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Acp Pradyuman – Ab btao kahan se dhundh ke layu main usee.
Salunkhe – Yaad h Pradyuman jb tumne ye khabar bureau mein di thi!
Flashback
Acp was entering the bureau main hall with a dejected face when he heard –
Freddy – Daya sir… aaj 5 din ho gye h…abhi tkk Abhijeet sir ka kuch pta nhi chla h.
Daya (tensed tone) – Han Freddy… Uske khabri tkk kuch nhi jaante h… Unka bhi yhi kehna h Abhijeet unse aakhri baar bs unke kiye hue kaam ke paise dene ke liye hi mila tha… (lost tone) jaise k sb kuch khatam krke jana chahta ho.
Voice – Voh esa hi krke gya h Daya!
Daya (turned and in shocking tone) – Sir!
Purvi – Sir aapke kehne ka kya mtlb h? Kahin Abhijeet sir ne transfer…
Acp Pradyuman (sadly) – Pta nhi Purvi… shayd han… ya phir shayd na…
Daya (in tension) – Sir saaf -2 btayiye na… kahan h Abhijeet? Voh kahin bhi ho… (determined tone) main usee lekr aayunga sir.
Acp Pradyuman – Daya… main nhi janta k voh kahan h… DIG se baat krne pr pta chla k unko pta h uski location pr unhone kuch bhi informaton dene se mna kr diya h… (hardly composing himself) Abhijeet ab yaha nhi h…
Dr. Salunkhe who was just entering the bureau main hall asked in shocked tone –
Kya!
Acp Pradyuman – Han Salunkhe… yhi sach h.
Salunkhe (still in shock) – Lekin voh ese kaise ja skta h? (denying) Nhi Pradyuman… voh esa kr hi nhi skta.
Freddy (in sarcastic tone) – Kyu nhi kr skte Sir? Kya unko apne liye itna bhi faisla lene ka haq nhi h… aapko toh khush hona chahiye sir… "MUBARAK HO SALUNKHE SIR… AB KOI GANDI MACHLI PURI CID TEAM KO BADNAAM NHI KREGI"
Freddy glanced at Acp sir in sheer dissappointment and left the bureau hall while silently wiping the moisture build up in his eyes. Acp and Salunkhe just turned their heads down in sheer guilt.
Flashback over
Both friends turned silent after this past journey and had their remaining hot coffee which is turned cold and it neither provided any sooth to their tastebuds nor their hearts.
On the other side…
A person could be seen standing under a tree besides a deserted road waiting for someone anxiously. Soon his wait was over and a person covering himself under a shawl came there and said –
Salaam Saab!
Kitni der se intezaar kr rha hun main raghu… chl bta jldi kya khabar h.
Raghu (with his eyes down and low tone) – Daya Saab kuch khabar nhi h apne paas. Jahan -2 aapne bola sb jageh nazar rakha apun… lekin voh aaye ch nhi… ek baar bhi nhi…
Daya (disaapointed tone) – Aur voh maaji ka ghar (lady from Abhijeet ka Inteqaam) … wahan koi aaya tha? Koi bhi jo wahan ruka ho… koi electrician ya plumber ya koi bhi machenic?
Raghu – Nhi Saab…wahan bhi koi ni aya… ek doodh wala aata h… apun ki pehchaan ka h… Akhbaar wala aur sabji wala bhi purana hi aadmi h… koi naya panchi nhi aaya h udhar.
Daya (same tone) – Theek h… ja aur nazar rakhe rehna…
Raghu (hesitant tone) – Saab! Voh… voh aap kyu unko dhundhte fir rhe ho… apun ko lgta h k voh ek bar Mumbai se gaye wapas kabhi laute ch nhi… (low tone) aur apun ko toh ye bhi lgta h k voh lautenge ch nhi…
Daya (angrily) – Chup! Tujhe kya lgta h kya nhi iske liye paise nhi deta hun main…Jo kaam kaha h voh krta reh chup chap… koi glti nhi honi chahiye…
Raghu – Ji Saab!
Daya handed him some notes and left from there. Raghu too left after getting money to get back to his job. Daya came back home with a dejected face, opened the lock came inside and sat on sofa without turning on the lights.
Kyu yr! Kya ek baar baat krna bhi tumhe gwara nhi tha… Han hogyi mujhse galti insult hogyi mujhse tumhari gusse mein… main bhut sharminda hun Abhi… ek baar laut aayo main phir kbhi tumhe yun jaane nhi dunga. Tum toh meri ek aawaz dene pr bhi kahin se bhi aa jate the na… toh phir es bar kya hogya yr… kya es baar meri aawaz tumhare dil tkk nhi phunch rhi…Kehte h agr koi dil se maafi mange toh sunne wale tkk zroor phunch jaati h… Mujhe maaf kr do yr… main sach mein sharminda hun… Please Abhi…
After some days a case was reported in bureau and the team was discussing it in the bureau main hall.
Acp Pradyuman – Purvi tum is Rakesh ke phone records mangwao aur check kro detail mein.
Purvi – Yes sir.
Acp Pradyuman – Aur Daya Freddy aur Vivek ko lekr tum Pune jao… dekho ye wahan chup kr baitha h kya?
Daya – Sir!
Saying so, Daya Freddy and Vivek left for Pune. They reached a middle class colony and started searching a person. They were going to nearby shops and asking the shop owners and workers if they have the guy there or not. Daya was standing in a departmental store and asking a sales person –
Is photo ko dhyaan se dekh ke btao… kahi dekha h ise…
Salesperson – Han saab… aata h isi dukaan mein saaman lene…
Daya – Iska ghar pta h kahan h?
Salesperson – Han saab ye 2 gali chod ke teesra makaan h saab… main hi jata hun samaan dene.
Daya – Thankyou…
He was about to turn when he heard a well know voice.
Voice – Aree Shankar ye list lelo aur samaan bhijwa dena ghar pe… han shaam ko lana main 5 bje tkk aa jaunga.
Saying so the person left from there. Daya stood there without turning as his feet jammed to the floor after listening this voice after almost a year. He couldn't understand what he should do. The voice was same but there was something missing… That voice was void or hollow from inside. That liveliness was gone like it was never there. Suddenly his phone rang which brought him back from that trance. It was Freddy who told him and that he found the culprit. Daya left from there to attent to his duty. He reached where Freddy and Vivek were made criminal confess his crime and handed him over to Freddy.
Daya – Freddy Vivek tum dono isee leke jao Mumbai… Police van mein le jana… main baad mein aata hun. Mujhe kuch kaam h.
Saying so he left immidiately. While Freddy wondered "Daya sir ko yahan kya kaam" They left to fulfill his senior's order while Daya went back to the shop. Entering inside he asked –
Yahan Shankar kon h?
Shankar – Main hun saab! Kya baat h?
Daya (showing him a photo) Is aadmi ke ghar samaan dene tu hi jata h…
Shankar (avoiding his gaze) – Nahi Saab… main toh inko janta bhi nhi…
Daya (supressing his anger) – Dekh Shankar… main ek CID officer hun… is addmi ki jaan khtre mein h… sirf main hi isee bacha skta hun… lekin jb tkk tu mujhe iska pta nhi btayega tb tkk nhi bcha paunga… iska pta de mujhe jldi…
Shankar (scared) – Han saab main leke chalta hu aapko inke ghar… saab inhone kisi ko inka pta btane ko mna kiya tha…
Daya (low tone) – Janta hun.
Shankar showed him the house. Daya asked him to leave and himself went ahead. First, he searched for spare key to enter inside but didn't find any. So, he inside from the window which was left open by owner unintentionaly. It was 2 PM so he still had 3 hours till the owner arrives. He first informed Acp Sir that he will be back late as he has to meet a friend in Pune who needs his help. Then he started roaming in the house. It was a small house with 2 bedrooms, one kitchen and a living area with a porch area at front. The house was very well organised and clean looks like the owner spends his free time in cleaning of the house. No pictures of any family or friends hurt him a lot.
A click sound could be heard and a person entered inside the house. He took off his shoes, put them in the shoe rack removed his belongings from his pockets put them in their respective places and sat n sofa placing his head on headrest and closed his eyes. Suddenly he heard a voice like someone placing the glass of water on the centre table and said –
Paani pilo… thak gye hoge.
He startled with the voice and in shock immidiately stood up. For some moments he stood there in shock and couldn't speak a word. Other person smiled softly and again forwarded the glass and said in calm voice -
Paani pilo Abhijeet
Abhijeet (still in shock) – DAYA!
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