Hellooooo… koi hai? Koi janta hai
mujhe? Aur trio toh yaad hai I know, unko koi nahi bhul sakta, lekin koi janta
hai Arya ko? I know I know bohot bohot bohot late aayi hu lekin apni book aur
padai mai kuch zayada hi busy ho gayi thi. So sorry! But here’s the update
FINALLY! And before you all proceed to read, only if you could read the
previous chapter? Aur agar nab hi padna ho toh itna yaad dila deti hu ki last
chapter mai humare Advocate Abhijeet ne Hospital se Bhaago specialist Daya sir
ki help se Abhay ko gunhegar sabit kar diya tha aur ussi bich humare ACP sir ko
begunah. So here continues the chapter from where we left in the court…
Chapter
33
Judge – So the court has made its decision… but before that… ACP Prayduman (turning to ACP sir) apne Mr. Arun ke paiso ka kya kiya?
ACP
– I have saved it. Jaise the waise ke waise hi… Arya ke liye. Mera unn paiso
par koi haq nahi tha toh jo bhi tha woh maine Arya ke liye bachcha ke rakha
hai.
Judge
– (nodding and sighing, he said after a brief silence) This was indeed one of
the most complicated cases I have ever witnessed. Jaha aaj ateet ke… Vishwas sabooto
ke aur rishte ek dusre ke aamne samne khade the. Jaha haarne wala bhi kuch jeet
gaya (looking at Arya) aur jeetne wala bhi kuch harne ki kagar pe khada ho gaya
(glancing at Abhijeet). Rishto ki aisi jung shayad hi kisi ne dekhi hogi jo
humne pichle kuch dino mai iss nyay ke mandir mai dekhi! Humne yaha rishto ko
tutte dekha aur kuch rishto ko aur mazboot hote. Gunah hue… Kisi ne majboori
mai kiye toh kisi ne anjane mai… ek aisa case jaha sach bhi jhutla diya gaya
kyuki gunah karne wale ki niyat sahi thi aur jaha saboot hokar bhi asliyat ko
insaf nahi de paye. Ek baat mai dawe se keh sakta hu ki yeh case mai zindagi
mai kabhi nahi bhuluga. Toh chaliye, ab jab sab kuch saaf ho hi gaya hai toh
mudde par aate hai. Case ka verdict. After Mr. Abhay’s statement yeh baat hum
jante hai ki jo bhi kuch hua usme kirdar toh sabne nibhaya lekin uske sutradhar
woh the. Chahe woh Mr. Arun aur Ms. Gayatri ki maut ho jo ki Mr. Prayduman ke
haato unhone plan ki yaa phir Ms. Arya ki kidnapping jo bhi unhone ki karwayi
thi. Property ka mamla ab saaf ho gaya hai. Mr. Prayduman ne jo kiya woh fraud
toh tha aur isiliye gairkanuni bhi lekin uske piche ka unka irada zarur nek
tha. Aur yeh baat isse bhi sabit hoti hai ki jaisa unhone abhi abhi kaha ki Mr.
Arun ki property waise ke waise hi unhone save ki hai Ms. Arya ke liye jo uski
rightful owner hai. Hence, the court orders Mr. Prayduman to transfer the
property to Ms. Arya as soon as possible. Coming to the murder of Mr. Arun and
Ms. Gayatri… aaj se 27 saal pehle hi Mr. Prayduman ne yeh baat accept ki thi ki
unn dono ki maut unke hi haato hui thi... tab is baat ko mistaken identity maan
kar aur yeh samjh kar ki Mr. Prayduman yaa unki team mai se kisi ka bhi koi
galat intention nahi tha and that they fired at the car in line of duty, unhe
koi saza nahi hui. But now, after Mr. Abhay’s acceptance of guilt yeh baat
sabit ho gayi hai ki yeh toh sajish thi par Mr. Prayduman ki nahi. Balki Mr.
Abhay ki. Toh sare sabooto, gawaho, defence aur prosecution ki dalilo aur Mr.
Abhay ki statement ko madde nazar rakhte hue adalat yeh faisla karti hai ki Mr.
Abhay ko do khoon, kidnapping, police ko gumrah karna aur ek begunah ko phasane
ke jurm mai umar kaid ki saza ho. With respect to the other charges on Mr.
Abhay, uski ek jaach ho aur phir uspar sunwayi ke baad hi court apna faisla
sunayega. Saath hi, Mr. Prayduman ke haato do khoon zarur hue the par inn sab
mai unko phasana Mr. Abhay chaal thi isiliye Mr. Prayduman ko begunah mante hue
byizzat bari kiya jata hai. The court would request IG. Pandit to reverse the
suspension orders of ACP Prayduman. Mai nahi chahta ki yeh desh apna ek kabil
aur honhar officer kho de. Regarding, Mr. Abhijeet’s appeal and acceptance ki
unhone aur unki team ne court ke orders ke khilaf jaakar iss case ko
investigate kiya tha. Par jaise ki humne dekha ki agar woh yeh investigation
nahi karte toh shayad iss case ka sach samne aa hi nahi pata. Isiliye court
unki iss galti ko maaf kar unhe warn karna chahta hai ki aayinda woh aisa kaam
na kare aur court ke orders ka palan kare. That’s all for now. The court is
adjourned.
With a pound of his hammer the
judge arose from his seat followed by the others. Insp. Dev took Abhay in his
custody and IG Sawant walked over to ACP sir with another one of the SIT
officers to get a few papers signed for the formalities… the formalities of
release from custody. Soon he too walked away, after an appreciating nod to Abhijeet,
and ACP sir stepped down the witness box, finally, without anyone by his side
to keep an eye on him. The duo and the team as well as Dai maa, Arjun and Veer
approached him instantly and Freddy gave him a warm hug.
ACP
– Aree aree Freddy… theek hu mai.
Freddy
– Sir yeh apne bilkul sahi nahi kiya… apne aap ko phasne dene se pehle ek baar
toh humare bare mai socha hota.
ACP
– Socha tha na… isilye toh kuch nahi kiya…
Pankaj
– Lekin sir yeh bilkul sahi nahi tha (teary)
Purvi
– Ha sir! Aapne socha bhi kaise ki agar aap kuch nahi bolege toh hum bhi jo
horaha hai hone denge.
ACP
– Aree lekin…
Tarika
– Sir yeh aapne sach mai acha nahi kiya.
ACP
– (smiling) Acha toh sorry, bas?
Salunkhe
– Itni jaldi mafi nahi milne wali boss… lekin agar tune agli baar aisa kuch
kiya na, toh dekh lena mai kya karta hu tere saath…
ACP
– Acha kya karega? Jaghda karne ka koi naya tarika dhunda hai kya?
Salunkhe
– Aur nahi toh kya? Tum toh lockup mai the! Tumhe kya malum market mai kitne
naye naye tarike aaye hai jaghadne ke!
ACP
– (chuckling) Tu bhi na Salunkhe! Chal ab sikha dena tu mujhe. Tu toh le hi
aaya hoga na market se ab tak yeh tere naye tarike.
Salunkhe
– Ha ha tumpe apply karke sikhauga!
ACP
– (shaking his head and glancing at the duo who had been standing silent in the
back through the whole conversation he turned to Arjun) Arjun?
Arjun
– Mai ab bhi naraz hu!
ACP
– Hmm… matlab jail se toh bach gaya par asli papad toh mujhe ab belne hai…
Arjun glared at him and ACP sir to
Veer.
ACP
– Veer, thank you so much.
Veer
– Aree sir, isme thanks ki baat kya baat hai. Yehi toh mera kaam hai…
ACP
– Wakili ka kaam hai. (looking over at Abhijeet) Kisi ko wakil banana nahi. You
went out of your way to help me out. Thank you and also sorry, maine tumhe apna
wakil accept nahi kiya… ab tum jante ho kyu, par well, I’m sorry.
Veer
– Sir sach mai yaha na kisi thanks ki baat hai na sorry ki… aur rahi baat inn sahab
(glancing at Abhijeet) ko wakil banane ki… aap isse apne paas hi rakhiye nahi
toh yeh mera competitor ban jayega. Ek second ke liye toh mujhe laga ki mai isse
advocacy sikh raha hu!
ACP
– Ab ha yeh baat toh mujhe bhi nahi pata thi! Natural talent hai sahab ka! Bhai,
agar kabhi kisi ko zarurat ho toh batana… mere paas ek mast lawyer hai apni
team mai! But ha Veer, tumhare baad hi recommend karuga!
The others chuckled and Abhijeet
just glared at ACP sir.
ACP
– Chalo, ab baki baate bahar chalkar karte hai?
At once, he looked at Dai maa who nodded
and moved ahead. The others followed. Duo had once again denied giving any
reaction. ACP sir shook his head and took a step ahead, proceeding to move out.
But then, he paused. Glancing at Arya, who still stood leaning against the
lawyer’s desk with her gaze glued to the floor and face blank. Abhijeet followed
his gaze and then said to subside his unvoiced worry…
Abhijeet
– Sir aap chaliye, mai usse lata hu.
ACP sir nodded at him in small smile
and headed out with his overjoyed chattering team.
Walking over to Arya, Abhijeet put a
palm on her shoulder.
Abhijeet
– Chale?
Arya
– (snapping out of her world) Ha?
Abhijeet
– Mai keh raha tha chale? (Glancing at Rahul who now came ahead) Matlab agar
tumhe humare saath chalna ho toh.
Abhijeet didn’t intend, though he
realized he did sound rude. However, Arya managed a small nod. Meanwhile, Rahul
came forward rising from his bench and Abhijeet looked at him as if asking
permission and informing him of Arya going with him simultaneously.
Rahul
– Mai bhi… agar aapko koi problem na ho toh…
mai bhi chalu?
Abhijeet gave him a nod and with an
assuring squeeze to Arya’s hand, steered her out; Rahul followed.
Abhijeet
– Theek ho? (quietly)
Not knowing what to say, Arya simply
nodded.
Abhijeet
– Sir maaf kar denge. Aur agar dekha jaye toh woh naraaz hai hi nahi toh maaf
karne ki baat aayegi kaha se?
After a long while, Arya finally
opened her mouth. Closed it again and then opened it once more. She croaked
from her dry throat…
Arya
– Aap… aapne… aap maaf karege?
Abhijeet didn’t reply. He didn’t
know. It wasn’t easy to forgive when someone had hurt two people, he held dearest…
how could he forgive the one who caused such an injury to ACP sir’s career,
prestige and feelings… how could he forgive when someone who had ACP sir
arrested and stay in lockup for weeks… how could he forgive Arya who was the
indirect reason behind why Daya was shot?
At once, Arya looked at him
hopefully but when he still remained silent, she downed her gaze again. They
crossed the remaining distance to the vacant corridor outside the court room
silently. The team and ACP sir stood there chattering and waiting for them.
Pankaj
– Sir yeh galat hai!
Freddy
– Pankaj mai senior hu ki tum?
Pankaj
– Ha aap senior hai toh iska matlab yeh thodi na hota hai ki mai aapse zayada
roya!
Freddy
– Iska matlab yeh zarur hota hai ki mai jo bolu wahi final hai.
Pankaj
– Bilkul nahi! Aap mujhse zayada roye the samjhe!
Freddy
– Dekho Pankaj…
Purvi
– Aree sir, Pankaj, jane dijiye na kya farak padta ha ikon kitna roya.
Pankaj
– Bohot farq padta hai! Acha tum hi batao mai zayada roya inn kuch hafto mai ki
Freddy sir?
Purvi
– Ab woh… (she glanced at them both and contemplated who she should name. And
suddenly she turned to Salunkhe sir and said) Sabse zayada Salunkhe sir roye!
Salunkhe
– Purvi? (wide-eyed) Tum kabse jhoot bolne lagi?
Tarika
– Ab sir, Purvi ne jhoot toh nahi bola…
Salunkhe
– Tarika tum bhi?
Freddy
– Ha sir… Purvi sahi hi bol rahi hai.
Salunkhe
– Bilkul nahi. Maine total 2 aasu bahaye hai sirf! Yeh Freddy hi roya hai sabse
zayada aur tumhara lalda… yeh Daya.
Daya
– Aree ab mai kaha se bich mai aaya!
ACP
– Tum kabhi mere aur musibat ke bich se hate hi nahi… chahe koshish maine khud
hi kyu na ki ho hatane ki.
Daya
– Sorry… aapki baat nahi maan paya… hatt jana chahiye tha…
ACP
– Daya…
Daya
– (angrily) Toh aap samjhte kyu nahi hai? Aapko taklif dene ka haq kisi ko nahi
hai. Aapko bhi nahi!
ACP sir smiled at his concern and
said…
ACP
– Aur tum logo ko kathre mai daalne ka haq bhi kisi ko nahi hai. Tumhe bhi
nahi.
Daya turned to him to argue but ACP
sir went on…
ACP
– Jab tum mujhe taklif mai bhi nahi dekh sakte toh mai tumhe aur Abhijeet ko
jaan kar kathre mai kaise daal deta?
Daya
– Par aap…
ACP
– Daya… tumne woh kiya jo tumhare dil ne kaha aur maine woh jo mere. Phir bhi…
tum sab ko apne se dur karne ki bohot koshish ki maine… uske liye sorry…
Daya turned to argue but couldn’t
find anything he could say. So he nodded tearily and Dr Salunkhe said in a
fresh jolly voice…
Salunkhe
– Chalo ab inn 2 aasuo ke saath yeh toh decide ho gaya ki Daya hi sabse zayada
roya hai. (turning to ACP sir in a warning voice) Ab tum yeh galat famai na
palna ki mujhe tumhari kuch khaas padi hai!
ACP
– Ha ha… bilkul nahi padi hai. Woh toh mai dekh hi raha hu. Kitna jhoot bolta
hai Salunkhe! Ab tak aakho mai pani hai tere. Poch toh leta!
Squeezing Arya’s palm once again, Abhijeet
walked towards them taking her along. As they arrived, he left her hand and
walked over to Daya. The others, who had paused to glance at her, continued talking
among themselves as well, so as not to make things hard for her.
Arya came ahead of ACP sir and ogled
the ground for a brief moment. She wanted to apologize, though she knew she
didn’t deserve it. A random man, an enemy, the true conspirer behind the murder
of Mr. and Mrs. Malhotra had been able to lure her into the trap. Had succeeded
to make her question the character of ACP Prayduman. Had her stood against her
father and to an extent where she filed a case against him in the court. What had
happened to her? How could she fall for the illusions created to destroy her world?
How had she become the reason of pain for the man who she loved the most in
this world? How?
ACP
– Arya?
She snapped out of her trail of
thoughts to look up at him. Was he still calling her with that much love in his
voice? How could he? She didn’t deserve it! He should have hated her. He should
hate her forever. But to deny his call, to tell him she didn’t deserve him and
to apologize, she needed words. And her greatest power in the courtroom, the words,
also, seemed to have left her. Again, she deserved it she told herself. She had
used those very words against her father… used them to question him, abuse him
and curse him. She didn’t deserve the power of words either.
ACP
– Arnu? Beta…
Arya
– Nahi…
Not that call! Not that one! She had said ‘nahi’
louder than she had meant to. She didn’t deserve anything let alone that being referred
by that loving pet name.
With her loudness, the others who
tried their best, yet couldn’t keep themselves from understanding what was happening,
turned to her and then turned around again, still trying not to make her
uncomfortable.
Arya
– Woh… mai… papa woh… I’m…
ACP
– It’s ok.
Even before she could complete,
ACP sir had said, patting her head.
ACP
– Ghar chalkar baat kare?
Arya gave a small nod and ACP sir
turned to others and Daya said,
Daya
– Mai gadi lata hu…
ACP
– Nahi. Mai bhi wahin chalta hu. Agar mai court ke bahar aaya toh media ko
avoid nahi kar pauga. Acha hoga agar mai parking se hi gadi mai baith jau.
Daya
– Ji sir.
So, ACP sir, duo and Arya headed
towards the parking while others headed for the back gate wherefrom, they would
join them in the vehicle.
The parking was a multistoried
building with levels above levels of parking lots. They took the elevator to
the fourth floor and walked over to where Abhijeet and Daya had the cars
parked.
Daya
– Uss taraf sir…
Abhijeet
– Meri waha par hai (indicating to the other side). Mai leke aata hu.
ACP
– Acha toh hum yehi rukte hai… side mai.
Abhijeet
– Ji sir.
Duo, then walked away in the
directions of their own vehicles respectively. Arya and ACP sir waited by the
elevator adjacent to the staircase.
ACP
– Black current ki pista?
ACP sir asked leaning against
the pillar by the elevator.
Arya
– (confused) Kya?
ACP
– Black current ki pista? Konsi ice cream khaogi?
Arya
– Ice cream?
ACP
– Ha ice cream… aise kyu bol rahi ho? Don’t tell me duniya ki sari ice cream
katham ho gayi pichle 2 hafto mai…
Arya
– Aap…
ACP
– Aree jaldi batao yaar. Agar pista khana hai toh koi baat nahi lekin agar black
current lena ho toh hum long cut se ghar jayege. Uss raste par ek ice cream parlor
hai. Black current unki specialty hai. Salunkhe leke gaya tha ek din… usko
batana mat lekin jagah sach mai achi hai.
Arya
– Papa… iss waqt ice cream?
ACP
– Ha toh kya problem hai? Chalo ab jaldi batao nahi toh mai apne hisab se decide
kar lunga.
He straightened up to face a confused
Arya again. But suddenly, his eyes widened and holding Arya by the arm he hauled
her aside. A loud bang echoed through the parking lot followed by a screech
from Arya. She turned around to see Abhijeet aiming at a man who she recognized
as the SIT officer Mahesh. She turned around again and saw ACP sir lying on the
ground with blood oozing out from the right side of his chest, above his heart.
To
be continued…
Iske pehle ki koi mujhe kuch bole…
sorrryyyyyy! And yeh meri galti nahi hai! Yeh ACP sir ko goli maarne ka plan
Aparna ka tha. Mera nahi! So mujhe mat marna iske liye all daatna and maarna transferred
to Appu ji! And though I know, you people won’t believe me, next update sach
mai jaldi de dungi. Tab tak bye bye, thank you and please review with gussa to Ms.
Appu!
