36. Chapter 36

A\N: Thank you so much for those lovely gifts and heartily wishes. But I could not enjoy the day as my father has returned home from his training camp where his two roommates have been tested positive for Covid- 19, but neither my father nor we have any symptoms, so our government will not test us. It is the rule. So at present we are in home isolation. Till now we are fine, but I really don't have any idea what will happen next.

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The person took a glance for both the shocked faces and then smirked with a teasing tone as...

Person: kyun Daya Abhijeet, pehchaan paye mujhe?

Duo exchanged a confused glance with each other and then Daya said in firm tone...

Daya: haan, acchi tarah se pehchaan sakte hain hum tumhe... tum... tum to Inspector Aniket ho... peechle saal hi to humari custody mein rehke aaye the kuch hapte...

Aniket: haan, sahi pehchana... rishwat lene ki jhoothe ilzaam mein phansake...

Abhijeet: woh jhoothi ilzaam nahin tha, sare saboot aur gawah bhi tumhare khilaaf hi tha... pata nahin, court mein jake sab apni bayan kaise badal li?

Aniket: paisa Abhijeet paisa... is duniye mein paise ki takat ki bade bade faisle bhi badal jate hain, bade bade mahan insano ki imaan bhi dagmaga jate hain... phir woh log to mamuli insan the... tum log lalchi nahin ho, iska matlab yeh to nahin ki sab aise hi hain... ab mujhe hi dekh lo...

Daya: to ab tum hum se badla loge? Hum pe torture karoge tumhe arrest karne ki jurm mein?

Aniket(with a smirk): nahin nahin nahin Daya, itni so jurm ke liye itni badi saza thodi na diye jate hain... tum dono ke jurm to bohot bada hain...

Abhijeet: jurm? Kaisi jurm? Kya bigada hain hum dono ne tumhara?

With his one single question, Aniket's expression changed within a single moment. The teasing smile got changed into a cruel one and the casual expression changed into extreme hateful one. He grabbed his collar tightly with...

Aniket: Vikash yaad hain tumhe?

Abhijeet freed himself from his grip with a jerk while Daya touched his shoulder with a concerned...

Daya: Abhijeet tum theek to ho?

Abhijeet: haan... par kaunsa Vikash?

Aniket: superi killer Vikash... jise tum logo ne arrest kiya tha... aur phir baad mein jail mein uski maut ho gaya woh hi Vikash... jante ho woh kaun tha? Mera bhai tha... mera saga bhai... jante ho Daya, jab maine Abhijeetvka collar pakda tha tab jaise tumne uske liye care kiya, main bhi woh hi karta tha aur woh bhi... aur aaj tum dono ke wajah se woh mere saath nahin hain... aur iska badla to main tum dono se lekar hi rahunga...

Abhijeet: guneehgaar tha tumhare bhai... paise leke masoom logo ka qatal karta tha woh... koi doodh ka dhula nahin tha jo uske liye aisi awaaz utha rahe ho...

Aniket: woh begunaah tha...

Daya: sare saboot aur gawah uske khilaaf tha Aniket...

Abhijeet: accha? Koi baat nahin... saboot aur gawah to tum dono ke khilaaf bhi hain... Vikram Khanna pe acid to tum dono ne hi dale hain... aur yeh parso adaalat mein saabit bhi ho jayega... phir to tum dono ki jail yatra nischit hain...

Daya and Abhijeet exchanged a horrific look towards each other and Daya said in chewing tone...

Daya: kya bak rahe ho! Jhooth mat bolo... humne aisa kuch bhi nahin kiya hain... hum begunaah hain...

Aniket: ahha! Woh to parso court pe dekhenge... aur yaad rakhna... (with a wink)... court sirf saboot aur gawah pe hi yakeen karta hain... kisi ki baaton pe nahin... aur jo saboot aur gawah maine ekkatha kiya hain, woh tum dono ke khilaaf hi hain...

He turned towards the door with a teasing smile as he was too happy today after seeing the helplessness in their eyes. He went outside and turned back with a teasing...

Aniket: oh haan... tumhare ladle ACP sir ne khud KD Pathak ko appoint kiya hain tum logo ke taraf se case ladne ke liye... par unhe kya maloom hain ki yeh unki pehli case hogi jin mein woh harenge... unki pehli haar...

He left while laughing madly while duo sat down on the chair with a thud. They could realize that they had stepped into a thick net of conspiracy and none of them knew how to step out of it. After some minutes, KD Pathak entered their room with a calm smile playing over his lips. Three of them discussed something and then KD Pathak made a phone call to his assistant Varun.

Two Days Later, a thick crowd was seemed to be present in front of the High Court along with many media representatives who were presenting the current situation. A reporter was seemed to be present the situation as...

Reporter: jaisa ki aap dekh rahe hain, aaj Adaalat ke saamne bohot bheed ekkatha huye hain... sab betaab hain yeh janne ki aaj court mein kya hoga? Kyun ki aaj Superstar Vikram Khanna vs Senior inspector Daya and Senior inspector Abhijeet controversial acid attack case ki pehli sunwayi hain... yeh case Justice Nirvi Malhotra ki bench mein pesh hone wale hain... aur haan ek aur khas baat, yahan CID ke dono senior inspectors ke taraf se yeh case lad rahe hain KD Pathak, jinhone aaj tak ek bhi case nahin hare aur dusri taraf yani ki Vikram Khanna ki taraf se yeh case lad rahi hain Ms. Ujjwala Rawat, jinhone bhi aaj tak ek bhi case nahin hare hain…. To aaj yeh dekhne ke liye hazaron log yahan aaye hain ki in dono mein se kisi ki cent percent success ki record tootne wala hain aaj? KD Pathak ki ya Ujjwala Rawat ki? Aaiye hum yahan maujood logo ko rai lete hain….

She went to a random woman who was trying to peep out from the crowd and asked her….

Reporter: Madam hum yahan Star News ke taraf se yeh case cover karne aaye hain…. Aaj ki case ki case ko leke aap ki rai janna chahte hain…. Kya lagta hain aapko ki in mein se kaun sach bol rahe hain aur kaun jhooth?

Woman: dekhiye madam mujhe to yeh hi lagta hain ki yeh sab ek misunderstanding ka nateeja hain…. Hume to yakeen hain ki Daya sir aur Abhijeet sir aisa kar hi nahin sakte…. Kyun karenge woh dono yeh sab? Aur rahi baat Vikram sir ki to, koi apna career kyun is tarah barbaad karenge? Mujhe to yeh hi lagta hain ki yeh sab aur kuch nahin balki galat faimi ka nateeja hain….

Reporter: accha to aapko lagta hain ki yeh sab aur kuch nahin balki sirf misunderstanding ka nateeja hain?

Woman: aur nahin to kya? Aap kisi se bhi pooch lijiye, sab yeh hi kahenge! Dekhiye madam, hum log Daya sir aur Abhijeet sir ko bohot acchi tarah se jante hain…. Woh log kisi ke saath aisa kuch thodi na karenge!... aur Vikram sir to….

Her words remained incomplete as two vehicles entered the compound simultaneously, among which one was an ambulance and another was a police van. All the cameras turned towards the vehicles whose door opened simultaneously. From the ambulance, a person got down with the help of a ward boy, whose face was totally similar of an ancient Egyptian Mummy's face. It was totally covered with thick layers of bandages except his face and his lips which was unharmed.

From the police van, along with some constables, came out Abhijeet and Daya, with brave faces and firm steps. All the reporters rushed towards them while Vikram threw an irritated gaze towards them and entered the court building. The reporters began to shoot arrows of questions like….

Reporter 1: Daya sir Abhijeet sir kya lagta hain aapko, kya hoga aaj ke sunwayi mein?

Reporter 2: kya aap log begunaah saabit ho payenge aaj?

Reporter 3: Vikram Khanna bhi ek celebrity hain, kya aap log unke wakil ke khilaaf tik payenge?

Both Daya and Abhijeet turned towards the reporters and Daya spoke up….

Daya: dekhiye hume is desh ki kanoor par pura bharosa hain… kanoon ke aankhon mein aamir ya garib koi nahin hota hain… sab barabar hota hain…. Hume bhi insaaf zaroor milega….. humne kuch galat nahin kiya hain to hume kuch hoga bhi nahin….. aap log befikar rahiye…. Hum zaroor bekasur saabot ho jayenge….

They left with firm steps while the reporters continued to report the situation with….

Reporters: jaisa ki aap log dekh rahe hain ki Daya sir aur Abhijeet sir bohot confident hain…. Unhe yakeen hain ki who log aaj begunaah saabit hone wale hain…. Magar adaalat ka karwahi jasbato se nahin balki saboot aur gawah ke basis pe chalte hain… to ab yeh dekhna hain ki kya KD Pathak ke pass unhe bachane ke liye saboot aur gawah hain? Janne ke liye bane rahiye….

After an hour, Justice Nirvi Malhotra entered in her court where Daya and Abhijeet were standing in the witness box for the criminals. KD Pathak and Ujjwala Rawat, along with others, stood up to greet her while she took her seat after saying….

Justice Malhotra: adaalat ki karwahi shuru ki jaye….

It was Ms. Ujjwala Rawat who began her prosecution with….

Ujjwala Rawat: my lord, yeh case media aur public emotions se commect karke jitna pechida aur bada karke dikhaya jaa raha hain, darasal mein who hain nahin…. Yeh case bilkul pani ki tarah saaf hain…. Jaisa ki hum case paper study karke dekh sakte hain, Vikram Khanna ne CID ki do jaanbaaz senior officers Abhijeet aur Daya par yeh ilzaam lagaya hain ki woh dono ne unke chehre pe acid phenka hain…. Aur woh bhi saamne aake nahin, balki dhoke se…. unka kehna bilkul sach hain my lord… yeh Abhijeet aur Daya ne hi Vikram Khanna pe acid phenke hain…. Woh log yeh bhali bhati jante hain ki ek acid attack victim ko samaj se kya kya pareshani jhelni padti hain, both physically and mentally…. Par phir bhi un dono ne aisa ghilona kaam kiya hain…. Isliye main is adaalat se vinti karti hoon ki in dono ko kadi se kadi saza diya jaye, taki is desh ki aur koi bhi mujreem is tarah ki zulm karne se pehle hazar bare soche….

KD Pathak: objection my lord, mere vipaksh ki wakil saheba mere clients pe bebuniyaad ilzaam laga rahi hain… woh dono hi CID ke sabse jaanbaaz officers hain aur public mein kaafi popular bhi hain…. Wo log aisa karenge hi kyun? Na to unke pass koi motive hain aur na hi unke khilaaf kuch bhi saboot ya gawah…. To my lord, meri aapse vinti hain ki aap kisi bhi bebuniyaad baaton pe bharosa karke bhari adaalat mein mere clients ki beizzati na kare aur unhe baizzat bari kare…. That's all my lord!

Ujjwala Rawat: kya baat hain Pathak sahab! Badi jaldi hain aapko apni clients ko chudane mein…. Arey thoda sabar bhi rakhiye… My lord! Abhijeet aur Daya ke pass Vikram Khanna pe acid dalne ki motive bhi hain aur unke khilaaf saboot aur gawah bhi hain…. Main sab kuch adaalat ko dikhaungi my lord bas mujhe thoda absar to dijiye….

Justice Malhotra: Objection Overruled! Pathak sahab aap thodi dheeraj banaye rakhiye….

KD Pathak returned to his chair while giving an assuring nod to duo who were starring towards him anxiously. Ujjwala Rawat continued with….

Ujjwala Rawat: thank you my lord! My lord, jaisa ki Pathak sahab ne mujhse poocha ki yeh dono ke pass motive kya hain Vikram Khanna par acid phenkne ka, to mera jawab hain ki Abhijeet ki mental problem hi iska wajah hain…. Jaise ki adaalat ko dikh raha hain ki Abhijeet khud ek acid attack victim hain…. Aur yeh hi wajah hain in sab ke peeche…. Us hadse ne inki chehre ki khoobsurati cheen liya aur yeh baat unke mann mein janam diya irsha ki… jee haan my lord, jealousy! Woh har woh shaksiyat se jalne lage jo unse zyada khoobsurat hain…. Aur aap shayad jante hongi my lord, ki kuch mahine pehle hi Vikram Khanna ko award mila hain Bollywood ke sabse handsome hero hone ke liye…. Yeh hi baat Abhijeet bardash nahin kar paya aur woh Vikram se jalne laga… unhe aisa laga ki ab jab woh khud khoobsurat nahin rahe tab kisi aur ko bhi haq nahin banta khoobsurati par…. Aur Daya ke saath unka bonding ke bare mein to is desh ki bacche bacche tak ko bhi khabar hain… isi liye yeh dono kanoon ke rakhwale ne plan banaya kanoon todne ke liye…. Us raat jab woh dono Vikram ke bedroom mein akele ghuse unse milne, tab dono mein se kisi ne bohot hi chalaki se Vikram ki face sprayer ka bottle badal diya acid ki bottle se…. Yeh dono Vikram se jalte hain yeh baat ka saabot bhi hain mere pass…. Vikram ke bedroom mein lagi CCTV ki footage mein yeh saaf saaf dikh raha hain ki woh log kisi baat pe Vikram ke saath jhagad rahe hain…. Yeh raha woh footage ka cassette my lord…. Magar is footage mein koi awaaz nahin hain kyun ki Vikram ke ghar ka CCTV mein audio recording ka koi facility nahin hain….

She handed a cassette to the clerk who played it in the computer screen where it was shown that duo was having a heated argument with Vikram Khanna. Though there was no sound in the video and the it was impossible to read the lip movements of both the parties there due to their distance from the camera, but the expression stuck over duo's face was clearly indicating that they were having a heated argument.

Duo exchanged a confused look with each other as they could easily recognize the incident and could easily recall the conversation. It was not what she was saying, but totally different from it. Daya was about to protest but his voice stopped feeling a soft touch on his wrist. Abhijeet was signaling him not to look at KD Pathak who was assuring him through his eyes. Daya became silent and threw an angry gaze on Abhijeet who was smiling silently on his irritation. He whispered in anger….

Daya: dekh rahe ho kya anap sanap bake jaa rahi hain woh tumhare bare mein? Tum pagal ho… yeh hi saabit karna chahti hain….

Abhijeet: shshshsh Daya... court room mein zyada baatein nahin karte…. Uske kehne se yeh thodi na saabit ho jayega ki main pagal hoon? Kehne do jo kehna chahti hain…. Humare liye KD Pathak haina? Kuch nahin hoga…. Abhi bolti bandh kar denge woh us Vikram ko aur is lawyer madam ki!

Daya shook his head disappointedly while patted his shoulder lightly while concentrating on the next prosecution of Ujjwala Rawat….

Ujjwala Rawat: Abhijeet ki is pagalpan ki gawah hain City Hospital ki woh ward boy jo unka dhyan rakha karta tha…. Main us ward boy ko gawahi dene ke liye witness box pe bulane ki izzazat chahti hoon….

Justice Malhotra: izazzat hain….

The ward boy came to the witness box and bowed to the judge with…

Ward boy: salam madam ji…

Ujjwala Rawat: tumhara naam Pawan hain right?

Ward boy: jee madam ji….

Ujjwala Rawat: accha to yeh batao Pawan ki yeh dono jo tumhare saamne hain, kya tum unhe jante ho?

Pawan: jee madam ji… woh Abhijeet sahab humare hospital mein hi to the…. Do baar hi… chehra jalne ke baad bhi aur goliyan lagne ke baad bhi….

Ujjwala: accha Pawan to yeh batao ki kya Abhijeet ke bartav ke pagalpan ki nishani tha… jaise ki bewajah chillana ya kuch aur….

Pawan: haan madam ji… jabse Abhijeet sir apna chehra jalale aaye hain, tab se hi woh kuch badal gaye hain… jaise ki raat mein sote sote achanak chillana, haath pair phenkna, bohot jaldi mood badalna…. Aur us raat to had hi ho gaya…

Ujjwala(in eager tone): kyun kya hua tha? Jaldi batao….

Pawan: unke Operation ke baad teen mahine baad unhe hosh aaya tha… ek raat akhbar padte huye unhe achanal pagalpan ka dauda pad gaya… woh bohot ajeeb harkat karne lage…. Paseene mein naha gaye, chillane lage aisa kuch…. Tab Daya sir the unke pass to situation sambhal gaye magar mere dimag mein yeh khatakta raha ki kya dekhke woh itna dar gaye? Jab dono so gaye to main dekha ki udhar woh akhbar tabhi tak aise pada hua tha…. Shayad Daya sir ko bhi samajh nahin aaya tha isliye woh waise chod diya…. Madam ji, us akhbar mein Vikram sahab ki photo tha aur woh wali khabar chapi thi jis mein unhe prize mila tha… sabse khoobsurat hero hone ka…. To main samajh gaya ki us khabar ko dekhke hi Abhijeet sir ka woh halat hua tha….

Ujjwala: that's all my lord. Pawan ki gawahi se yeh saaf saaf pata chalta hain ki woh hadsa Abhijeet ki dimagi halat bigadke rakh diya tha… unhe jalan hone laga hain…. woh kisi se khoobsurati se jalne lage…. Aur jaise ki Vikram Khanna ko is saal ki sabse handsome hero hone ka award mila tha to is baat ne inke dimag mein ek peculiar inferiority complex ka janam diya… jaise ki woh dono hi Vikram Khanna ki fan hain, unhe lagne laga ki Daya sir use chodke ab Vikam ko zyada admire karne lagenge…. Yeh baat hi unhe yeh sab karne mein majboor kiya hain…. Aur Daya sir ko bhi usne apne emotional blackmailing ke jaal mein phansake apne saath dene mein majboor kiya…. Mere khayal se my lord, Abhijeet ko sabse pehle asylum mein bhejna chahiye iski dimagi beemari ka ilaaaj karne ke liye kyun ki yeh ek dimagi mariz hain…. PAGAL hain… ek dum pagal….

It was followed by a pin drop silence in the courtroom with every gazes fixed towards Abhijeet who was standing there, in the criminal witness box, with his eyes tightly closed. Each and every words spoken by Advocate Ujjwala Rawat were piercing in his heart directly. He was really feeling humiliated after being addressed as a mad in front of the whole court. He was feeling himself so cheap… as if he was being made easily available in front of some people and they were using him as they desired before throwing away!

Daya was boiling in anger after witnessing such humiliation of his brother in front of the whole court. He was feeling guilty again. It was due to him Surya was able to kidnap Abhijeet and the neat result was this. He was feeling not Advocate Ujjwala Rawat, but he himself was stabbing his only relative's heart with hot burning knife intentionally! He was so helpless! He could do nothing!

Ujjwala took a glance of those two painful faces and continued her prosecution with….

Ujjwala: ab main adaalat ke saamne woh saboot pesh karne jaa rahi hoon, jiske baad shaq ki koi gunjaish hi nahin rahega ki Vikram Khanna pe acid attack ke peeche aur koi nahin balki yeh dono hi zimmedar hain my lord!

She picked up a glass bottle full of liquid from her table after putting on her gloves and handed it to the clerk with….

Ujjwala: yeh Vikram Khanna ki asli face sprayer ka bottle hain my lord jise badlake unke dressing table pe acid bhari hui face sprayer ki bottle rakh di gayi thi…. Yeh bottle hume Vikram Khanna ke ghar ke pass jo Municipal Dustbin hain, wahan se mila hain… aur jante hain is bottle pe kiski finger prints mile hain hume? Senior inspector Daya ka…. Iska matlab ki yeh bottle us dustbin tak pahuchane wale aur koi nahin balki senior inspector Daya hain…. Aur iska saboot hain us raaste pe majoud ek ATM ki CCTV footage…. Yeh raha wo cassette jahan yeh saaf saaf dikh raha hain ki senior inspector Daya ne aake who bottle dustbin mein dal diya aur uske baad unhe ek call aaya…. Abhijeet ka call…. Aur unke beech kya baat chit hua yeh hum video mein hi dekhenge….

She handed another cassette to the clerk who played it in the computer where it was seen that Daya walked towards the dustbin and dropped something in it. He turned and began to walk towards that direction from where he had come. At that moment, his mobile rang, he accepted it and said….

Daya: haan Abhijeet…. Kaam ho gaya hain, main aa raha hoon Vikram ke ghar…

He heard something and then said with a smile….

Daya: sab haina wahan? Tum ghabdao mat… main aata hoon….

He smiled and walked away with fast steps.

Ujjwala tuned off the video and then turned towards the judge with…

Ujjwala: mujhe nahin lagta ki iske baad bhi koi shaq reh jata hain ki yeh dono ne hi Vikram Khanna pe acid dale hain…. My lord, yeh dono bohot hi shatir hain… Abhijeet ne apni pagalpan ke chalte ek masoom insan ki zindagi ko narak bana diya hain…. Aur Daya ne use rokne ki wajai uske is ghilona kaam mein uska saath diya…. Yeh log itna bada plan sirf isliye banaya ta ki woh log ek masoom aur begunaah insan ki zindagi barbaad kar sake…. Yeh dono to khud kanoon ke rakhwale hain, magar woh khud kanoon todke ek ghilona jurm ko anjaam diya hain…. Agar police wale aise kanoon todne lage to is desh ki aam nagariko ka kya hoga? Sochiye ki kitni mujreemon ko himmat mil jayega agar yeh dono aaj yahan se aise hi chut gaye to…. Aur iske baad is desh ki suraksha pe bohot badi aanch aayegi jo aaj sirf aap rok sakti hain…. My lord, mera sirf yeh hi request hain ki aap in dono ko itni kadi saza dijiye, ki phir kabhi koi mujreem is desh ki kanoon ko andha na samjhe aur aise ghilona jurm karne ki bare mein na soche…. That's all my lord!

Justice Malhotra: Mr. KD Pathak, aapko apni clients ki bachav mein kuch kehna hain?

Abhijeet and Daya looked towards KD Pathak with extreme hope as they knew that he was their last and only piece of hope who could took them out from this ocean of disappointment and humiliation but at the very next moment, their hope crashed badly when KD Pathak stood up from his seat and said….

KD Pathak: jee nahin my lord, mere pass koi labz nahin hain….

END OF THE CHAPTER

So will KD Pathak accept defeat? Will duo go to jail despite being innocent? Or it is duo who has done all these? Is Vikram trapping duo? Why? Is he a puppet of Surya? Or is it someone else who has done all these? If so, who is he? Why is he doing so? Is Vikram helping Surya? If so, intentionally or unintentionally? Where is Surya? Will he get punished? How? When? Stay tuned to know more….

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