Chapter 23: The Crook Case & Crazy in Love

Morning: CID Bureau:

DAYA coughed aloud to draw the attention of SHREYA and gestured her towards the door from where ABHIJEET and TARIKA entered together.

NIKHIL noticed the scene but exactly couldn't get the idea of what s going on as he saw DAREYA had a mischievous smile on their faces seeing ABHIRIKA together.

DAYA asked ABHIJEET: Arre ABHIJEET, you both are together.'

ABHIJEET who was lost in his own thoughts looked at DAYA and explained him what happened at college.

DAYA: Oh, that was good.'

ABHIJEET looking at him asked: What's good in it?'

DAYA: I mean it was good that you met TARIKA otherwise you would have get late for bureau.'

ABHIJEET nodded convincing and asked: Any case reported?

SHREYA: Yes sir. There is a complaint from the famous businessman of the town Mr. AANAND SINGHANIYA. Lately someone was harassing him breaking the window glasses of his house, spreading public garbage in front of his place, painting the wind screen of his car, puncturing all the wheels of his vehicles and so on.'

ABHIJEET felt a little irritated at the last sentence and showed his surprise: What the...'

He saw all the attentive eyes on him and said: ...rubbish? We solve cases not complaints. He should go to police station for that.'

DAYA explained: Our first reaction was that only but...'

TARIKA: But..?'

SHREYA: He has reported police complaint but even the police failed to catch the crook.'

TARIKA: That's ridiculous.'

'Exactly!' SACHIN entered with a file and gave it to NIKHIL saying: I am coming from police station. Police didn't find a single clue about the person in 2 weeks. They took the case very lightly. This little-little act of the crook is giving huge stress to Mr. AANAND.'

DAYA: So, that's why Mr. AANAND came to us for help.'

ABHIJEET: I don t believe now CID will solve cases like this but when the police itself failed, then let's do it.'

DAYA asked NIKHIL to brief about the case.

NIKHIL: All this begun a month ago. First Mr. AANAND didn't mind it thinking it a co-incident or prank but then it started to happen repeatedly and he realized someone is doing it deliberately to harass him. 2 weeks before he filed a complaint at the police station. Police used all of their ways to catch him but couldn't do so.'

SACHIN added: MR. AANAND has no idea who could do this to him and why? There is nothing to doubt the neighbors because they have a good relation with Mr. AANAND.'

NIKHIL: The person leaves no traces behind him. He comes in the dark of night in a black hooded jacket fully covered breaking or manipulating the CCTV camera's and does whatever he wants to do even fooling the constables who are posted there to catch the crook.'

DAYA chuckled: What a unique way to harass someone. Criminal these days have become so smart.'

ABHIJEET: Why would someone do all this just to harass a businessman?'

SHREYA: It seems someone really resents Mr. AANAND and must have a reason to do all this.'

TARIKA: One thing is sure whoever it is, he is not a criminal but an amateur.'

ABHIJEET and DAYA nodded agreeing with her and NIKHIL asked: Why?'

The duo smiled as TARIKA explained: Then he wouldn't have just punctured the wheels but failed the breaks of his car. That shows he is not a criminal.'

NIKHIL nodded in understanding.

ABHIJEET: Let's check the area first from where did that crook comes.'

DAYA: You and TARIKA go to Mr. AANAND's house. I and SHREYA will go to his office.'

They nodded and walked out of the office to investigate the scene but didn't find anything unusual.

Afternoon: College Playground -

After the classes VANI sits in one of the benches near college playground facing the college backdoor platform: PURVI, let's just sit here for a while. I am really tired.'

PURVI sits facing the ground: If I had known before, I would have come here first.'

VANI: We have almost made a whole round of the college campus. PANKAJ must have been looking for us madly.'

PURVI: Don't worry about him. I have taken care of him.'

College: Library -

PANKAJ was surrounded by books having a hard time to write down the notes that PURVI had asked him write down before going home so that he won't disturb her asking questions in next lecture.

PANKAJ busy in writing remembers about PURVI and thinks what I am doing here? He looked at the books and then at the door confused what to do.

Finally he decides 'I shouldn't leave PURVI alone.' He quickly packs his bag and run out of the library looking for PURVI.

College: Playground -

PURVI: I want to join football cheerleader's team.'

VANI: There is no such team in our college.'

PURVI shocked: What? Why? We should have one.'

VANI looked flabbergasted at PURVI and noticed her eyes were lost with a love struck smile at the ground on a group of boys playing football.

VANI felt it very strange and asked jolting her: PURVI, what happened to you?'

PURVI smiling at the direction, blurted: Love..'

VANI thought she skipped a beat of her heart listening to such word from her book worm friend as she again asked: What did you say?'

PURVI: I am in love, VANI.'

VANI in shock: What? Kisse?'

PURVI pointing at RAJAT playing in the ground said: With that sky blue T-shirt guy.'

VANI looking at the direction: What? How could you fell in love with just anyone?'

PURVI: He is not just anyone. Do you remember one more guy went missing from the jungle camp other than me?'

VANI nodded: yes.'

PURVI: He is that guy.'

VANI: What?'

PURVI: I was with him in the jungle.'

VANI: But wasn't he from Bangalore?'

PURVI: Kahte hain ki...Agar kisi cheez ko dil se chaaho to puri kaaynaat use tumse milane ki koshish me lag jati hai.'

VANI in disbelief: This is not love. This is called crazy in love.'

PURVI: Love is always crazy.'

VANI: And so are you.'

PURVI: The whole world falls in love then what's wrong in me falling in love.'

VANI: Are you the same PURVI I use to know or you just left our PURVI somewhere in the jungle or Goa taking her face?'

PURVI turned at her asking: Why, you don t like this PURVI?'

VANI: It's not like that but you were... You were never like this before. Either you used to be in library or medical lab except than classes. I can't believe you bunked a class in last three years for the first time. You never had a crush in your whole life and you just fell in love with someone in a day. It's really hard to digest.'

'PURVI!' They heard a voice and rolled their eyes very well knowing whose voice it is and PURVI asked her: What do you think about him then? He is causing me indigestion since the day he came.'

VANI answered: He is a hypothesis case.'

And both looked at the direction to see PANKAJ running towards them.

EVENING: CID BUREAU -

ABHIJEET: As mentioned earlier, the neighbors around Mr. AANAND are clear.'

TARIKA: No one hold any grudges with Mr. AANAND to do such things.'

SHREYA: Same with his office staff.'

DAYA: All the employees at work have a nice relation with Mr. AANAND and even Mr. AANAND believes no one from his office could do this.'

After discussing the case and their plans the team calls the day off.

Next Day Morning: TARIKA house -

As promised RAJAT cooked and served warm breakfast to TARIKA.

After eating breakfast, TARIKA put some money in front of RAJAT: You must need pocket money.'

RAJAT felt shyly good at his sister's concern and took the money: Thank you. You don't need to give me this next time. I got a part time taxi driver job.'

TARIKA with a impassive look nodded and walked out hiding the proud smile she had from RAJAT.

TARIKA from the door asked: If you are ready then I can drop you to college on my way to office.'

RAJAT smiled and took his bag from the hall running after her: Yeah, I am coming.'

CID Bureau:-

The team worked on the case to catch the crook setting their trap and planting hidden camera's outside Mr. AANAND's house and waited for their bait but the crook didn't showed up in two days.

When the team got little relaxed, the crook strikes on the third day causing trouble for the team.

Finally on the fourth day ABHIJEET and TARIKA decided to stakeout near Mr. AANAND's house to catch the guy while other members of the team got busy in a murder case.

College:-

While at college crazy in love PURVI followed RAJAT everywhere she could in three days.

Tu har ek pehlu si khas lage

Tu paas hai aaj toh pyaas lage

Mehki si tu koi mithas lage

Tu paas hai aaj toh pyaas lage

In the library PURVI pulled down the book she was pretending to read till her nose level to have the glimpse of RAJAT immersed in a book across the table staring him admiringly.

Yeh jo halka halka suroor hai

Yeh jo pehla pehla suroor hai

Tera ishq mera fitoor hai

Tera ishq hai ya fitoor hai

Maine khud ko tujhpe loota diya

Tera hooke khudko mita diya

PURVI hiding behind the wall at the hall was looking RAJAT at the corridor talking with some guys.

VANI called PURVI and she gestured her '2 minutes!'

VANI left and PURVI again looked at the direction to see RAJAT was gone and got sad.

Someone asked her from behind: Kisiko dhundh rahi ho?'

PURVI absentmindly: Haan.'

PURVI recognized the voice and turned around to see it was RAJAT skipping a heartbeat.

RAJAT looking at the direction she was staring, asked: Mai madad karu?'

Little hazed and nervous PURVI looked in his eyes and said: No. Mai khud dhundh lungi.'

And walked off towards canteen with a nervous smile and RAJAT smiled behind her.

Yeh jo halka halka suroor hai

Yeh jo pehla pehla suroor hai

Tere husn ko yeh guroor hai

Mere huns ka yeh qusoor hai

Maine khud ko tujhpe loota diya

Tera hooke khudko mita diya

In the compulsory class of Sanskrit which was an initiation by the college to protect the ancient language of the country among the future youths of India.

Different faculty student shared the lecture each year wise and PURVI got lucky to share the lecture with RAJAT.

She couldn't keep her eyes off RAJAT sitting at the parallel bench next to a guy.

RAJAT felt a gaze on him and looked at the direction catching PURVI's gaze on him with a revered smile at the adjacent bench sitting next to VANI .

RAJAT raised his brows at her in question and she just nodded nothing with a smile to get a return smile from RAJAT as he again got busy in the lecture.

Teri chah mein teri raah mein

Teri behki behki nigaah mein

Maine khudko tujhpe loota diya

RAJAT was playing practice match at the ground for the upcoming Medical v/s engineering football match with medical team and made a goal for his team to be applauded with huge whistling and hooting by the crowd with a familiar voice.

He turned at the crowd to see PURVI cheering for him than anyone blowing the whistle on her neck to the loudest while few of the people who know her watched her in shock to see the medical student cheering for the engineering team.

RAJAT couldn't help but shook his head and smiled looking at the cute antics of the girl who every time succeeds drawing his attention to her giving a feel good feeling and comfort to his heart.

Fourth day: After College -

PURVI angrily barged in RAJAT's taxi shutting the door hard and with a cold tone said: My brother told me from now on you will drop me home.'

RAJAT sensed something was wrong with her: Yeah, my sister told me. By the way, are you all right?'

PURVI asked angrily: Who are you to ask that?'

RAJAT has never seen this angry side of PURVI as he said: Your driver ma'm.'

PURVI: Don't talk to me. Just put the radio on and drop me home.'

RAJAT felt weird and put on the radio and with a smile and said: Sure ma'm.'

RAJAT drive while the song played...

Madhuban mein jo Kanhaiya kisi Gopi se mile

Kabhi muskaaye, kabhi chhede kabhi baat kare

Radha kaise na jale, Radha kaise na jale

Aag tan mein lage, Radha kaise na jale

Radha kaise na jale.

PURVI shouted: Stop that!'

RAJAT: Huh?'

PURVI: Stop that song!'

RAJAT: should I play another?'

PURVI: No, just keep it off.'

RAJAT put the radio off: All right.'

RAJAT stopped the car in front of her house. PURVI got down the taxi walking straight towards her house barging the car door behind her angrily as RAJAT flinched: My taxi...'

RAJAT was confused at her behavior as he watched her retreating figure. She was so nice to him till yesterday then what happened in a day to make her this mad.

Note:

1st song: Halka Halka from Fanney Khan movie.

2nd song: Radha kaise na jale from Lagaan movie.

Abhirika will realize their connection by the end of this case and Rajvi connection will take a little time to reveal.

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