir!
ACP- haan Tarika!
Tarika- sir, is bag ke uparse do logon ke finger-prints mile hai. Unmeinse ek toh humare record mein hai, par dusre ke bare mein abhitak pata nehi chala.
ACP- achha! woh finger-print kiska hai, jo record mein hai?
Tarika- sir, kisi Jagat naam ka admi hai. Chori ke iljam mein 3saal tak andar tha sir. Par 1saal pahle chut gaya. Aur sir, is bag ke andar 1 gold-chain mila hai. Isi bachhi ka hai shayed.
ACP- gold-chain! Dikhao zara!
Tarika handed over a small gold-chain with a locket to him.
Kajal- sir, is locket ka design dekhiye! Bohot hi alag type ka design hai. Isse hum pata laga sakte hai ki yeh kahan se banwaya gaya.
ACP- Freddy, 1 kaam karo. Pata karo ki yeh Jagat kahan milega! Aur kajal, tum is chain ke bare mein pata karo. Yeh kahan se kharida gaya tha, kise kharida tha, pata karo.
Freddy & Kajal- Yes sir!
At ACP's Cabin:-
ACP was checking some files. Daya entered.
Daya- sir, us chain ke bare mein pata chal gaya. Zaveri Bazar mein ek jeweler hai, Dhiren naaam hai uska. Yeh chain usike dukan mein banaya gaya. Kisi Radhika naam ki aurat ne apni beti ke liye yeh chain banwai thi, 3 mahine pahle.
ACP- is Radhika ka address mila?
Daya- haan sir. Uske ghar ka phone number bhi mil gaya. Kajal ne phone karke, Radhika ke pati Anuj ko bureau bulaya.
ACP- bohot bura lagta hai Daya, is tarah kisi maa-baap ko unke bachhe ki maut ka khabar sunana! Keya beet rahi hogi unlogon par!
Daya- haan sir, magar keya kare! Humara toh kaam hi aisa hai!
ACP- hm. Aur us Jagat ka keya huya?
Daya- uske bare mein bhi jald pata chal jayga sir! Humne apne sare khabriyon ko laga diya!
ACP- good. Aur woh admi, jo bag chodke gaya tha?
Daya- nehi sir, uske bare mein abhitak kuch pata nehi chala. Woh jis bus-stop par utra, hum gaye the wahan. Uska sketch dikhakar logon se poochtach kee, par kisine use nehi pahchana.
ACP- Daya, mujhe toh lagta hai ki wohi Jagat hai! Jagat ka photo hai na humare record mein? Yeh sketch us photo ke sath match karke dekho.
Daya- yes sir.
He did that and said,
Daya- sir, match ho gaya!
ACP- good! Matlab, ab humein pahle us Jagat ko pakadna hai!
Kajal entered.
Kajal- sir!
ACP- haan kajal! Keya huya?
Kajal- sir, Radhika ke pati Anuj aya hai. Humne use, Nisha ki maut ke bare mein bata diya.
Daya- us bachhi ka naam Nisha hai?
Kajal- haan sir.
ACP- chalo, is Anuj se baat karte hai.
Anuj sat in front of the blue table, putting his head down. Abhijeet and Freddy stood beside him.
ACP- Anuj!
Anuj- sir, yeh sab kisne kiya sir? Kisne mara meri bacchi ko?
ACP (patting his shoulder)- Anuj, sambhalo apne appko! Hum wada karte hai ki, jisne bhi tumhari beti ka khoon kiya, hum use kadi se kadi saza dilwange!
Anuj- ab usse keya fayda sir? Meri beti wapas toh nehi ayegi!
ACP- haan, par' keya tum nehi chahte ki tumhari beti ka qatil pakda jay?
Anuj- zarur chahte hai sir! Usko toh narak mein bhi jaga nehi milegi! (he started weeping)
ACP (trying to console him)- toh uske liye tumko humari madat karni hogi! Achha, yeh batao, ki keya tumhe kisipe shaq hai? Kaun kar sakta hai aisa?
Anuj- nehi sir! Meri toh kisike sath koi dushmani nehi hai! Phir koi mere sath aisa kyun karega?
ACP- achha, yeh sab huya kaise? Matlab Nisha gharse gayeb kaise hui? Aur kab?
Anuj- sir, woh gharse gayeb nehi hui! Parsho subah meri patni Radhika humari dono betiyan, Chaya aur Nisha ko lekar apne mayke chali gayi. Goa mein!
Freddy- matlab, Radhika aur Chaya abhi Goa mein hai? Toh phir, Nisha ka khoon yahan Mumbai mein kaise huya?
Anuj- pata nehi sir!
ACP- dekho Anuj, saaf saaf batao ki baat keya hai?
Anuj- sir, asal mein porsho Radhika aur mere bich kisi baat ko lekar jhagda ho gaya tha. Main gusse mein bahar chala gaya. Jab shamko wapas aaya, toh woh tino ghar pe nehi thi. Mujhe laga, ki Goa chali gayi hogi. Pahle bhi ek-do baar aisa kiya usne. Main bhi bohot gusse mein tha, isliye main ne use phone nehi kiya. Tabse uska bhi koi phone nehi aaya. Main ne ek baar call karne ki koshish kee baad mein, magar uska phone switch off aa raha tha.
Abhijeet- matlab do din ho gaye, tumhari biwi aur bachhe gharse gayeb hai? Aur yeh baat tum ab bata rahe ho?
Daya- tumko pata kaise chala ki Radhika Goa gayi hai? Kahin aur bhi toh ja sakti hai?
Anuj- aur kahan jaygi sir? Mumbai mein toh uska koi dost ya rishtedaar nehi rahte! Mere padosi ne bataya ki usne Radhika ko subah 10- 10.30 baje gharse jate huye dekha. Mujhe laga apne mummy-papa ke paas hi gayi hogi! Gussa thanda hote hi, wapas aa jaygi!
Daya- aur tum yeh sochkar, aaramse baith gaye! Kamal ke admi ho tum! Tumhari biwi-bachhe do dinse gayeb hai, aur tumne pata karne ki koshish bhi nehi kee, ki woh kahan hai, kis haal mein hai! So sakta hai ki unko bhi kuch ho gaya ho!
Anuj- aisa mat boliye sir! Aaplog kuch bhi kijiye, par mujhe meri Radhika aur meri bacchi lauta dijiye!
ACP- kajal, Goa mein phone karke pucho, ki Radhika apne papa ke ghar ayi hai, ya uska koi phone aya tha! Anuj, number do us gharka!
Anuj- sir, 190499627.
Kajal left and returned after a few minutes.
Kajal- sir, Radhika ki mummy ka kahena hai, ki pichle 1 mahine mein na to Radhika Goa ayi hai, na hi uska koi phone aya.
ACP- suna! Yeh sab tumhari laparwahi ki wajese huya!
Anuj- mujhse galati ho gayi sir! Main ne swapne mein bhi nehi socha ki aisa ho sakta hai! Sir, woh dono thik toh hogi na?
Abhijeet- dekho Anuj, hum apni tarafse puri koshish karenge, unhe sahi salamat wapas lane ki! Abhi tum ghar jao. Agar woh dono kidnapped hai, toh ho sakta hai kidnappers ne ransom ke liye phone kare! Agar aisa huya, toh humein batana.
Anuj- jee sir.
And Anuj left.
Daya- sir, mujhe yeh Anuj kuch gadbad lag raha hai!
ACP- haan Daya, lagta hai woh kuch chupa raha hai humse!
Kajal- par sir, uski apni beti ka khoon se uska koi connection toh nehi ho sakta!
ACP- haan kajal, phir bhi kuch toh gadbad hai! Khair, pahle hum yeh sochte hai ki Radhika aur Chaya ke sath keya huya hoga!
Abhijeet- sir, do din ho gaye, kisine ransom ke liye phone nehi kiya! Agar yeh kidnap hai, toh mujhe nehi lagta, ki yeh kidnap paison ke liye kiya gaya!
Kajal- sir, aisa bhi toh ho sakta hai ki, ransom ka phone aaya, par Anuj ne humein nehi bataya! Aksar log apne pariwaar ki safety ke liye aisa karta hai!
Daya- nehi kajal! Ab uski beti ki maut ho chuki hai! Aise mein log police ko sab sach bata dete hai! Aur waise bhi, is Anuj ke paas itna paisa bhi kahan hai! Ransom ke liye kidnapping bade businessman ya us type ke logon ka hota hai, jinke paas bohot paise ho!
Freddy- sir, Anuj kah raha tha ki uska kisise koi dushmani nehi hai! Matlab koi usse badla lene ke liye bhi yeh nehi kiya!
ACP- ho sakta hai ki Anuj jhooth bol raha ho! Freddy, tum aur Vivek zara is Anuj ke bare mein pata karo! woh keya karta hai, kahan jata hai, kis kis se milta hai, sab pata karo!
Freddy- yes sir!
Daya- aur ek baat ho sakti hai sir!
ACP- keya?
Daya- ho sakta hai, yeh sab kisi Woman ya child trafficking racket ka kaam ho!
ACP (raised eyebrow)- is Jagat ko uthao Daya, kahin se bhi! Yehi batayega, sach keya hai!
