35. Chapter 35

Daya and Abhijeet exchanged a glance with each other and then looked straight towards the team led by DCP sir. Abhijeet took some steps towards the team with a firm...

Abhijeet: kyun? Arrest ki wajah?

DCP sir: oh ho ho ho... kitna masoom hain! Aisa lagta hain ki jaise kuch maloom hi nahin hain... tum log us mission pe jo harkat karke aaye na, usi wajah se hi hain yeh arrest...

Daya(in firm tone): sach mein? Ya phir arrest ki wajah yeh hain ki woh aadmi humare Headquarters ki ek officer ki ek bohot accha dost hain? Kyun officer Ritesh, sahi keh raha hoon na main?

Ritesh(in anger): how dare you!

Abhijeet: Oh ho ho ho! Kya hua Riteshji? Daya ka teer ek dum sahi jagah chub gaya hain kya?

DCP sir: jo bolna hain Headquarters mein jake bolna... philhal tum dono ko arrest kiya jaa raha hain... Ritesh, handcuffs laao... lagao inhe...

Ritesh came towards Daya and Abhijeet, who were looking towards him with straight and firm gazes, with a smirk while two handcuffs were hanging in his head. He came near them and said with a smirk...

Ritesh: ek baar Headquarters office chalo, maza chakhata hoon dono ko...

Abhijeet(in low tone): tumhe bohot mehenga padega Ritesh yeh sab... aaj ke baad kabhi kisi ko apni chehra dikhane ki layak nahin rahoge tum...

Ritesh(in anger): chup!... ek baar haath lag jaao tum dono, phir aisa halat karunga ki dekh lena...

Abhijeet shook his head in disappointment while Ritesh forwarded his hand to tie handcuff in his hand while a strong and firm tone arose of behind as...

Voice: Ruk jaao!

They turned behind and discovered ACP sir was standing there with fire in his eyes. He came near them and said in iron hard voice...

ACP sir: khabardar jo aisa kuch bhi kiya to... main mere bureau se apna kisi bhi officer ko aise arrest karke le jane nahin dunga...

DCP sir: kamal hain ACP... yeh tum keh rahe ho? Jab bhi in mein se koi bhi phansta hain, tab to tum sabse pehle usko suspend karte ho ya arrest karte ho, to ab kyun rok rahe ho Ritesh ko?

ACP sir: woh jo kuch bhi hota haina DCP Chitrolle, woh humare department ki beech ki baat hain... hum is team ko apna parivar mante hain, to hum yeh kar hi sakte hain... hum jo kuch bhi karte hain, woh asli mujreem ko pakadke us officer ko begunaah saabit karne ke liye karte hain...

Abhijeet(in sarcastic tone): really sir? Kisi ko gandi machli kehna ya CID ka kalank kehna bhi use begunaah saabit karne ka ek hissa hain... haina? Bohot accha hain...

ACP sir looked towards him with hurt. He really had not expected this topic to be arisen during this. He knew what had happened during that plan, had really hurt Abhijeet much and he still had not forgiven any of them. He just did not want to dig out anything in front of them, but it was the opportunity to speak out. But it would act against them now... which he did not want to happen. This time he really want to save them. So he said...

ACP sir: Abhijeet, ab is sab baaton ki waqt nahin hain... hum iske bare mein baad mein baat karenge... philhal aap mere officers ko is tarah arrest karke nahin le jaa sakte... woh aadmi koi mahaan insan nahin tha iske wajah se aap in dono ko is tarah harass karenge... woh ek mamuli film star hain... aur is desh mein aisi stars aate jate rahenge... magar Abhijeet aur Daya jaise imandar aur jaanbaaz cops kisi mulk ko bohot kam hi milta hain... haan aap inhe interrogation ke liye apne saath zaroor le jaa sakte hain magar officially inhe arrest nahin kar sakte... aur agar aapne inke saath aisa kuch bhi kiya to main direct Commissioner sir se baar karunga... phir aapke is Ritesh Kumar ke saath kya hoga woh to sirf Bhagwan ko hi pata hain...

Abhijeet and Daya exchanged a surprised glance with each other. They were totally shocked with this type of behaviour of ACP sir. They had always seen him to blame them, to accuse them but today he tried to save them... they were unknown of this new attire of him. A new wave of love and respect appeared in both the hearts for the father figure, who they knew love them very much.

DCP sir remained starring towards ACP sir with fiery gaze for sometimes, which ACP sir too returned him in same doze. Finally DCP sir accepted his defeat with...

DCP sir: Ritesh... wapas aajao... hathkadi lagane ki zaroorat nahin hain... Daya, Abhijeet tum dono mere saath Headquarters chalo...

Duo took a glance of ACP sir, who signalled them to follow them. They took a glance of each other's face and then stepped out from the CID bureau, only to be welcomed by a stream of arrows of questions asked by different media persons, who had arrived in the aroma of a tasty news of two senior officers of CID department being arrested. Seeing them coming out from the bureau with the headquarters team, they barged on them with the sharp arrows of questions like...

Reporter 1: Daya sir, Abhijeet sir aap dono ko kuch kehna hain Superstar Vikram ke saath huye is ghatne ke bare mein?

Daya: nahin...

Reporter 2: kya aap log hume bata sakte hain ki us raat exactly hua kya tha?

Daya: woh to hum Headquarters ke officers ko hi batayenge... it's strictly confidential.

Reporter 3: sir, Superstar Vikram Khanna ne hume yeh bataya hain ki unke saath jo kuch bhi hua hain, uske zimmedar aap dono hain... aapko kuch kehna hain khud par aaye is ilzaam ke bare mein?

Daya: dekhiye hum dono ne kuch nahin kiya hain... aur yeh sach ek na ek din bahar aa hi jayega... hume kanoon par pura bharosa hain... woh sabke liye ek jaisa hain... phir chahe woh kisi Superstar hi kyun na ho!

Reporter 4: accha ek baat sach sach bataiye, kya aap dono ne hi Superstar Vikram Khanna par acid hamla karwaya hain? Warna woh aap dono par aisa ilzaam lagayenge?

Reporter 5: aur kya? Woh bhi to ek superstar hain, woh kyun apna image kharab karenge aap jaise senior officers pe ilzaam lagake?

Reporter 6: public bhi aap dono ko hi zimmedar man rahe hain... aap dono ne aisa kyun kiya?

None of them had noticed that during this session, Abhijeet was boiling in anger. He was fed up with these type of useless questions which only harassed them. Each and every questions of those reporters were irritating him like hell. So he shouted in both irritation and anger...

Abhijeet: chup rahiye aap log! Bilkul chup! Aap log dekhiye mujhe... dekhiye... dhyan se dekhiye mere taraf!... dekhiye...

All the cameras of the cameramen present there turned towards him. Daya too looked towards him with surprise as he had not seen his brother's this look since long. He smiled while Abhijeet continued in same rage...

Abhijeet: main ek acid attack victim hoon... kuch mahine pehle mere saath bhi aisa same hadsa hua tha... tab aap log hi aaye the na mere ghar? Yeh poochne ki jab woh hadsa hua tha tab kya kya hua tha? Woh log kya kya kar rahe the? Mujhe kaisa lag raha tha? Tab mere pass koi jawab nahin tha kyun ki main tab us halat mein nahin tha ki aap logo ki un behuda sawalon ka jawab de paun... aaj deta hoon main jawab... woh log mujhe bandhke rakhke mere chehre pe tezaab ki ek ek boond dal rahe the... aur aap logo ko maloom hain, tab mujhe kaisa lag raha tha? Mujhe lag raha tha ki woh log mera chehra nahin, balki mere sab kuch loot rahe the, meri zindagi jeene ki umeed, mere sapne sab kuch... aur aap log soch sakte hain kaisa lagta hain jab koi aapki aankhon ke saamne boond boond aag dalke aapke chehre se aapki tvacha, aapki maans aur aapki baal makhkhan ki tarah pighla de... tab? Aap log soch sakte hain ki kaisa lagta hain tab jab aap kisi ke saamne apni chehra nahin nikal payenge? Raah chalte bacche aap se darenge? Aap logo ko maloom hain chehra chipake rakhne ka dard? Main batata hoon kaisa lagta hain... aap kabhi freely kisi ke saamne nahin jaa sakte, bus train pe char nahin sakte kyun ki log aapko aise dekhenge jaise alien dekh rahe hain! Dum ghut jayega magar ro nahin payenge, gala bhar aayega magar cheenkh nahin payenge, log hasenge magar awaaz uthane ki himmat nahin bachega, bura sapna aayega magar kuch kar nahin payenge... jee payenge aisi zindagi? Nahin... jeene ka himmat hi nahin bachega... dard hoga... bohot dard... lagega ki maut is zindagi se kayi behtar hoga... ladne ka dum hi nahin bachega... mujhse poochiye kaise beetaye hain maine woh sare pal... aur aap chahe jis kisi se bhi poochiye, sabka ek hi jawab hoga... jinhe yeh sab se guzarna padta haina, woh apni dushman ke liye bhi is dard ki maang nahin karega...

The reporters exchanged glances with each other as they really felt that what Abhijeet said was true. One of them asked in hesitant tone...

Reporter: to aap log yeh kehna chahte hain ki aap log bekasoor hain?

Abhijeet: haan... (pointing towards Daya)... yeh Daya hain... isne meri ladai ki har ek mod par mera saath diya... agar woh na hota to aap log aaj jis Abhijeet se mil rahe hai, woh nahin hota... usne bhi meri tarah hi us dard ka saamna kiya hain... woh bhi kisi ko is dard ka saamna nahin karne dega... jab ek ek panic attack aata haina, tab jaan nikal jata hain... magar kare bhi to kya? Kuch nahin... to ab aap log hi sochiye, kya hum dono kisi ko woh dard de sakte hain? Woh dard jisse hum darte hain? Aur aap log shayad yeh nahin jante ki hum dono hi Vikram Khanna ki kitne bade fans the... unki har movies dekh chuke hain hum... aur social media mein bhi unke followers hain hum... to kya hua unke saath aisa kuch kar sakte hain? Kya motive hain humare pass? Sochiye aur phir jawab dijiye... bina soche samjhe kuch kehna aap jaise media persons ko shova nahin deta...

They left with the Headquarters officers after throwing an irritated gaze towards the media persons present there. The reporters kept starring towards the way for a while and then restarted their bytes with...

Reporters: jaise ki aap log dekh rahe hain ki senior inspector Daya aur senior inspector Abhijeet ne un par laga har ek ilzaam ko manne se saaf inkaar kar diya hain... magar woh log humare saamne ek ahem sawal la kar rakh diye ki woh log kyun aisa karenge? Waqai kya wajah ho sakta hain? Kya sach mein unhe koi phansane ki koshish kar raha hain? Magar kyun? Aur kya aap logo ko lagta hain ki senior inspector Abhijeet, jo khud ek acid attack victim hain, apne dost senior inspector Daya ke saath milke kisi ke saath aisa kar sakte hain? Hum aapko update karenge is controversy ki pal pal ki khabar se... tab tak bane rahiye humare saath...

After almost an hour, it was seen that Daya and Abhijeet was present in the interrogation room of the headquarters office. Daya was sitting in a chair and Abhijeet was standing near the window while his coat was present in the arm of one of the other two chairs present there. Daya looked up towards Abhijeet and said in low tone...

Daya: kya soch rahe ho Abhi?

Abhijeet turned towards him silently and then came near his chair slowly while sighing heavily. Daya again tried as...

Daya: pareshan kyun lag rahe ho tum?

Abhijeet put on his coat and sat down in the chair with a low...

Abhijeet: Surya ke bare mein soch raha hoon yaar.

Daya(in shock): kya? Tu... tum us Surya ke bare mein soch rahe the? Kyun?

Abhijeet: pata nahin aaj woh kaisa hoga aur kahan hoga... usne mere upar acid phenka... aur aaj hum pe bhi Vikram Khanna par acid phenkne ko ilzaam hain... magar humare kismat kitna alag haina Daya? Woh gunaah karke bhi shayad kahin bohot khushi se zindagi beeta raha hoga... aur hum begunaah hoke bhi sirf ek ilzaam lagne ki wajah se yahan kaidiyon ki tarah bandh hain... kismat ka khel kabhi kabhi samajh mein nahin aata hain yaar...

Daya(in soft tone): bharosa rakho yaar... hume kuch nahin hone wala... jab humne kuch kiya hi nahin tab hume saza bhi nahin milega...

Abhijeet(with a smile): bharosa to rakhna hi hoga yaar... tum jo saath ho...

Daya: aur humesha rahunga bhi... dost nahin, bhai hoon main apni Abhi ka...

Abhijeet smiled at him and grabbed his palm softly. Daya pressed it slightly and said in low tone...

Daya: pata hain yaar, kabhi kabhi dil mein bohot dard hota hain... aisa lagta hain ki sirf mere wajah se... sirf aur sirf mere wajah se hi to tum us Surya ko saza nahin se paye... woh tum par itna zulm karke bhi kahin azaad baitha hoga aur humare is halat ko dekhke mann hi mann hans raha hoga...

Abhijeet(in soft tone): nahin Daya... mujhe koi afsos nahin hain... main tumhe bachane ke liye kisi bhi had tak jaa sakta hoon aur lakhon Surya ko chod bhi sakta hoon... (kissing his hand softly)... kyun ki mere liye tum jitna keemti koi aur nahin hain... main kuch bhi seh sakta hoon magar koi timhe chot pahuchaye yeh nahin...

Daya smiled at him. He was really feeling blessed to have such a brother like Abhijeet who was ready to tolerate anything for him. But what actually was the relationship between them? They did not have any blood relation. They were just friends in the eyes of the world. But only they knew what they meant for each other.

The sweet moment met end immediately as DIG sir himself entered the interrogation room with a serious face. Duo immediately stood up from their seats while DIG sir signalled him to sit back after occupying the other chair himself. They sat down while DIG sir opened his mouth as...

DIG sir: main zyadatar khud interrogation nahin karta... magar yeh ek bojot hi high profile case ban chuka hain ab jis pe pure media aur public ki bhi nazar hain... is case ki accused aur victim dono hi popular public figure hain... aur yeh baat hum nazarandaz nahin kar sakte... isliye mujhe khud aana pada...

Duo did not say anything but kept starring towards his face with firm gaze. Noticing that gaze, DDIG sir again said, but now in a bit soft tone...

DIG sir: dekho Daya, dekho Abhijeet... hume tum pura bharosa hain tum dono par... hum jante hain ki tum dono begunaah ho... Hume bas sach ka pata lagwana hain... aur asli mujreem ko dhundke use saza dilwana hain... aur kuch nahin... par woh Vikram Khanna manne ko taiyar hi nahin hain ki tum dono aisa kuch kar hi nahin sakte... woh hospital se bhi apna influence spread karke tum dono ko phansa raha hain... ab hum pe bhi higher officials ka dawav hain... isliye tum dono please hume galat mat samjho... main bhi tum dono ko begunaah manta hoon... please hume madad karo asli mujreem ko dhundne mein...

Abhijeet and Daya shared a meaningful glance with each other while a mysterious smile appeared over both the lips which made DIG sir surprised. He asked in stern one...

DIG sir: is muskurat ka matlab?

Daya(in moist tone): kuch nahin sir... apni is bees saalon ki career mein first time kisi senior ki zuban se aisa kuch sunne ko mila hain hum dono ko, warna to isliye yakeen karne mein problem ho raha hain thoda...

DIG sir: accha to pehle yeh batao ki kya tum dono Vikram Khanna ko pehle se jante the?

Daya: jee haan... woh hum dono ke favourite hero the... unke har ek film humne dekha hain... in fact hum to unke posters aur photographs ke liye ek alag scrapbook bhi banaya hain...

DIG sir(in amused tone): kya baat hain! Tum dono movies bhi dekhte ho? Mujhe to lagta tha ki tum logo ko in sab cheezon mein koi interest hi nahin hain...

Abhijeet(with smile): kyun sir? Hum insan nahin hain kya? Humare bhi to hobbies hain aur relaxation ke zaroorat hain... to samajh lijiye yeh movies dekhna humare ek relaxation ka medium hain...

DIG sir: accha theek hain! Accha to yeh batao ki jab tum log wahan Vikram Khanna ke ghar mein gaye tab kya hua tha?

Daya: sir jaise ki aap jante hain ki Vikram Khanna ko peechle kuch dino se anonymous phone calls aa raha tha aur unpe hamla hua tha to unhone humse madad mange the aur unhone special request bhi kiya tha hum dono ko is mission mein shamil karne ke liye... to hum log us raat kuch constables ke saath Vikram Khanna ke ghar gaye the... par wahan ka experience humare liye, khas kar Abhijeet ke liye, bilkul accha nahin raha...

DIG sir: kyun Abhijeet? Aisa kya hua tha wahan?

Abhijeet: sir, bhale hi Vikram Khanna ne hume khud unke ghar leke gaye the, magar humare liye, khas kar mere taraf, unka bartav bilkul bhi accha nahin tha... hum dono jab unse milne gaye tab woh bohot buri tarah hume insult karne lage aur mera mazak udane lage...

Daya and Abhijeet knocked the door of the bedroom of Vikram Khanna who said from inside...

Vikram: come in!

Duo entered the room and saw the famous hero sitting in a couch with a glass table in front of him. There was costly whiskey bottle on the table along with a costly glass and plateful of snacks in front of him. Seeing them entering, he filled a glassful of whiskey and stood up from his seat with...

Vikram: hmmmmmmm... Abhijeet aur Daya!

The tease in his voice made them surprised as they felt that they never knew that man personally, but still he was using such tone for them. Daya said in forced polite tone...

Daya: Mr. Khanna aap befikar reh sakte hain... ab aapko security ke liye hum yahan hain... ab koi aapka baal bhi baka nahin kar sakta...

Vikram: accha? Sach mein? Aap kehte hain to maan leta hoon... warna mujhe to tum dono par bilkul bhi bharosa nahin hain...

Abhijeet(in stern tone): bharosa nahin hain to hume yahan bulaya kyun aapne?

Vikram: woh to main bas tum dono ko dekhna chahta tha... woh kya haina maine aaj tak kisi homosexual insan ko dekha nahin haina... isliye!

Duo(in anger): MR. KHANNA!

Vikram(with smirk): arey arey... tum log gussa kyun ho rahe ho? Sach humesha karwa hote hain... yeh nahin jante?

Abhijeet: zuban sambhalke baat kijiye Mr. Khanna... hum dono do bhai hain... Daya mera chota bhai hain... aur main uska bada bhai...

Vikram: arey Abhijeet... tumne woh kahabat nahin suni kya ki haathi ke daant khane ke aur, dikhane ke aur hote hain? Duniya ke saamne tum log bhai kehlate ho... aur ghar ke andar kya kya karte woh hume kya maloom?

Daya: aapko sharam nahin aati itni gandi baat kehte huye? Kitni giri huyi soch hain aapke! Chi!

Vikram(with laugh): accha! Tum log giri huyi harkat kar sakte ho aur main bol bhi nahin sakta?... (pointing his finger towards Abhijeet)... yeh jo tum apna munh kala karke aaye ho, uski wajah bhi to yeh hi haina? Warna aise kaise kisi aadmi par acid dalta hain kya koi? Tum koi aurat to nahin ho jo kisi aadmi ke pyar ko thukdane ke liye acid attack ke shikar bane?

Abhijeet's face got blacken due to humiliation as his ears had become hot. Daya looked towards his hurt face and grabbed his hand with...

Daya: Abhi... chalo yahan se!

Vikram: haan le jaao le jaao... waise Daya, ab waqt aa gaya hain khud ke liye ek naya partner dhundne ka... kyun ki Abhijeet to ab handsome raha nahin... phir aisi partner ka faida... kuch de nahin sakta woh tumhe ab...

Both of them threw an hateful gaze towards him and left the room in rapid steps without answering him as they both felt it low graded for them to answer a such dirty question or proposal.

DIG sir remained silent for a while as he still was unable to digest this bitter truth that Vikram Khanna was such a dirty minded person. He looked up towards them and saw both of them was sitting with their faces lowered down. DIG sir then said in soft tone...

DIG sir: phir? Phir kya hua?

Daya: phir unhone dinner kiya... tab humne unka sara khana aur drinks taste ki thi... wahan kuch gadbad nahin tha... phir unhone hume kaha ki woh ab apni kamre mein jaa rahe hain... aur hum unhe disturb na kare behtar hoga... humne unki kamre ko acche se check kiya... sare ghar ki CCTV cameras aur electricity connections bhi check kiya... sab kuch normal tha...

DIG sir: ek minute Daya... kya sirf tum dono hi yeh sab kuch kiya ya constables bhi the tumhare saath?

Abhijeet: sir sari jagah constables humare saath hi the... hum akele is aadmi ke saamne nahin gaye kabhi... kyun ki Vikram jaise ghatiya aadmi humne apni zindagi mein kabhi nahin dekha...

DIG sir: phir? Phir kya hua tha?

Daya: sir dinner ke baad unhone bedroom ka darwaza andar se bandh kar diya... hum dono ne mana kiya magar unhone suna nahin ulta hum dono ko ek ganda ishara kiya aur kaha ki apna badla woh aaj hi lenge hum dono se...

DIG sir: badla? Kaunsa badla?

Abhijeet: sorry to say sir... magar hume bhi koi andaaza nahin hain is baat ka... kyun ki hum to unhe personally jante bhi nahin hain... sirf films mein hi dekhe hain unko...

DIG sir: phir? Phir kya hua?

Abhijeet: phir hum log bhi dinner karne ke liye dining room ke taraf muda, magar tabhi andar se ek bohot zor se cheekhne ki awaaz aayi... aur jaise hi humne darwaza todke andar gaye to...

He covered his face with his palms and shivered badly. Daya left his chair and went to him after uttering a low "excuse me sir" to DIG sir. He embraced him tightly while Abhijeet hid his face in his chest. Daya did not say anything to him but began to fondle his head softly. DIG sir just smiled towards them, thinking about the unconditional love existing between these two men, where one never failed to provide his hand's support when the other needed it.

After a while, they separated and Abhijeet rubbed his face to calm himself down. Daya said in low tone...

Daya: theek ho ab?

Abhijeet: hmmmmmmm...

They took their respective seats and Abhijeet said in low tone to DIG sir...

Abhijeet: sorry sir!

DIG sir: it's okay. Ab yeh batao ki kya dekha tha tum logo ne darwaza todne ke baad?

Daya: jaise hi maine darwaza toda to dekha...

As Daya broke down the door, they saw that Vikram was lying on the floor, still screaming badly and wiggling like a injured snake and weeping, while his face was covered by his own palm. His painful and heart breaking screams were roaming around the room which was able to stop the heartbeats of each and every person present in the room. His screams were containing a simple pain... pain of losing each and every recourse of life. He was defeated... he was abandoned... he was alone!

Abhijeet became still like a statue seeing the condition of Vikram. Though the respect and adoration in his heart for Vikram, had reduced much after that particular conversation, but he really had not expected such a condition for him. Vikram's condition gave rebirth to an old yet fresh memory in his heart and those wounds in his heart again started to bleed again. He just closed his eyes.

Daya took a glance of his buddy's face, went to Vikram and slowly moved away Vikram's hands from his face and immediately looked away. His face had became white due to the burn of the skin. His silky curly hairline were moving away from the upper side of his forehead while there was bad odour of strong acid around his face. That handsome face turned into a distorted, wounded and peeled one, exactly like a prehistoric devil with bubbles all over it. There was a pungent smell of acid floating in the air of the room with a burnt odour.

A glass sprayer bottle was lying there, just beside Vikram, which had broken into several pieces with a colourless, oily liquid split around it... ACID! Daya shouted in strong tone...

Daya: inhe foren hospital shift karna hoga... it's an acid attack case. Inki halat bohot kharab hain...

He could not complete his sentence as Vikram, all of a sudden, grabbed his leg and pushed him badly, just above the broken bottle and the liquid acid split around it with an angry groan as...

Vikram: main akela nahin... tu bhi saath mein hi mar!

Daya was about to fell down on the acid but a pair of strong arms grabbed him tightly and took him away from the dangerous spot. The constables ran away to call the ambulance while Vikram tried to wiggle to reach duo but failed and landed over the floor... but unfortunately, fell directly on the acid split on the floor and got more injured by the split acid and the glass pieces.

Daya stopped and looked up towards DIG sir with pain. He smiled sadly and said in low tone...

Daya: kitni ajeeb haina sir ki hum jis acid attack se itna ghabdate hain... woh hadsa humare saamne ho gaya woh hum kuch nahin kar paye... hume to is baat ka dukh hain ki is mulk ki acid attack victims ki list mein ek aur naam jud gaya... aur woh bhi ek film star ka...

DIG sir: accha yeh batao ki woh jo ek bottle mila tha wahan, woh kis cheez ki bottle thi? Matlab koi special bottle tha kya woh?

Abhijeet: sir woh ek mamuli face hydrating spray ki bottle thi jo usually raat ko sone se pehle makeup remove karne ke baad face hydrate karne ke liye istemaal kiya jata hain... shayad kisi ne Vikram Khanna ki asli face hydrating spray ke bottle ko change kar di tha aur unhone woh hi spray kar diya tha apni chehre pe...

DIG sir: magar aisa kar kaun sakta hain?

Abhijeet: sir humne us ghar ki securities bohot acchi tarah se check ki thi... magar humne unki cosmetics check nahin ki thi kyun ki Vikram Khanna ne humse kaha thi ki koi unka jaan lena chahte hain, yeh nahin kaha tha ki koi un par is tarah hamla kar sakta hain... haan hum mante hain ki galti huyi hain magar hum kar bhi kya sakte the? Mr. Khanna ek dum humare saath cooperate nahin kar rahe the... aur unhone hume ghusne ka permission hi nahin diya apni bedroom pe... ab hum kisi ke kamre mein jor jabardasti se to nahin ghus sakte na?

DIG sir: hmmmmmmm... accha chalo theek hain... hume yeh lagta hain ki tum dono ko koi phansa raha hain... magar woh hain kaun? Aur Vikram bhi kis badle ki bare mein baat kar raha tha? Tum log jante ho kya use? Ya uske kisi rishtedaar ko?

Daya: nahin sir... actually hum unke fans hain to unke bare mein pata kiya hain... woh abhi kuch mahine pehle hi abroad se yahan shift hua hain kyun ki he was just obsessed about Bollywood film industry... aur apne talent aur paiso ki jor se itni kam waqt mein film industry mein apni jagah bana liya hain... as unhone ek interview mein bataya, woh ek orphan hain... aur unka jo surname hain "Khanna" woh bhi unhone khud hi liya hain... unke aas pass koi bhi khas dost ya rishtedaar nahin hain magar unka jo lady secretary thi Sofia naam ki, jo darasal ek mafia gang se judi huyi thi... woh peechle mahine hi ek encounter mein mari gayi hain jis mein hum dono bhi shamil the... shayad woh is bare mein hi baat kar raha tha...

DIG sir: lekin Daya, ek mamuli secretary ke liye aise koi tum jaise senior officer ke khilaaf kuch karne ka risk thodi na lega... aur woh bhi khud ka nuksaan karke... tumhe shayad maloom nahin hain, magar uska chehra itni buri tarah jal chuka hain ki ab use koi films mein chance nahin dega... uska career puri tarah tabah ho chuka hain...

Abhijeet: sir... ek khas aue secret source se mili information se hume lagta hain ki shayad Vikram ke saath Sofia ki sirf boss aur secretary ka relation nahin tha... dono mein pyar tha aur shadi bhi hone wali tbi shayad...

DIG sir: magar sawal ab bhi woh hi hain... jaisa ki hume yakeen hain ki tum dono ne aisa nahin kiya aur Vikram ne bhi tumhe phansane ke liye khud ka career aur zindagi barbaad nahin karega... to phir aisa kar kaun sakta hain?

Abhijeet: sir mujhe lagta hain ki yeh ek aisi gang ya insan ka kaam hain jiski dushmani hum se bhi hain aur Vikram se bhi...

Daya: haan... usne soch liya hoga ki kyun na ek teer se do shikar kiya jaye?

DIG sir: aisa koi hain kya? Tum logo ne pata lagwaya?

Daya: waqt kahan mila sir? Balki hum to ek aur sambhavna ke bare mein soch rahe the!

DIG sir: sambhavna? Kaisi sambhavna?

Daya was about to say something when Abhijeet grabbed his hand and nodded negatively. DIG sir noticed that and said in a bit stern tone...

DIG sir: Abhijeet!... behtar yeh hi hoga agar tum apni personal problems ko apni professional life mein na laao... Daya tum batao kya bol rahe the...

Daya(in firm tone): sir, mujhe lagta hain ki yeh kaam aur koi nahin balki Abhijeet ka dushman Surya ne kiya hain... yeh woh hi Surya hain jisne Abhijeet ka yeh halat kiya tha... mujhe laga hain ki usne Abhijeet ko mentally harass karne ki maksad se aisa kiya hain...

DIG sir: haan yeh baat ho sakta hain... Abhijeet kya tumhe bhi aisa hi lagta hain?

Abhijeet: mujhe nahin maloom sir...

DIG sir: waise kya tumhe maloom hain ki ab Surya kahan hain?

Daya: nahin sir... woh underground ho gaya hain kaafi waqt pehle... humne kayi jagah uska talaash kiya magar woh kahin nahin mila...

DIG sir: haan maine bhi uski photo apni informers ko deke rakhe hain aur sari police stations mein bhi bhej diya hain... jab se Daya ne hume uske bare bataya hain, hume bhi uski talaash hain... chinta mat karo... woh mil jayega... magar philhal hume Vikram ki guneehgaar ko pakadna padega... main philhal jaa raha hoon aur us officer ko bhej raha hoon jo yeh case lead karega...

He stood up and went to the door, turned and said in soft tone...

DIG sir: tum dono chinta mat karo... mujhe yakeen hain ki tum dono begunaah ho... aur hum bohot jald iski saboot ekattha kar lenge... aur us mujreem ko pakad lenge jinhone tum logo ko phansane ki koshish ki aur humare department ka naam kharab kiya...

He left. Abhijeet sighed and then took off his coat, unbuttoned the sleeves of his shirt and folded it a bit. He bent down over the table and buried his face in his folded arms. Daya was looking towards him silently till now. Now he spoke up in soft tone...

Daya: thakan lag raha hain kya?

Abhijeet: hmmmmmmm...

Daya: sar mein dard haina?

Abhijeet now looked up towards him and smiled sweetly. His gaze was answering his question. Daya too smiled, went near his brother and began to massage his head softly with...

Daya: aankhein bandh karke chup chap baithe raho... bohot stress mein ho tum...

Abhijeet was about to follow his orders when someone from the door spoke up as...

Voice: aankhein bandh kar lene se sacchai badal nahin jati Abhijeet... aankhein khuli rakho... ab meri bari hain interrogation karne ka... aakhir main is case ka head investigating officer jo hoon...

Duo turned their heads behind and found a slender figure person standing there, near the threshold. The world shook for both pairs of eyes as they could easily recognize that person. A shocked whisper came out from both voices simultaneously as...

Abhijeet and Daya: tum!

END OF THE CHAPTER

So who is the person? How duo know him? And what is the mystery behind Vikram Khanna acid attack case? Why Vikram hate duo? Who is Sofia? Who is trapping duo in that case? Who is the culprit? Is it Surya or someone else? Where is Surya now? Why is he silent? Will DIG sir able to catch him? How? Will duo be able to come out from this trap? Or will they get convicted? If no, how will they come out from this conspiracy? What will be the result of the Superstar Vikram Khanna vs Senior Inspector Daya and Senior Inspector Abhijeet Controversial Acid Attack Case? Stay tuned to know more.

Guest: dear you are absolutely right. I am a student of English Honours 3rd semester. Thanks for the complement. And the answer of your question is, Abhijeet sir just wanted to open the mouth of Suraj, when there will be official statement record, Daya sir will take care of him. Abhijeet sir just showed him that he is still hard core and acid attack has bot affected him too much. And about Nisha, I just included it as I wanted to bring one partner of Surya near Abhijeet sir as I wanted to show trailer before releasing the whole movie. Thanks for your review.

Trio Fan: Why shall I feel bad dear? I am happy that I am able to give birth to hatred in my reader's mind for my villains. Thanks for the review.

Next will be after 1310 reviews.

Will include court procedures and as usual, some shocking truths as I can not digest my food unless I give shocks to all of you. I will disclose the name of the culprit in the next chapter.

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