Bhaag 8
Agle subah :
"Maine bahut se utpatang cases dekhe hain, lekin aisi ghinoni case kabhi nahi dekha"
Ek inspector Atul ke bebas avastha ko dekhke kehne laga aur uske paas khada Rohan bhi baar baar Atul ko dekhe jaa raha tha, jiska varnan kuch is tarah se kiya ja sakta tha ke ek viklaang andha aadmi!
Atul ke kareebi dost sabhi maujud the aur sab uske peeth ko sehlake, use dilasa de rahe the. Tabhi ek Hawaldar aake Rohan ke paas ruk jaata hain.
Hawaldar : Sir, ghar me sab samaan barabar rakha hua hai! Chori ka case nahi lagta sir!
Rohan : anyways! (Lambe se saans leta hua) Atul ko jald kisi ward me shift karne ka bandobast karo!
Rohan bas ek nazar Atul ke haal par yunhi daalke, nazren phirane hi wala tha ke, uske aankhon pe kuch baat chubhne laga. Voh tha Atul ke pairo pe lage vaise hi lakeer wale nishan, jo Sapna ki laash pe bhi thi.
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Forensic lab :
"Rohan, tumhara shaq sahi nikla, yeh bilkul vaise nishan hai, jo Sapna ki laash pe bhi payi gayi thi!"
Pairo ke zoom effects ke baad, puri tasalli karke Dr Saxena kehne lage. Is baar Rohan ekdam se pareshan hone laga. Uske 5 saal ke career me yeh pehla aisa case tha, jiska koi samadhan hi nahi nikal raha tha!
Rohan : kuch samajh nahi aa raha hai Doctor! Pehle Sapna, ab yeh!
Dr Saxena : Rohan, main sirf scientific natije pe hi pahuch sakta hoon! Yeh to pakki baat hai, ke nishaan machli ki pankho ka lakeer hai, lekin isse zyada main kuch keh nahi sakta
Rohan : god knows! Main to ekdam...
Tabhi Rohan ko ek call aane laga. Call, uske co-officer ka hi tha!
Call khatam karte hi Rohan khud se kehne laga..
"Oh...to yeh Atul usi college se hain, jahaan Latika padhti hai! Hmmmm!"
Dr Sexena : Rohan, everything ok?
"Doctor, main baad me milta hoon aapse! Bye"
Itna kehke Rohan lab me se nikal jaata hain.
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"Kya main puch sakti hoon, mujhe yaha kyon bulayi gayi hai?"
Latika is vakt ghusse me dikh rahi thi aur Rohan bilkul uske paas betha hua tha.
Rohan : tum sirf shaq ke daire me ho, don't worry! Jaise hi Cctv ka footage mil jaata hain. Sab clear ho jayega!
Latika : okay, aur agar main bekasur hoon, to aapko yeh bahut mahenga parega inspector!
Latika ki tevar dekhke Rohan zyada kuch kehna nahi chahta tha, bas saboot ka intezar karne lag gaya. Dekhte hi dekhte kuch lamhe yunhi beet jaate hain aur tabhi ek Hawaldar ek pendrive liye vaha maujud hota hain.
Aakhirkar screen me footage shuru ho jaata hain aur Rohan gaur se mamle ko dekhne laga...
Pehla Shot :
Atul ka Farmhouse ka main gate, jahaan kafi samay tak, koi aata jaata nazar hi nahi aaya.
Dusra Shot :
Atul ka main door, jahaan koi bhi nazar nahi aaya, hala ke ab kaafi samay beet chuka tha. Lekin tabhi Atul darwaze ko kholte huye nazar aata hai, lekin saamne koi tha hi nahi.
Teesra Shot :
Ghar ke andar Atul dikhayi diya khud se hi baatein karte huye, kyonki uske saamne koi shaks hi nahi tha!
Yeh teen footages ko dekhke Rohan hairan reh gaya..
"Ajeeb baat hai, farmhouse me koi aata hua nazar hi nahi aaya aur yeh Atul akele apne aap kaise baatein kiye jaa raha hai?"
Apne tasalli ke liye usne phir ek baar un teeno ko phir se replay kiya, lekin natija vahi tha. Aur tasalli ke liye, is baar swimming pool ke area wale footage pe ab gaur karne laga. Yeh aakhri footage aur bhi hairanjanak tha aur voh isliye kyonki usme Atul phir ek baar khud se baatein karta hua nazar aaya aur is baar keval baatein hi nahi, balki paani me utarke, aise bartav kar raha tha ke jaise kisi adrishya insaan ko chum raha ho.
Yeh drishya dekhke Rohan ko bahut hi ajeeb laga, lekin phir bhi voh aage aage dekhta gaya..
Ab aur bhi hairani ki naubad aa gayi!
Is baar Atul pool ke andar dubki lagaya aur kaafi samay tak bahaar hi nahi aaya. Lekin phir, kuch hi pal ke baad, jaise hi voh bahaar aata hain, voh cheekhne laga, chillane laga aur isse pehle Rohan aage dekh paata, footage ruk jaata hain, jaise ki hang ho gaya ho!
Chidke Rohan file ko format karke, virus se mukt karke phir se play karne laga, lekin phir bhi koi faida nahi hua.
"Shit!!!"
Rohan laptop ke keyboard par apne haath ko patak deta hain. Lekin, use ek baat ki tasalli ho gaya tha ke shayad Atul ko hallucinations the. Uske logical mind me yehi baat aayi ke kuch mansik bimari ke karan, shayad Atul ne khud hi apna yeh halat kiya ho!
Is baat ko confirm karne ke liye, Rohan Dr Saxena ko yeh footage whatsapp kar deta hain aur unke call ka intezar karne laga. Intezar karte huye, voh apne cabin ke khidki se anjane me hi ek nazar Latika pe thama deta hain aur na jaane kyon ek akarshak masoomiyat uski chehre pe nazar aane laga use.
"Shayad main khamakha is ladki pe shaq kiye jaa raha hoon! Hmmmmm"
Sochte sochte, achanak phone ring hone laga aur Rohan ne gaur kiya ke call Dr Saxena ka hi tha.
Rohan : haan doctor! Kahiye..
Dr Saxena : Rohan, jahaan tak maine clip ko study kiya hain, clearly Atul ko Schizophrenia hai!
Rohan : oh! Iska matlab mera shaq sahi nikla..
Dr Saxena : dekho, footage to yehi keh raha hain...haan, rahi baat un lakeer ki nishano ki.... I am still very confused!
Rohan : khair, thanks for the information!
Phone ko cut karke Rohan apne cabin se nikalne hi wala tha ke tabhi uske kadam apne aap hi ruk jaata hain. Baar baar khudko ek guilt ke nazar se voh dekhe jaa ratha tha, kyonki use aise lagne laga ke bina thos vajah ke hi usne Latika pe sandeh kiya tha. Lekin phir, himmat karke voh Latika ko enquiry room se nikalwake, use darwaze tak leke jaata hain. Is bahane Latika aur Rohan aamna saamna ho jaate hain.
Latika : hmmm, achanak aapke tevar ka kya hua?
Rohan : I am sorry Miss Sharma...lekin aksar police ko tehkikat ke dauran...you know!
Latika : now listen! maine kaha tha na ke aapko yeh bartav bahut mehenga parega! to isliye...
Rohan : isliye?
Latika : isliye aapka mehenga saza yeh hoga ke hum dono abhi aur isi vakt Starbucks me coffee or meal ke liye chalenge, okay?
Latika ki chehre pe ek aisi muskaan thi, jise dekh Rohan chahke ke bhi apne nazre phira nahi pa raha tha. Jawab me Rohan ne ak halka muskaan diya aur dono vaha se chal pare.
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Starbucks me :
Baap re! Aap itne hi serious rehte hain cases ko solve karte vakt?"
Cold coffee ki sip leti hui Latika pyari andaaz me Rohan se puchne lagi aur jawab me Rohan bhi muskuraya...
"Well, police wala tevar sirf police ke duty ke vakt, filhal to main off duty hoon!"
Latika kuch bhaamp leti hain aur apni lut ke saath khelte hui, kehti hain..
"Hmmmm, mujhe dost bhi kehne me hichak rahe hain?"
Is sawal ka jawab Rohan kuch dene hi wala tha ke, tabhi uska phone baj utha aur call Deepshika ki thi, jiske naam se hi Rohan khil khil ho utha.
Rohan : hmmm yaad kaise kiya achanak?
Deepshika : kyon? Abhi bhi duty pe ho kya janab?
Rohan : tumse important koi duty nahi hai babes!
Bas agle hi pal Latika ki nazren Rohan ki aur chali gayi aur jaan bujhke anjaan banne ki koshish karne lagi, hala ke Rohan dil kholke apne girlfriend se baatein kiye jaa raha tha aur voh sunti jaa rahi thi. Jaise jaise Rohan has khel ke baateinkarne laga, vaise vaise Latika ke andar ek aag se bhari bechaini paida hone lagi aur tabhi kuch pal ke baad Rohan call cut karke vapas apna dhyan uski aur kar leta hain.
Latika ki utre huye chehre ko dekhke Rohan bhi soch me par gaya..
"Are Latika, kya hua?"
Latika : (ek sip leke) hmmm bas aise hi, vaise phone me koi khaas thi?
Rohan : khaas to hai! She is my World! Kisi din milaunga tumhe!
Latika : mujhe aur kitna jealous karne ka irada hai?
Is baat pe dono hans dete hain aur phir yaha vaha ke baatein shuru ho jaate hain.
Aise me do se teen din aur beet jaate hain aur yunhi anjane me hi, Latika baar baar Rohan se milne aati thi aur Rohan ne bhi use ek dost ke hasiyat se maan bhi liya tha. Lekin yeh mamuli si mulaqat Rohan ke liye kitna bhari padne wala tha, yeh khud Rohan nahi jaanta tha.