37. Chapter 37

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Daya looked towards Abhijeet who grabbed the wooden base of the witness box tightly while closing his eyes with a heavy sigh. The corner of his eyes were wet while his breaths were really painful. He too sighed and touched his shoulder softly with a soft yet firm smile playing over his lips as he knew that he himself would have to be strong in order to keep Abhijeet strong. They clearly knew that they have not done anything wrong but sometimes destiny wanted to take test by playing with the humans. Sometimes we felt that we were losing in every aspects of exam of life despite not being wrong, what we just needed to do that time was nothing but to keep patience and to keep faith, we should always win…. Not only because we were right, but also because we had not accepted defeat in front of our adversities.

Daya's touch over his shoulder made him open his eyes and turn towards his brother, who was looking towards him with love and firmness displaying in his eyes. He gently grabbed his hand while Daya smiled towards him with a whisper of….

Daya: chinta mat karo…. Sab kuch theek ho jayega… main hoon na….

Abhijeet too tried to smile back towards him but the pain inside his heart did not let him so. Daya pressed his palm softly while nodding in no gently. Abhijeet closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He really needed strength to listen further while KD Pathak continued in firm tone….

KD Pathak: inki kahani sunne ke baad kehne layak ek bhi shabd nahin bacha hain mere pass…. Wah! Ujjwala Madam wah! Kya kahani banati hain aap!... aapko to wakeel na hoke writer banna chahiye tha… bhai wah! Man gaya!

Ujjwala Rawat: aap kehna kya chahte hain Pathak sahab?

KD Pathak: yeh hi ki aapne jo adaalat ke saamne itni lambi dastaan sunayi na, woh sab sarasar jhooth hain… ek mangaran kahani hain ke siwaye kuch bhi nahin hain… your honor, na to mere clients guneehgaar hain aur na hi Abhijeet pagal hain… aur is baat ko saabit karne ke liye main gawahi dene ke liye bulane ki izzazat chahta hoon Dr. Siddharth ko, jo ki khud ek psychologist hain….

Ujjwala Rawat: psychologist? Unka is case se kya lena dena hain? Your honor, Mr. Pathak is adaalat ki keemti waqt barbaad karne ke liye yeh sab kehte jaa rahe hain….

KD Pathak: lena dena hain my lord…. Ujjwala madam ki baaton ke anusar mere client Abhijeet Srivastava ek pagal hain, jis pagalpan ke wajah se hi unhone Daya ko majboor karke yeh sab karwaya hain…. To ek pagal ke dimag ka haal to ek psychologist hi acche se bata sakte haina? Isliye hi main Dr. Siddharth ko bulane ki izzazat mang raha hoon, jo isse pehle kayi dimagi marizo ki ilaaaj kiya hain….

Justice Malhotra: izzazat hain….

Dr. Siddharth was a handsome and bright youth with rays of confidence and belief reflecting in his black eyes. He cane into the witness box and bowed a bit to Justice Malhotra. KD Pathak approached him with….

KD Pathak: accha to dr. Siddharth, aap kitne saalon se is profession mein hain?

Dr. Siddharth: jee takreban paanch saalon se….

KD Pathak: to in saalon mein zaroor aapne kayi acid attack ki cases dekhe honge… aap hume yeh bataiye ki ek acid attack victim ki mental condition kya hota hain?

Dr. Siddharth: jee zaroor…. Your honor, ek acid attack victim physical ke saath saath mentally bhi bohot bada trauma ke shikar hote hain… unhe yeh depression, anxiety attacks, low self esteem, lack of confidence aur suicidal tendencies hote hain…. Yeh ek dum normal hain…. Kyun ki humara chehra humara pehchaan ka ahem hissa hota hain... iske jal jane ka matlab hain pehchaan kho jana…. Isliye hi unhe yeh sab problems hota hain…. It's not strange….

KD Pathak: accha kya yeh sab pagalpan ki nishani hain?

Dr. Siddharth: jee bilkul nahin…. Zyadatar acid attack cases mein victim ko khud ki dard aur takleef ke saath saath samaj se bhi bohot takleefon ka saamna karna padta hain…. Isliye hi unka stress level bohot high hota hain aur saath mein physically bhi bohot problems ka saamna karna padta hain…. Isliye hi woh aise reactions aur dete hain aur kabhi kabhi ajeeb harkat karte hain jaise ki bewajah chidchidapan, achanak bohot hi zyada gussa ho jana, chillana, choti choti baaton se dar jana yeh sab…. Yeh bilkul bhi pagalpan ki nishani nahin hoti hain kyun ki woh insan tab bohot hi stress mein aur mental pressure mein hote hain…. It's quite normal!

KD Pathak: dhanyabad Dr. Siddharth, aapne humari kafi madad ki… mujhe ab kuch nahin poochna aapse…. Ujjwala madam, aap kuch poochenge?... (Ujjwala Rawat nodded in no)…. Theek hain to ab aap jaa sakte hain….

Dr. Siddharth left with a formal smile which made Abhijeet breath out with a bit of relaxation. KD Pathak turned towards Ujjwala Rawat with a teasing….

KD Pathak: suna aapne? Mera client Abhijeet pagal nahin hain….

Ujjwala Rawat: haan haan ho sakta hain…. Lekin isse yeh saabit nahin hota hain ki in dono ne gunaah nahin kiya hain…. Saboot to ab bhi inke khilaaf hi hain…. Uska kya karenge aap KD?

KD Pathak: accha? Saboot to inke paksh mein bhi hain…. Lekin use adaalat mein pesh karne se pehle main Vikram Khanna ko kuch pooch tach karne ki izzazat chahta hoon my lord….

Justice Malhotra: izzazat hain….

KD Pathak: thank you my lord!...

Vikram came in the opposite witness box with his face covered by a shawl. When he was bowing in front of Justice Malhotra, a comment came from behind…

Comment: kya zamana aa gaya! Jis chehre ko duniye ke saamne dikhane ke liye lakhon rupaiya milta tha, ab usi chehre ko chupana pad raha hain….

Justice Nirvi Malhotra looked towards the crowd in anger and knocked the hammer twice with a strong….

Justice Malhotra: Order! Order!

Vikram's lowered his head in pain due to that sentence, seeing which Daya and Abhijeet exchanged a glance with each other. They were really feeling bad for him but they knew it also that it was just the beginning. From their life experience, they had learnt that it was only one's own mental strength and firmness, along with any very close friend who would remain standing beside him whenever he faced such pain! Not a single stranger would support you, but would increase your pain and trouble thrice. KD Pathak approached to Vikram with….

KD Pathak: to Mr. Vikram aap yeh bataiye, ki aapko aisa kyun lagta hain ki aapki is abastha ki zimmedar mere clients hain? Yeh dono to is desh ki do bahadur CID officers hain…. woh bhi kafi senior rank ke….

Vikram(in hateful tone): in dono ne hi yeh sab kiya hain…. Kyun ki jis din yeh sab hua tha in dono ke alawa aur koi bhi mere bedroom mein nahin ghuse the…. Aur kaun karega? Yeh Abhijeet to bilkul pagal hain…. Ise hi dauda aaya hoga….

KD Pathak: nahin nahin Vikramji…. Us raat aapke bedroom mein ek aur shakhs ghuse the, jo aap jante hain magar keh nahin rahe hain…. Khair chodiye woh main aapko baad mein bataunga…. Pehle yeh bataiye…. Ki kya lagta hain aapko, in dono ne kab aapki facial spray ke bottle ko acid ki bottle se badal di hogi?

Vikram: jab woh dono mujhe dhamkane aaye the tabhi! Mujhe laga hi tha ki mera kuch to nuksan karenge hi yeh log…. (In teary tone)…. Magar yeh kabhi nahin socha tha….

KD Pathak(in firm tone): apni natak bandh karo Vikram…. Yeh koi tumhara film ka set nahin hain jo tum yunh aakhon mein aansoo lake kanoon ka dil jeet loge…. Har jagah abhinay nahin chalta…. Your honor, Ujjwala Madam ne Vikram ke kamre ke jo CCTV footage is adaalat ke saamne pesh kiya hain, us mein saaf saaf dikh raha hain ki Abhijeet aur Daya dono hi dressing table se kafi door khade the aur jab tak ki yeh footage hain, tab tak un mein se kisi ne bhi ek inch bhi nahin hile wahan se…. My lord, unke khade hone ke jagah se dressing table ka distance bohot zyada hain… kya kisi ke liye bina hile wahan se dressing table pe rakhi cosmetics mein se ek bottle badalna mumkin hain? Nahin your honor, it is impossible!

Ujjwala: ho sakta hain ki baad mein inhone chupke se kamre mein ghuske woh bottle exchange kar diya….

KD Pathak: jee nahin…. (Picking up a file)…. Yeh rahi un constables ki statements jo us raat Daya aur Abhijeet ke saath the…. Har ek constable ne yeh hi kaha hain ki uske baad har ek pal koi na koi constable in dono ke saath hota hi tha… yeh dono kabhi akele the hi nahin us ghar mein…. Ek baat aur, us din ki puri CCTV footage mein yeh kahin nahin dikha ke in dono mein se koi bhi us kamre mein akele ghuse the… aur yeh baat aap bhi janti hain ki CID ki yeh do jaanbaaz officers itna bhi bewakoof nahin hain ki woh constables ke saamne hi us bottle ko badalte…. Abhijeet aur Daya us ghar mein jahan bhi jate, constables unke saath hi rehte the…. Ab aap poochenge ki aisa kyun karte the woh log…. Main batata hoon kyun karte the…. Kyun ki unhe Vikram ki safety ki bohot hi fiqar tha…. Wajah bhi jante hain aap log, unke fan jo the yeh log….

He picked up another file from his table and handed it to the clerk with a firm….

KD Pathak: wakeel sahiba, aap yeh bata rahi thi na ki us asli face sprayer ke bottle pe Daya ke fingerprints mila hain… your honor, us file pe us bottle ka forensic reports hain, us mein saaf saaf likha hua hain ki us bottle pe Daya ke alawa kisi ka bhi fingerprints nahin hain…. Bilkul blank hain… your honor, kya yeh ajeeb nahin hain? Kisi bhi vastu ko karkhane mein banne mein pata nahin kitne logo ke parishram lagta hain…. Aur yeh hi swavabik hain un sabhi ke unglion ke nishan us bottle pe reh jaye… nahin to kam se kam Vikram Khanna jee ke unglion ke nishani to rehna hi chahiye tha, kyun ki unhine khud police ko yeh bataya hain ki woh us face sprayer ko har roz istemaal karte the…. Lekin nahin, aisa kuch bhi nahin mila us bottle par se…. Aisa kyun? Iska matlab saaf hain my lord ki yeh kisi ki sochi samjhi saazish hain…. Your honor, asal mein hua yunh tha ki yeh bottle ko ek aisi jagah chipake rakha gaya tha jahan CCTV camera nahin hain…. Jab yeh bottle Daya ka haath aaya tab use laga ki khali bottle shayad kisi wajah se yahan chut gaya hain…. Isliye hi woh ise wahan dustbin mein phenkne gaye…. Aur rahi baat us phone call ki, to yeh raha… (picking up an envelope)…. Daya ka online transactions details…. Unhone us waqt ke sirf paanch minute pehle hi Disha Fireworks ko online payment kiya tha paanch hazar rupaiye ka…. My lord, Diwali aane wala hain…. Har saal ki tarah is saal bhi in dono ne plan banaya tha orphanages mein patake donate karne ka… baat utna hi hain my lord…. Abhijeet ki call details se hume pata chalta hain ki footage mein jo time dikh raha hain, uske dus minute pehle hi unhone Disha Fireworks se baat ki tha…. Footage mein Abhijeet Daya se jo kaam khatam hone ke baat kar rahe the, woh aur kuch nahin balki us patake ki dukan ka payment ki baar kar rahe the…. Aur kuch nahin….

He turned towards Vikram and smiled a little bit. Then he picked up another pen drive from his table and handed it to the clerk with….

KD Pathak: ab main aapke saamne jo saboot pesh karunga usse maloom pad jayega ki asli mujreem mere clients senior inspector Abhijeet aur senior inspector Daya nahin balki koi aur hain…. Yeh us dukan ka CCTV footage hain jahan se woh face sprayer ka bottle kharida gaya tha jis mein acid dalke Vikram Khanna ke dressing table pe rakha gaya…. Bottle pe lage huye bar code and manufacturing date dukan mein dikhane se uski register mein se ise kharidne ki exact time and date maloom pad jata hain…. Is pen drive mein us waqt ka CCTV footage hain jab asli mujreem is bottle ko kharidne aaya tha…. Aur us asli mujreem ki pehchaan waqai hairan kar dene wali hain…. Khud hi dekh lijiye kaun hain asli mujreem….

The CCTV footage of a big cosmetic shop was displayed in the screen of the court room where a man, clad in black dress entered the shop whose face and head was totally covered by a thick black shawl. He bought that face sprayer bottle, wrote his name and address in the register of the shop and left. KD Pathak now paused the footage, zoomed the footage to focus on the hand of the unknown man and said….

KD Pathak: is aadmi ne apna chehra bhale hi shawl se dhakke raha hain… magar apni haathon ko chipana bhool gaya… aur iske bain haath mein dekhiye…. Is mein ek tattoo bana hua hain…. Bohot hi anokhi design ke hain yeh tattoo…. Yeh dekhiye, is meim ek blue gemstone bana hua hain iske upar yeh blue star bana hua hain…. Aur iska design se kuch aisa bana hain jaise lag raha hain yeh dono hi ghum raha hain…. Yeh bohot hi adbhut tattoo hain your honor…. Aur….

He went to Daya and Abhijeet and held their left hands in both hands with a firm….

KD Pathak: aur yeh dekhiye your honor, in dono mein se kisi ka bhi left hand pe aisa tattoo nahin hain… aur na hi us dukan ke register pe likhi handwriting in mein se kisi ke saath match karte hain…. To phir yeh dono kaise guneehgaar ho sakte hain?

He stopped to take some breaths and looked towards clients who were looking towards him with bright eyes. The hope and expectation present in both eyes gave him new strength. Ujjwala Rawat spoke up as….

Ujjwala: what rubbish! KD sahab aap saabit kya karna chahte hain? Is shahar mein pata nahin kitne logo ke haathon mein yeh same tattoo hain, kya woh sab hi guneehgaar hain?

KD Pathak: haan aisa zaroor ho sakta hain…. Lekin is case se judi sirf ek insan ke haath mein hi exactly woh hi tattoo hain…. Aur woh insan hain yeh….

He pointed towards a certain direction, following which every pairs of eyes became wider and every jaws opened up broadly while a same shocked whisper came out from every voice as….

People: Yeh!

KD Pathak turned towards the person and smirked with….

KD Pathak: kyun Vikram Khanna jee? Maine kuch galat keh diya kya?

He grabbed his left and hand rose it upwards. The exactly same tattoo was present there, near the wrist. All the people present there in the court remained starring towards it with shocked gazes. Abhijeet and Daya exchanged a surprised gaze with each other as they found it too hard to digest the fact that mastermind behind all these was none but Vikram Khanna himself. Ujjwala Rawat said in angry tone….

Ujjwala: kya bakwas hain yeh sab? Aapka kehne ka matlab hain woh khud Vikram Khanna hi hain jisne khud par acid dal liye? What rubbish! Koi swasth insan aisa kabhi nahin kar sakta jiske wajah se uska sara career barbaad ho jaye…. woh aisa kyun karenge? Kya maksad hain? Motive kya hain unka?

KD Pathak did not reply to her directly but turned towards Vikram, who was starring towards him with shocked gaze and said….

KD Pathak: motive kya hain yeh bhi mujhe hi batana padega Mr. Vikram Khanna ya…. Ya Mr. Surya Singh Randhawa kahu?

And at the very next moment such a silence prevailed in the courtroom as if someone had dropped an atom bomb there. It was as silent as dead. Each and every pairs of eyes were starring towards Vikram alias Surya with stunned gaze. After a while a sharp scream could be heard as "KYA?" which was followed by a painful groan and then a concerned yet anxious low pitched scream as "ABHI!"

All the gazes landed on duo where Abhijeet was laying in Daya's arms, unconscious. KD Pathak rushed towards him with a bottle of water while Daya knelt down on the floor of the witness box as he could not take Abhijeet's weight anymore because his total weight was over his arms. Ujjwala and Justice Nirvi Malhotra too watched the situation with anxious faces while KD Pathak splashed water on his face, on order to bring him back.

Abhijeet opened his eyes slowly and the first thing he saw after it was nothing but Daya's anxious face above him which was nothing more than a blurry object for him. He was really feeling numb. He really had not expected this! The chapter of his life which he thought that he had left behind had again reopened in front of him, with the villain standing in front of him. Till now, he could not remain relaxed and comfortable when he feel that person near him. Now also, a strange feeling and a mixed emotions of hatred mixed nervousness with a pinch of both anger and fear always hurt him whenever he came in front of him. A ball of pain was dancing in his head which was making him nauseous, he was really having the urge to vomit. He was feeling dizzy! He felt strength less.

Suddenly he felt a strong grip around his shoulders which made him look upwards. It was Daya who was seeing him with pleading eyes. He frowned a bit and understanding that he was requesting him to stand up. He looked towards him silently. Yes this was the man… this man had always remained standing beside him whenever he had felt weak. Now it was his turn! He must stand up! After all destiny had given him an opportunity to punish his criminal, and he must grab it. But what then if he got weak? He smiled as he knew the answer. His brother would be there beside him. He knew he would be there.

Abhijeet slowly stood up after taking the support of Daya's hand. He drank some sips of water and then managed to remain standing in his own feet, without any kind of support. Justice Nirvi Malhotra asked him in a bit soft tone….

Justice Malhotra: Abhijeet aap theek hain? Agar aapko tabiyat theek nahin hain to hum agli date pe karwayi karenge…

Abhijeet: jee nahin madam… main bilkul theek hoon….

KD Pathak: are you sure Abhijeet?

Daya: jee KD jee…. Abhijeet bilkul theek hain…. Ab karwayi shuru kar sakte hain….

The two lawyers and the judge resumed back in their firm form and KD Pathak resumed his prosecution with….

KD Pathak: your honor, yeh insan jo apne aapko Vikram Khanna kehlate hain, woh darasal aur koi nahin balki Surya Singh Randhawa hain… jinhone senior inspector Daya aur senior inspector Abhijeet ke khilaaf itna ghatiya sazish racha kyun ki inhe Abhijeet se badla lena tha….

Ujjwala: what rubbish Mr. Pathak? Hum sab Surya ke chehre se waakif hain…. Hum sab ne hi akhbar par uski photo dekhi hain, in dono ki chehre ki koi mel hain hi nahin…. Aur aap ek mamuli tattoo ke basis pe yeh saabit nahin hota hain ki woh guneehgaar Vikram, sorry Surya hi hain…. Aisa bhi ho sakta hain ki koi inhe phansane ke liye exactly ek hi tattoo banake yeh kiya hain…. Kyun ki yeh to namumkin hain ki koi khud par tezaab dalke apna badla pura karega… us camera par to us admi ka shaqal bhi nahin dikh raha hain….

KD Pathak: shaqal nahin dikh raha hain to kya Ujjwala Madam? Aap shayad yeh bhool gayi hain ki us dukan ke register pe us admi ka handwriting hain…. Aur… (picking up a file from his table)…. Yeh rahi handwriting expert ki report…. Woh handwriting Vikram urf Surya ka hi hain…. Aur us register mein naam likha hua hain Ashok Chadda…. Aur address hain Malad ke ek chawal ka…. Your honor, yeh Ashok Chadda aur koi nahin balki Vikram Khanna urf Surya Singh Randhawa ke office ka employee ka naam hain jo ko do saal pehle usi ke haathon mara gaya hain…. Aur Malad ki jo yeh address diya gaya hain, woh Vikram jee ke ek bodyguard ke ghar hain…. Kyun Surya sahi keh raha hoon na main?

Surya: nahin nahin yeh jhooth hain… yeh sab us Abhijeet ka kiya dhara hain… woh mujhse badla lena chahta hain….

KD Pathak: kamaal hain! Police officers kab se criminals se badla lene lage? Badla lena to sirf tum jaise criminals ka shabdkosh mein hain…. Abhijeet kyun lega tumse badla? Woh to tumhe arrest kiya tha to badla to tum loge na? Aur badla lene ka itna ghilona plan banaya tumne? Apne hi chehre pe acid dal diya is maksad se taki tum use mentally torture kar sako…. Kyun ki tum jante the ki Abhijeet khud ek acid attack victim hain…. Sahi keh raha hoon na main?

Surya: nahin…. Maine aisa kuch bhi nahin kiya hain…. Yeh sab Abhijeet ka hi plan hain….

KD Pathak: Abhijeet kyun karenge aisa? Kya motive hain uske pass?

Surya(in painful shout): kyun ki Abhijeet pe acid maine dali thi… main hi hoon uska guneehgaar….

KD Pathak: yeh hi nikalwana chahta tha main tum se…. Hum jante the ki Abhijeet ke halat ke zimmedar tum hi ho, magar humare pass koi saabot na hone ke wajah se tum chut rahe the, magar aaj tumne mahamanya adaalat ke saamne khud ek shwikar kiya hain ki Abhijeet ko kidnap aur uske chehre par yeh acid tumne hi dala tha…. Iski saza tumhe zaroor milegi….

Ujjwala: point to be noted my lord, ab aap samajh rahe hain ki Abhijeet ke motive tha Surya par acid attack karne ka…. Khud par huye zulm ka badla lene ke liye usne yeh ghilona kaam kiya hain…. Your honor, Abhijeet aur Daya cops hoke bhi itna bada jurm kiye…. Inhe kadi se kadi saza milni chahiye….

KD Pathak: arey arey Ujjwala madam, itni jaldbaazi karne ki koi abasyakta nahin hain…. Abhi to aur bhi saboot aur gawah ki peshkash baki hain….

He picked up a medium sized glass bottle from his table and showed it to the judge with…

KD Pathak: yeh raha woh acid ka bottle, jo Police ko mila hain Surya ke ghar ki basement ki ek secret drawer mein se…. Yeh dekhiye is mein abhi bhi kuch acid bacha hua hain…. Aur woh drawer sirf Surya jee ke fingerprints se hi khula jaa sakta hain…. Aur is bottle mein bhi sirf Surya ki hi fingerprints mile hain… Surya ne abroad jake chehra jo badal liya magar unhe shayad yeh nahin pata tha ki shaqal badal lene se kisi ka unglion ke nishan badal nahin jata aur yeh hi baat saabit karta hain ki Vikram Khanna aur koi nahin balki Surya Singh Randhawa hain kyun ki Surya ek purana paapi hain jiski fingerprints aaj bhi police records mein hain…. Inhone yahan aake apne talent, paise aur power ki istemal karke hero ban baithe aur socha ki unhe koi pehchaan nahin payega ab to woh apni maksad mein asaani se kamiyab ho jayenge… isliye hi unhone yeh plan banaya aur itna ghilona kaam kiya…. Jo insan ek police officer ko kidnap karke uske chehre pe boond boond karke tezaab dal sakta hain, uske liye yeh plan banana koi badi baat nahin hain my lord…. Kyun ki yeh insan ek vikrut hain… Ujjwala madam, aap mere client Abhijeet ko pagal keh rahi thi na, pagal woh nahin balki aapke client hain….

He stopped for sometimes to take some breaths and then continued with a firm….

KD Pathak: mere pesh kiye tamam saboot aur gawahon se yeh saaf hain your honor ki us raat us ghar mein jo kuch bhi hua tha woh ek bohot badi sazish hain jo Mr. Surya Singh Randhawa ke racha hua tha senior inspector Abhijeet ko mentally torture karne ki irade se…. Woh apni is sazish mein kafi had tak kamiyab bhi ho chuke the kyun ki is hadse ke baad senior inspector Abhijeet phir se ek baar depression mein chale gaye the…. (Picking up another file)…. Yeh raha unka medical reports jo Police Hospital ke doctors ne unhe test karne ke baad diya hain…. Is mein saaf saaf likha hua hain ki Abhijeet is suffering from any huge mental trauma due to any sudden huge mental shock which has pushed him into severe depression. My lord, inka plan kafi accha tha magar ek kahabat haina ki sach kabhi bhi zyada din tal chup nahin sakta…. Inke saath bhi waisa hi hua…. Aaj na to inka sirf yeh gunaah duniya ke saamne aa gaya hain balki woh dusra gunaah, jiske liye unhe aaj tak saza nahin mila, woh bhi aa chuka hain duniya ke saamne…. Your honor, meri aapse yeh hi vinti hain ki aap aaj Abhijeet ke saath insaf kijiye aur sab ko saabit dijiye ki is desh ka kanoon andha nahin hain… aap is Surya ko kadi se kadi saza dijiye taki aage jake koi bhi mujreem kanoon ki rakhwale ke saath kuch bhi galat karne se pehle dus baar soche…. Phir chahe woh mujreem kitna bada celebrity hi kyun na ho…. Kyun ki Abhijeet jaisa ek police officer ki keemat Suryq urf Vikram jaise har ek celebrity se dus guna zyada hain…. Hero banna to asaan hota hain agar is admi ke tarah paisa ho to…. Magar rk imaandar jaan hatheli pe leke chalne wala police officer banna asaan nahin hota hain…. That's all my lord!

Justice Malhotra: criminal lawyer ko kuch kehna hain iske khilaaf?

Ujjwala: jee nahin your honor…

Justice Malhotra remained silent for a while, checking the papers and then finally said….

Justice Malhotra: tamam saboot aur gawahon par mudde nazar rakh huye yeh adaalat yeh nateeje mein pahucha hain ki senior inspector Daya aur senior inspector Abhijeet puri tarah se bekasoor hain aur isliye hi yeh adaalat unhe baizzat bari karta hain…. Aur in sab ki peeche ki asli mujreem Mr. Surya Singh Randhawa ko Bhartiya Sanvidhan ki dafa 367, dafa 326A aur dafa 120B ke tahat ek mujreem ka karar deti hain aur unhe bees saal ki kaid aur saath mein paanch lakh ruapaiye zurmane ki saza sunata hain…. Zurmana na dene par mujreem ko ek saal aur kaid ki saza bhugatni padega… Zurmane ki paise ki 80 pratisat senior inspector Abhijeet ko muabza ke taud par diya jayega…. The Court is adjourned for today.

This verdict gave birth to two different situations in the both witness boxes. Surya sat down on the floor of the box and burst out into tears with loud sobs while duo turned towards each other and shared a warm hug with their lips decorated with a big smile yet with moist eyes. It was so strange! Both the parties had tears in their eyes… but the reason behind those tears were totally opposite. Human eyes shed tears due to both happiness and grief… and this was a perfect example for that theory.

Daya and Abhijeet were released after an hour while Surya too left, but now encircled by police. While he was shifted into the ambulance some hateful comments arrived towards him as….

Comment 1: aise insan ke chehra dekhna hi gunaah hain!

Comment 2: chee! Kitna gande insan hain yeh!

Comment 3: insan hain bhi ya nahin mujhe to shaq hain….

Comment 4: sahi kaha…. Insan hota to itna berehem thodi na hota…. Haivaan hi hoga koi….

But today he did not have any word to say against. What a game played by the fate! Some days ago, Abhijeet, the victim of his conspiracy was compelled to hear all these for him and now he himself had to hear these. He was feeling so much humiliated. Those ears which had got habituated to hear all those praising words and compliments, was now hearing all these sarcastic comments! Every sin done in this life was to be paid back here only! It was nothing but the result of his own deeds! It was the Karma!

On the other hand, Daya and Abhijeet was giving interviews in front of the media. They were too much happy today. One reporter asked…

Reporter 1: Abhijeet sir, aaj aapke mujreem ko saza mil gaya…. Kaisa lag raha hain aapko?

Abhijeet(with a smile): mujhe bohot hi accha lag raha hain…. Mujhe apne begunaahi par aur is desh ki kanoon par pura bharosa tha… aaj usi ki jeet huyi hain….

Reporter 2: Daya sir, aap to Abhijeet sir ki ladai ki har ek mod pe unka saath nibhaya…. Aapko kuch kehna hain in sab parivaron se jinka koi na koi sadasya acid hamle ki shikar bana hain?

Daya: jee zaroor…. Mujhe bas itna kehna hain ki un begunaah insano pe bharosa rakhiye aur unka saath dijiye…. Duniya kya kahega ya log kya sochenge in sab se kaafi upar hain humare apno ki salamati…. Samaj ke dar se agar aap peeche chale jayenge to aapke apne besahara pad jayenge…. Unka saath dijiye, us guneehgaar ka nahin…. Kyun ki aap log us bechare ko apne se door karke us guneehgaar ka hi to saath dete hain jo ki yeh hi chahta hain ki woh insan sabse door ho jaye….. Aisa mat kijiye…. Apno ka saath dijiye…. Kyun ki yeh maine Abhijeet ko dekhke seekha hain ki agar himmat aur hausla ho to yeh acid ki boondon ki bas ki baat nahin jo aapki josh ko jala de…

Abhijeet: haan ek aur baat main un sab pita matayon se kehna chahuga jinke auladon ne itna ghilona kaam kiya hain ki unhe mat chipaiye…. Unki gunaahon se parda mat daliye… agar aap aise hi unhe chipate chalenge tab shayad ek din aap hi ki parivar ki koi aisi hamla ka shikar ban jayenge aur aap unhe bhi saza na dilwa paye, kyun ki woh bhi to kisi aur parivar ka hissa hoga… woh log bhi shayad aise hi apne parivar ke aulad ki jurm ko chupayenge… kyun ki agar aap kanoon ki di huyi saza ki haath se bach jaye na to aapke liye kudrat ki saza intezaar kar raha hain…. Aur kudrat ki saza kanoon ki saza ki kaafi bada aur berehem hota hain…. Now please excuse us….

Reporter 3: okay ek aakhri sawal, kya acid hamle ke baad bhi phir se jeena mumkin hain?

Abhijeet: haan kyun nahin… agar aap pass ek sachcha rishta ho jinke liye aap bojh nahin balki dil ka tukda ho, usi rishtein ki garmahat hi aapko hausla dega phir se jeene ka…. Kyun ki zindagi shayad utna bhi mushkil bhi nahin hota hain…. Bas apno ka saath hi zaroori hota hain….

Daya: aur kabhi har na manne ki josh bhi zaroori hota hain… chehra jal jane se zindagi khatam nahin ho jati…. Haan mushkil zaroor hota hain magar namumkin nahin…. Agar aapko lage ki aur jeeya nahin jaa raha hain ab shayad har man lena hoga, tab aankhein bandh karke yeh sochna ki aisa karke aao us guneehgaar ko hi jeetne de rahe hain…. Galat woh hain aap nahin, to harna bhi use padega…. Agar aap khud unhe saza ne de paye, to intezar kijiye kudrat ka tamacha uske chehre par padne ke liye…. Kyun ki bhagwan ke ghar der hain andher nahin…. Aur na hi is desh ka kanoon andha hain… insaaf to zaroor milega, magar uske liye aapko ladna hoga…. That's it.

They walked away from the reporters while having some random words exchanged between themselves when they came across Ms. Ujjwala Rawat who was standing there, smiling towards them. They too smiled and went to her while she said….

Ujjwala: congratulations to both of you! Aap log begunaah saabit ho gaye hain….

Daya: thank you… waise aapki prosecution kuch halka nahin tha… aapne bhi bohot koshish ki hain, magar sach ko to ek din bahar aana hi hain….

Ujjwala: thanks for the compliment! Actually Vikram ne mujhe aisa kuch bhi nahin bataya…. Even I am shocked to hear that he is that criminal who had thrown acid on Abhijeet sir. Aur Abhijeet sir, aaj courtroom mein jo kuch bhi hua, I hope that aap use personally nahin lenge… It was strictly cent percent professional prosecution.

Abhijeet: nahin madam… I can understand. Waise bhi yeh mera first time nahin hain….

Ujjwala: jee thank you…. And all the best for your future life.

She left with a smile and after having some words with them. Duo now came out from the court gate, only to find ACP sir and KD Pathak was waiting for them. Seeing them coming out, KD Pathak came towards them and smiled with….

KD Pathak: Mubarak ho! Aap dono begunaah saabit ho gaye hain….

Daya: thank you Pathak sahab…. Aapne hamari bohot madad ki….

KD Pathak: dhanyabad mujhe nahin balki ACP sahab ko kahiye… agar yeh na hote to shayad aaj yeh din nahin aata…

Duo turned toward ACP sir who was looking towards them with a sweet smile. They too smiled and went to him. No… they did not say thank you or anything else, but enclosed him in a warm hug. Three of them shared a warm soothing heart until they realized the wounds present in three of the hearts were healing slowly… and relaxation taking it's place slowly. They knew that they shared an unspoken relationship which always give them the realization that they should never let each other fall in trouble, though they never share it… but they knew.

After almost two weeks of this, a car stopped in front of the City Hospital, from which two young dashing cops got down silently. They remained standing there for some minutes and then finally one said to another in firm yet soft tone…

Cop 1: Ab chale Abhijeet?

Abhijeet looked towards his buddy and then took a deep breath with….

Abhijeet: haan chalo… waqt aa gaya hain…..

They entered the hospital building in complete silence and climbed to the second floor with the help of the lift. After climbing to the second floor, they came out from the lift and entered in the corridor with series of rooms beside it, whose closed doors were only visible to them. They looked towards a certain door and Abhijeet took a deep breath again. They started to walk towards that cabin. Daya was walking a bit ahead than Abhijeet. Suddenly he realized that Abhijeet was not there beside him anymore. So he stopped and turned his head a bit to see Abhijeet had stopped walking and he was starring towards that particular door silently… looking slightly uncomfortable. He sighed, went to him and put hand on his shoulder with…

Daya: kya hua?

Abhijeet looked towards him with a bit of scare and anxiety. Daya understood that he had something inside him which he was uncomfortable to speak out, so he grabbed his hand with….

Daya: kuch nahin hoga… main hoon na

Abhijeet only nodded silently and Daya left his hand as he knew that it was not the time to provide support to him anymore. He knew that he did not need it now. He was able to stand himself. All he could do, was to hold his hand a bit occasionally as he knew that even the strongest tree longed for a support whenever a super cyclone occurred.

Abhijeet was never afraid of what they have planned to do. He took a glance of his buddy who was starring towards him with a firm gaze in his eyes. There were lights of hope in those eyes… there was an expectation from him there. And a ray of trust too. Those eyes were providing him that confidence that he could do it. How could he allow this man to meet failure? He should not allow this man to meet failure. It was he who had supported him like a strong pillar during all these months. And now it was his turn to do something for him. It would be his defeat if he let himself lost in front of his pain and fear today and which he could not allow. He forwarded his steps after pulling a large quantity of air in his lungs.

They went near the room and Daya push opened the door. Duo entered the room after checking their guns and Abhijeet looked straight after a moment and his sight caught which he expected but still unable to accept. His heart began to bounce in his ribcage like a ball.

END OF THE CHAPTER

So who was there in the room? Why had Daya and Abhijeet come to meet him? What is going to happen next? Is there any problem left for duo? Why is Abhijeet uncomfortable? Is that man any enemy of duo? Is he Surya? Then what is the motive of duo for meeting him? Do they want to kill him? Stay tuned to know more.

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Guest: yes you may know the name. Years ago, when I was a child, a serial used to be telecasted in DD National names as Jo Kahunga Sach Kahunga. It was exactly like Adaalat of Sony. Ujjwala Rawat was the main protagonist of that programm, like KD Pathak. Did you watch too? Thanks for the review.

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