He initiated with a smirking tone " ankhe bandh Kar so Raha he kya? Tumare sone ka time khatam. Tume arrest karke 24 hours ho Chuka he. ab court me present karni hogi. Baki treat wapas ane ke bad.
The sitting figure stared at that officer blankly. IB officer Rishinath. His former acquaintance. He met this officer somewhere in a joint mission. A brave and sincere officer who was a great admirer of his leadership abilities. But today the time changed the admiration into ridicule. No he is not to be blamed for his comments. Ek desh drohi ke sath sab aisa he karta he na. Mein bhi aisa hi Karunga. He thought without averting his gaze. After all when his family doesn't believe him,he himself cannot believe him, how can he expect that a mere acquaintance will trust him. He came back from my his thoughts with the officers sarcastic command
Rishinath: ab uthne ke kasht kariye great snr. Inspector Abhijeet. Are sorry sorry ex-snr inspector Abhijeet.
The word ex pierced him badly. He stood up silently and slowly as he knew that there was no point in arguing with the officer. The police van with the culprit reached the court premises. He alighted from the van with shambling steps. He realized that no proper food for days had made him weak. He paid no heed to the pinching questions of the reporters who surrounded him like bees in search of honey. He was led through the crowd which is cursing him sometimes with loud slogans and sometimes with chewing murmurs. With a lot of efforts finally he was taken into the court room.
He took a sudden glance of the audience. Everyone has a remorseful expression on their face. His team , his family is present there. Acp sir is sitting with a stern and straight gaze. He doesn't even bother to look at that silent figure glancing him with pleading eyes. All the team members have watery eyes and pale face showing clearly the mental trauma they are facing. And finally senior inspector Daya , the lion of CID, was there with his head down and unaware of the proceedings around him. He too suddenly moved his head down unable to tolerate it anymore.
The proceedings started. The defence has no points to raise. The evidences are crystal clear. The eye witnesses explaining how the senior inspector leaked info to them, his bank statement with a lump sum amount credited, and above all the clear of him shooting the undercover cop who caught him red handed made the case a clear and shut one. His own helplessness to remember anything is making the situation worse. The prosecution is roaring and he is continuously being referred to as spy, cheater and what not. The worst was yet to come.
Prosecutor summoned Acp Pradumnan to the witness box to give statement against the was a short eye contact between them one eye with disappointment and anger met the other which reflected pure helplessness which was interrupted with the fiery questions of the Prosecutor
Prosecutor: So Acp Pradumnan is Abhijeet ka so called yadashad Jane ka bimari kab se shuru hua.
Acp: 13 sal page jab hum use ek car ke dikki se Mila.
Prosecutor: kis trust pur app use wapas CID me shamil kiya. Appko shak nahi hua ki ye Admi us gunda gang ke hissa hone ka sambhavana hei.
Acp : No althrough this years he worked honestly. Hamare sabse intelligent officer dhe.
Prosecutor: Sahi kaha apne. Vo intelligent dhe. Akhir Acp Pradumnan ko fool kiya 13 saalom se. aisa ek admi zaroor intelligent Hoga. He na Ex cid inspector Abhijeet . (he retorted)
Abhijeet stared at the Prosecutor unbelievably. Today he has nothing remaining with him. His duty of 13 years is being questioned. He felt that It is better to die at the instance without even waiting for the next moment. But God was not that much merciful to him. He was fated to suffer more.
Prosecutor: vaise ab apko kya lagta he apke is honest and intelligent officer ke bare me.
Acp: Abhijeet ko Cid me lakar Mei jeevan ke sabse Badi galti kiya.
Prosecutor give a consent smile. Judge noted something on the paper. But he was broken, broken completely. Acp sir left the place without giving him an eye contact again.
The next turn was that of Daya.
The Prosecutor started with a proud tone: I will like to give a big salute to Senior Inspector Daya. He chose his duty over friendship. Senior Inspector Daya and Inspector Shreya really deserves appreciation. It is due to their intelligence and commitment to nation we are able to catch this culprit.
Hearing this Abhijeet had a sad smile on his face which was gone unnoticed by all but not by his Daya. Daya came and stood up in the witness box. But this time Abhijeet do not look up. Still yesterday he was striving to look at his eyes atleast once. But today when he was in front of him,he was afraid. Senior Inspector Abhijeet who was not even afraid of death is afraid to look into his own brother's eyes. Another irony of time. Now he cannot afford to shatter his last ray of hope. If his eyes too have the same story of mistrust and hatred like other's , he may not be able to survive. So he stood there looking at the floor.
Prosecutor: Senior Inspector Daya today your efforts has bore fruit.( He looked back with an irritating sglare. It was the first time since the beginning of the proceedings he was looking upward . Those eyes reflected only guilt. The guilt of cheating him. His mind is not allowing him to believe what the world is banging on his head. )
Prosecutor: apko kabhi nahi laga he ki is dhokebaaz officer ka gayab hona phir ek Car me milna ye sab ek sajish dhe.
Daya felt a sudden rage to destroy everything . Who is this person to call his brother a cheater. But what can he do. He got a stern stare from his mentor. Then he looked towards his half soul. His broken and silent expression and staring of the floor give a terror to his spines. Unknowingly both had a silent tear at the same moment.
Daya: He sighed and uttered a single no.
Prosecutor :aap use sath rahthe the. Uska sabse acha friend dhe. Use Bhai mana tha. Phir bhi apko koyi soochana nahi Mila.
Daya: No I have never suspected him. I always felt that he was a good officer. Ek acha Bhai or dost bhi they. (Daya want to convey the presentness of this statement to his buddy to assure him that he still believe him. But Abhijeet grasped only the pastness in it. Two souls who could understand each others silence cannot understand the meaning of the expressed words today. Time has played a prank with them. )
Prosecutor :aur ab
Daya: uska faisla Mei nahi court lege
Prosecutor :Sahi kaha court apna faisla le lege. Aap wapas jaa sakta he. Now I want to call upon IB officer Rishinath chief investigating officer of the case to present his views.
Rishinath : Sir our team handled the case with utmost sincerity. Now we want him remanded for 7 days for collecting more strong evidence. We do not want any other intervention in the case. So remand period me koyi usko milna nahi chahiye
The proceedings were concluded. Finally Judge give his verdict.
" From all evidences submitted before the court it is proven without doubt that Ex snr inspector Abhijeet has leaked confidential info of the country and killed an under cover cop. So for providing strong and scientific evidence he is being remanded. No one can meet him during this period. No intervention in the case by others is allowed. Court appreciates snr inspector Daya, IB officer Rishinath and Inspector Shreya for their Selfless devotion to the duty and recommends a promotion for them.
The day again ended with more pranks in its hold...