Shaandar updateUPdate 7
Din bhar ki gahmagahmi k beech shaam k 6 baj chuke the….door aasmaan mein dhalta suraj jaldi-jaldi neeche ja raha tha… jaise ki shaam ho gayi h Surya dev ko bhi ghar jana tha…. Din bhar kaam k thakan k baad bhi staff ke chehre p duty poori hone se muskaan thi aur ab Azaad Khabar ka day-duty staff, night-duty colleagues ko handover karke apne ghar ki taraf nikal raha tha.
Isi bheed-bhaad ke beech Pooja aur Vikas, Rahul ki gadi m nikalne k liye sath ho liye. Halanki Rahul aamtaur par kafi late nikalta tha lekin jis din driver sath nahi hota tab Rahul office time poora hote hi nikal jata tha aur uss din pooja aur Vikash bhi sath hi jaate—Rahul pehle Pooja ko drop karta, phir Vikas ko. Dono ke ghar lagbhag 1 km ke aas-paas the.
Gaadi ke andar baat chal rahi thi—newsroom ki, Kailash ki… aur documents ki….
Pooja (Rahul se): Rahul Sir… Kailash Sir phle toh documents dekh ke kaafi excited the na… aur aapko discussion ke liye bulaya bhi tha.
Rahul: Haan… maine mana bhi kiya tha tab toh peeche hi pad gaye the… lekin jaise hi news live hone ke liye ready hui… unka mizaaz ekdum badal gaya….
Vikas (munh banate hue): Sir… aapne toh meri rail bana di aaj… jaldi karo, jaldi karo!
Rahul (muskurate hue): Vikas… tujhe pata toh hai Kailash Sir ko har samay hadbadi rehti hai, normally manage ho jaata hai… lekin aaj toh kuch zyada hi jaldi thi Sir ko….
Pooja: Lagta hai matter aage badh gaya hai… isiliye sabko chup rehne ke liye bol diya.
Vikas (frustrated): Arre madam… meri toh mehnat hi kharab ho gayi.
Rahul: Vikas… jaane de. Chill kar…… Bas ispe zyada mat soch… nahi toh kahin muh se kuch nikal gaya… toh lene ke dene pad jaayenge.
Itne mein Pooja ka stoppage aa gaya. Rahul, gaadi ko dheere karke roadside karne laga….
Pooja (requesting lahje m sawal): Rahul Sir… mujhe City Mall jana hai… aap wahan tak chhod doge?
Rahul: Arre main toh isi route par ja raha hoon…. Tum jahan utarna ho wahan bol dena……..
Baaton-baaton mein Rahul ne City Mall ke paas gaadi rok di, Pooja utarte hue: Bye Sir… bye Vikas aur Pooja ne jaate-jaate Vikash ko aankhon se ishara kar diya utarne ka….
Tabhi Vikas ne Rahul se bola….
Vikas: Sir… parso mere friend k ghar function h… mujhe bhi ek dress leni hai.
Rahul: Agar mall se lena hai toh tum bhi utar jao… waise tumhare ghar ke paas bhi kaafi showroom toh h?
Vikas: Sir… udhar mehnga milta hai.
Vikas (request krte hue): Sir ek kaam karo na… gaadi parking mein laga do… aap bhi kuch khareed lena.
Rahul: Nahi nahi… mujhe kuch nahi lena…. mujhe 35 km jaana hai… rasta theek nahi h… abhi 1 ghanta lag jayega muze ghar phuchne m….. tum log jao.
Iske baad Rahul ne gaadi aage badha di, aur Pooja-Vikas City Mall ki taraf chal pade…. Mall ki taraf jaate hue Vikas ne Pooja ko dekha.
Vikas: Madam… aap idhar le toh aayi ho… lekin chalna kidhar hai?
Pooja (mazaak me): Tu jaldi mein hai kya?
Vikas: Nahi… mujhe is area ki zyada knowledge nahi hai. shaam ko jata hoon toh kha-peeke room se bahar nahi nikalta.
Pooja: Koi nahi… aaj dekh lena ye area bhi… aur woh area bhi.
Vikas (confused): Kaunsa woh area?
Pooja (hanste hue): Ab chalega bhi ya bas baat hi banata rahega?
Pooja (surprise dete hue): Jaldi chal… maine shaam ke show ke ticket nikal liye hain, start hi hone wala hoga.
Vikas (shocked): Kya? Aaj movie dikha rahi ho aap?
Pooja: Haan! Aur City Mall mein aake train ka ticket loongi kya?.
Vikas (hanste hue): Hehehe… kaunsi movie dikha rahi ho? Muze to fight wali pasand h….
Pooja: romantic movie h Hollywood ki…
Baat karte-karte dono mall ke andar theatre m chale gaye aur movie m romance scene aane k sath hi khud bhi ek doosre ko feel karne lage.
Udhar haveli mein shaam ke waqt Raja Sahab apne dono pautron aur pautri ke saath baatcheet aur unke khel mein vyast the. Ye unki roz ki dincharya thi—Riyasat ke alag-alag hisson ki jaankari… aur virasat ko aane wali peedhi tak pahunchana. Shiv lawn mein Vinod aur Neha ke saath cricket khel raha tha. Vinod ne ball hit ki aur ball boundary ke paas gayi, Shiv daud kar ball uthane laga. Paas hi Raja Sahab khade the.
Raja Sahab: Boundary ke baahar ball jaaye… toh game rukta hai.
Shiv: Phir kya karte hain?
Raja Sahab ne Shiv ke sir par haath firaaya—
Raja Sahab: Rules samajhte hain… aur unko follow karte hain.
Shiv ne ball utha li aur teeno bachche dobara khelne lag gaye. Baat simple thi… lekin lesson 3no bachcho ko yaad ho gya.
Tabhi haveli mein chahalkadmi karte hue Raja Sahab ke paas Ashok aaya.
Ashok: Raja Sahab… kya aapko aaj din mein hui ghatna ki jaankari hai?
Raja Sahab: Kaunsi ghatna?
Ashok ne Raja Sahab ko poori baat bata di. Raja Sahab ne ek gehri saans li aur bole—
Raja Sahab: Sach… ek na ek din bahar aana hi tha…….. Iske baad Raja Sahab chup ho gaye.
Wahin paas baithe Raghav se raha nahi gaya-
Raghav: Agar ye khabar bahar aayi… toh Riyasat badnaam ho jayegi.
Raja Sahab ne koi jawab nahi diya… bas khamoshi se aage dekhte rahe.
Raat ka khana ho chuka tha. Haveli ke bade hall me dheemi roshni thi. Chandi jaise rang ki chandni khidkiyon se andar aa rahi thi… aur purani haveli ki deewaron par latakte sheeshe us roshni ko aur gehra bana rahe the.
Raja Sahab apni kursi par seedhe baithe the… chehre shant tha… Dev ko bulwa liya... Dev aaya aur aake chupchap samne khda ho gya... aaj usko umeed thi ki mamla ya to public ho jayega ya fir CM tak baat phuchne se kuchh action hoga iss mamle m lekin uske dono hi daanv khali chale gye the... isliye aaj uski aankhon me din bhar ki thakaan bhi thi… aur andar ka toofan bhi.... aaj jo kuch hua tha - trust ki zameen, documents, satta ka khel….. usse Dev ki bechaini badh gayi thi lekin fir bhi khud ko sanymit dikhane ka pryaas kar rha tha jaise ki kuchh hua hi na ho.....
Raja Sahab: baith jao Dev... aaj kafi thake thake se lag rhe ho.... kuchh samasya h kya?
Dev: Pitaji ......mai theek hu... bs neend aa rahi thi...
Raja Sahab: Dev… jab tumne ye kadam utha hi liya hai… toh dhyaan rakhna…”
Kuchh pal ki chuppi....
Raja Sahab (aage): Myan se nikli talvaar… apna maksad poora kiye bina… wapas myan me nahi jaati.
............beta..…lekin ye istemaal karne wale par nirbhar hota hai… ki us talvaar se wo dushman ko maat deta hai… ya khud hi uska shikaar ban jaata hai.
Dev ke chehre par ek pal ko halchal huyi. Wo samajh gaya—Raja Sahab usko aagah kr rhe hain ki ye raasta sirf jeet ka nahi… qurbani ka bhi ho sakta hai..... Dev ne bina kuch bole, sir hila diya.
Dev: Ji… Pitaji
Dev chupchaap peechhe hata, aur hall se bahar nikal gaya. Dev ne sach ko chhed diya tha isliye sach Dev ko chup ho kar baithne nahi dega...... Ab ya toh Dev sach ko jeetaayega… ya sach Dev ko tod dega..... aur Dev, Raja sahab ki baat ko yaad krte hue apne kamre ki taraf badh gaya…
Dev apne room me aata hai, jahan Ananya Shiv ko school ka homework karwane me help kar rahi hoti hai. Dev ko aate dekhkar Ananya turant Shiv se bolti hai—
Ananya: Beta chalo, tumhare sone ka time ho gaya. Subah jaldi uthna hai na… chalo so jao.
Dev kamre me aakar apne kapde nikalta hai aur fresh hone ke liye bathroom chala jata hai.
Ananya Shiv ko kahani sunane lagti hai. Kamre me waise toh aur bhi rooms the, lekin Shiv chhota hone ki wajah se aksar isi room me sath wale chhote bed par so jaata tha. Ananya use apne paas hi sulati thi—use akela nahi chhodti.
Shiv dheere-dheere Ananya ki god me hi so jata hai.
Ananya Shiv ke mathe ko choomkar uthti hai… aur tabhi Dev bathroom se nahakar bahar aa jata hai.
Ananya: … aap thoda aaram bhi kar liya kijiye. Din bhar pata nahi kin kaamon me lage rehte ho.”
Dev: Arre Bhaagwan… kya karun… kaam toh karna padega na. Aakhir serious baat hai.”
Ananya (chidhate hue): Aapko toh kaam ke aage kuch dikhta hi nahi… hamesha kaam-kaam. Aapki ek sundar si biwi bhi hai… uska bhi khayal rakhiye.”
Dev aaj thoda presaan tha. Ananya ki baat sunke uske chehre par muskurahat aa jaati hai, kyunki kuch dino se Dev Ananya ko vakt nahi de paaya tha.
Dev: Arey biwi sahab toh naraz ho gayi… ab unko manane ke liye kya karna padega?
Ananya: Rehne dijiye aap… aap toh pata nahi kahan busy rehte hain… kahi un firangiyon ke sath toh nahi?
Dev: Kaisi baat kar rahi ho tum bhi… main bhala unke sath kyun rahunga… jab mere paas itni khubsurat biwi hai.
Ananya muskura deti hai, Dev uske kareeb aata hai, uski kamar par haath rakhta hai aur use balcony ki taraf le chalta hai.
Dev: Dekho… raat kitni haseen hai… thandi hawa chal rahi hai… aur thand me toh tum jaanti ho na… kya hota hai.
Ananya: Aap bhi na… Shiv yahin pe hai, samjhe.
Dev: Arre… wo so gaya hai. Hum dono akele hain abhi.
Dev thoda aur paas aata hai. Ananya bhi samajh jaati hai. Dono kuch pal khamoshi me ek dusre ke kareeb hote hain… aur prem se ek dusre ko mehsoos karte hain. fir dono aasman ki taraf dekhne lagte hain.
Dev: Kitna haseen pal hai…
Ananya bas Dev ke gaal ko sehlate hue dheere se bolti hai—
Ananya: Hmm…
Dev pyar se Ananya ko aur kareeb kheench leta hai.
Ananya (halke se): Chhodiye na… aaj aapko kuch zyada hi pyar aa raha hai….
Dev: Pyar toh hamesha hi aata hai… aap toh hamari jaan ho….
Dev Ananya ko god me utha leta hai aur andar ki taraf le jaata hai.
Ananya (hans kar): Arey… kya kar rahe ho aap?
Dev use bed par lita deta hai. Dono ke beech ka pal aur gehra ho jaata hai, lekin Ananya ekdum se hansi ke saath khadi ho jaati hai.
Dev: Arre… kahan ja rahi ho?
Ananya (mazaak me): Aap toh bhool jaiye… aapki pakad me nahi aane wali. Mujhe subah jaldi uthkar Shiv ka tiffin aur nashta banana hai.
Dev haar maan kar so jata hai. Uss raat Dev chain ki neend soya… lekin Ananya soch me doobi hui thi.
Wo jaanti thi—jo aadmi sach ko apni talwar bana leta hai, usko dabane ke liye sabse pehle uska ghar hi daanv par lagta hai. Bhale hi Ananya ghar-grihasthi me vyast rehti thi, aur Riyasat ke kaam me uska koi dakhal nahi tha… lekin wo itna samajhti thi ki haveli me har din hawa kuch na kuch badalti hai—
kabhi prem… kabhi samarpan… aur kabhi shadyantra.
City Mall ke paas Pooja aur Vikas ko drop karke Rahul ne gaadi aage badhai. Drive karte hue usne Neetu ko call lagaya.
Rahul (halki muskaan ke saath): 7:15–7:30 tak ghar aa jaunga. Kuch lana ho toh bol dena.
Neetu: Bas safe drive karna…. Aur time p aa jao…. (Call cut)
Rahul ko bilkul andaza nahi tha ki aaj ka safar normal nahi hai. Din me hi uski gaadi me ek device laga diya gaya tha — jo uski location aur gaadi ke andar ki awaaz bahar bhej raha tha…..
Thodi der baad phone baja….. Karan Thapar….. Rahul ne earplug lagaya.
Karan: Guest house m itna badi khabar phuch gayi lekin… Kailash ne baat kyun dabayi?
Rahul: Documents bade hain… par Kailash sir ka game samajh nahi aa raha…
Rahul be-fikr tone me bol raha tha. Uski har baat kisi aur ke kaan tak pahunch rahi thi. Studio me baitha Kailash waveform dekh raha tha….
Kailash (khud se): mera shak sahi tha …. Rahul ne Dev ko bta raha h….
Usne ek message bheja — ACTIVE, Rahul ab jungle stretch me enter kar chuka tha. Road sunsaan aur Speed 80 ke aas paas. Dusri taraf tracking screen par ek dot chal raha tha…. Target jungle belt me hai, kisi ne phone par kaha…. Agla mod….. Achanak saamne se truck ka sharp turn….. Rahul ko brake ka mauka hi nahi mila.
DHAAAM!
Gaadi seedha truck se takra gayi. Steering aur seat ke beech Rahul phans gaya…. Behosh…. Phone line ab bhi connected thi.
Karan (chillakar): Rahul!? Rahul!
Sirf metal ki takrahat… phir khamoshi.
Truck ruka nahi….. Jungle m fir se sannata…..
Karan ko location nahi pata thi isliye usne police control room ki bjaay ACP Vikram ko call kiya.
ACP: Yeh simple accident nahi lag raha. Number bhejo.
Location trace hui…. Police spot par pahunchi…. Car sadak kinare thi…. Rahul dead…..
Gadi ke andar se GPS aur mic device milne ki khabar ACP ko mili…..
ACP (dheere se): Tracking…?
Usne turant order diya - Family ko abhi inform mat karo. Forensic ka wait.
Udhar 8 baje tak Rahul ghar nahi aaya…. Neetu ne Call kiya…. Switch off….
Office m call kiya, “Madam, 6 baje hi nikal gaye the.” Raat bhar Neetu ne phone milaya. Har baar — switch off.
Subah forensic ne confirm kiya - car track ho rahi thi… aur postmortem report m pta laga ki Rahul immediately dead ho gya tha. Police ne Neetu ko inform kar diya…. Rahul… accident.
ACP seedha Azaad Khabar pahucha…..
ACP: Rahul ki car me tracking device mila.
Kailash: Mujhe kaise pata hoga?
Parking CCTV check hua. Ek unknown aadmi dikha… par Car frame m nahi thi isliye koi proof nahi….
Case, accident ban k hi rah gya aur devices ki baat dab gayi…. ACP ko Kailash p shak tha lekin bina proof kuchh bol na saka. News chali — Senior Journalist dies in tragic crash.
Kailash jo khud hi iss accident ka mastermind tha, Rahul k furenal m phuchke ghadiyali aansu baha k dukh jata rha tha…. vha p Karan aur MLA Ajay Mehra bhi aaye the …tab Kaialsh ko pta laga ki Rahul Dev se nahi, Karan se baat kar raha tha…..
Kailash ke chehre ka rang ud gaya….. Matlab… galat hisaab lag gaya… lekin system chal chuka tha…. aur sach… phir daba diya gaya.
Dev ko bhi khabar mil chuki thi aur vo bhi funeral m aaya hua tha…. Uske kaan me sirf ek hi line goonj rahi thi….. Kal hi toh Rahul milna chahta tha. Sir, important baat hai, usne kaha tha…. Dev ne us waqt kaha tha — ghar pahunch kar baat karte hain.
Accident… ya planned murder? Sab chup the…. Sab dekh rahe the….. Sab samajh bhi rahe the…. lekin jab system victim ke saath na ho, toh sabse bada sach bhi daba diya jata hai.
Dev (khud se): Ye sirf accident nahi ho sakta…. Uski aankhon me dard se zyada ab shak tha….
aur ab usko mehsoos hua ki ye ladai documents ki nahi… jaan
ki hai… aur Rahul iss ladai ka shikar ban chuka tha…. Aur Dev bhi….. haar maanne walon me se nahi tha….. Ab khel khul kar hoga.
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Nice update.....UPdate 7
Din bhar ki gahmagahmi k beech shaam k 6 baj chuke the….door aasmaan mein dhalta suraj jaldi-jaldi neeche ja raha tha… jaise ki shaam ho gayi h Surya dev ko bhi ghar jana tha…. Din bhar kaam k thakan k baad bhi staff ke chehre p duty poori hone se muskaan thi aur ab Azaad Khabar ka day-duty staff, night-duty colleagues ko handover karke apne ghar ki taraf nikal raha tha.
Isi bheed-bhaad ke beech Pooja aur Vikas, Rahul ki gadi m nikalne k liye sath ho liye. Halanki Rahul aamtaur par kafi late nikalta tha lekin jis din driver sath nahi hota tab Rahul office time poora hote hi nikal jata tha aur uss din pooja aur Vikash bhi sath hi jaate—Rahul pehle Pooja ko drop karta, phir Vikas ko. Dono ke ghar lagbhag 1 km ke aas-paas the.
Gaadi ke andar baat chal rahi thi—newsroom ki, Kailash ki… aur documents ki….
Pooja (Rahul se): Rahul Sir… Kailash Sir phle toh documents dekh ke kaafi excited the na… aur aapko discussion ke liye bulaya bhi tha.
Rahul: Haan… maine mana bhi kiya tha tab toh peeche hi pad gaye the… lekin jaise hi news live hone ke liye ready hui… unka mizaaz ekdum badal gaya….
Vikas (munh banate hue): Sir… aapne toh meri rail bana di aaj… jaldi karo, jaldi karo!
Rahul (muskurate hue): Vikas… tujhe pata toh hai Kailash Sir ko har samay hadbadi rehti hai, normally manage ho jaata hai… lekin aaj toh kuch zyada hi jaldi thi Sir ko….
Pooja: Lagta hai matter aage badh gaya hai… isiliye sabko chup rehne ke liye bol diya.
Vikas (frustrated): Arre madam… meri toh mehnat hi kharab ho gayi.
Rahul: Vikas… jaane de. Chill kar…… Bas ispe zyada mat soch… nahi toh kahin muh se kuch nikal gaya… toh lene ke dene pad jaayenge.
Itne mein Pooja ka stoppage aa gaya. Rahul, gaadi ko dheere karke roadside karne laga….
Pooja (requesting lahje m sawal): Rahul Sir… mujhe City Mall jana hai… aap wahan tak chhod doge?
Rahul: Arre main toh isi route par ja raha hoon…. Tum jahan utarna ho wahan bol dena……..
Baaton-baaton mein Rahul ne City Mall ke paas gaadi rok di, Pooja utarte hue: Bye Sir… bye Vikas aur Pooja ne jaate-jaate Vikash ko aankhon se ishara kar diya utarne ka….
Tabhi Vikas ne Rahul se bola….
Vikas: Sir… parso mere friend k ghar function h… mujhe bhi ek dress leni hai.
Rahul: Agar mall se lena hai toh tum bhi utar jao… waise tumhare ghar ke paas bhi kaafi showroom toh h?
Vikas: Sir… udhar mehnga milta hai.
Vikas (request krte hue): Sir ek kaam karo na… gaadi parking mein laga do… aap bhi kuch khareed lena.
Rahul: Nahi nahi… mujhe kuch nahi lena…. mujhe 35 km jaana hai… rasta theek nahi h… abhi 1 ghanta lag jayega muze ghar phuchne m….. tum log jao.
Iske baad Rahul ne gaadi aage badha di, aur Pooja-Vikas City Mall ki taraf chal pade…. Mall ki taraf jaate hue Vikas ne Pooja ko dekha.
Vikas: Madam… aap idhar le toh aayi ho… lekin chalna kidhar hai?
Pooja (mazaak me): Tu jaldi mein hai kya?
Vikas: Nahi… mujhe is area ki zyada knowledge nahi hai. shaam ko jata hoon toh kha-peeke room se bahar nahi nikalta.
Pooja: Koi nahi… aaj dekh lena ye area bhi… aur woh area bhi.
Vikas (confused): Kaunsa woh area?
Pooja (hanste hue): Ab chalega bhi ya bas baat hi banata rahega?
Pooja (surprise dete hue): Jaldi chal… maine shaam ke show ke ticket nikal liye hain, start hi hone wala hoga.
Vikas (shocked): Kya? Aaj movie dikha rahi ho aap?
Pooja: Haan! Aur City Mall mein aake train ka ticket loongi kya?.
Vikas (hanste hue): Hehehe… kaunsi movie dikha rahi ho? Muze to fight wali pasand h….
Pooja: romantic movie h Hollywood ki…
Baat karte-karte dono mall ke andar theatre m chale gaye aur movie m romance scene aane k sath hi khud bhi ek doosre ko feel karne lage.
Udhar haveli mein shaam ke waqt Raja Sahab apne dono pautron aur pautri ke saath baatcheet aur unke khel mein vyast the. Ye unki roz ki dincharya thi—Riyasat ke alag-alag hisson ki jaankari… aur virasat ko aane wali peedhi tak pahunchana. Shiv lawn mein Vinod aur Neha ke saath cricket khel raha tha. Vinod ne ball hit ki aur ball boundary ke paas gayi, Shiv daud kar ball uthane laga. Paas hi Raja Sahab khade the.
Raja Sahab: Boundary ke baahar ball jaaye… toh game rukta hai.
Shiv: Phir kya karte hain?
Raja Sahab ne Shiv ke sir par haath firaaya—
Raja Sahab: Rules samajhte hain… aur unko follow karte hain.
Shiv ne ball utha li aur teeno bachche dobara khelne lag gaye. Baat simple thi… lekin lesson 3no bachcho ko yaad ho gya.
Tabhi haveli mein chahalkadmi karte hue Raja Sahab ke paas Ashok aaya.
Ashok: Raja Sahab… kya aapko aaj din mein hui ghatna ki jaankari hai?
Raja Sahab: Kaunsi ghatna?
Ashok ne Raja Sahab ko poori baat bata di. Raja Sahab ne ek gehri saans li aur bole—
Raja Sahab: Sach… ek na ek din bahar aana hi tha…….. Iske baad Raja Sahab chup ho gaye.
Wahin paas baithe Raghav se raha nahi gaya-
Raghav: Agar ye khabar bahar aayi… toh Riyasat badnaam ho jayegi.
Raja Sahab ne koi jawab nahi diya… bas khamoshi se aage dekhte rahe.
Raat ka khana ho chuka tha. Haveli ke bade hall me dheemi roshni thi. Chandi jaise rang ki chandni khidkiyon se andar aa rahi thi… aur purani haveli ki deewaron par latakte sheeshe us roshni ko aur gehra bana rahe the.
Raja Sahab apni kursi par seedhe baithe the… chehre shant tha… Dev ko bulwa liya... Dev aaya aur aake chupchap samne khda ho gya... aaj usko umeed thi ki mamla ya to public ho jayega ya fir CM tak baat phuchne se kuchh action hoga iss mamle m lekin uske dono hi daanv khali chale gye the... isliye aaj uski aankhon me din bhar ki thakaan bhi thi… aur andar ka toofan bhi.... aaj jo kuch hua tha - trust ki zameen, documents, satta ka khel….. usse Dev ki bechaini badh gayi thi lekin fir bhi khud ko sanymit dikhane ka pryaas kar rha tha jaise ki kuchh hua hi na ho.....
Raja Sahab: baith jao Dev... aaj kafi thake thake se lag rhe ho.... kuchh samasya h kya?
Dev: Pitaji ......mai theek hu... bs neend aa rahi thi...
Raja Sahab: Dev… jab tumne ye kadam utha hi liya hai… toh dhyaan rakhna…”
Kuchh pal ki chuppi....
Raja Sahab (aage): Myan se nikli talvaar… apna maksad poora kiye bina… wapas myan me nahi jaati.
............beta..…lekin ye istemaal karne wale par nirbhar hota hai… ki us talvaar se wo dushman ko maat deta hai… ya khud hi uska shikaar ban jaata hai.
Dev ke chehre par ek pal ko halchal huyi. Wo samajh gaya—Raja Sahab usko aagah kr rhe hain ki ye raasta sirf jeet ka nahi… qurbani ka bhi ho sakta hai..... Dev ne bina kuch bole, sir hila diya.
Dev: Ji… Pitaji
Dev chupchaap peechhe hata, aur hall se bahar nikal gaya. Dev ne sach ko chhed diya tha isliye sach Dev ko chup ho kar baithne nahi dega...... Ab ya toh Dev sach ko jeetaayega… ya sach Dev ko tod dega..... aur Dev, Raja sahab ki baat ko yaad krte hue apne kamre ki taraf badh gaya…
Dev apne room me aata hai, jahan Ananya Shiv ko school ka homework karwane me help kar rahi hoti hai. Dev ko aate dekhkar Ananya turant Shiv se bolti hai—
Ananya: Beta chalo, tumhare sone ka time ho gaya. Subah jaldi uthna hai na… chalo so jao.
Dev kamre me aakar apne kapde nikalta hai aur fresh hone ke liye bathroom chala jata hai.
Ananya Shiv ko kahani sunane lagti hai. Kamre me waise toh aur bhi rooms the, lekin Shiv chhota hone ki wajah se aksar isi room me sath wale chhote bed par so jaata tha. Ananya use apne paas hi sulati thi—use akela nahi chhodti.
Shiv dheere-dheere Ananya ki god me hi so jata hai.
Ananya Shiv ke mathe ko choomkar uthti hai… aur tabhi Dev bathroom se nahakar bahar aa jata hai.
Ananya: … aap thoda aaram bhi kar liya kijiye. Din bhar pata nahi kin kaamon me lage rehte ho.”
Dev: Arre Bhaagwan… kya karun… kaam toh karna padega na. Aakhir serious baat hai.”
Ananya (chidhate hue): Aapko toh kaam ke aage kuch dikhta hi nahi… hamesha kaam-kaam. Aapki ek sundar si biwi bhi hai… uska bhi khayal rakhiye.”
Dev aaj thoda presaan tha. Ananya ki baat sunke uske chehre par muskurahat aa jaati hai, kyunki kuch dino se Dev Ananya ko vakt nahi de paaya tha.
Dev: Arey biwi sahab toh naraz ho gayi… ab unko manane ke liye kya karna padega?
Ananya: Rehne dijiye aap… aap toh pata nahi kahan busy rehte hain… kahi un firangiyon ke sath toh nahi?
Dev: Kaisi baat kar rahi ho tum bhi… main bhala unke sath kyun rahunga… jab mere paas itni khubsurat biwi hai.
Ananya muskura deti hai, Dev uske kareeb aata hai, uski kamar par haath rakhta hai aur use balcony ki taraf le chalta hai.
Dev: Dekho… raat kitni haseen hai… thandi hawa chal rahi hai… aur thand me toh tum jaanti ho na… kya hota hai.
Ananya: Aap bhi na… Shiv yahin pe hai, samjhe.
Dev: Arre… wo so gaya hai. Hum dono akele hain abhi.
Dev thoda aur paas aata hai. Ananya bhi samajh jaati hai. Dono kuch pal khamoshi me ek dusre ke kareeb hote hain… aur prem se ek dusre ko mehsoos karte hain. fir dono aasman ki taraf dekhne lagte hain.
Dev: Kitna haseen pal hai…
Ananya bas Dev ke gaal ko sehlate hue dheere se bolti hai—
Ananya: Hmm…
Dev pyar se Ananya ko aur kareeb kheench leta hai.
Ananya (halke se): Chhodiye na… aaj aapko kuch zyada hi pyar aa raha hai….
Dev: Pyar toh hamesha hi aata hai… aap toh hamari jaan ho….
Dev Ananya ko god me utha leta hai aur andar ki taraf le jaata hai.
Ananya (hans kar): Arey… kya kar rahe ho aap?
Dev use bed par lita deta hai. Dono ke beech ka pal aur gehra ho jaata hai, lekin Ananya ekdum se hansi ke saath khadi ho jaati hai.
Dev: Arre… kahan ja rahi ho?
Ananya (mazaak me): Aap toh bhool jaiye… aapki pakad me nahi aane wali. Mujhe subah jaldi uthkar Shiv ka tiffin aur nashta banana hai.
Dev haar maan kar so jata hai. Uss raat Dev chain ki neend soya… lekin Ananya soch me doobi hui thi.
Wo jaanti thi—jo aadmi sach ko apni talwar bana leta hai, usko dabane ke liye sabse pehle uska ghar hi daanv par lagta hai. Bhale hi Ananya ghar-grihasthi me vyast rehti thi, aur Riyasat ke kaam me uska koi dakhal nahi tha… lekin wo itna samajhti thi ki haveli me har din hawa kuch na kuch badalti hai—
kabhi prem… kabhi samarpan… aur kabhi shadyantra.
City Mall ke paas Pooja aur Vikas ko drop karke Rahul ne gaadi aage badhai. Drive karte hue usne Neetu ko call lagaya.
Rahul (halki muskaan ke saath): 7:15–7:30 tak ghar aa jaunga. Kuch lana ho toh bol dena.
Neetu: Bas safe drive karna…. Aur time p aa jao…. (Call cut)
Rahul ko bilkul andaza nahi tha ki aaj ka safar normal nahi hai. Din me hi uski gaadi me ek device laga diya gaya tha — jo uski location aur gaadi ke andar ki awaaz bahar bhej raha tha…..
Thodi der baad phone baja….. Karan Thapar….. Rahul ne earplug lagaya.
Karan: Guest house m itna badi khabar phuch gayi lekin… Kailash ne baat kyun dabayi?
Rahul: Documents bade hain… par Kailash sir ka game samajh nahi aa raha…
Rahul be-fikr tone me bol raha tha. Uski har baat kisi aur ke kaan tak pahunch rahi thi. Studio me baitha Kailash waveform dekh raha tha….
Kailash (khud se): mera shak sahi tha …. Rahul ne Dev ko bta raha h….
Usne ek message bheja — ACTIVE, Rahul ab jungle stretch me enter kar chuka tha. Road sunsaan aur Speed 80 ke aas paas. Dusri taraf tracking screen par ek dot chal raha tha…. Target jungle belt me hai, kisi ne phone par kaha…. Agla mod….. Achanak saamne se truck ka sharp turn….. Rahul ko brake ka mauka hi nahi mila.
DHAAAM!
Gaadi seedha truck se takra gayi. Steering aur seat ke beech Rahul phans gaya…. Behosh…. Phone line ab bhi connected thi.
Karan (chillakar): Rahul!? Rahul!
Sirf metal ki takrahat… phir khamoshi.
Truck ruka nahi….. Jungle m fir se sannata…..
Karan ko location nahi pata thi isliye usne police control room ki bjaay ACP Vikram ko call kiya.
ACP: Yeh simple accident nahi lag raha. Number bhejo.
Location trace hui…. Police spot par pahunchi…. Car sadak kinare thi…. Rahul dead…..
Gadi ke andar se GPS aur mic device milne ki khabar ACP ko mili…..
ACP (dheere se): Tracking…?
Usne turant order diya - Family ko abhi inform mat karo. Forensic ka wait.
Udhar 8 baje tak Rahul ghar nahi aaya…. Neetu ne Call kiya…. Switch off….
Office m call kiya, “Madam, 6 baje hi nikal gaye the.” Raat bhar Neetu ne phone milaya. Har baar — switch off.
Subah forensic ne confirm kiya - car track ho rahi thi… aur postmortem report m pta laga ki Rahul immediately dead ho gya tha. Police ne Neetu ko inform kar diya…. Rahul… accident.
ACP seedha Azaad Khabar pahucha…..
ACP: Rahul ki car me tracking device mila.
Kailash: Mujhe kaise pata hoga?
Parking CCTV check hua. Ek unknown aadmi dikha… par Car frame m nahi thi isliye koi proof nahi….
Case, accident ban k hi rah gya aur devices ki baat dab gayi…. ACP ko Kailash p shak tha lekin bina proof kuchh bol na saka. News chali — Senior Journalist dies in tragic crash.
Kailash jo khud hi iss accident ka mastermind tha, Rahul k furenal m phuchke ghadiyali aansu baha k dukh jata rha tha…. vha p Karan aur MLA Ajay Mehra bhi aaye the …tab Kaialsh ko pta laga ki Rahul Dev se nahi, Karan se baat kar raha tha…..
Kailash ke chehre ka rang ud gaya….. Matlab… galat hisaab lag gaya… lekin system chal chuka tha…. aur sach… phir daba diya gaya.
Dev ko bhi khabar mil chuki thi aur vo bhi funeral m aaya hua tha…. Uske kaan me sirf ek hi line goonj rahi thi….. Kal hi toh Rahul milna chahta tha. Sir, important baat hai, usne kaha tha…. Dev ne us waqt kaha tha — ghar pahunch kar baat karte hain.
Accident… ya planned murder? Sab chup the…. Sab dekh rahe the….. Sab samajh bhi rahe the…. lekin jab system victim ke saath na ho, toh sabse bada sach bhi daba diya jata hai.
Dev (khud se): Ye sirf accident nahi ho sakta…. Uski aankhon me dard se zyada ab shak tha….
aur ab usko mehsoos hua ki ye ladai documents ki nahi… jaan
ki hai… aur Rahul iss ladai ka shikar ban chuka tha…. Aur Dev bhi….. haar maanne walon me se nahi tha….. Ab khel khul kar hoga.
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Bahut hi badhiya update diya ha RED Ashoka bhai....UPdate 7
Din bhar ki gahmagahmi k beech shaam k 6 baj chuke the….door aasmaan mein dhalta suraj jaldi-jaldi neeche ja raha tha… jaise ki shaam ho gayi h Surya dev ko bhi ghar jana tha…. Din bhar kaam k thakan k baad bhi staff ke chehre p duty poori hone se muskaan thi aur ab Azaad Khabar ka day-duty staff, night-duty colleagues ko handover karke apne ghar ki taraf nikal raha tha.
Isi bheed-bhaad ke beech Pooja aur Vikas, Rahul ki gadi m nikalne k liye sath ho liye. Halanki Rahul aamtaur par kafi late nikalta tha lekin jis din driver sath nahi hota tab Rahul office time poora hote hi nikal jata tha aur uss din pooja aur Vikash bhi sath hi jaate—Rahul pehle Pooja ko drop karta, phir Vikas ko. Dono ke ghar lagbhag 1 km ke aas-paas the.
Gaadi ke andar baat chal rahi thi—newsroom ki, Kailash ki… aur documents ki….
Pooja (Rahul se): Rahul Sir… Kailash Sir phle toh documents dekh ke kaafi excited the na… aur aapko discussion ke liye bulaya bhi tha.
Rahul: Haan… maine mana bhi kiya tha tab toh peeche hi pad gaye the… lekin jaise hi news live hone ke liye ready hui… unka mizaaz ekdum badal gaya….
Vikas (munh banate hue): Sir… aapne toh meri rail bana di aaj… jaldi karo, jaldi karo!
Rahul (muskurate hue): Vikas… tujhe pata toh hai Kailash Sir ko har samay hadbadi rehti hai, normally manage ho jaata hai… lekin aaj toh kuch zyada hi jaldi thi Sir ko….
Pooja: Lagta hai matter aage badh gaya hai… isiliye sabko chup rehne ke liye bol diya.
Vikas (frustrated): Arre madam… meri toh mehnat hi kharab ho gayi.
Rahul: Vikas… jaane de. Chill kar…… Bas ispe zyada mat soch… nahi toh kahin muh se kuch nikal gaya… toh lene ke dene pad jaayenge.
Itne mein Pooja ka stoppage aa gaya. Rahul, gaadi ko dheere karke roadside karne laga….
Pooja (requesting lahje m sawal): Rahul Sir… mujhe City Mall jana hai… aap wahan tak chhod doge?
Rahul: Arre main toh isi route par ja raha hoon…. Tum jahan utarna ho wahan bol dena……..
Baaton-baaton mein Rahul ne City Mall ke paas gaadi rok di, Pooja utarte hue: Bye Sir… bye Vikas aur Pooja ne jaate-jaate Vikash ko aankhon se ishara kar diya utarne ka….
Tabhi Vikas ne Rahul se bola….
Vikas: Sir… parso mere friend k ghar function h… mujhe bhi ek dress leni hai.
Rahul: Agar mall se lena hai toh tum bhi utar jao… waise tumhare ghar ke paas bhi kaafi showroom toh h?
Vikas: Sir… udhar mehnga milta hai.
Vikas (request krte hue): Sir ek kaam karo na… gaadi parking mein laga do… aap bhi kuch khareed lena.
Rahul: Nahi nahi… mujhe kuch nahi lena…. mujhe 35 km jaana hai… rasta theek nahi h… abhi 1 ghanta lag jayega muze ghar phuchne m….. tum log jao.
Iske baad Rahul ne gaadi aage badha di, aur Pooja-Vikas City Mall ki taraf chal pade…. Mall ki taraf jaate hue Vikas ne Pooja ko dekha.
Vikas: Madam… aap idhar le toh aayi ho… lekin chalna kidhar hai?
Pooja (mazaak me): Tu jaldi mein hai kya?
Vikas: Nahi… mujhe is area ki zyada knowledge nahi hai. shaam ko jata hoon toh kha-peeke room se bahar nahi nikalta.
Pooja: Koi nahi… aaj dekh lena ye area bhi… aur woh area bhi.
Vikas (confused): Kaunsa woh area?
Pooja (hanste hue): Ab chalega bhi ya bas baat hi banata rahega?
Pooja (surprise dete hue): Jaldi chal… maine shaam ke show ke ticket nikal liye hain, start hi hone wala hoga.
Vikas (shocked): Kya? Aaj movie dikha rahi ho aap?
Pooja: Haan! Aur City Mall mein aake train ka ticket loongi kya?.
Vikas (hanste hue): Hehehe… kaunsi movie dikha rahi ho? Muze to fight wali pasand h….
Pooja: romantic movie h Hollywood ki…
Baat karte-karte dono mall ke andar theatre m chale gaye aur movie m romance scene aane k sath hi khud bhi ek doosre ko feel karne lage.
Udhar haveli mein shaam ke waqt Raja Sahab apne dono pautron aur pautri ke saath baatcheet aur unke khel mein vyast the. Ye unki roz ki dincharya thi—Riyasat ke alag-alag hisson ki jaankari… aur virasat ko aane wali peedhi tak pahunchana. Shiv lawn mein Vinod aur Neha ke saath cricket khel raha tha. Vinod ne ball hit ki aur ball boundary ke paas gayi, Shiv daud kar ball uthane laga. Paas hi Raja Sahab khade the.
Raja Sahab: Boundary ke baahar ball jaaye… toh game rukta hai.
Shiv: Phir kya karte hain?
Raja Sahab ne Shiv ke sir par haath firaaya—
Raja Sahab: Rules samajhte hain… aur unko follow karte hain.
Shiv ne ball utha li aur teeno bachche dobara khelne lag gaye. Baat simple thi… lekin lesson 3no bachcho ko yaad ho gya.
Tabhi haveli mein chahalkadmi karte hue Raja Sahab ke paas Ashok aaya.
Ashok: Raja Sahab… kya aapko aaj din mein hui ghatna ki jaankari hai?
Raja Sahab: Kaunsi ghatna?
Ashok ne Raja Sahab ko poori baat bata di. Raja Sahab ne ek gehri saans li aur bole—
Raja Sahab: Sach… ek na ek din bahar aana hi tha…….. Iske baad Raja Sahab chup ho gaye.
Wahin paas baithe Raghav se raha nahi gaya-
Raghav: Agar ye khabar bahar aayi… toh Riyasat badnaam ho jayegi.
Raja Sahab ne koi jawab nahi diya… bas khamoshi se aage dekhte rahe.
Raat ka khana ho chuka tha. Haveli ke bade hall me dheemi roshni thi. Chandi jaise rang ki chandni khidkiyon se andar aa rahi thi… aur purani haveli ki deewaron par latakte sheeshe us roshni ko aur gehra bana rahe the.
Raja Sahab apni kursi par seedhe baithe the… chehre shant tha… Dev ko bulwa liya... Dev aaya aur aake chupchap samne khda ho gya... aaj usko umeed thi ki mamla ya to public ho jayega ya fir CM tak baat phuchne se kuchh action hoga iss mamle m lekin uske dono hi daanv khali chale gye the... isliye aaj uski aankhon me din bhar ki thakaan bhi thi… aur andar ka toofan bhi.... aaj jo kuch hua tha - trust ki zameen, documents, satta ka khel….. usse Dev ki bechaini badh gayi thi lekin fir bhi khud ko sanymit dikhane ka pryaas kar rha tha jaise ki kuchh hua hi na ho.....
Raja Sahab: baith jao Dev... aaj kafi thake thake se lag rhe ho.... kuchh samasya h kya?
Dev: Pitaji ......mai theek hu... bs neend aa rahi thi...
Raja Sahab: Dev… jab tumne ye kadam utha hi liya hai… toh dhyaan rakhna…”
Kuchh pal ki chuppi....
Raja Sahab (aage): Myan se nikli talvaar… apna maksad poora kiye bina… wapas myan me nahi jaati.
............beta..…lekin ye istemaal karne wale par nirbhar hota hai… ki us talvaar se wo dushman ko maat deta hai… ya khud hi uska shikaar ban jaata hai.
Dev ke chehre par ek pal ko halchal huyi. Wo samajh gaya—Raja Sahab usko aagah kr rhe hain ki ye raasta sirf jeet ka nahi… qurbani ka bhi ho sakta hai..... Dev ne bina kuch bole, sir hila diya.
Dev: Ji… Pitaji
Dev chupchaap peechhe hata, aur hall se bahar nikal gaya. Dev ne sach ko chhed diya tha isliye sach Dev ko chup ho kar baithne nahi dega...... Ab ya toh Dev sach ko jeetaayega… ya sach Dev ko tod dega..... aur Dev, Raja sahab ki baat ko yaad krte hue apne kamre ki taraf badh gaya…
Dev apne room me aata hai, jahan Ananya Shiv ko school ka homework karwane me help kar rahi hoti hai. Dev ko aate dekhkar Ananya turant Shiv se bolti hai—
Ananya: Beta chalo, tumhare sone ka time ho gaya. Subah jaldi uthna hai na… chalo so jao.
Dev kamre me aakar apne kapde nikalta hai aur fresh hone ke liye bathroom chala jata hai.
Ananya Shiv ko kahani sunane lagti hai. Kamre me waise toh aur bhi rooms the, lekin Shiv chhota hone ki wajah se aksar isi room me sath wale chhote bed par so jaata tha. Ananya use apne paas hi sulati thi—use akela nahi chhodti.
Shiv dheere-dheere Ananya ki god me hi so jata hai.
Ananya Shiv ke mathe ko choomkar uthti hai… aur tabhi Dev bathroom se nahakar bahar aa jata hai.
Ananya: … aap thoda aaram bhi kar liya kijiye. Din bhar pata nahi kin kaamon me lage rehte ho.”
Dev: Arre Bhaagwan… kya karun… kaam toh karna padega na. Aakhir serious baat hai.”
Ananya (chidhate hue): Aapko toh kaam ke aage kuch dikhta hi nahi… hamesha kaam-kaam. Aapki ek sundar si biwi bhi hai… uska bhi khayal rakhiye.”
Dev aaj thoda presaan tha. Ananya ki baat sunke uske chehre par muskurahat aa jaati hai, kyunki kuch dino se Dev Ananya ko vakt nahi de paaya tha.
Dev: Arey biwi sahab toh naraz ho gayi… ab unko manane ke liye kya karna padega?
Ananya: Rehne dijiye aap… aap toh pata nahi kahan busy rehte hain… kahi un firangiyon ke sath toh nahi?
Dev: Kaisi baat kar rahi ho tum bhi… main bhala unke sath kyun rahunga… jab mere paas itni khubsurat biwi hai.
Ananya muskura deti hai, Dev uske kareeb aata hai, uski kamar par haath rakhta hai aur use balcony ki taraf le chalta hai.
Dev: Dekho… raat kitni haseen hai… thandi hawa chal rahi hai… aur thand me toh tum jaanti ho na… kya hota hai.
Ananya: Aap bhi na… Shiv yahin pe hai, samjhe.
Dev: Arre… wo so gaya hai. Hum dono akele hain abhi.
Dev thoda aur paas aata hai. Ananya bhi samajh jaati hai. Dono kuch pal khamoshi me ek dusre ke kareeb hote hain… aur prem se ek dusre ko mehsoos karte hain. fir dono aasman ki taraf dekhne lagte hain.
Dev: Kitna haseen pal hai…
Ananya bas Dev ke gaal ko sehlate hue dheere se bolti hai—
Ananya: Hmm…
Dev pyar se Ananya ko aur kareeb kheench leta hai.
Ananya (halke se): Chhodiye na… aaj aapko kuch zyada hi pyar aa raha hai….
Dev: Pyar toh hamesha hi aata hai… aap toh hamari jaan ho….
Dev Ananya ko god me utha leta hai aur andar ki taraf le jaata hai.
Ananya (hans kar): Arey… kya kar rahe ho aap?
Dev use bed par lita deta hai. Dono ke beech ka pal aur gehra ho jaata hai, lekin Ananya ekdum se hansi ke saath khadi ho jaati hai.
Dev: Arre… kahan ja rahi ho?
Ananya (mazaak me): Aap toh bhool jaiye… aapki pakad me nahi aane wali. Mujhe subah jaldi uthkar Shiv ka tiffin aur nashta banana hai.
Dev haar maan kar so jata hai. Uss raat Dev chain ki neend soya… lekin Ananya soch me doobi hui thi.
Wo jaanti thi—jo aadmi sach ko apni talwar bana leta hai, usko dabane ke liye sabse pehle uska ghar hi daanv par lagta hai. Bhale hi Ananya ghar-grihasthi me vyast rehti thi, aur Riyasat ke kaam me uska koi dakhal nahi tha… lekin wo itna samajhti thi ki haveli me har din hawa kuch na kuch badalti hai—
kabhi prem… kabhi samarpan… aur kabhi shadyantra.
City Mall ke paas Pooja aur Vikas ko drop karke Rahul ne gaadi aage badhai. Drive karte hue usne Neetu ko call lagaya.
Rahul (halki muskaan ke saath): 7:15–7:30 tak ghar aa jaunga. Kuch lana ho toh bol dena.
Neetu: Bas safe drive karna…. Aur time p aa jao…. (Call cut)
Rahul ko bilkul andaza nahi tha ki aaj ka safar normal nahi hai. Din me hi uski gaadi me ek device laga diya gaya tha — jo uski location aur gaadi ke andar ki awaaz bahar bhej raha tha…..
Thodi der baad phone baja….. Karan Thapar….. Rahul ne earplug lagaya.
Karan: Guest house m itna badi khabar phuch gayi lekin… Kailash ne baat kyun dabayi?
Rahul: Documents bade hain… par Kailash sir ka game samajh nahi aa raha…
Rahul be-fikr tone me bol raha tha. Uski har baat kisi aur ke kaan tak pahunch rahi thi. Studio me baitha Kailash waveform dekh raha tha….
Kailash (khud se): mera shak sahi tha …. Rahul ne Dev ko bta raha h….
Usne ek message bheja — ACTIVE, Rahul ab jungle stretch me enter kar chuka tha. Road sunsaan aur Speed 80 ke aas paas. Dusri taraf tracking screen par ek dot chal raha tha…. Target jungle belt me hai, kisi ne phone par kaha…. Agla mod….. Achanak saamne se truck ka sharp turn….. Rahul ko brake ka mauka hi nahi mila.
DHAAAM!
Gaadi seedha truck se takra gayi. Steering aur seat ke beech Rahul phans gaya…. Behosh…. Phone line ab bhi connected thi.
Karan (chillakar): Rahul!? Rahul!
Sirf metal ki takrahat… phir khamoshi.
Truck ruka nahi….. Jungle m fir se sannata…..
Karan ko location nahi pata thi isliye usne police control room ki bjaay ACP Vikram ko call kiya.
ACP: Yeh simple accident nahi lag raha. Number bhejo.
Location trace hui…. Police spot par pahunchi…. Car sadak kinare thi…. Rahul dead…..
Gadi ke andar se GPS aur mic device milne ki khabar ACP ko mili…..
ACP (dheere se): Tracking…?
Usne turant order diya - Family ko abhi inform mat karo. Forensic ka wait.
Udhar 8 baje tak Rahul ghar nahi aaya…. Neetu ne Call kiya…. Switch off….
Office m call kiya, “Madam, 6 baje hi nikal gaye the.” Raat bhar Neetu ne phone milaya. Har baar — switch off.
Subah forensic ne confirm kiya - car track ho rahi thi… aur postmortem report m pta laga ki Rahul immediately dead ho gya tha. Police ne Neetu ko inform kar diya…. Rahul… accident.
ACP seedha Azaad Khabar pahucha…..
ACP: Rahul ki car me tracking device mila.
Kailash: Mujhe kaise pata hoga?
Parking CCTV check hua. Ek unknown aadmi dikha… par Car frame m nahi thi isliye koi proof nahi….
Case, accident ban k hi rah gya aur devices ki baat dab gayi…. ACP ko Kailash p shak tha lekin bina proof kuchh bol na saka. News chali — Senior Journalist dies in tragic crash.
Kailash jo khud hi iss accident ka mastermind tha, Rahul k furenal m phuchke ghadiyali aansu baha k dukh jata rha tha…. vha p Karan aur MLA Ajay Mehra bhi aaye the …tab Kaialsh ko pta laga ki Rahul Dev se nahi, Karan se baat kar raha tha…..
Kailash ke chehre ka rang ud gaya….. Matlab… galat hisaab lag gaya… lekin system chal chuka tha…. aur sach… phir daba diya gaya.
Dev ko bhi khabar mil chuki thi aur vo bhi funeral m aaya hua tha…. Uske kaan me sirf ek hi line goonj rahi thi….. Kal hi toh Rahul milna chahta tha. Sir, important baat hai, usne kaha tha…. Dev ne us waqt kaha tha — ghar pahunch kar baat karte hain.
Accident… ya planned murder? Sab chup the…. Sab dekh rahe the….. Sab samajh bhi rahe the…. lekin jab system victim ke saath na ho, toh sabse bada sach bhi daba diya jata hai.
Dev (khud se): Ye sirf accident nahi ho sakta…. Uski aankhon me dard se zyada ab shak tha….
aur ab usko mehsoos hua ki ye ladai documents ki nahi… jaan
ki hai… aur Rahul iss ladai ka shikar ban chuka tha…. Aur Dev bhi….. haar maanne walon me se nahi tha….. Ab khel khul kar hoga.
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