Chapter - 13

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HM - Wahin ruk jaao warna goli mar denge.

*One of them raised their hand up while the other one stood still.*

AV - Ab chera dikhane ka waqt aa gaya. 

*The person who had their hands down tried to run away when AV got a hold of them.*

AV - Arre itni jaldi kya hai? Abhi to aye hain hum yahan. Haseena ji, ab inki muh dikhai aap karengi ya hum karen?

*HM went near the person who still had their hands up. In one swift motion, she removed the black mask that was covering their face to reveal,*

HM - Aarushi Jain?

AV - Itni shock kya ho rahin hain aap dekha to tha humne inko ander jaate huye.

HM - Unka mask hataiye.

*HM pointed toward the other person and kept her gun drawn at both of them.*

*AV lifts the mask from the person he was holding to reveal,*

AV - Malika Sharma aap?

HM - To humara shak sahi tha. Aap bhi iss sab me shaamil hain.

MS - Nahi aisa nahi hai wo to main --

AV - Aapko jo bhi kehna hai thane chalke kahiye.

*AV and HM handcuffed both Malika Sharma and Aarushi Jain.*

*They took them to Lalbaug police station and informed KS as well*

KS - Dekha aapne Madam sir, humne pehle hi kaha tha ki ye kuch to khichdi paka rahi hai.

*KS pointed toward MS*

AV - Batane ka kast karengi jara ki waha ho kya raha tha aur aap dono waha kar kya rahin thin?

AJ - Actually wo --

AV - Humne aapse nahi pucha hai. Malika Sharma aapke paas hai kuch kehne ke liye?

MS - Sir wo hume Aarushi mam ne wahan bulaya tha. Hum to bas apne senior ka order follow kar rahe the.

KS - Matlab tumko inhone as a senior, waha koi order deke bulaya tha?

MS - Haan. Aur senior ka order me kaise mana kar sakti hu?

HM - To phir aap wahan se bhag kyu rahin thi?

MS - wo bhi inhi ka order tha.

AV - Acha. Aur ye batana bhi ki hum wahan aa rahe hain?

MS - Wo sir me dar gayi thi. Mujhe laga --

AV - Bahut ho gayi aapki bakwaas. Sach batana hai ya inquiry letter tayar kare aapka? 

AJ - Sahi keh rahi hai wo. Maine bulaya tha use wahan.

AV - Dekhiye miss Jain --

HM - Amar, I know aapke thane ki member kisi crime me judi hai ye embarrassing hai par Malika Sharma ko bolne to dijiye. 

*AV just nods at that without saying anything. HM motions toward AJ to complete her side of the story.*

AJ - Mujhe pata hai ki chori kyu ho rahi hain, aur ye bhi ki inhe rok kaise sakte hain.

KS - To shubh muhurat ka intezaar kar rahin hain ka aap? 

AJ - Mera dost Saurabh. Wo hai jo iss sab me uski madad kar raha hai.

HM - Kiski? 

AJ - Rani.

AV - To matlab Rani jinda hai?

AJ - Haan.

HM - Aise beech beech me se batayengi to samajh nahi aayega. Shuru se bataiye.

AJ - Saurabh aur me kaafi purane friends hain --

KS - Itna shuru se bhi nahi batana tha.

HM - Karishma Singh

*HM signed KS to remain calm and told AJ to continue.*

AJ - Uski financial conditions achi nahi thi aur usne shuru se hi struggle kiya hai. 2 mahine pehle jab me usse dry cleaning store pe mili thi jahan me apni uniform bhejti hun. Thodi der humne wahin baat ki aur usne kaha ki wo abhi choti moti jobs kar raha hai. 

Maine usse tab kuch paise offer kiye the par usne offer kiya ki mere kuch kaam wo kardega badle me main use paise de du. Main bhi man gayi. Aur waha dry cleaners pe maine unhe Saurabh ko apna friend bata kar keh diya ki uniform wo le jaayga.

Jab wo teen din baad aaya nahi to mujhe laga ki wo bhul gaya hoga par jab me shop pe confirm karne gayi tab waha pata chala ki Saurabh waha se uniform pehle hi le jaa chuka hai.

AV - Aapke dost ka koi thikana koi pata nahi tha to use kaam hi kyu diya?

AJ - Kyuki mujhe laga tha ki usi kaam ki jarrorat hogi. 

HM - Phir? Phir aage?

AJ - Kuch din ke baad pehli chori ki kahabar mere thane me aayi. Jin logo ke ghar me chori huyi thi wo baar baar kisi police waale ke involve hone par zor de rahe the. Unhone naam wagehra to kuch nahi bataya. Mujhe thoda doubt hua lekin mere paas Saurabh ko contact karne ka koi tareeka nahi tha.

Do din ke ander 3 naye cases thane me register huye aur jab humne areas me pata karne ki koshish ki tab wahan bhi kuch ajeeb nahi laga. Na koi force entry ke nishaan na kisi ghar waale ko chot. Jaise chor unki marjee se ander aaya aur chori karke chala gaya. 

Pehle cases me kisi officer ka naam bhi nahi tha par baad ke cases me log mera naam bhi ekdum clearly bata paa rahe the. Although unme se kisi ne bhi ye claim nahi kiya ki unhone mujhe dekha hai.

Phir do din ke baad mere paas ek letter aya jisme us building ki location thi aur message tha ki wahan pe iss case se related lead intezaar kar rahi hai. Wahan pe jab me gayi to wahan Saurabh aur ek bachi mili.

Saurabh ne kaha ki ye sab jo bhi hai usse uski boss karwa rahi hai. Aur usse kaafi saara paisa mil raha hai. Usne ye bhi kaha ki meri uniform bhi uski boss ne mangwayi hai. 

AV - Ek second usne itna sab aapke samne confess kar liya aur aapne usse pakda nahi?

AJ - Nahi. Jo ladki uski saath thi usne apne upar ek gun rakhi huyi thi. Uska kehna tha ki wo khud ko shoot kar legi agar maine kuch bhi kiya. Aur tab mujhe pata chala ki Saurabh aur jiske liye bhi wo kaam kar raha tha, usne bacho ka brainwash kiya hua hai.

Unhone bataya ki unke saath aur bhi aise bache hain aur sirf akeli wo ladki hi nahi balki baaki saare bache bhi aisa kar sakte hain agar unki boss chahe to.

Us ladki ne mere upar gun aim ki huyi thi. Phir usne firing shuru kardi to maine upar waale floor pe jaane koshish ki. Wahan Saurabh se meri ladai ho gayi aur us beech mera wallet wahan kaise gir gaya mujhe pata nahi chala.

*AV starts clapping after hearing this.*

AV - Aapne itne saare crimes kiye hain aur phir bhi aise baat kar rahin hain jaise aap story ki hero ho. 

AJ - Mujhe story ka hero banne me koi interest nahi hai.

AV - acha? kyuki lag to mujhe aisa hi raha hai. Aap yahan proof kya karna chah rahi hain? Ki aap iss crime me involve nahi hain?

AJ - Bas ye ki ye sab shuru kaise hua.

AV - Pata chal gaya wo. Ek baat bataiye agar aapko case ki koi lead mili thi to aap backup saath kyu nahi le gayi especially jab letter kahan se aaya hai kisne bheja hai wo bhi nahi pata.

AJ - Kyuki me --

AV - Me batata hu, kyuki aapko pata tha ki wo aapka dost hai. Agar backup saath hota to aapka raaz khul jaata. Haina?

MS - Haan haan bilkul sahi.

HM - Agar college students iss sab me involve the to aapne pehle kyu nahi bataya?

AJ - Aap sayad sun nahi rahin thin. Un bacho ka brainwash kar chuke hain wo log, agar hum ek bhi galat step lete to --

AV - To aapka chera sabke saamne aa jata. Yahi na? To phir aapne Haseena ji ko yahan kyu bulaya? Aur ye drugs ka angle kya tha?

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