Pune ke Senapati Bapat Marg par Passport Office ke nazdeek khadi wo shandar building us ilaake ki sabse mehengi buildings mei se ek thi. 7 Floor ki us building ke har ek floor par sirf ek hi flat tha, yani ki us building ke bashinde sirf apne flat ke hi nahi apne pure floor ke maalik the. Us building ke ground floor par bane flat ke pass sirf floor hi nahi apna personal garage bhi tha, jo flat ke saath jooda hua tha.

Digvijay Singh Patil ne apni imported Toyota Car usi garage mei le jake khadi ki. Garage ke raaste flat ke ander jaane ka ye raasta use behad safe lagta tha. Jab bhi wo yahan aata tha, use ye garage ka darwaza khula milta tha, jiski wajah se wo bina kisi rok tok ke seedha garage ke ander car park karke hi bahar nikalta tha. Digvijay ne car se nikalkar garage ka bahar ki oar wala gate band kiya aur peeche ke ek band darwaze ko chabi lagakar khola. darwaza khol ke usne kitchen mei kadam rakha aur apne peeche darwaza band kar liya. kitchen paar karke wo flat ke living area mei aaya aur usne awaz lagai “Natasha” lekin uski awaz ka kisi ne koi jawab nahi diya.

Digvijay ke peshani par bal pade. Aam taur pe jab wo flat mei kadam rakhta tha to waha western music baj raha hota tha, gulab ki khushbu faili hoti thi pure flat mei, aur saath hi use natasha apne swagat mei khadi milti thi, uski favourite Chivas Regal scotch ka jaam haath mei liye. aaj use aisa kuch bhi nahi dikh raha tha, jab ki natasha ko uske aane ki khabar pehle se thi.

Digvijay ke hothon par ek muskaan aayi aur wo hothon mei budbudaya “saj dhaj mei aaj zyada time lag gaya shayad madam ko” wo khud se bola

23 saal ki Natasha uski rakhail thi aur ye flat un dono ka chhup ke milne ka adda tha. Digvijay ne kitchen ke ek cabinet se ek glass aur chivas regal ki bottle nikaali aur refrigerator se ice cubes aur soda nikalke apne liye ek peg taiyar karne laga. aane wale waqt ki ranginiyo ki kalpana karte hue usne scotch ke glass mei se pehle ghoonth piya. uski aankhon mei gulabi dore tair gaye.

usne apni jeb se mobile nikala, usko switch off kiya aur fir jeb mei wapis rakh diya. usne kitchen mei nigaah daudai aur ek oar rakhe cordless phone ko uthake Hinjewadi area mei sthit apni company mei phone lagaya.

Phone uske manager Shinde ne uthaya “main abhi hotel mei hi hu” call lagte hi wo apne manager se bola “conference abhi bhi chal rahi hai. upar se lunch thoda heavy ho gaya tha. tandoori, chinese, fish tikka aur upar se 3, 4 drinks”

“main samajh gaya” use shinde ki awaz ek halki si hasi ke beech sunai di “aapka factory laut ke aane ka mann nahi hai”

“ha bhai, baat to yehi hai. upar se meri mobile ki battery khatam ho gayi hai aur main power bank charger bhi ghar pe bhool aaya. isliye agar factory mei mera koi phone aye to yehi kehna main factory mei hi yahi kahin hu”

“aur aap phone karne wale ko thodi der mei call back karenge”

“bilkul. main tumhe baad mei phone karke details le lunga aane wali calls ki”

Call disconnect karke usne Pune ke sabse posh area Koregaon Park mei sthit apne Bunglow pe call lagai “Sandhya main bol raha hu —– nahi hotel mei nahi hu, factory se bol raha hu. conference khatam ho gayi thi lunch ke baad. abhi lauta hu factory mei. yaha ek machine ki germany se delivery aane wali hai, jiski wajah se mujhe shinde ke saath yaha raat bhar rukna pad sakta hai, aur shed mei machine ke pass khade rehke kaam karwana pad sakta hai. mera mobile bhi battery down hone ki wajah se band pad gaya hai. isliye koi kaam ho to factory mei phone karna, main shed se jab wapis office aayunga to tumhe phone kar lunga. achcha mujhe jaana hoga, der ho rahi hai, bye darling”

Digvijay ne phone rakh diya, apna jaam khatam kiya aur kitchen se nikal kar flat ke shandar living room mei aa gaya. Living room khali tha. Living room ke theek peeche bane bedroom kar darwaza adha khula tha, jaha se se use room ke beech mei biche round honeymoon bed ka ek hissa dikhai de raha tha

“Natasha. kahan ho bhai. ab itna bhi samay na lagao sajne dhajne mei” uski awaz mei vasna ka put tha “jo kapde thodi der mei zameen par pade honge, unhe pehenne mei itna samay lagake kya fayda bhai”

koi jawab na mila. Digvijay ke chehre par uljhan pe bhaav aaye. kya baat hai. kahan gayi natasha. flat mei hai bhi ya nahi. chehre par uljhan ke bhav liye wo bedroom pe darwaze tak aaya aur use dhakka deke ander kadam rakha. ander koi light nahi jal rahi thi lekin room mei chal rahe led tv ki roshni us room ko andhere se bachaye hue thi. TV par koi video film chal rahi thi. wo khud se bola “ajeeb baat hai, room mei koi nahi aur TV chalu hai. badi la-parwah ho gayi hai ye ladki. tv chalu rakh ke market chali gayi”

Lekin tabhi Digvijay ko ehsaas hua ki room mei sirf wo hi nahi tha. khaali nahi tha wo bedroom. apne peeche hui halki si aahat leke wo wapis ghuma to usne darwaze ke kareeb 2 aadmiyo ko khada paya. dono ne chehre par naqaab oadh rakha tha. un me se ek ke haath mei revolver thi, jo usne Digvijay ki tarah taan rakhi thi.

“baith ja seth” revolver wala bola “ye tv pe chal raha film tere liye hi lagayela hai apun”

Digvijay muh khole un dono ko dekhta raha. uski bechain nazar kabhi revolver to kabhi un dono ke chehre pe firne lagi. revolver wala ek lamba aadmi tha, jiske baal shartiya lambe the jo ki naqaab mei se bahar dikh rahe the, jaise ki ek zamane mei cine star sanjay dutt rakhta tha.

“kaun ho tum log” Digvijay ke gale se awaz fas fas ke nikal rahi thi “aur aur —- natasha kahan hai”

“kaun banega crorepati ke mafik sawal jawab baad ke liye rakh chhoad seth” revolver wala bola “pehle apun ka laya cinema dekh le”

“lekin main koi seth veth nahi— ” Digvijay himmat karke bola

“koi vaanda nahi, jo bhi hai apun ko chalega. pehle cinema dekh” revolver wala aage bada aur ek sofa chair ko tv ke samne karte hue uspe khich ke Digvijay ko bitha diya “apun ki taraf nahi, tv ki taraf dhyaan dene ka baap. tera itna mast picture banaya apun ne. ek baar to dekh”

“mera –”

“haa, tera aur teri item ka”

Digvijay ne tv ki taraf dekha to apni hi surat ko apni oar jhankta paaya. tabhi use ehsaas hua ki room mei ek teesra naqab wala bhi koi tha, jo tv ke kareeb hi deewar ke saath tek lagaye khada tha. kisi anjaane darr se Digvijay ka dil hilne laga. use aasar nahi lag rahe the. tv par usne khud ko ek beach par sirf en underwear mei leta hua paya. fir camera zoom hua to screen par bikini pehne hue natasha dikhai di, jo seedha aake uske upar let gayi. Digvijay ke haath uske nitambo ke ird gird ghera banaake natasha ko apni oar khichne lage.

“Arambol Beach, Goa” revolver wale ki awaz uske kaano mei padi “July 22 se leke 26 tak. saala biwi ko bola business ke liye bangalore jaane ka hai, aur apni item ko leke chala gaya Goa. kya badiya business chal raha hai monsoon ke mausam mei, wo bhi aise sunsan beach par, jahan aise mausam mei koi tourist nahi aata”

Screen par Digvijay aur natasha ek dusre ki baahon mei lipte hue, beach par hi khule aam kamasutra ke kai pose try karte hue dikh rahe the.

“item mast hai baap. kaisi mast chaatiya hai saali ki, ek dam raseele tarbooj ke mafik. aur utna hi shandaar pichwada hai. kamar ek dam mast palti hai. bole to katrina kaif lagti hai. baap tu to beach pe hi shuru ho gaye la hai, band kamre mei kya kya nahi kiya hoyenga tu is chhokri ke saath” revolver wala besharmi se haste hue bola

“aisi aur kitni jawan chhokri ko handle kiye la hai seth. teri ladki se 2,3 saal hi badi hoyegi ye item. teri ladki bhi to jawan ho gaye li hai”

“shut up” Digvijay chillaya

“kya shut aur kya up seth. aurat logo ke wo social karke welfare ko har saal lakho rupeya chanda deta hai. abhi tv par kya mast wel aur fare kar rela hai chhokri ke saath. are picture abhi baki hai seth, pura to dekh le”

Digvijay ne thook nigli aur bebas nigahon se fir screen ki tarah nigahein mod li. Beach ke peeche ke hisse mei kai cottages dkh rahi thi. Natasha ko goad mei uthaye Digvijay ek cottage ki taraf bada aur darwaza kholke uske ander dakhil ho gaya. darwaza band hua to camera cottage ke upar lagi number plate par zoom karke ruk gaya. number likha tha 12.

Digvijay ki haalat patli hone lagi. ab kya screen par wo sab dikhai dene wala tha jo cottage ke ander usne aur natasha ne kiya tha. lekin aisa na hua. short cut ke baad scene badal gaya. ab ek shandaar suit pehne Digvijay aur ek chamakta hua evening gown pehne natasha kisi 5 star hotel ke restaurant mei dakhil ho rahe the.

“Miguel Arcanjo. Hotel Taj Exotica. Goa” revolver wala bola

Digvijay ne ek baar fir zor se thook nigli.

isi tarah har do minute ke baad tv par scene badalta raha aur uski aur natasha ki mauj masti darshati clips chalti rahi. kai clips mei wo natasha ko kiss karte hue, uske nitambo pe haath ferte hue, kisi night club mei dance karte hue dikh raha tha. akhir mei us bedroom ka scene tv par aya, jisme is waqt wo baithe hue the.

“Seth” revolver wala bola “ab film ka climax dekhne ka hai”

pehle bed par apne jism se ek ek karke kapde utaarti hui natasha dikhai di. fir bed ke dusre kone ki taraf badti hui Digvijay ke kareeb aayi aur use be-libaas karne lagi. fir kuch hi der mei do nange jism bed par kamasutra ke poses ki jaise rehearsal karne lage.

Teeno mavaliyo ki hasi kamre mei goonj gayi. Digvijay khaufzada dikhne laga aur saath hi uska shareer paseene se bheeg gaya. film khatam hui. Tv ke pass khade mavali ne use switch off kiya aur uske peeche se pen drive nikal ke apne kabze mei kar li. fir usne aage bad-ke khidki ka pardah sirf itna hataya ki room mei halki ki roshni ho gayi.

“kya bolta hai seth. film mast hai ki nahi. kya sochela hai bol” revolver wala bola

Digvijay ne koi jawab na diya. wo boot bana apni jagah par baitha raha.

“apun ka seth soch rela hai” khidki ke nazdeek khada naqab wala bola

“is sab mei natasha bhi tum logo ke saath shaamil hai” Digvijay ne poocha

“khud soch ne ka seth, tum dono mei se kisi ke madad ke bina itna mast video kaise banenga”

“ab wo kaha hai”

“idhar nahi hai seth”

“kaha hai” Digvijay ne daant bhich ke kaha

“gayi kidar to, ab apun ka program idhar hone ka tha to wo tumhera aur uska program cancel karke kidar to pan gayi hoyegi na”

“tum log kya chahte ho”

“le” revolver wala zor se hasa “apun ka seth to bachche ke mafik puchta hai. are ye tera happy wala birthday ka tohfa thodi hai seth. apun ko rokda maangta hai”

“kaahe ka rokda”

“tumhere ko ye mast video bechne ka rokda. is baat ka guarantee ke saath ki ye video kisi aur ke haath mei nahi hoyega. special karke tumhare biwi ke”

“blackmail karna chahte ho”

“black ya white apne ko nahi pata seth. apne ko to rokda maangta hai. wo bhi agar agar tere ko ye film maangta hai to. nahi to vanda nahi”

“agar main na kharidu to”

“to apun happy wala birthday ka mafik tera biwi ko tohfe mei bhejega ye video. dusra tere factory mei staff ke vaste bhejega. teesra tera wo aurat logo ka samiti ko, jisko tu chanda deta hai har saal. chautha tera beti ke hostel mei. tera beti ko to apun special karke deke aayega ye video”

“kya keemat chahte ho” Digvijay dheere se bola

“jaasti lalach nahi hai apun ko. bus 2 crore”

“pagal hue ho. is film ke liye —-”

“ye mamuli keemat hai seth. tere jaisa bada aadmi ke vaaste nakhun ka mail hai”

“vehem hai tumhara”

“kya bom maar rela hai seth. itna bada kaarkhane ka maalik hai tu”

“usse kya hota hai. factory nuksaan mei nahi chal sakti kya” Digvijay uski baat ka virodh karte hue bola

“chutiya samjhe la hai kya apun ko seth. tera koregaon park wala bunglow hi 10 crore se kamm ka nahi hoyenga. 50 lakh ka to gaadi khada hai tere ghar mei. tera factory ka zameen zameen hi bole to 5 crore ka hai. factory milake 15, 20 crore ka hai. upar se kala paisa kitna kamaya hoyenga pata nahi. tu saala 30,40 crore ka maalik 2 crore ke liye natak karta hai”

“jis ghar mei rehta hu wo mere daddy ne banaya tha, pushteni makaan hai. factory bhi unse hi mili hai. zameen zaydaid hone ka ye matlab nahi ki mere pass cash bhi croro mei hota ho har samay”

“apun ko ye sab nahi pata. jaasti dimak ka dahi nahi karne ka hai seth. tu rokda deta hai ya apun sheher bhar mei tera video free mei baant daale”

“dekho dekho” Digvijay hadbadake bola “meri baat suno. mere pass sach mei itna paisa nahi hai is waqt”

“ëk saath nahi hai to kishto mei dene ka seth”

“kishto mei”

“ha, aur usme se 25 lakh apun ko kal hi mangta hai”

“lekin”

“faltu ka baat nahi seth””revolver wala gurrake bola

“paisa kaha pohachana hoga” Digvijay haar mante hue bola

“apun batayega. tere mobile pe nahi to factory mei phone karega tere ku. ”

“aur mujhe film kab milegi”

“jab apun ko pura 2 crore rokda mil jayega tab”

“tab tak to tum iski na jaane kitni copy bana loge”

“seth beimani hi ek dhandha mei jo imandari se kiya jaata hai. apun tum seth logo ki tarah harami panti nahi karta hai. aur fir banayega kai ko, tere ko kya malum apun abhi tak iska kitna copy banaya kitna nahi. isliye thanda rehne ka seth aur apun ka zuban ka bharosa karne ka”

Digvijay khamosh raha.

“abhi apun jaata hai. tu pichu baithke apna mashooka ko yaad kar, jiske saath tu idhar suhagaat ka pirogram karne ko aaya tha” ashleel lehze mei hasta hua revolver wala aage bada aur room se bahar nikal gaya. uske peeche baaki dono mavali bhi bahar chale gaye.

Digvijay kuch samay tak boot bana sofe par baitha raha. aakhir kaar wo utha aur jeb se apna mobile nikaal ke usko switch onn karne laga. aise samay mei usko apne vakil Vishal Agnihotri ke alawa kisi aur se baat karne ki nahi soojh rahi thi.

Sandhya breakfast ki table par apne pati ka intezar kar rahi thi. Wo un khush kismat aurton mei se thi jo umar ke saath saath aur bhi nikhar ke taaza khile hue gulaab ke phool ki tarah lagti thi. Wo 40 ki umar paar kar chuki thi, lekin apni jawani ke dino se zyada haseen lagti thi. Ek beti paida kar chuki thi, lekin jism ke koi bhi kas bal zara bhi dheele nahi pade the. 18 saal ki ladki thi uski, jo Mumbai mei padhti thi. Lekin agar wo apni zubani na bataati to koi yakeen nahi karta ki wo itni badi beti ki maa thi.

Sandhya ki nazar apne pati par padi, jo bunglow ki seediya utarta hua neeche aa raha tha. Wo is waqt ek shandaar brown colour ka suit pehne hue tha jo ki use behad pasand tha. Wo badi hasrat bhari nigahon se apne pati ko niharti rahi. Kitna shandaar mard tha uska pati. Kaamdev ka avatar. 45 ka hone wala tha lekin josh o kharosh aur chusti furti mei jawan ladko ko maat deta tha. Digvijay Singh dining room mei aaya aur apni biwi ki bagal mei ek chair pe baith gaya.

Sandhya ne use chai serve ki aur toast par makhan lagane lagi “pareshan lag rahe hai. Kya baat hai”

Digvijay hadbadaya “koi khaas baat nahi. Wo kya hai, raat bhar office mei jaagta raha, fir cabin mei hi jake so gaya tha. Neend puri hui nahi. isliye thodi thakawat hai”

“ghar aa jaate kaam khatam hone ke baad”

“ha, chahta to tha. Lekin kaam ke baad itna thak gaya tha ki gaadi chalane ki himmat nahi bachi thi”

“itna kaam kyu karte ho. Aapka staff kuch nahi karta kya”

“karte hai bhai, lekin kuch kaam aise hote hai ki khud khade rehke karwane padte hai”

“aise to beemar pad jaoge. Har hafte 1,2 din to aap office mei ruk hi jaate ho”

Digvijay khamosh raha.

“Äapki beti ka email aaya hai. Padha”

“mail” digvijay hadbadaya “kya likha hai”

“aapne padha nahi. Usne aapki mail id par bhi cc kiya tha”

“fursat hi nahi mili inbox check karne ki kal se. kya likha hai”

“haal chaal likha hai, aur paise mangwaye hai”

“bhej do. Ye bhi koi poochne ki baat hai” chain bhar lambi saans leta hua digvijay bola “acha ek baat batao. Apni beti ke hostel mei koi gair aadmi ghus sakta hai kya”

“gair aadmi” sandhya uljhan bhari nazron se apne pati ko dekhte hue boli “ye kya sujha aaj aapko”

“are bhai fikar hoti hai, itne door akele rehti hai beti. baap hu uska” apni hadbadahat chhupate hue digvijay bola

“kaise ghus sakta hai. Waha bahar ke logo ki entry allowed nahi hai. Upar se ladko ya aadmiyo ki entry to bilkul hi allowed nahi hai”

“ohh haa. Bhool gaya tha. Acha main chalta hu.”

“arey nashta to karte jao”

“Aaj nashte ka mood nahi hai. waise bhi vishal se meri appointment hai office mei. Wo wait kar raha hoga. Pehle hi late ho gaya hu”

Saari baat sunaane ke baad Digvijay chup hua to Vishal yu bhauchakka sa uska muh dekhta raha jaise ki digvijay koi ajooba ho. Vishal Agnihotri usi ki umar ka, usi jaisa hasmukh aur khoobsurat aadmi tha. Dono ki dosti 25 saal purani thi.

“bade chhupe rustam nikle ustaad” vishal bola

Digvijay khamosh raha.

“apne yaar se chori chhupe yu kitni ladkiyo ki jawani ka ras bhanwra banke chus chuke ho”

“tum mujhe galat samajh rahe ho. Main waisa aadmi nahi hu”

“achcha” “Vishal vyang bhare swar mei bola

“mera matlab hai is ek ghatna ko chhoadkar. Isse pehle maine aisa kabhi kuch nahi kiya”

“is baar hi kyun kiya”

“sitaron ki gardish ne karwaya. Haalat hi aisa ban gaye ki — ki sab kuch apne aap hi hota gaya”

“ek itni kam umar ki ladki ke saath, jo tumse adhi umar ki hai, tumhari beti se thodi hi badi hai”

“ab main kya kahu yaar”

“use flat bhi de diya. Love nest bana liya. Kabutari pakki paal li”

“are maine tumhe isliye bulaya hai” digvijay jhalaake bola “ki tum mujhe aakar sharminda karo. Achche yaar ho. Bajay iske ki mujhe koi maakul ray ko is dushwari se nijaat paane ki, tum use dobala kar rahe ho”

“my dear friend vijay, tum ek bohot badi musibat mei ho”

“ye ray de rahe ho”

“tumhe blackmail kiya jaa raha hai”

“bachche padha rahe ho kya. Ya nasha karke aaye ho” digvijay fir jhalaaaya

“ladki se pehli mulakat kaise hui. Tafseel se batao”

“main use teen mahine pehle mila tha. Panvel ke ek chalu se bar cum dance bar mei”

“naam kya tha us bar ka”

“naam yaad nahi. Lekin jagah yaad hai. Talaash karna pade to dhund lunga”

“gaye kyu the”

“Nalwade le gaya tha” Mahesh Nalwade un dono ka dost tha.

“zabardasti”

“yehi samajh lo. Hum us din Mumbai gaye the kisi kaam se. raat ko andheri ke ek hotel se full nasha pani karke hum pune laut rahe the ki nalwade ne car us bar ke bahar le jaake rok di. Bola bada hi hay hay kar dene wala mahol hoga ander”

“Jahan bhi jawan ladkiya ho, uske liye to wohi jagah hay hay kar dene wali hoti hai. to wahan tumhe Natasha mili”

“pehle to nalwade ko hi mili, baad mei mujhe. Darasal main ek baar beech mei uthke toilet gaya tha. Wapis aaya to Natasha ko nalwade ke saath table par baitha hua paya. Apni standard pudiya de raha tha ladki ko, ki kunwara hu, akela hu, paise wala hu lekin dil se gareeb hu, kisi saathi ki talaash mei hu. Andhi daulat hai lekin use kharchne wali koi nahi”

“ladki kya boli”

“haske boli ki wo itne mote bakre ko halaal karne ka hunar nahi jaanti thi”

“wo thi kaun. I mean waha ki bar hostess thi, singer thi, pick up girl thi ya dancer”

“kya baat karta hai yaar. Main kya kisi bar bala ko apne saath rakhta itne samay tak. Wo ek fashion model thi”

“adhi raat ko waha kaunsa fashion show chal raha tha”

“bar mei nahi. Mumbai se photoshoot karke laut rahi thi, uski ek saheli kaam karti thi us bar mei. Wo aur uski saheli dono pune ki hi rehne wali thi. Raat ko usko company dene ke liye ruk gayi thi, taaki dono saath mei ghar jaati. Keh rahi thi ki uski saheli ne agle 3 din ki chhuti li hui thi kaam se, isliye dono ne saath hi wapis pune jaane ka program banaya”

“saheli kaun thi”

“usi bar mei ek dancer thi”

“wo to samjha. Lekin koi naam dhaam to hoga uska”

“sanjana. Sanjana naam tha uska. Punjabi ladki thi. Apni performance ke baad wo bhi kapde change karke humare saath table par aa baithi thi. Sanjana ko dekhte hi nalwade ki laar tapakne lagi thi, wo Natasha ki jagah sanjana ki oar tavajjo dene laga tha. Kuch der baat karke na jaane usne kya patti padai ladki ko, ki wo uske saath chalti bani. Peeche main aur sanjana table par reh gaye. Na jaane sharab ka suroor tha ya uski jawani ka nasha, main uske saath kareeb ghante bhar tak baitha baatein karta raha. tab na jaane mujhe kya sujha ki main use apne saath dinner karne ki offer de baitha. Vishal ye offer maine use tab di thi jab main kuch hi ghante pehle andheri ke Hyatt mei dinner karke aaya tha”

“aise haalat mei yu hi akal maari jaati hai. Tum aage badho”

“usne haske kaha raat ke 1:30 baj rahe hai, is waqt kaunsa restaurant khula hoga. Aur fir use apne ghar bhi jaana tha. Usne dinner se inkaar nahi kiya, lekin apni ye dushwariya mere samne rakh di. Maine use waada kiya ki main dinner ke baad use ghar chhoadne aayunga. Wo maan gayi”

“tab nalwade kaha tha”

“kya pata kaha tha. Hum uski car pe pune se Mumbai aaye the, isliye wo sanjana ke saath jahan bhi gaya tha apni car pe gaya tha. humne bahar aake pune ke liye taxi li aur Senapati bapat marg aake JW Marriott Hotel ke 24 hours chalu rehne wale restaurant mei dinner karne ka mann banaya. Restaurant mei jaake na jaane mujhe kya sujha ki maine use kaha kyun na hum dinner pack karwa le aur kisi tanha jagah par jaake khaye. Usne tanha jagah ke bare mei sawal kiya to maine use apne passport office ke nazdeek wale flat ke bare mei bataya jo waha se nazdeek hi tha. Wo jhat maan gayi. Dinner pack karke hum seedha usi flat mei aa gaye jahan wo pichle 3 mahine se reh rahi thi”

“wo rehti kaha thi pune mei”

“pimpri”

“wo apne ghar kitne baje gayi”

“nahi gayi”

“matlab, tum dono ne saari raat apne love nest mei bitai”

“maine kya kiya yaar. Sab kuch apne aap hota chala gaya”

“jaise nayi naveli dulhan ke saath hota hai suhaagraat mei. Apne aap”

“yaar ya to tu baat sun le ya remarks pass kar le”

“acha acha. Ab raat ko murgi to halaal kar li tumne. Aage badho. Ab batao modeling mei kya karti thi wo”

“kuch bhi. Koi photoshoot. Koi ramp walk. Jo bhi kaam mil jaye”

“with or without”

“kya”

“Arey bhai clothes. Kapde”

“yaar expose to karna hi padta hai modeling mei” digvijay ne hichkichate hue kaha “upar se wo azad khayalo wali ladki thi. Kehti thi jab upar wale ne itna shandaar jism diya hai to usko chhupakar rakhne ka kya fadya. Wo kehti thi nudity bhi ek art hai. Bus wo vulgar nahi hona chahiye”

“art my foot”

“yaar wo aisi ladki nahi thi, mera yakeen kar” digvijay aahat bhaav se bola “hoti to main uske upar yu lattu na hua hota. Wo kamm umar thi, tajurba nahi tha use zindagi ka, aage jaake bigad jaati to baat dusri thi lekin abhi tak —“

“vijay vijay, tum ek aisi ladki ki tarafdari kar rahe ho jo tumhe blackmail karne par tuli hui hai”

“abhi kuch bhi kehna muhaal hai” digvijay dheere se bola “abhi ye yakeeni taur pe nahi kaha jaa sakta ki Natasha un mavaliyo ke saath mili hui hai”

“kise behla rahe ho bhai”

“yaar wo kyun mujhe blackmail karti, paiso ko liye. Wo to jitna wo kehti main uspe nyochhavar kar deta. Main uspe buri tarah se fida tha. Ishq karne laga tha use. Aur ye baat wo behtar tareeke se jaanti thi”

“ise ishq nahi laalach kehte hai mere dost. Aur afsos ki baat ye hai ki is dauran tumhe ek baar bhi bhabhi ka khayal tak nahi aaya”

“Kaisa khayaal”

“yehi ki tum use dhokha de rahe ho, ya fir ye ki tum use talaak deke Natasha se shaadi kar lo”

“nahi”

“yaani ki na tumhe bhabhi ke prati kiye gaye apne dhokhe ka ehsaas tha, na hi tum Natasha se sachcha pyaar karte the. Tum sirf apne paise se uska jism haasil karna chahte the. Isliye kehta hu, bachche behlana chhoad do. Wo tumhari hawas ki purti ka samaan thi, tumhari mohabbat nahi. Hoti to tum use rakhail banaake nahi rakhte, balki shaadi karne ki sochte”

Digvijay chup raha. use jawab dete na bana. Tabhi table pe pade phone ki ghanti baji. Digvijay ne phone uthaya

“seth”dusri taraf se us mawali ki awaz uske kaano mei padi jo beeti raat revolver taane uske samne khada tha “kya faisla kiya”

“abhi koi faisla nahi kiya”

“kyun”

“kyunki ye mere mehnat ki kamai hai haramzaade. Aur tujh jaise mavali ko use dene se pehle main 100 baar sochunga”

Line pe kuch pal khamoshi chhai rahi. Zaroor us jawaab ki mavali ko umeed nahi thi, isliye wo hadbadaya gaya tha

“nateeja bura hoyenga seth. Soch le”

“soch ne ke liye waqt chahiye mujhe”

“jo faisla karne ka hai abhi ka abhi kar seth. Warna apun phone band karta hai”

“kaha na mujhe thoda waqt chahiye”

“kitna”

“ek hafta”

“bheja fir gaya hai kya”

“lekin main —“

“apun tere ko ek din aur deta hai. Isse ek pal bhi extra nahi. Kal tak tere ko 25 lakh ready rakhne ka hai. kya”

“aur taiyaar karke kaha bhejna hoga”

“paisa ready ho jayenga to address bhi mil jayenga seth. Apun kal phone karega”

Line kat gayi. Digvijay ne phone ka speaker off kiya aur phone band kar diya.

“ye awaz tumhare liye bilkul anjaan hai” vishal ne sawaal kiya

“haa”

“tumhare bare mei Natasha kitna kuch jaanti thi”

“lagbhag sab kuch. Maine uske pehlu mei kai raatein guzari hai. Kitni hi baar to nashe mei dhut hoke. Apne dil ki, zindagi ki har baat uske saath kar chuka hu”

“fir to tumhare bare mei saari jaankari us ek ladki se hi in mavaliyo ko prapt ho sakti hai”

“ab ye batao main aage kya karu”

“mere hisaab se to police ki sharan mei jaana chahiye”

“pagal hue ho kya”

“tum unhe 25 lakh ya aage 2 crore dena chahte ho”

“main unhe footi kodi na du”

“to kya jaadu ke zor se peecha chhudwa loge un logo se”

“lekin police —-“

“meri ek DCP se dosti hai. Use baat karke dekhta hu. Wo zaroor aisa koi raasta nikalega jisse saanp bhi mar jaye aur laathi bhi na toote”

Digvijay ke chehre par raahat ke koi bhaav nahi aaye

“yaar agar meri is kartoot ka dhindora peet gaya to na main na apni biwi ko, na beti ko aur na samaaj ko muh dikhane ke laayak rahunga”

“main manta hu baat naazuk hai. Lekin abhi tumhare pass samay hai. Kamm se kamm 24 ghante to hai hi. Abhi se kyun haar maante ho. Is beech ek baar police se baat karke dekh lene do mujhe. DCP Sawant mera utna hi purana dost hai jitney ki tum. Uske kaano tak pohachi baat us tak hi seemit rahegi”

Digvijay singh patil ne bemann se sehmati mei sir hilaya.

Natasha ne baaton baaton mei ek baar Digvijay ko bataya tha ki woh kis agency ke liye modeling karti thi. Digvijay ko us agency ka office dhundne mei koi pareshaani nahi hui. Lekin ek farak jo use dikhai diya wo ye tha ki wo koi bohot badi modeling agency nahi balki ek sadharan sa modeling agency cum photo studio nikla. “

Bahar board laga hua tha “Sona Studio – Fashion models and camera equipments available”

Digvijay se ek baar Natasha ne kaha tha ki un dono ke milne ke baad se usne waha kaam karna chhoad diya tha. Usne studio mei kadam rakha. Ander ek counter tha, jiske peeche shakal se hi mini elephant lagne wala ek aadmi mojud tha.wo koi 40 saal ka tha aur sir se adha ganja tha. Uske peeche showcase par tarah tarah ke shooting equipments pade hue the. Counter ke dusri oar room mei ek lounge sa bana hua tha, jahan is waqt 4 kamsin ladkiya baithi hui thi. Peeche ek band darwaza tha jispe “Studio” likha hua tha. Ek nazar mei hi digvijay ki tajurbekar nazron ne us jagah ka muvayna karke jaan liya tha ki wo studio kisi dhake chhupe call girl racket ya massage parlour jaisi kisi jagah ka adda tha. Aur agar Natasha yaha kaam kar chuki thi to wok is kisam ka kaam raha hoga, iska bhi wo bakhoobi andaza laga sakta tha.

Us aadmi ne vyawasay sulabh muskaan ke saath digvijay ka swagat karte hue poocha “farmaiye, aapki kya khidmat kar sakta hu janaab”

“yaha”digvijay bola “Natasha naam ki ek model hua karti thi. Kya wo abhi bhi yaha aati hai”

Us adhe ganje aadmi ka naam Manohar Rao tha aur wo us studio ka maalik tha “sonia hai, ritu hai, sweety hai, jenny hai, lekin Natasha to koi nahi hai janaab”

“khoobsurat ladki hai. Pehle yaha kaam karti thi”

“khoobsurat to zaahir hai ki rahi hogi janaab, badsurat ladkiyo ka yaha kya kaam”

“uska pura naam Natasha saniyal tha”

“acha acha wo Natasha. Bilkul yaha kaam karti thi janaab. Lekin bohot hi thode wakfe ke liye. Fir ek din achanak hi kaam chhoad ke chali gayi”

“uska koi address ya phone number hoga aapke pass”

“nahi janaab. Aisi to na jaane kitni ladkiya yaha aati hai aur jaati hai. Kis kis ka address yaad rakhe”

“wo pimpri chinchwad mei rehti thi”

“jab jaante ho janaab to humse kyu pooch rahe ho”

“sirf ilaake ka naam jaanta hu. Ghar ka pata nahi”

“talaash kyun kar rahe ho janaab”

“bohot shandaar ladki thi. Bohot badiya tareeke se kaam karti thi”

“yaha ki to sabhi ladkiya apna kaam ache se karti hai janaab. Satisfaction guaranteed is our motto”usne lounge mei baithi ladkiyo ki taraf ishara kiya “aapne gaur se dekha nahi inhe, inme se koi bhi Natasha se kisi bhi lihaaz se kamm nahi hai”

“ye sab tajurbekar aur purani hai”

“purani kis kaam ki janaab. Is dhandhe mei to fresh maal ki demand hoti hai”

“in me se säbse purani kaun hai”

“Julie. 6 mahine se yaha hai. Aur sabse zyada khoobsurat bhi hai”

“Julie kaun hai”
Usne kone mei baithi ek ladki ki taraf ishara kiya. Us ladki ki umar mushkil se 21,22 saal rahi hogi. Uske 36 size ke Ubhaaro ko aur bhi zyada ubhaarta hua ek tight red colour ka top usne pehen rakha tha. Aur saath mei jism se chamdi ki tarah chipki hui patli ki yellow colour ki skirt.

“theek hai Julie chalegi”

Usne Julie ko ishara kiya to wo uthke khadi hui aur studio likhe kamre ka darwaza khol ke uske peeche jaake gum ho gayi. Digvijay bhi chalta hua us darwaze se ander chala gaya. Manohar Rao kuch palo tak darwaze ki oar dekhta raha. digvijay ke ander jaane ke baad jab wo darwaza band hua to usne apni jeb se fatafat mobile nikala aur ek number dial kiya.

“hello” line lagne par usne kaha “wo to yaha aa tapka yaar — are apna bakra aur kaun”

Darwaza band hote hi Julie kamre ke beecho beech khadi ho gayi aur badi ada se apne top ke button kholne lagi. Digvijay bade itmenaan se jaake ek sofa chair pe baith gaya. Wo karma kisi hotel ke kamre jaisa shandaar tha. Ek taraf badiys sa double bed pada hua tha, aur saath hi waha led tv, fridge, a/c, sofa chairs aur center table bhi mojud the.

“tum koi police wale to nahi ho” Julie bolo

“tumhe main police wala lagta hu”

“kya pata chalta hai”

“nahi hu”

“press reporter”

“wo bhi nahi”

“koi writer, shayar, poet wagerah”

“nahi, lekin agar hota to kya tumhe mere saath yaha aana kabool na hota”kya”

“aitraaz to nahi hota”. Infact kar hi nahi sakti. Humare yaha marzi client ki chalti hai humari nahi. Lekn ye writer, reporter type ke log bade pakau hote hai. Ajeeb tarah ke sawal karte hai. Kitna kamaati ho. Kya majboori thi jo ye kaam mei pad gayi. Jo dard aurat ki tango ke beech dena chahiye, wo dard sir mei dene lagte hai. Aur police wale to itne harami hote hai ki kuch karne se zyada gandi baatein karna chahte hai” Julie ne apne top ke sabhi button khol ke ek zor se angdai li, jiske parinam-swaroop uske seen eke do naram safed kabutar bra ke ander zor se fadfadaye, jaise ki azaad hone ke liye tadap rahe ho. Ek pal ke liye to digvijay ka imaan dol gaya tha, lekin usne jaldi hi apna dhyan waha se hata liya. Jis kaam ke liye wo yahan aaya tha, usme mauj masti ki koi gunjaish nahi thi.

“yahan police wale bhi aate hai”

“kuch ek aate hai, ab aisa dhandha bina police ki sarparasti ke to chal nahi sakta. Wo police wale paisa bhi lete hai aur mauj masti bhi karte hai”

“aur wo gandi baatein karte hai”

“haa. Jaise ki pehli baar jab kiya tha to kya umar thi. kya kya service deti ho. Muh mei leti ho kya. Maal kahan khalaas karte hai client log. Condom lagaye bina karne deti ho kya. Periods ke dino mei aaram karti ho ya peeche leti ho. Nath kisne utaari thi. ab kaisa lagta hai. Kabhi group mei kiya hai kya”

“tum in sab sawalon ka jawab deti ho”

“sawaal hi paida nahi hota”

“fikar mat karo. Main na police wala hu na koi sanki writer ya reporter. Main to bus nange jism dekhne ka shaukeen aadmi hu”

“sirf dekhne ka”

“filhaal to sirf dekhne ka hi”

Julie ne ek baar fir angdai li aur apne haath peeche le jaake bra ke hook khol diye, lekin bra ki strap apne kandho se neeche nahi sarkai, jisse ki uske ubhaar ek baar zor se kaanpe aur fir shaant ho gaye, lekin puri tarah se bra mei se bahar nahi nikle.

“aur kya kya dikhau”Julie ashleel bhare swar mei boli aur apni skirt ki zip pe haath rakhke khadi ho gayi.

“kya – nahi nahi. Ek minute ruko. Pehle ek baat batao”

“pucho. Lekin baaki logo ki tarah koi bheja khane wala sawaal to nahi karoge na. koi ganda wala”

“nahi”

“pucho”

“yahan Natasha saniyal naam ki ek ladki hua karti thi. use jaanti ho kya”

“kyun pooch rahe ho”

“koi khaas baat nahi. aur yaha se us baat ka koi lena dena nahi. koi aisi baat hai jiski wajah se mera use jaati taur pe milna zaroori hai”

“tum use waakif ho”

“khoob achchi tarah se”

“fir bhi uska pata nahi jaante”

“nahi”

“pata to main bhi nahi jaanti. Bus itna jaanti hu ki wo pimpri mei kahin rehti thi. waise bhi is dhandhe mei aane wali ladkiya yu apni personal details dusri ladkiyo ke saath share nahi karti hai”

“ohh”digvijay ne maayusi bhari hunkaar bhari

“to main utaaru baaki ke kapde”

“nahi. filhaal to main chalunga”

“bina kuch kiye, bina kuch dekhe”wo hairaan hoke boli

“haa”

“jaante ho yaha sirf room mei ander aane ke tumhe 5000 chukaane padenge. Chahe tum kuch karo ya na karo. Ek ghante ka time hai tumhare pass. Fir bhi kuch nahi karna chahte ho”

Wo muskuraya aur room se bahar nikal aaya. Counter pe aake usne Manohar ko paise chukaye aur studio se bahar aa gaya. Digvijay ke studio se nikalte hi Manohar ne fir se phone lagaya aur call lagte hi bola “wo abhi abhi gaya hai yahan se. Natasha ke bare mei pooch raha tha. —– maine kuch nahi bataya. Wo ander gaya tha ek ladki ke saath —— nahi nahi, wo ladki kuch nahi jaanti Natasha ke bare mei. —– theek hai, mujhe inform kar dena”

Sanjeev Kothari ne phone rakha aur Budhwar Peth ke ilaake mei sthit apne massage parlour se bahar kadam rakha. Budhwar Peth Pune ka sabse badnaam ilaaka tha, jahan sex workers, call girls se leke jurm ki duniya ke chhote se leke bade gunday tak sabhi rehte the. Jarayam pasha logo ke liye ye ilaaka waise hi jannat tha Pune mei, jaise Mumbai walo ke liye dharavi.

Wo kehne ko massage parlour tha lekin asal mei waha kamsin kamm umar ki jawan ladkiya clients ki jismani zaroorato ki purti ke liye 24 ghante uplabdh hoti thi. us chhote se parlour mei 6 cabin numa rooms bane the jaha ghante ke hisaab se clients paise deke ladkiyo ke saath jo chahe kar sakte the. Parlour ke ek hisse mei Kothari ka kabutar ke dabde jaisa chota sa cabin bhi tha, jisme se nikalkar usne apne ek sahayak ko parlour ka dhyaan rakhne ke nirdesh diye aur bahar nikalkar apni car pe sawar hoke Panvel ki taraf chal pada.

Manohar ke phone ki wajah se wo apne parlour se bahar nikla tha. Unke bakre Digvijay ke Manohar ke studio pohach jaane ke bare mei wo koi faisla nahi kar paa raha tha, ki us ghatna ko use nazar-andaz karna chahiye ya use warning signal samajhna chahiye. Unke bakre ke yu haath pair maarne se to lag raha tha ki wo aasani se rokda dene wala hai nahi. bakre ke bare mei hi sochta hua wo pune se bahar nikla aur pune Mumbai expressway se hote hue 90 minute ka safar tey karke Panvel jaa pohacha.

Panvel mei usne jaise hi apni car Thomas ke Bar ke samne jaake roki, usi waqt Digvijay Singh Patil ne us bar mei kadam rakha. Digvijay ko waha kadam rakhne ke baad sujha ki kyun use us bar ka naam yaad nahi aa raha tha. Darasal wo bar Panvel ke ek local gunde Thomas ka bar tha, aur illegal hone ki wajah se uske bahar kisi bhi tarah ka koi sign board nahi laga hua tha. Waha sab use Thomas ke bar ke naam se hi jaante the. Digvijay hichkichata hua ander daakhil hua.

Ander use waisi raunak nahi dikhai di jaisi usne pichli baar dekhi thi. zaroor wo raat ko hi aabad hone wala bar tha, jab ki us ghadi to sirf sham ke 5 baje the. Bar counter pe sirf 3 log mojud the, jabki pure hall mei bhi ba-mushkil 10,12 customers hi the. Ek taraf bane stage par ek khoobsurat kamsin ladki bra numa blouse aur ghutno tak aane wali skirt pehne dance kar rahi thi. uske haath pair se zyada sharer ke wo hisse hil rahe the, jise dekhke kisi bhi aadmi ka kaleja muh ko aane lagta, lekin Digvijay ne uski taraf ek baar bhi nazar uthake nahi dekha.

Wo bar counter pe pohcha. Counter ke peeche Thomas ka khaas aadmi Peter mojud tha. Digvijay ne ek bar stool pe baithke beer ka order diya.

“Sanjana abhi bhi yahi kaam karti hai” Peter uske pass beer leke pohcha to usne sawal kiya

“Sanjana, wo kaun hui”

“tum nahi jaante”

“tum batayenga to pata lagenga na baap”

“dancer hai yaha ki. Punjabi ladki hai”

“ek minute”

Peter bar ke ek kone par khadi ek ladki ke pass pohcha aur digvijay ki par ishara karte hue use kuch bola. Jawab mei ladki ne kuch kaha jiske baad sehmati mei sir hilaata hua peter wapis lauta

“sanjana aaj kaam pe nahi aayi”

“waise roz aati hai”

“haan”

“rehti kahan hai”

“rehne wali to pune ki hai, lekin bar ki taraf se hi use aur baaki dancers ko flat mila hua hai, isliye jab panvel mei hoti hai to waha rehti hai”

“abhi flat pe hogi”

“nahi, ab wo waha nahi rehti. Ab wo yaha ki star attraction dancer hai jiska sirf hafte mei 2 din program hota hai. Ab wo pune se hi aati hai, aur program ke baad wapis pune chali jaati hai”

“uska pune ka address”

“mujhe nahi pata”

“use malum hoga” digvijay ne kone mei khadi ladki ki taraf ishara karke pucha

“shayad”

“ho to pata kar do”

Peter fir se us ladki se baat karke wapis lauta “Sanjana ne apna pune wala address kisi ko bhi dene se mana kiya hai”

Digvijay ne ek gehri saans li. Usne beer ka mug khaali kiya, uska bill chukaya aur bar se bahar nikal gaya.

Digvijay ko bahar nikalta hu dekh, Bar ke dusre kone mei ek table pe baitha hua Manohar apni kursi se utha aur bar counter pe jaake baith gaya.

“wo aadmi jo idhar se gaya kya puch raha tha”

“Sanjana ka pata. Koi deewana hoga uska. Yaha nahi mili to ghar jaake milna chahta hoga”

“ohh” Manohar bola aur fir ek pal rukke pucha “anna to nahi dikha aaj”

“kaun, subbarao shetty”

“haa”

“aaj to saara din mei ek bhi chakkar nahi lagaya”

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Wo ek sikh ladka tha aur shakal se hi bhola bhala dikh raha tha. Sanjana ke pune mei wakad ilaake sthit flat mei ander daakhil hote hi wo bola “bohot badiya flat mei rehti ho”

“god is kind” sanjana madak swar mei boli “baitho”

Ladka ek sofe par dher ho gaya

“kuch piyoge”

Ladka sanjana ko vasna bhari nigahon se dekhta hua bola “aur kya”

“jo tum chaho. Whisky, beer, vodka, rum”

“ghar mei rakhti ho ye sab”

“haa, har tarah ki”

“great. Fir to zaroor piyunga. Agar tum pilao to” wo sanjana ka haath pakad ke use sofe par ane bagal mei bithaate hue bola.

“kya leke aau” sanjana uski goad mei girte hue boli

Sanjana ne white colour ka, behad patle kapde ka tight top pehna hua tha, dhyaan se dekhne par jiske ander se uski bra saaf dikhai deti thi. ladke ne top ke upar se hi uske ubhaaro ko pakad ke masalna shuru kar diya. Sanjana ke muh se ek maadak bhari siski nikli jiske fal-swaroop ladke ne aur zor se apne haath chalane shuru kar diye. Ladke ne ek haath se uske ubhaaro ko masalte hue, dusre haath se uske top ko upar uthana shuru kar diya.

Sanjana uske haath ko rokti hui boli “itni jaldi kya hai. Puri raat apni hai” kehte hue usne ladke ke kaan ki lau ko apne daanto se kata aur fir khilkhilake hasti hui uski goad se uth khadi hui

Tabhi beech ka darwaza khula aur bedroom ki chaukhat par aankhen malta hua Subba Rao Shetty pragat hua. Subba Rao 35 saal ka, sanwli rangat wala ek madrasi tha. Use dekhte hi sikh ladka hadbadake uth khada hua

“at ease my dear” sanjana use boli “ye mera cousin hai. Abhi yaha se jaa raha hai”

Sikh ladke ke chehre par bechaini chhai rahi. Sanjana bedroom ki taraf badi aur uske peeche hi shetty bhi bedroom mei daakhil ho gaya.

“kuch maal pani hai ki nahi ladke ke pass”

“na hota to kya use yaha leke aati” sanjana haste hue boli “maaldar bhi hai ya nausikhya bhi”

“very good”

“lekin tu abhi ke abhi phutt yaha se, warna wo bhaag jayega”

“jaa raha hu. Lekin wapis kab aau”

“tu jayega kaha”

“soch raha hu panvel ek chakkar laga aata hu”

“theek hai. Tu Thomas ke bar mei hi rehna. Jab bakra halaal ho jayega to tujhe phone kar dungi”

“theek hai”

Fir dono room se bahar nikle aur shetty flat se bahar nikal gaya. Tab kahin jaake sikh ladke ke chehre pe raunak lauti. Shetty ke bahar nikalte hi ladka utha aur baaz ki tarah sanjana par jhapat pada. Usne sanjana ki kamar mei ek haath daalte hue use apni taraf khicha aur dusre haath se uske naram mulayam nitambo ko masalne laga. Apna chehra usne sanjana ke naram gudaaj ubhaaro ke beech ragadna shuru kar diya. Uske pant ke agle hisse mei ubharta tent uski bechaini saaf zaahir kar raha tha. Kuch hi palo mei uske aur sanjana ke kapde zameen par pade dhool chaat rahe the, aur wo dono bedroom mei bed par kushti lad rahe the

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Nashe ki tarang mei dooba hua Shetty Panvel mei Thomas ke bar mei pohcha. Manohar aur Kothari ko usne ek kone ki table par baitha hua paya. Wo unke kareeb pohcha aur ek kursi par baith gaya

“Saara din kahan raha” Kothari bola

“so raha tha” shetty haste hue bola

“saara din sota hai”

“kabhi kabhi yaar”

“nasha zyada kar liya kya”

“hai to yehi baat” wo daant fadta hua bola

“hum tere ko hi talaash kar rahe the”

“kyun, kya hua”

“wo apna naya bakra. Pune ka wo seth. Saala chain se nahi baith raha hai. Natasha ke bare mei pooch-taach karta fir raha hai”

“to kya hua”

“is baat se to lagta hai ki wo blackmail ki dhamki ki koi khaas dehshat mei nahi aaya hai. Rokde ki baat ko bhi taal raha hai. Aur waqt maang raha hai. Lagta hai bina rokda diye apna kaam nikaalne ki soch rela hai”

“aisa har koi karta hai. Aasani se rokde ko goodbye kaun bolta hai. Main uski jagah hota to main bhi haath pair maarke koshish karta rokda bachaane ki”

“lekin use humare se dara hua hona chahiye tha. Phone par nervous tak nahi malum padta tha. Mere ku baat theek nahi lagi. Pehle to jaasti waqt maanga aur fir Natasha ki talaash mei nikal pada”

“saala mazaak hi to nahi samajh raha” itni der se chup baitha manohar bola

“mere ku to aisa hi lag raha hai. Haraami bakra hai. Sirf video se hi fit hua nahi malum hota hai. Usko pura fit karne ke vaaste kuch aur karna padega” Shetty bola

“aur kya” Kothari ne poocha

“aisa kuch ki woh apne bure anjaam se thar thar kaanpne lage. Aur fir humare muh se koi bhi hokum nikalte hi foren maan jaye”

“aisa kya karega tu subba rao” manohar ne utsukta vash pucha

“waqt aane de bata dunga” shetty bola

“kab”

“kal tak ka time maanga hai bakre ne. usne agar kal bhi paisa nahi diya to fir bataunga”

“tere ko usse kal 25 lakh milne ki umeed nahi hai kya”

“barabar hai”

“aur agar na mila to”

“to fir apna bakra digvijay singh patil aise jaal mei fasega ki saat janam bahar nahi nikal payega”

“kya chal raha hai tere dimag mei”

“kal baat karenge is bare mei. Ya to kal apne haath mei 25 lakh rokda hoga, ya fir digvvijay singh patil ki ulti ginti shuru hogi. Ab band kar kaam ki baat. Saala pura nasha utaar diya. Naya baatli manga””

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“kya hua, kis soch mei dooba pada hai” Vishal ne Pune ke Corinthians Club ke Bar mei ek sofa seat par baithte hue Digvijay se poocha. wo dono is club ke member the aur aksar waha tafreehan aaya karte the. Corinthians South Pune mei bana ek shandaar club tha jahan sheher ke kai bade diggaj aur pratishtit logo ne membership le rakhi thi. us jagah ki ek sabse badi khasiyat ye thi ki waha ke bar mei kaanch ke ek sheeshe ke paar badi si machine lagi hui thi jisme se beer banke fresh serve ki jaati thi. aur wo bhi kai alag alag taste aur flavour mei.

“meri ek chhoti si galati ne mujhe do takey ke mavaliyo ke samne majboor haalat mei laake khada kar diya yaar. maine sapne mei bhi nahi socha tha ki aise sadak chhap mavali mujhe dhamki dene ki himmat karenge” Digvijay ne apne samne rakhe beer ke glass mei se ek ghoonth bharte hue kaha. wo is waqt puri tarah se nashe ke hawale tha. uski aankhen surkh lal hui padi thi, baal bikhre hue the aur haathon mei ek keemti cigar sulga pada tha. table par ek ash tray mei 3 bujhe hue cigar pade the, jo ki is baat ki taraf ishara kar rahe the ki uske haathon mei jo cigar tha, wo aaj shaam ka uska chautha tha.

“bhai beej tunhe boye hai to ab fasal bhi kaatni hi padegi”

“nahi” digvijay ne daant peeste hue kaha “main apni kamzori ka un haramzaado ko itni aasani se fayda uthaane nahi dunga”

“kya karega tu”

“pata nahi. lekin himmat nahi harunga”

“aisa koi naubat nahi aayegi. meri meeting ho lene de DCP se. kya pata tujhe kuch karna hi na pade aur tera un mavaliyo se peecha chhut jaye”

“musibat maine khud bulai hai, isliye isse peecha bhi khud hi chhudaunga”

“nashe mei behek raha hai. tunhe kuch karne ki koshish ki to tera raaz fir raaz nahi reh jayega. unka kuch bigad payega ya nahi pata nahi, apna nuksaan zaroor kar baithega. thande dimag se soch, agar wo cd public kar di un logo ne, ya bhabhi ko bhej di to kya haal hoga tera”

“jis baat ka darr dikhake wo mujhe jhukana chahte hai, main wo wajah ko hi khatam kar dunga”

“matlab”

“chal jayega. bohot jald pata chal jayega. tujhe bhi aur un mavaliyo ko bhi. Digvijay Singh Patil ko tootna manzoor hai, lekin jhukna nahi”

 

“Fish Fry hone mei abhi thoda waqt lagega” Sandhya boli “tab tak main aapke liye drink banau”

Digvijay se sak-paka-kar apni patni ki taraf dekha “hum to aaj dinner ke liye bahar jaane wale the”

“haa, lekin subah se aap itne thake hue aur pareshan lag rahe the ki maine socha aaj ghar mei hi aaram kare aap”

“ohh”

“aap abhi bhi pareshan lag rahe hai”

“factory mei kai sari machine purani ho chuki hai, isliye germany se nayi machines mangwa raha hu. usi bhaag daud mei laga hu aaj kal”

Sandhya ne pyaar se apne pati ke baalon mei haath fera aur boli “main aapka drink taiyar karke lati hu”

Sandhya Digvijay ke liye peg taiyaar karke layi aur use pakda diya “thanks” wo bola

Digvijay ne ek hi saans mei jaam khatam kar diya aur glass sandhya ke haathon mei wapis deta hua bola “ek aur please”

Sandhya herani se apne pati ko dekhti reh gayi. yu ek hi saans mei pura peg usne kabhi nahi piya tha. wo to drink ko chusak chusak kar uska luft uthate hue adhe ghante mei khatam karne ka aadi tha. wo dusra drink bhi bana layi

“Sandhya” dusre drink se ek bada ghoonth peene ke baad wo bola “zara baitho mere samne”

“kya baat hai”

“main tumse kuch kehna chahta hu”

“koi khaas baat”

“ha. bohot khaas. bohot se bhi zyada khaas”

“kya”

“baitho to batata hu”

“Sandhya” Digvijay ne ek hi ghoonth mei baki bacha drink khatam karte hue kaha “beete kuch dino se meri ek ladki se sambandh bane hue the”

“ladki” sandhya hadbadake boli “sambandh”

“haan”

“kaun ladki, kaise sambandh”

“najayaz sambandh” sandhya ko jaise saanp sungh gaya. wo fanse swar mei boli “ka —- kab —– bane”

“teen mahine pehle”

“main jaanti hu use”

“nahi. meri usse mulaqat ek bar mei hui thi. mamuli jaan pehchan gehri dosti mei, aur fir dosti kab sambandh mei tabdil hui mujhe pata hi nahi chala” digvijay sir jhukaye, bina apni biwi se aankhen milaye hue bola

Do pal ke liye kamre mei khamoshi chha gayi. itni ki agar ek sui bhi girti to wo kisi bomb ki awaz jaisi prateet hoti

“zaroor bohot khoobsurat rahi hogi wo”

Digvijay ne aankh uthake apni biwi se ek pal ke liye nazrein milayi aur fir sofe se uthte hue kamre mei chehal kadmi karte hue bola “haan. khoobsurat to thi. lekin sambandh banaane ki eklauti wajah uski jawani ya khoobsurati nahi thi. kuch — kuch aur tha jo mujhe ek dor se baandhe hue uski oar kheench raha tha. mere zehen par wo buri tarah se haawi ho chuki thi. tab mujhe kuch nahi soojh raha tha. ab kaise samjhau main tumhe”

“aapko mohabatt ho gayi thi usse” apne jazbato ko badi mushkil se ander dabaye hue sandhya samanya swar mei boli “love at first sight”

Digvijay chup raha

“kya umar hai uski”

“23 saal”

“shukar hai apni beti se choti na nikli”

“sandhya please —–”

“kyun. apni beti se zara hi to badi hai, lekin shukar hai badi hai”

Digvijay ne koi jawab na diya. bechaini se chahal kadmi karta raha kamre mei

“naam kya hai”

“Natasha”

“achcha naam hai. modern hogi, naye zamane ki bedroom special kai kala-baziya jaanti hogi jo aapki ye buddhi ho rahi biwi ko nahi aati. kamasutra ke sabhi poses try karne mei use koi problem nahi hogi. na hi sex mei wo sab kuch try karne mei harz hoga jo naye zamane mei roleplays, kinky, dirty ke naam se jaana haata hai. waise shaadi kab kar rahe hai usse”

“kabhi nahi” digvijay dheere se bola

“kyun. mujh se peecha chhudana mushkil lag raha hai”

“sandhya please, wo baat nahi hai jo tum samajh rahi ho”

“to kya baat hai”

Digvijay chup raha

“2 peg ke bavajud bhi himmat nahi juta pa rahe to puri bottle le aati hu. sharab badi kaam ki cheez hoti hai. hausla jutaane mei bada kaam aati hai”

Digvijay aahat bhaav se sandhya ki tarah dekhta raha.

“agar shaadi ka iraada nahi” sandhya uljhan bhare swar mei boli “to apni rakhail ke baare mei mujhe kyu bata rahe ho. kya funk lene ke liye? deeng haankne ke liye ki is umar mei bhi aap ek jawan ladki ko apni taraf aakarshit kar paye”

“nahi” digvijay ke muh se bus ek fikra nikla

“to fir? kisi aur zariye se mujhe pata lagne wali thi ye baat kya? zaroor ye hi baat hogi”

“isliye kyuki is baat ka meri antar atma par ek bojh hai, jo har beette pal ke saath badta hi jaa raha hai”

“jhooth. bakwaas”

“tum please ek baar sun to lo is baare mei”

“kaho”

“sab kuch apne aap ho gaya. ittefaq se. anjaane mei. lekin ab kahani khatam ho chuki hai”

“kaise”

“ab meri usse pehle jaisi mulakat kabhi nahi hogi. aur to aur aaj ki tarikh mei mujhe ye tak nahi pata ki wo kaha hai”

“dhokha de gayi. kisi aur ke saath bhaag gayi. jis chidiya ko apna maal samajh ke paale hue the wo pinjre mei se furrr karke udd gayi. aapka muh chida gayi”

“wo baat nahi. Sandhya baat tumhare andaaze se zyada pechida hai”

“wo to hai hi. ek ladki se aapke sambandh the. aur ab khatam bhi ho gaye. sirf teen mahine mei. fir khud mujhe muh se bata rahe ho. yehi mere liye kam pechida nahi hai. maajra kya hai pati dev. saaf saaf kyun nahi kehte ek hi baar mei”

“filhaal yehi samjho ki jo baat tumhe zindagi mei kabhi nahi pata chal sakti thi, wo khud bata raha hu to koi badi wajah hogi”

“wohi to jaanna chahti hu”

“abhi nahi bata sakta. tum pareshaan ho jaogi wo wajah jaan kar”

“na pata chalega to zyada halkaan rahungi”

“please. abhi sirf itna samjho ki maine ek gunaah kiya hai jo tumse bakshwana chahta hu. subah ka bhula shaam ko ghar wapis aana chahta hai. kya tum use wapis aane ki ijazat dogi”

“yehi baat thi to iska zikr karne ki zaroorat kya thi”

“ab mujhe bhi yehi lag raha hai”

“dekhiye —-”

“please ye kissa chhoado”

Sandhya ko ek pal bhi ab us room mei baithe rehna mushkil lag raha tha. wo bhari kadmo se uthi aur kitchen ki taraf bad chali

Agle din Sandhya ki kitti party thi jisme uska bilkul bhi dil nahi laga. jo party shaam ke 5 baje tak chalti thi, aur jiski sandhya jaan kahi jaati thi, usme se wo 2 baje se bhi pehle laut aayi. wapsi mei saare raaste wo apne pati ke baare mei sochti rahi, aur saath hi uske zehen par natasha naam ki unki rakhail haavi rahi.

kya sila diya tha uske pati ne 22 saal ki uski ni-swarth seva ka. uska mann kiya ki wo abhi factory jaye aur sabke samne uske muh pe sandal fenk ke maare.

aur us chhinal chhokri ki kis baat pe lattu hua tha uska pati. zaroor bister mei fudakti badiya hogi mendki. chhatiya badi badi hongi jinhe wo bina bra ke dresses mei sada jhulaati rehti hogi. modern kapde pehenti hogi chhote chhote. cool, oh shit, dude jaise angrezi shabdo ka baat baat pe prayog karti hogi. bister pe besharmi se chudwati hogi, gaaliya deti hogi aur gandi baatein karti hogi sex ke dauraan, jo ki aajkal mardo ko pasand hai.

na jaane is umar mei mardo ko aake kya ho jaata hai. apne jawaan bachcho ka bhi lihaaz nahi karte, aise sambandh banaane se pehle.

Sandhya ne apni Honda Accord car kothi ke compound mei ander la jaake khadi ki. aaj sunday ka din tha, isliye niyam ke anusar ghar ke sabhi naukar aur yaha tak ki watchman bhi adhi din ki chhuti leke ghumne gaye hue the. Sandhya ne car ka engine band kiya, lekin gaadi se nikalne ka upkram na kiya.

us ghadi uska mann kar raha tha wo kothi mei daakhil ho, apne pati ka sara personal samaan, uske documents, kapde, joote sab ek jagah ikatha kare, us par mitti ka tel chhidke aur use maachis dikha de.

usne ek gehri saans lete hue apni aankhon ki kor par chhalak aaye aansu rumaal se saaf kiye aur car se bahar nikli. apne purse se kothi ki chabi nikaalti hui wo aage badi. kothi ke main gate par pohach ke wo ek pal ke liye thitak gayi. darwaza thoda sa khulla tha. kya wo aaj pareshaan hone ki wajah se darwaza theek se band karke nahi gayi thi kya. dimag to subah se natasha naam ki us kutiya aur apne pati ki taraf laga pada tha. wo darwaza pura khol ke ander dakhil hui.

Kothari abhi upar bedroom mei hi tha ki use kothi ke compound mei ek car rukne ki awaz aayi. Digvijay ki biwi ko itni jaldi wapis aaya dekhkar ek baar to uske hosh udd gaye, lekin jab tak wo car se nikalkar kothi mei daakhil hui, tab tak wo neeche aakar hall room mei ek sofa seat par baith chuka tha.

Sandhya ko ander room mei koi dikhayi baad mei diya, lekin use ander kisi ki mojudgi ka ehsas pehle se hi hone laga tha.

Kothari ne badi bebaki se uski taraf dekha. Wah! wo mann hi mann bola. kya shandaar aurat thi. kaun keh sakta tha wo 18 saal ke bachche ki maa thi. saali kya mast bani hui thi. is umar mei bhi jism ke sabhi nut bolt tight the.

Sandhya uske kareeb aake ruki. wo ghur ke us aadmi ko dekhne lagi jo bada sa briefcase pehlu mei rakh ke unke ghar mei baitha hua tha.

“kaun ho tum”

“apun shivaji nagar se aaya hai madam” kothari uth ke khada hua aur badi mushkil se adab se bolne ki koshish karne laga “pest control company se”

“tum ander kaise aaye”

“darwaza se, wo apun aaya to wo khula tha madam”

“to kya hua. khula hai to iska matlab ander ghue chala aaoge”

“madam apun pehle ghanti bajaya tha. darwaze par dastak bhi diya tha”

“fir bhi —-”

“aur madam apun koi chor thodi hai. pest control company se —-”

“tum jo koi bhi ho, niklo yaha se”

“madam aap sun to lo. apna company ka service ——”

“nahi sunna mujhe. out”

“apun ka company kamm rate pe —-”

“tum jaate ho ya police ko phone karu”

“madam lekin —-‘

“tumhara koi visiting card de jao. jab zaroorat hogi to bula lenge”

“card to abhi bole to, nahi hai”

“koi baat nahi. jab ho tab de jaana. ab niklo yaha se”

Kothari ne apna brief case uthaya, gusse mei khadi sandhya par upar se leke neeche tak ek lalsa bhari nazar daali aur fir bahar nikal aaya. Sandhya darwaze tak aayi to usne us aadmi ko kothi ke main gate se bahar nikalte hue dekha. fir uske dekhte hi dekhte ek taxi aakar ruki jise ek hippiyo jaise lambe baalon wala koi aadmi chala raha tha. taxi ke chale jaane tak wo wahi khadi rahi, aur fir usne darwaza band kar liya aur ander aa gayi.

usne charo taraf nigaah daudai. koi cheez gayab to nahi lag rahi thi. wo upar bedroom mei pohchi. waha usne almirah check ki. jewellery, cash sab safe tha. koi taala tuta hua nahi tha. shayad wo aadmi sach bol raha tha. zaroor usi ne subah jaate waqt darwaza theek se lock nahi kiya hoga. usne faisla kiya ki police ko phone karna bekaar tha.

“range haathon pakda jaane se baal baal bacha apun” kothari chalti taxi mei driver seat par baithe shetty se bola “apun bedroom mei pakda jaata to na jaane kya hungama hota”

“ohh”

“wo to achcha hua gaadi ghar ke ander laane ke baad bhi kuch der tak wo ander hi baithi rahi. seedha ander aati to jaata apun kaam se”

“biwi ki jagah khud bakra hi aa gaya hota to” shetty bola “aur mushkil hota peecha chhudana”

“barobar bola yaar”

“biwi se peecha kaise chhudaya”

Kothari ne saari baat keh sunai.

“kaam hua”

“apun jaye aur kaam adhura chhoad ke wapis aaye, sawaal hi paida nahi hota” kothari ne apni goad mei pade brief case ko thapthapate hue kaha

“koi maal pani bhi laya kya”

“mauka hi kidhar laga. abhi to bus apne kaam ka samaan nikala tha ki biwi aa gayi”

“chal koi baat nahi. jo mila hai wohi kamm keemti nahi hai. ab apna bakra hoshiyari dikhayega to aisa fit hoga ki saala zindagi bhar pachtayega ki kai ko apun logo se panga liya”

Digvijay factory pohcha.

“any news” usne apni secretary seema se poocha

“Agnihotri sahab ka phone aaya tha”sir”

“aur”

“bus”

“mere ghar se koi phone nahi aaya?”

“nahi”

“ohh”

Ye sunke Digvijay ko badi mayusi hui

“kuch posts aayi hai courier se jo maine aapki table pe rakh di hai. baaki sab to routine letters hai lekin ek aisa envelope hai jis par personal and confidential likha tha isliye maine use nahi khola”

“good. ab zara agnihotri ko mobile lagao aur call mujhe ander transfer kar dena”

Seema ko number dial karta chhoadkar wo apne personal cabin mei dakhil hua. wo apni table ke peeche jaake executive chair pe ja baitha aur table pe padi apni daak mei se, jo zyadatar sale purchase ke bills the uske buyers aur sellers ke, wo lifafa uthaya jiska zikr uski secretary ne kiya tha. usne note kiya us par uska naam aur factory ka address printer se print kiya gaya tha aur uspe bhejne wala ka koi naam pata nahi likha tha. lifaafe ke upar post office ki ya kisi courier company ki stamp nahi lagi hui thi jiska matlab tha ki wo daak se nahi bheji gayi thi balki khud kisi ne aakar wo letter box mei daala tha.

Digvijay ne lifaafa khola. ander sirf kaagaz hi nahi koi bhari cheez bhi thi jo lifafe ko ulta karte hi table par ja giri. wo bank ke locker jaisi ek chabi thi jis par 420 number guda hua tha. lifaafe mei ek print out se nikaali gayi chitthi bhi thi. usne letter padhna shuru hi kiya tha ki table pe pada telephone baj pada. usne phone uthaya

“Agnihotri sahab court gaye hue hai sir” use seema ki awaz sunai di “shaam tak wapis lautenge”

“theek hai” wo bola “court se wapis aye to mujhse contact kare, aisa message chhoad do uske mobile par bhi, aur office mei uski secretary ke pass bhi”

“yes sir”

Digvijay ne phone rakha aur lifaafe mei se nikli chitthi ko kholke padne laga. jaisa ki use andesha tha, chitthi unhi mavaliyo ki nikli jo use blackmail karne ki koshish kar rahe the

usne bade gaur se chitthi ko do teen baar padha aur fir use phaad kar raddi ki tokri mei daal diya. wo apni kursi se utha aur kuch der tak apne cabin mei chehal kadmi karta raha. uske chehre par kash-ma-kash ke bhaav the, jaise ki koi faisla lene ki koshish kar raha ho lekin kisi nateeje par pohach na paa raha ho. fir woh chahal kadmi chhoad ke wapis apni kursi par aake baitha aur telephone uthaake apni secretary ko intercom call lagai “mujhe ek aisa briefcase laake do jisme 1000 ke notes ke 25 lakh rupey aa sake”

ek minute mei ek kaale rang ka briefcase uski table par pohach gaya. aur 10 minute baad wo bhari bharkam ban chuka uske samne pada tha. usne apne samne pade letter pad se ek kagaz faada, us par mote mote letters mei kuch shabd ghasite aur use bhi fold karke us briefcase mei daal diya. end mei usne briefcase ke number lock ko ek special number pe set kiya aur briefcase ko band kar diya.

usne intercom pe call karke seema ko ander bulaya.

“Pune Airport par locker facility uplabdh hai. jaanti ho uske baare mei”

Seema ne inkaar mei sir hilaya.

“jaise banks mei locker milte hai customers ko apna keemti samaan waha rakhne ke liye, waise hi apna samaan rakhne ke liye airport, railway station, bus addo par bhi yatriyo ke liye ye suvidha uplabdh hai. mamuli kiraye bharne par lockers waha mil jate hai”

“ok”

“ye briefcase pakdo. aur ye chabi pune airport ke locker no. 420 ki hai. tumhe ye chabi aur briefcase us locker mei rakhke aani hai. ye dono cheejo ko khud apne haathon se us locker mei rakhke wapis aana”

“lekin jab main chabi ander rakh dungi to locker kaise band karungi”

“wo lockers khulte chabi se hai lekin unhe band karne ke liye chabi ki zaroorat nahi padti. jaise ki automatic spring locks hote hai”

“lekin jab chabi ander hogi to koi usko kholega kaise”

“wo humari sir dardi nahi hai”

“lekin —”

“seema do as i say”

“yes sir”

Subba Rao Shetty Pune airport ke toilet mei jaake drugs ka nasha kar chuka tha aur us ghadi puri tarang mei hone ki wajah se bohot badiya mood mei tha. us waqt wo ek taxi driver ki wardi mei tha isliye uski locker unit ke pass mojudgi kisiko khatakne nahi wali thi. Airport ke kai musafir aksar taxi drivers ko apne lockers mei se samaan nikaalne ke liye bhejte hi rehte the.

Kothari se haasil hui chabi se usne locker no. 420 ka taala khola. ander ek kaale rang ka briefcase pada hua tha.

“aiyo murugan” uske muh se seeti jaisi awaz nikli. usne briefcase waha se nikala, apni wali chabi ander locker mei daali aur use band kar diya. briefcase ko mazbooti se haathon mei thaame wo bahar ki oar badha. apni bagal mei 25 lakh rupey ki kalpana matr se romanchit hote hue wo taxi stand pohcha. jab use tasalli ho gayi ki koi uske peeche nahi laga hua tha ya nazar rakh raha tha to wo taxi mei sawar hua aur kothari ke adde ki taraf chal pada.

kabutar ke dabde jaise us office mei manohar aur kothari mojud the. dono ne swaiya nigaah se shetty ki taraf dekha.

“Victory” shetty khushi se damakta hua bola aur usne briefcase un dono ke beech table pe rakh diya.

“jai mata di” kothari ne naara sa lagaya

Manohar briefcase ko haath mei leek jaise tolne laga

“airport se koi tere peeche to nahi laga” kothari ne poocha

“nakko” shetty pure vishwas se bola

“ab ise khol to sahi” manohar uttejna bhare swar mei bola “rokde ki jhalak to dekhe”

“are abbi to yeh kuch bhi nahi” kothari bola “ye to chidiya ka chugga hai. abhi to apna seth murgi banke aise kai sone ke ande degi apne ko”

Shetty ne briefcase ka number lock khola aur uske palle khol ke briefcase ko table pe palat diya. saari table akhbaar aur raddi se bhar gayi. teeno muh khole newspaper raddi ko dekhne lage. raddi ke beech ek safed rang ka lamba sa kaagaz bhi tha. kothari ne use uthakar khola. uske upar likha tha

“raddi sambhaal ke rakhna haramzaado. batti banaake andr ghusane ke kaam aayegi”

“kya hai” shetty ne poocha

kothari ne kaagaz chup chaap uske haath mei thama diya. usne kagaz pe likhi takreer padi aur bola “pata nahi saala zamane ko kya ho gaya hai. apun itna imandari se seth ko bola tha ki paisa de nahi to lamba napega par seth samajhne ko hi nahi maangta hai. samajhta hai apun bundal maar rela hai”

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Agli subah phone par Digvijay ki Vishal se baat hui.

“kal tujhe ye bataane ke liye call kar raha tha ki maine sandhya ko sab kuch bata diya hai”

“kya”

“haan. maine khoob soch samajhke ye kadam uthaya tha. ye log meri biwi ko mere affair ke baare mei bataake mujhe blackmail karna chahte the na, maine wo wajah hi khatam kar di”

“bhabhi ko ye bhi bata diya ki koi tumhe blackmail karne ki koshish kar raha hai”

“nahi ye nahi bataya”

“lekin sirf biwi ko hi bataya hai na. agar wo video tumhari beti ya factory ya kisi aur pehchan wale tak pohach gayi to”

“meri beti tak wo nahi pohach sakte. aur baaki duniya bhaad mei jaye. main sirf duniya ki parwah karne ke chakkar mei kisi sadak chhap do takey ke mavaliyo ke haathon ki katputli banne ko taiyaar nahi hu. duniya walo ki wajah se mujhe jo zillat uthani padegi wo main utha lunga. kehne ka matlab ye hai ki meri taraf se wo saale mavali ab us video ki batti banaakar ek dusre ke pichwade mei daale ya sheher bhar mei baante”

“bohot bold kadam uthaya bhai”

“mujhe yehi munasib laga”

“meri kal raat DCP se mulakat hui thi. wo keh raha tha tumhe official complaint likhwani chahiye un mavaliyo ke khilaaf. tabhi wo kuch kar sakenge”

“mujhe apne pair pe kulhadi maarne ka shok nahi hai. mavali kya akrte hai nahi pata, lekin main khud complaint likhwake apne affair ka dhindora nahi pitwana chahta. waise bhi jis mavali ki maine shakal nahi dekhi, tumhara DCP usse meri video kaise wapis haasil karke dikhata”

“bhai jab tu report nahi likhwana chahta to baat hi chhoad de. kyuki DCP keh raha tha bina FIR ke wo kuch nahi kar payega. isliye meri maan to jab tu itna bold step utha raha hai to FIR bhi likhwa le”

“dekh tera DCP unofficially kuch kar sakta hai to badiya. warna rehne de”

“theek hai. main dekhta hu kya ho sakta hai”

Digvijay ne phone rakh diya. Pichli raat usne factory mei hi guzari thi. har pal wo mavaliyo mei se kisi ka phone aane ka intezar karta raha tha, lekin koi phone nahi aaya tha. pata nahi kis firak mei the haramzaade! kya briefcase mei raddi dekhke wo bhadke nahi the? uske hisaab se to bag khulte hi unka phone aa jaana chahiye tha. ab phone nahi aaya to use zyada fikr ho rahi thi. saara din phone ke intezar mei wo office mei baitha raha. Phone nahi aaya. shaam ko kareeb 7 baje usne ghar phone kiya. Sandhya phone pe aayi

“main bol raha hu”

“kahan hai aap”

“factory mei”

“raat kahan the”

“factory mei”

“ghar kyun nahi aaye”

“yaha kaam tha zyada”

“ab aa rahe hai”

“kapde badalne aur fresh hone aa jau?”

“mere se kya pooch rahe hai. aapka ghar hai, aapki marzi”

wo khamosh raha

“kapde badalne. matlab aaj ki raat bhi bahar rehne ka iraada hai”

“yaha kaafi kaam hai”

“kaam”

“meri kartoot ki daastan sunkar pata nahi tum ab meri surat dekhna bhi chahogi ya nahi”

“yehi sirf wajah hai raat bhar bahar rehne ki”

“kal ya aaj koi courier to nahi aaya tha” digvijay baat badalta hua bola

“kya aana tha”

“koi packet. parcel. book size ka”

“nahi”

“chhoti ka koi phone hostel se”

“aaya tha aaj”

“kya bol rahi thi” digvijay ki dhadkan tez ho gayi

“bus haal chaal poocha”

“ohh. theek hai. main thodi der mei aata hu” digijay ne ek lambi saand chhoadi

Digvijay office se nikla aur bahar compund mei pohcha. Compound mei jahan uski Toyota car khadi thi waha nim-andhera tha. wo car ke kareeb pohcha. driving side ke darwaze ko khol kar wo ander baith gaya to use mehsoos hua ki darwaza khulne par car ki dome-light nahi jali thi. zaroor bulb fuse ho gaya tha – usne mann hi mann socha. usne engine start kiya, car ko reverse gear mei dalkar use back karne ki niyat se jab usne gardan ghumake peeche jhaanka to ek revolver ki naal ki apni taraf jhankta paaya. Divgijay ke muh se aah nikli.

to bulb fuse nahi hua tha, jaan boojh kar band kiya gaya tha taaki use car ki pichli seat par chhupa wo aadmi dikhai na de. naqab wale ki ek jhalak mei digvijay ne use foren pehchana. ye wohi lambe baal wala dubla patla aadmi tha jo pehle din uske flat par revolver liye khada tha.

Toh isliye phone nahi aaya tha kyunki wo khud us par jhapatne ka iraada kiye hue the.

“kya hai” apne swar ko samanya rakhne ki bharpoor koshish karta hua digvijay bola

“gaadi ko yaha se nikaal kar ke main road pe le chalne ka seth” shetty bola “koi gadbad ya shararat hui to gift mei apun ye ek goli tere bheje mei ghusa denga”

“tum mujhe kahan le jaana chahte ho”

“malum hoyenga na seth. jaldi kai ko karne ka”

Digvijay ne aadesh ka paalan kiya. usne gaadi main road par le aake shetty ke ishare par seedhi chalani shuru kar di.

“meri biwi ke pass video nahi pohchi”

“bheja hoyenga to milta na seth”

“kyun nahi bheja”

“kyunki tum uska parwah nahi dikhaya. apun bola apne saathi log ko, kya pata saala ooncha society mei rakhail paalna fashion hoyenga. aur bada aadmi ka biwi log ko isse waanda nahi hoyenga. society bhi saala bolta hoga is umar mei aadmi rakhail paala to zaroor biwi bister pe maza nahi deta hoyenga”

“yaani ki maante ho us video ke balboote tum mujhse kuch haasil nahi kar sakte”

“haan seth”

“blackmailing bada teda dhandha hai dost. har kisi ke bas ka nahi. tum bhukhe ko roti nahi bech paye. tumhare bas ka nahi ye khel”

“waanda nahi seth. ek pirogram pitt gaya to dusra aajma lega apun. is abar bhi fail hua to jaake chullu bhar pani mei apun doob jayega seth”

“ab kya iraada hai”

“ek video dikhane ka hai pehle ke mafik”

“ab bhi umeed hai mere darr jaane ki”

“ha. lekin is baar video tera chhaka na chhuda de to bolne ka seth”

“aisa”

“haa. ab zara baaju mei karke gaadi rokne ka seth”

“kyun”

“seth do baat meetha kya bola apun ki tum bhool gaya apun ke haath mei revolver hai. sawaal karne ka himmat aa gaya” shetty ne aakhri shabd chabake bole

Digvijay ne tatkal gaadi roki. subba rao shetty ne kale kapde ka ek kapda uski goad mei daal diya.

“yeh kya hai”

“mota kala kapda hai seth. aankhon pe bandh lene ka. aur baju ka seat pe baithne ka”

“lekin —”

“seth” shetty gurrake bola “pasar ne ka koshish karega to bheje mei goli khake leta hoyenga idhar”

Digvijay ne turant aadesh ka paalan kiya. Shetty agli seat pe aaya aur jacket mei se ek rassi nikaalke usse Digvijay ke haath aur pair bandhne laga. fir usne Digvijay ko ek gathri ki tarah side seat pe daal diya. Shetty ne fir car chalaana shuru ki. Digvijay ko koi andaaza na laga ki car kahan jaa rahi hai.

10 minute baad car ruki. Shetty ne uski rassiya khol di lekin chehre par se patti nahi utaari. Shetty ne use car se nikaala aur paidal hi ek aur le chala. kuch der chalne ke baad wo ruka aur digvijay ko ek kursi se bitha diya. fir uske chehre par se naqaab hata di gayi.

wo aankhen michmichakar idhar udhar dekhne laga, lekin use kuch dikhai nahi diya. fir andhere mei ek pal ke liye torch chamki. ek pal ke liye use ehsaas hua ki wo kisi mini theatre room mei baitha tha.

“film dekhne ko ready hone ka seth” shetty ki awaz uske kaano mei padi “naam screen par nahi aayega isliye apun bata deta hai. bole to naam hai 2 crore ki sone ka anda dene wali murgi”

Tabhi screen pe roshni hui. wo ek badi screen wala tv tha jiske kareeb pehle ki tarah ek naqaab wala khada tha.

Film shuru hui. screen pe pehli surat jo dikhai di wo Natasha ki thi. ùske chehre pe uljhan aur aashanka ke bhaav saaf dikhai de rahe the.

“bai dari hui hai” TV ke bagal mei khada naqaab pehne kothari bola “bole to jaanne ko mangta hai ki apun usko kai ko udhar bithayela hai. apun bola natasha bai tere ko apna film mei role karne ko maangta”

Screen pe scene badla. Digvijay ko Natasha ek kamre ke beecho beech kursi par bandhi dikhai di. wo ek safed jeans aur top pehne thi. fir screen par do haath dikhai diye. dono haathon ne pakad ke uska top faad diya aur ubhaaro par se uski bra bhi faad ke alag kar di. ab Natasha kamar ke upar nangi thi. ek haath uske ubhaaro ko sehlane lage

“shandaar bani hui hai natasha bai” kothari ashleelta se hasta hua bola “shandaar nahi hoti to kya apun ka seth teen mahine tak iska thoku banke rehta”

Fir screen se haath gayab ho gaye aur camera ka angle bhi badal gaya. ab camera natasha ke peeche se focus mei tha. yaani ki ab camera wohi dikha raha tha jo natasha ko bhi apne samne dikh raha tha. camera samne ki taraf ek table par zoom karke focus hua. ab samne table par ek revolver padi dikh rahi thi, jiska rukh samne natasha ki oar tha.

“revolver pe focus abhi aayenga seth. number dekhne ka revolver ka. jaana pehchana hai”

Digvijay ne focus mei aati revolver aur uske number ko foren pehchana. wo yakeenan uski khud ki revolver thi. camera ab zoom hoke natasha par focus hua. uske chehre ke samne kareeb 5 foot door ek haath pragat hua. uski kalai par ek sone ka bracelet tha jispe DSP guda hua tha. us haath ka kohniyo tak ka hissa dikh raha tha, jo ki ek safed rang ke coat se dhanka hua tha. us coat par sunehre rang ke dhaage se wohi teen shabd likhe hue the DSP.

“Apne coat aur bracelet ko to pehchanta hai na seth. DSP bole to Digvijay Singh Patil”

Digvijay khamosh raha. usne bechaini se baithe baithe hi pehlu badla aur thook nigli.

“seth ab revolver ke trigger ko dekhne ka”

Digvijay ne dekha. uska bracelet aur coat pehne haath ne trigger par apni ungliya kasi hui thi, aur uski ungliyo mei ek anguthi dikh rahi thi heere ki, jiske baare mei kehne ki zaroorat nahi thi ki wo bhi digivjay ki apni thi. Digvijay ka gala sukhne laga. usne apne hothon par 2,3 baar zubaan feri.

“ab bol seth”

Dhamki saaf thi. agar usne paise nahi diye to wo log Natasha ko maar dalenge. movie pause ho gayi.

“tum —- tum log is tarah mujhe dara nahi sakte. sirf mujh se paise vasool karne ke liye tum log ek ladki ke khoon se apne haath nahi rang sakte” digvijay himmat karke bola

“achcha. saala apna seth dimag se sochela hai. abhi kya bolne ka seth. khud dekhne ka climax”

Screen pe ab Natasha ka dara ghabraya hua chehra aur wo revolver pakda haath dikhai dene laga. fir ek-a-ek trigger dab gaya aur 1,2,3,4,5,6 baar dabta hi chala gaya. chehre par badhawasi ke bhaav liye Digvijay apni revolver ki saari goliyan Natasha ke seene par barasti dekhta raha. har fire ke saath Natasha tadpi. uska jism ek baar zor se fadfadaya aur fir shant ho gaya. uska chehra latak gaya. uske seene mei se khoon ka favvara nikal pada.

Digvijay ghabraya hua sa screen ko dekhta raha. jo kuch wo dekh raha tha use us par vishwas nahi ho raha tha. aakhir kaar wo ek film hi to dekh raha tha. filmon mei aise na jaane kitne scene dikhaye jaate hai.

uske dil ki baat jaise mavali ne sun li aur bola “ab seth sochela hai ki film ich to hai. khoon nahi wo koi tomato sauce hai. kya seth yeh ich soch rela hai na”

Digvijay khamosh raha. usne hothon par zuban feri. screen par ek haath dikhai diya. usne natasha ke baalo ko pakad ke sir ko upar uthaya. Natasha ki pathrai aankhen saaf dikhai de rahi thi. ek dusre haath ne natasha ke seene mei bane surakh mei ungli ghusa di. saaf dikhai de raha tha uski ungli jism mei ander tak ghus gayi thi. usne ungli ander ghumai aur fir zor se bahar khichi. us ungli mei khoon aur chamde ke kuch ansh lage hue the.

fir usi haath mei ek sheesha dikhai diya. wo sheesha usne Natasha ke muh aur naak ke pass le jaake rok diya. 1,2,3,4,5 minute beet gaye aur wo haath wahi sheesha liye khada raha. sheeshe par natasha ki chalti saans ke saboot ke roop mei koi bhaap dikhai nahi di.

“sheesha to bekaar mei apun dikhaya seth. ungli pe laga apna bai ka chamdi dekh aur fir itni der se palak tak na jhapki hai bai ki. aur dekh abhi bhi uske seene se khoon nikal raha hai”

“haramzaado kamino” digvijay jaise neend se jaaga aur fatt pada “ye kya kiya tum logo ne”

“tere ko nahi dikhai diya kya seth. balki pooch kai ko kiya, balki soch kai ko kiya”

Digvijay ne muh se bol nahi foota.

“tu is bai ka murder kiyela hai. jis revolver se khoon hua wo tera. us par ungli ka nishaan tera. coat tera, bracelet tera, anguthi tera. coat par tera item ka khoon ka nishaan. apun jab police ko phone karega aur wo bai ka laash baramad karega to wo kursi par nahi bandhi hoyegi, zameen pe madarjaat nangi padi hoyegi, jaise koi uska rape kiyela hai. uske baad tere ko police pakad ke ander karegi. aur tu kuch din baad kidar hoyenga malum na”

“tum haramzaado ne sirf mujhe fasaane ke liye us masoom ki jaan le li” digvijay ke chehre par kroadh, bebasi aur dukh ka mila jula bhaav dikhai dene laga.

“abhi kidar fasa hai seth. fasega tab jab apun ko 2 crore nahi dega. ab bol rokda deta hai ya jo raddi tu bheja tha uski batti banaake idhar hi tere ander ghusa de apun log”

“main pehle hi keh chuka hu mere pass itna paisa nahi hai”

“waanda nahi. pehle ke waade ke maafik 25 peti dene ka. aur is baar raddi dene ka iraada hua to locker tak jaane ka jehmat nahi karne ka. batti banaake apne pichwade mei daal lene ka. bole to apun ki taraf se gift samajhke”

Digvijay chup raha.

“kal fir tere pass ek locker ka chabhi aayenga. aur kal tu khud locker mei rokda rakhke aayenga. kal shaam 8 baje tak udhar rokda nahi pohcha ya tu ya koi aur wo locker kholne wale pe nazar rakha to apun waada karta hai seth, parso ka suraj ugne se pehle tu hawalat mei hoyenga”

Digvijay khamosh raha. fir jaise use bandhke waha laya gaya tha, waise hi wapis uski car tak pohcha diya gaya.

Digvijay Koregaon Park sthit apni kothi par na gaya. baki ki sari raat usne Senapati Bapat Marg sthit apne flat par jaagti aankhon se natasha ke sapne dekhte guzari. use lagta tha jaise us flat mei abhi bhi natasha chal fir rahi ho, uske saath hans khel rahi hoo, uske liye drink taiyar kar rahi ho. use rati-sukh ki adbhut anubhuti kara rahi ho. uski akal kehti thi ki natasha mar chuki thi, lekin uska dil us haqeeqat ko kabool karne ko taiyar nahi hota tha. lekin dil ke na maanne se haqeeqat thode hi badal jaati thi. natasha na sirf mar chuki thi, balki uski jaan jaane ki wajah wo khud tha.

us raat whisky ke 8 peg peene ke baad bhi use nasha na hua. sawera hua to use Vishal ko phone karna sujha, lekin us khayal ko usne foren hi dimag se jhatak diya. kya fayda hota use phone karne ka. wo pehle ki tarah use police ki sharan mei jaane ki salah deta, FIR likhne ke liye bolta. waise der saver to use Police ke pass jaana pad sakta tha, haalat hi use police ke pass le jaa sakte the, kyuki ab wo mamuli blackmail ka hi mamla nahi raha tha, khoon ka mamla ban gaya tha.

Fir bhi is waqt wo Police ke pass nahi jaa sakta tha. in haalato mei Police ka rukh karne se us par tabaahi barpa sakti thi. akhirkar uska apne pariwar ke liye bhi koi farz tha. natasha uski wajah se mari thi, uske biwi bachcho ki wajah se nahi. apne gunaaho ki saza wo apne parivar ko nahi de sakta tha. is waqt haalat se do char hone ke liye use koi aur raasta akhtiyar karna padega.

Lekin aur kaunsa raasta? is sawal ka filhaal uske pass koi jawab nahi tha. lekin ek baat nishchit thi. haalat se ghabrakar hathiyar dal dene wala woh bhi nahi tha. har dushwari ka koi hal hota tha, har sawal ka jawab hota tha, har bhool bhulaiya ka koi raasta hota tha. agar wo itna bhi malum kar pata ki wo mavali asal mei kaun the to kuch baat ban sakti thi, to un se nipatne ki koi surat nikal sakti thi. ye baat use bohot janchi.

use kisi bhi surat mei pata lagana chahiye tha ki asal mei wo mavali kaun the. jab tak dushman chhupa hua ho uspar waar karna mumkin nahi hota. ek baar uske dushman khule maidan mei aa jaye, tab wo unpe palatwaar karne ki koi tarkeeb nikaal sakta tha. is vichaar ne use thodi raahat di.

Digvijay Koregaon park apni kothi mei pohcha. Call bell ke jawab mei Sandhya ne darwaza khola.

“aap to raat ko aane wale the” wo shikayat bhare swar mei boli

“zaroori kaam pad gaya tha” wo ander daakhil hua

“apni girl friend ke saath. usne kaha hoga na jao saiyaan chhudake baiyaan —”

“factory mei kaam pad gaya tha”

“saari raat”

“haan”

“maine factory phone kiya tha, waha to aap nahi the”

“main shed mei kahin gaya hounga”

“security guard ka kehna tha parking mei aapki car nahi thi”

“andha hai saala. kuch thek se dekh nahi pata”

“aapne phone par kaha tha ki thodi der mei aa rahe hai, lekin saari raat nahi aaye. upar se aapka mobile switch off tha. kabhi ye socha ki ghar mei koi aapki fikr kar raha hoga”

“i am sorry”

“dobara ek phone hi kar dete”‘

“dhyaan nahi raha”

“kyu”

“mujhe umeed nahi thi tumhe meri fikr hogi” digvijay dheere se bola “mera matlab hai abhi bhi”

Sandhya ne aahat bhav se apne pati ki oar dekha.

“i am really sorry. sach mei” digvijay bola

wo khamosh rahi. digvijay seediyo ki taraf bad chala. sandhya kuch pal use seediya chadti dekhti rahi, fir wo bhi uske peeche ho li. wo upar pohchi to usne apne pati ko double bed ke side drawer tatolta hua paaya.

“kya dhoond rahe hai”

“meri revolver. hamesha yaha hoti thi. aaj nahi dikh rahi”

“kahan gayi”

wo uth baitha aur bola “tum batao”

“main” wo hadbadai

“mera matlab hai shayad tumhe koi andaza ho. pichle do teen din mei yaha kaun kaun aaya tha. khaas kar bedroom mei”

“koi kaun” wo boli, ek-a-ek uske swar mei sakhti aa gayi thi.

“koi bhi. jaise koi electrician, plumber, tv theek karne wala. aisa koi bhi chota mota kaam karne wala”

“ohh” uske swar mei fir narmi aa gayi “nahi. aisa to koi nahi aaya tha.”

“socho. yaad karo. koi salesman ya koi aur”

“salesman” wo sochne lagi “aaya to tha aisa ek aadmi” fir usne kothari ke baare mei sab keh bataya.

“dekhne mei kaisa tha”

“mavaliyo jaisa hi lagta tha. bhasha bhi waisi hi bol raha tha. mumbaiya type, ayela gayela. isliye maine foren use ghar se nikaal diya tha” us baat se digvijay uttejit ho utha

“wo khaali haath tha” usne uttejna ke maare poocha

“nahi. ek briefcase tha uske pass. achche khase size ka”

“koi car bike thi kya uske pass. jiska number wagerah dekha ho tumne”

“nahi. wo bahar nikla to maine use ek taxi mei sawar hote dekha tha”

“ohh. tum uska huliya bayaan kar sakti ho. dekhne mei kaisa tha. kad kathi kaisi thi. nayan naksh wagerah. moonche thi ya nahi, baal kaise the”

Sandhya sochne lagi. aur fir dheere dheere uska huliya bayaan karne lagi. Digvijay ne wo huliya yaad kar liya.

“dobara dekhogi to pehchan logi”

“bilkul”

“good”

“ye sab sawaal kis liye pati dev. kya wohi tumhari revolver chura le gaya”

“haan”

“lekin wo kyun —–”

“main shaam ko lautke is baare mei baat karunga. abhi mujhe factory jaana hai. please nashta taiyar karwa do. tab tak main nahake aata hu” bina Sandhya ko kuch kehne ka mauka diye, digvijay bagule ki tarah uske pass se hota hua bathroom mei ghus gaya.

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Studio ke counter par baitha hua Manohar Rao apna kaan khuja raha tha jab ki usne sadak par ek Toyota car rukti dekhi. uski nigaah car se bhatakne hi lagi thi ki usne car se nikalte Digvijay Singh Patil ko dekha. wo hadbadaya.

“hey ganpati bappa” uske muh se nikla “chain se nahi baith sakta ye kamina. fir aa gaya”

kuch sochte hue wo counter ke peeche se nikla aur lounge mei baithi ladkiyo se bola “dhandha sambhalo. main thodi der mei aata hu”

Manohar Rao studio se bahar nikla aur building ki bagal mei bani ek choti si gali mei dakhil ho gaya. Studio mei customers ke liye bane 6 kamro mei se ek ka darwaza us gali ke pichwade mei bhi khulta tha. wo ek office jaisa lagne wala kamra tha. usne waha se Kothari ko phone lagaya.

“bhaaya. wo fir aa gaya” line lagte hi wo bola

“kaun” kothari ki awaz uske kaano mei padi

“apna bakra. Patil”

“ab kya maangta hai”

“malum nahi. main to usko sadak pe hi dekhke counter se nikla aur peeche office mei aa gaya”

“achcha kiya”

“wo to hua lekin —-”

“kya lekin”

“mere ko darr lagta hai”

“bheja firela hai kya. kis baat ka darr. abe saale gadhe, tu use pehchaanta hai. wo tere ko nahi”

“wo mujhe nahi pehchanta” Manohar Rao yu bola jaise koi bhooli baat yaad kar raha ho

“barobar”

“lekin baar baar wo idhar kai ko aata hai”

“dusri baar to aaya hai. baar baar kider re”

“haan maana. lekin dusri baar bhi kai ko”

“sochne de”

“dekh tu udhar office mei hi baith. apun aata hai”

us baat se Manohar Rao ko raahat mehsoos hui. usne phone kaat diya aur mobile apni jeb mei rakh liya.

Dusri taraf Digvijay ne Studio mei kadam rakha. use dekh kar Julie ke chehre par ek muskaan reng gayi. Digvijay bhi use dekh ke muskuraya. Julie uthke uske pass aayi aur boli “Mili”

“kaun”

“wohi jise dhund rahe the. Natasha”

“nahi. woh kahan gaya”

“kaun”

“wo jo counter ke peeche baitha tha pichli baar”

“Manohar Rao. wo zara kaam se gaya hai”

“kab lautega”

“malum nahi. lekin ghabrao nahi seth. tumhara kaam uske bina bhi ho jayega”

“good”

tabhi pichla darwaza khula aur ek lambe se naujawan ke saath Sanjana ke Lounge mei kadam rakha. ladka bina kisi se nazar milaye seedha bahar nikal gaya. Sanjana lounge mei ek kursi par baith gayi

“maine model pasand kar li” Sanjana ko dekhta hua Digvijay bola

“kaun”

“sanjana”

Sanjana uthi aur uske saath room mei aake boli “tum to mera naam bhi jaante ho. pehle kabhi yaha aaye ho kya”

“haa. aaya hu ek baar. lekin tumse mulakat yaha nahi kahin aur hui thi”

“aur kahan”

“Panvel mei. waha ke ek bar mei. tum waha dancer thi na. ab waha nahi jaati kya’”

“jaati hu” wo laparwahi se boli

“do teen din se to nahi gayi”

“ab regular nahi jaati hu. koi special program ho to hi jaati hu”

“ohh”

“ab irada kya hai tumhara. sirf baatein karke time guzaroge kya”

“jaldi mei ho kya”

“mujhe kya hai. paisa tumhara. time tumhara”

“agar main tumhari ek aadh tasveer khichu to koi aitraaz”

“tasveer?” sanjana uljhan bhare swar mei boli

“ha. itni dilkash ho tum. roz to yaha aa nahi sakta. to tumhare deedar ke liye ek yaadgaar pass rakh lunga”

“achcha” Sanjana haste hue boli “itni pasand aayi hai kya main tere ko seth”

“haa. aur chaho to tasveer ke alag se paise le sakti ho”

“achcha”

Digvijay ne foren apni jeb se purse nikaal ke 1000 rupey ke kuch note bed pe rakh diye “ye photo ke alag se”

“waise seth photo sirf kapdo mei lena chahte ho ya —- ” wo lalchai nazron se bed pe pade note dekhte hue, ashleel bhaav se boli

“thoda nazara dekhne ko mil jata to —”

Digvijay ki baat khatam hone se pehle Sanjana ne apni skirt aur top utaar diye. ek pal mei hi uske kapde zameen pe gire dikhai de rahe the. aur wo bra panty mei kisi model ki tarah khadi pose dene lagi

Digvijay ne apni jeb se mobile nikala aur tasveere khichne laga.

“rehti abhi bhi Pimpri mei hi ho”

Sanjana ke chehre par turant herani ke bhaav aaye “kaise jaana”

“Natasha se. wo bhi tumhare wahi rehti hai na”

“ohh tum to natasha ko bhi jaante ho”

“ab kahan rehti hai wo” digvijay uski baat ko nazar andaza karta hua bola

“pata nahi. pimpri mei to 2.3 mahine se nahi aayi”

“ohh”

“tum use khoob jaante ho”

“haan. steady customer tha main uska” digvijay ne andhere mei teer chhoada “wo bhi tumhari jaisi service deti thi mujhe. lekin private mei. kisi hotel ya flat mei. yaha nahi”

“bade khaas customer lagte ho uske. warna wo kisi aire gaire ke saath bahar nahi jaati thi”

“ab kahan rehti hai wo”

“pata nahi”

“tum mujhe pimpri wala uska ghar dikha sakti ho”

“kyun”

“main milna chahta hu usse” digvijay kisi majnu ki tarah aah si bharte hue bole “bade din se mili nahi”

“ye dhandhe ka time hai seth. main is waqt nahi jaa sakti”

“dhandhe ke liye to chal sakti ho na”

“kya matlab”

“lambe program ke liye ye jagah mujhe nahi jachi. saari raat ke program ke liye hum kisi hotel mei chale to tumhe koi aitraaz”

“kitna lamba program. aur kitni fees”

“10 hazaar. sirf 4,5 ghante ke liye”

“adhe abhi do. advance”

Digvijay ne use jeb se nikaal ke panch hazaar diye. woh khush ho gayi.

“ab chale”

Sanjana ne foren apne kapde pehne.

“kapdo mei tasveer nahi loge kya seth”

Digvijay ne uska mann rakhne ke liye 2,3 tasveere kheech li.

“Pehle tum mujhe pimpri mei Natasha ka ghar dikhaogi”. fir hum wahi ke kisi badiya 5 star hotel mei chalenge”

“ajeeb aadmi ho seth. itna shandaar kaam chhoadke behuda kaam karna chahte ho pehle”

“haa”

“mere ko kya. jaisi tumhari marzi. chalo”

Dono bahar nikle aur lounge mei pohche. bahar counter abhi bhi khali tha.

“Manohar nahi aaya” Sanjana ne julie se poocha

“office mei hoga. jaake dekh le” julie ne kaha

Sanjana fir se lounge se hoti hui Studio ke peeche ke hisse ki taraf chal padi. haath mei apna mobile pakde Digvijay bhi uske peeche chal diya. usne Sanjana ko pichle hisse ke ek darwaze ko khol ke usme daakhil hote hue dekha. Digvijay us darwaze ke pass pohcha. darwaza pura band nahi tha, isliye wo aaram se ander ka drishya dekh sakta tha. ander Manohar ek kursi par baitha hua tha aur Sanjana uske kareeb khadi thi aur usse kuch keh rahi thi. Lekin Manohar Rao uski baat sunne ki jagah muh khole, darwaze par khade Digvijay ko dekh raha tha.

“Sanjana darling” Digvijay ander daakhil hote hue bola

“kya hai seth” Sanjana uski taraf mudti hui boli

“ek photo aur. kamaal ki lag rahi ho yaha” usne kaha aur foren do teen baar mobile camera ka button dabaya, aur yu photo khichi ki usme Manohar bhi aa gaya.

“arey arey” Manohar Rao hadbadaya “yaha tasveer khichna allowed nahi hai. ladki ki bhi khichni hai to sirf kamre mei”

“maine yaha khichi ya waha. ladki ki tasveer jab khichna allowed hai to kya harz hai ki kaha khichi”

“lekin —”

“main aainda khayal rakhunga”

“tasveer delete karo”

“kyun”

“kaha na”

“na karu to”

“tumhe tasveer delete karni hi hogi”

“achcha” Digvijay gurrake bola “zabardasti karoge. himmat hai”

Digvijay ne Sanjana ki kamar mei haath dala aur bahar nikal gaya. Manohar rao ki himmat na hui use rokne ki.

Manohar Rao haathon se sir thame office mei baitha hua tha jab ki Kothari ne waha kadam rakha.

“kya hua” Kothari ek kursi par baithta hua bola “Patil gaya”

“usne meri tasveer khich li” Manohar mare hue swar mei bola. fir usne puri baat kothari ko keh sunai.

“tera bheja firela hai. wo tere ko jaanta nahi, pehchanta nahi, kya achar dalega tera photu ka. wo tere ko amne samne dekha ya photo khicha, kya vanda hai”

“lekin —-”

“kahin tu hi to uske samne kuch ulta seedha nahi bak gaya”

“main. bilkul nahi yaar”

“fir kai ku tension leta hai. patil kya batti banayega tera photu ka”

Manohar rao chup raha.

“masti maar partner” Kothari khush hote hue bola “is baar apna bakra aisa fit hoyela hai ki bina paisa diye uska khalaasi nahi hai”

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Pimpri jaana bekaar gaya. Sanjana ne waha Digvijay ko Natasha ka band flat dikha diya. aas pass se puch-taach karne par bhi koi nayi baat malum na chal saki. pichle teen mahine mei ek baar bhi Natasha waha nahi aayi thi. na hi uske maujuda mukaam ke baare mei kisi ko kuch malum tha. Niraash Patil, fokat mei 5000 kama chuki Sanjana ko asmanjas mei pada chhoadkar wapis laut gaya.

wo Factory pohacha to usne apni biwi ko waha apna intezar karta paya

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Shetty aur Kothari ki mulakat Shivaji Nagar ke ek bar mei hui. usne shetty ko tasveer ka pura kissa keh sunaya.

“tasveer ka wo saala Patil karna kya chahta hoga” Subba rao Shetty sochta hua bola “kuch bhi to nahi kar sakta”

“apun patil ki nahi apne partner ki baat kar rela hai” kothari bola

“uski kya baat hai”

“wo hil raha hai” kothari gambhir swar mei bola “mere ku lagta hai agar ek aur time Patil uske sir pe jaake khada ho gaya to Manohar uske kandhe pe sir rakhke foot foot ke rone lagega aur sab kuch khud hi bak dega”

“aisa. usko samjhane ka tha”

“haa. apun usko bohot samjhaya. par apne ko tasalli nahi hai ki wo samajh gaya”

“ye to problem ho jayegi”

“barobar. isliye isse pehle ki ye problem apne sir pe aaye. iska hal sochna padega”

“kya chal raha hai tere dimag mei”

“isse pehle ki apun log fit ho jaye, kyun na problem ko fit kar de”

“tu apne partner ko fit karna mangta hai”

“tu jail jaana mangta hai”

“nahi”

“apun bhi nahi. aur apun aaj kuch karne ko nahi bol rela hai. jab lagega baat bad rahi hai aur sambhal nahi sakti, to karenge”

“abhi”problem control mei hai”

“itni bhi haath se nahi nikli ki manohar ko fit karna pade”

“toh”

“abhi nazar rakhte hai uspe. pehle Patil se pehli kisht mil jaye rokde ki. ek baar wo rokda chuka de thoda sa, fir dangeroud nahi rahega. fudakna chhaod dega. fir shayad kuch karne ka zarurat na rahe”

“ye barobar bola tu”

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beete adhe ghante mei Digvijay ne apni biwi ko saari baat keh sunai. apne passport office ke nazdeek wale flat mei mavaliyo se hui apni pehli mulakat se leke uske manohar ke studio mei lage uske aaj subah ke aakhri fere tak. sirf usne julie aur sanjana ke saath studio mei bitaye palo ke baare mei apni biwi se kuch nahi kaha, na hi ye ki us studio mei kya dhandha chalta tha. iske ilawa Digvijay ne har chhoti si chooti baat use keh sunai. Sandhya bhochakki si baithi sab kuch sunti rahi, aur ek tak apne pati ka muh dekhti rahi

“ab bolo, kya kehti ho” akhir mei wo bola

Sandhya ne apne sir ko yu jhatka jaise khud ko kisi sammohan se mukt kar rahi ho.

“kya —- kya —– kya pata wo mari na ho” wo fansi hui awaz mei boli

“ise kehte hai wishful thinking” Digvijay ke hothon par ek feeki muskan aayi “main jaanta hu filmon mei aisa hota hai, lekin uski pathrai aankhen jhuth nahi ho sakti”

“kya pata wo acting mei maharat haasil kiye hue ho”

“uski saans kafi der tak ruki hui thi”

“wo apni saans roke hue hogi”

“sandhya koi itni der tak saans nahi rok sakta”

“yehi to wo log chahte hai”

“kya”

“ki aapko yakeen ho jaye ki wo mar chuki hai. wo trick hi kya jo pakdi jaye”

“dekho filhaal meri akal yehi gawahi deti hai ki jo kuch maine dekha wo sab sahi tha. wo ladki marr chuki hai aur un logo ke pass mujhe fasaane ke liye paryapt saboot hai. main ye umeed lagaye khaali haath par haath rakhke nahi baith sakta ki shayad wo zinda hogi”

“agar un mavaliyo se pehle aap police ke pass chale jaye to”

“mere pass apni baat ko sabit karne ke liye koi saboot nahi hai. police wale mujhe pagal karaar deke nikaal denge. wo log khaali nahi baithe hote mere liye. unke pass tafteesh karne ke liye saikdo cases hote hai, wo bhi aise case jinka koi sir pair hota hai. mere case mei na koi saboot hai, na koi aisa chota sa bhi clue jo meri baat ko sach saabit kar sake”

“ohh”

Digvijay ne apni jeb se mobile nikala aur use apne laptop se connect karke kuch kaam karne laga. fir 2 minute ke baad apni biwi se bola “ye photo dekho” laptop par wo tasveer dikh rahi thi jo usne sanjana aur manohar rao ki office mei khichi thi.

“ye hai wo ladki”

“nahi, ye koi aur hai. ye natasha ki saheli hai. lekin main tumhe ladki nahi wo aadmi dikha raha hu jo ladki ki bagal mei seat pe baitha hua hai. is aadmi ko dekho”

“kya dekhu”

“tumne pehle ise kahin dekha hai. khaas taur pe yaad karke batao, kya ye wo aadmi ho sakta hai jo us din salesman banke ghar mei ghus aaya tha ”

Sandhya dhyaan se us “nahi. na to ye wo hai na hi ise kabhi pehle kahin dekha hai maine”

“ohh”

“hai kaun yeh”

“wohi studio wala jiske baare mei abhi bataya maine”

“ek baat bataiye, aapne iski photo kyu khichi. kya aapko shak hai iske upar, ki ye un mavaliyo mei se ek ho sakta hai, ya unka koi aur saathi”

“koi khaas wajah nahi. kisi agyat bhavna se prerit hokar maine in dono ki photo khich li thi. ha, agar tum ise pehchan jaati to zaroor ye photo khaas ho jati. waise sach baat to ye hai ki main ye bhi nahi jaanta ki wo log kaun hai, kaise dikhte hai, kahan rehte hai”

“ek baat bataiye. agar un logo ne sach mei ladki ka khoon kiya hai to uski laash ko bhi kahin na kahin thikane lagaya hoga. koi use saath liye to fir nahi rahe honge, ya apne bedroom mei to rakh nahi sakte”

“haa”

“ab agar aap unhe paisa dene se inkaar karenge to wo kya karenge”

“tum in sab mei mat pado. maine tumhe sab kuch saaf saaf isliye bataya hai ki tumhe ye na lage mere aaj bhi us ladki ke saath kisi tarah ke koi sambandh hai, ya main aaj bhi chhup chhup ke usse milta hu. ho sakta hai mavaliyo se nipatne ke liye mujhe kisi bhi waqt be waqt factory ya ghar se bahar rehna pade, aise kisi samay tum ye galat nateeja nikaalke khud ko pareshaan na karo, sirf yehi maqsad tha”

“lekin aap karna kya chahte hai”

“Sandhya tum meri biwi ho. mujhe tumse aisi baat nahi karni chahiye, lekin shayad main itna kamzor hu ki is waqt mujhe wo kandha chahiye jiske upar sir rakhke main apne dil ki baatein uske saath baant saku. tabhi shayad mere bechain dil ko aaram milega. aur is waqt tum hi wo sahara ho. isliye keh raha hu. main beshak kamina harjai mard hu, lekin bewafa nahi. rishta jayaz tha ya najayaz, lekin ye sach hai ki mujhe us ladki se pyar hone laga tha. haalaki usse rishta todne ke faisla main is blackmail kaand se pehle hi kar chuka tha, lekin ye rishta uski maut ke roop mei toota, ye mujhe bardasht nahi, aur wo bhi meri wajah se. isliye ye mera farz hai ki main un haramzaado ko, jin logo ne uska khoon kiya hai, unki kartooto ki saza dilau”

“kaise. jaadu ke zor se”

” apni koshisho se”

“kar paoge”

“kya tumhe meri kabiliyat pe shak hai”

“nahi”

us ghadi Digvijay ne apni biwi ki aankhon mei jhanka hota to ek second mei jaan jaata ki uski biwi jhooth bol rahi thi. kitni hi der dono ke beech mukammal khamoshi rahi.

“agar aap kaamyaab na hue to fir kya karenge. police ki sharan mei jayenge”

“bilkul nahi”

“to fir kya karenge, paise de denge unhe” sandhya taktaki bandhe apne pati ko dekhte hue boli “aur fir, paise hai bhi itne ek saath dene ke liye”

“tumse kya chhupa hai. itna cash to nahi hai mere pass. filhaal to unki ek do kishte hi chuka sakta hu. isse zyada nahi”

“to fir”

“to kya. ab main koi unhe paisa dene ke liye apni zameen zaydaad to bechne se raha. na hi koi FD ya investment todunga”

“to fir kya karenge”

“unhe ye yakeen dilaane ki koshish karunga ki mere pass itna paisa filhaal nahi hai” wo do pal ke liye ruka, fir daant chabate hue bola “waise to is sab ki zarurat nahi padne wali hai. bus mujhe ek baar unme se kisi ek ki pehchan ho jaye, fir unhe aisa bhidwa dunga aapas mei ki yaad karenge”

“itne khatarnaak irade hai aapke” sandhya bhauchakki si uski taraf dekhti hui boli

“mera bus chale to isse bhi zyada khatarnaak khel khelu un haramzado ke saath. lekin kya karu meri pesh nahi chal rahi”

Digvijay ne apni Toyota car Shivaji nagar sthit Sona Studio ke samne le jakar rok di. wo car se bahar nikla aur ek kale rang ka briefcase thame hue studio ki taraf chal pada.

apni biwi ko factory se rawaana karne ke baad usne apni secretary ko bulake theek waisa hi briefcase haasil kiya, jaisa ki wo pichli baar airport bhijwa chuka tha, raddi bharke. saath hi uski secretary ne use pichli baar ki tarah hi wo courier thama diya jiske upar “private and confidential” likha hua tha. Lifaafe mei is baar sirf ek chabi thi, koi letter nahi. is baar bhi chabi locker number 420 ki thi. chabi jeb ke hawale kar wo briefcase leke seedha ICICI bank pohcha jaha uska account tha. branch manager se darkhwast karke usne lagbhag closing timing par na sirf 25 lakh rupey ke apne self cheque ko cash karwaya, balki pure paise usne 1000 rupey ke karaare noto ke roop mei haasil kar unhe us briefcase mei bhar diya.

usne manohar rao ke sona studio mei kadam rakha. ander dakhil hote hi uska samna julie se hua.

“hello” wo muskurata hua bola

Julie uski taraf ghumi, usne aankh bharkar use dekha aur boli “tum fir aa gaye”

“haan. kyun koi problem”

“abhi shaam ko to sanjana ke saath gaye the lambi ride maarne”

“gaya to tha lekin —-” wo hichkichane ki acting karta hua bola

“kya” julie haske boli “maza nahi aaya seth”

“haa”

“ab yaha kaise aaye”

“andha kya chahe do aankh”

“is waqt to saari ladkiya customers ke saath busy hai. main bhi bus nikal hi rahi thi. tum manohar se baat karke dekho. wo bahar se kisi badiya ladki ka jugaad karwa dega koi na koi”

“kahan hai wo”

“peeche office mei. jao mil lo. main to chali”

Julie ne studio ke bahar kadam rakha to Digvijay ne briefcase ko pakde hue studio ke pichle hisse mei kadam rakha, jaha shaam ko wo manohar se mil chuka tha. wo office ka darwaza khol ke ander dakhil hua to usne Manohar Rao ko office mei baithe whisky peete paya.

“tum fir aa gaye” manohar hadbada kar bola

“haan” Digvijay uske kareeb pohachke bola “tumhare hi kaam se aaya hu”

“mere kaam se. matlab shaam wali tasveer wapis karne”

“nahi” digvijay itmenan se bola

“toh?”

“main” digvijay ne briefcase table pe rakha aur use khol ke manohar rao ke samne kar diya. do pal ke liye usne bag ka muh uski tarah karke khole rakha aur fir apni taraf kheechke lock kar diya. do pal mei hi manohar ne dekha ki bag paise se bhara pada tha “rokda ada karne aaya tha”

“kya” manohar ne apne sukhon hothon par zubaan feri

“pure 25 lakh”

“kya keh rahe ho bhaaya” wo apni awa ko samanya rakhne ki bharsak koshish karte hue bola “tum kaunse rokde ki baat kar rahe ho”

“wohi jo maine airport ke locker no. 420 mei rakh kar aana tha”

“bhaaya, mere palle kuch nahi pad raha”

“kyun nahi pad raha. mamuli baat hai. jo paisa aaj maine airport mei rakhke aana tha, wo main direct yaha le aaya hu”

“tum mujhe 25 lakh rupey dena chahte ho”

“jo ki is briefcase mei hai” Digvijay ne briefcase ki oar ishara karte hue kaha

“kyun” manohar vyakul bhaav se bola. uski haalat patli ho rahi thi aur wo mann hi mann ye prarthana kar raha tha ki jaadu se zor se kisi tarah waha kothari ya shetty pohach jaye.

“kyun kya”

“mera matlab hai mujhe — mujhe kyun dena chahte ho”

“tum rupey lena chahte ho ya nahi”

“rupey kise kaatta hai bhaaya. lekin milne ki koi wajah to pata chale”

“tumhe nahi malum wajah”

“nahi”

“tab zaroor main kisi galat jagah aa pohcha hu. tum shayad un teeno mei se nahi ho”

“kin teeno mei se”

“jab tumhe kuch pata nahi to baat karna bekaar hai”

“bhaaya ab utsukta jaga di hai to shant to karo. jaan na pehchaan, aur tum tapak pade mujhe itna rokda dene. aakhir kyun”

“achcha suno. wo teen log hai jinhe mujhe ye paise dene hai, lekin jinka pata mujhe nahi malum. unme se ek lambe baalo wala dubla patla hai, dusre ke baare mei mera andaza tha ki tum ho, aur teesa —-” teesre ke baare mei usne wo huliya keh sunaya jo uski biwi ne us anjaan salesman ka bataya tha, jo ki kothari tha.

“main” wo khokhli hasi hasa “khaamkha”

“khaamkha hi samajh lo” digvijay gaur se uske chehre pe aa rahe har haav bhaav ko note karta hua bola

“aisa lagne ki koi wajah bhi to hogi”

“hai to sahi”

“kya”

“sari kahani mei ek ladki ka role hai, jo ki tumhare is studio mei kaam karti thi”

“yahan to darjano ladkiya kaam karne aati rehti hai. zyadatar ki to main shakal tak yaad nahi rakh pata”

“achcha”

“ha. ye dhandha tumhare factory jaisa hi hai. jaise factory mei mazdoor kaam chhoad jaate hai, kabhi kaam pe nahi aate. waise hi yaha ladkiya bhi kabhi aati hai kabhi nahi. koi 2,3 hafte ya mahina bhar kaam karke chhoad jaati hai. ab kya tum har ke mazdoor ki shakal yaad rakhte ho”

“nahi”

“mera bhi yehi haal hai” fir usne briefcase pe nigah daalte hue kaha “to tum un teeno ko dhund rahe ho”

“haan”

“kyun. tum to abhi keh rahe the tumhe rokda airport ke kisi locker mei rakhna hai. fir kya waanda hai. waha rakh aao”

“isme ek porblem hai”

“kya”

“mujhse locker ki chabi kho gayi hai. ab bina chabi main airport mei rokda kaise rakh ke aau”

“lekin unhe talaash kaise karoge. tum to unhe jaante nahi”

“main to samjha tha ki main sahi jagah aaya hu” wo ek thandi aah bharte hue bola “chalo koi baat nahi. tum unme se nahi ho to na sahi. main chalta hu”

fir kisi bagule ki tarah wo briefcase uthaye, bina manohar ko kuch kehne ka mauka diye waha se nikal gaya. uske jaane ke baad kitni hi der Manohar Rao boot bana baitha raha. wo ye soch soch ke halkaan hua ja raha tha ki usne patil ko theek se handle kiya tha ya nahi. fir usne jeb se phone nikala aur Kothari ka mobile number milaya. kothari ka number out of range tha. usne uske massage parlour mei phone lagaya to pata chala ki wo waha nahi tha.

“Saala. kaam ke time hamesha gayab rehta hai” wo hothon mei budbudaya. fir wo samne padi whisky ki bottle ki taraf akarshit hua.

Studio ke theek samne ek tea stall tha, jisme Digvijay is waqt baitha hua tha aur bade sabr ke saath Manohar rao ke studio mei se nikalne ka intezar kar raha tha. koi ek ghante baad nashe mei ladkhadata hua Manohar rao studio se bahar nikla aur paidal hi ek oar chal diya. tea stall se nikal kar Digvijay uske peeche chal diya. koi ek kilometer paidal chalne ke baad Manohar rao ek purani si imarat mei dakhil ho gaya. Digvijay uske peeche laga raha.

kuch pal ke baad usne Manohar rao ko dusre maale ke ek flat ke darwaze ka tala kholkar bheetar dakhil hote hue dekha. manohar rao ne ander dakhil hoke darwaza band kar diya. Digvijay kuch der seediyo ke kareeb khada raha, fir aage badke usne uske darwaza par dastak di.

Darwaza khula aur manohar rao ne samne khade Digvijay ko dekhkar hadbadate hue poocha “tum” wo haka bakka sa digvijay ko dekhta reh gaya “yaha kaise pohche”

“dhoondne wale khuda ko dhund lete hai, hum ek makaan nahi dhoond sakte” Digvijay uski hadbadahat ka luft uthata hua bola

“lekin tum — tum”

“raasta to chhoado yaar” Digvijay use ek oar dhakel kar jabran ander dakhil hote hue bola

“ab yahan kyun aaye ho”

“mujhe ek baat sujhi thi” Digvijay itmenan se ek kursi pe baithte hue bola

“kaun si baat”

“tum mujhe jaante ho”

“nahi”

“fir tumne ye kyun kaha tha ki tumhara dhandha bhi meri factory chalane jaisa hai. ye kyun poocha tha ki kya main apni factory ke sabhi mazdooro ki surat se waakif hu”

Manohar Rao hadbadaya gaya. wo digvijay ki chubhti nigahon ka samna nahi kar saka aur usne apni nigahein jhuka li.

“jawaab do bhai” digvijay ne zidd bhare swar mei poocha

“main tumhare ya tumhare dhandhe ke baare mei kuch nahi jaanta” wo himmat karke bola, haalaki nazrein usne abhi bhi nahi milayi thi digvijay se “maine to bus andaza lagaya tha. tum hamesha suit boot mei aate the, isliye andazan kaha”

“andaaza. andaaze se hi kaha to factory ka maalikh kyu kaha. koi software engineer, wakil, doctor ya kuch aur kyun nahi”

“bhaaya sach pucho to mujhe yaad bhi nahi maine aisa kuch kaha tha. aur kaha tha to kyun kaha tha” manohar ki shakal rone jaise ho gayi thi, uska swar bhi ruwasa ho gaya tha.

“ajeeb aadmi ho”

“main nahi bhaaya tum ajeeb aadmi ho. khaamkha mere gale pade hue ho. main to tumhe jaanta tak nahi”

“matlab maine khaamkha tumhe taqleef di”

“koi baat nahi bhaaya”

“maine bekaar mei tumhe pareshaan kiya”‘

“are kaha na bhaaya koi baat nahi”

“achcha. namaste”

Digvijay utha aur uske flat se bahar nikal gaya.

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“hmm” Kothari ne Manohar rao ki puri baat sunne ke baad kaha “to Patil tere peeche laga pada hai”

“haan” manohar samne pade sharab ke glass mei se ek bada ghoonth bharte hue bola “mere ghar bhi pohach gaya tha raat ko. aur fir shaam ko studio mei rokda bhi de raha tha”

“suna suna”

wo dono us waqt Hadapsar ilaake ke ek bar mei baithe the. wo ek dhake chhupe dhang se chalne wala ladies dance bar tha. samne stage par sanjana adh nange kapdo mei naach rahi thi.

“wo” kothari bola “idhar bhi tere pichu aaya hoyenga”

“nahi”

“tere ku kya malum”

“maine ghar se nikalne se pehle khoob achchi tarah se dekha tha charo taraf”

“aisa”

“haan. aur aaj to wo studio pe bhi nahi aaya. kal raat ko ghar aaya tha. uske baad kahin nahi dikha”

“hmm”

“wo kal keh raha tha usse locker ki chabi kho gayi”

“suna suna. saala zaroor bandel maarela tha”

“tere ko usko phone karna chahiye tha. kya pata chabi ke baare mei sach bol raha ho”

“kiya. ek nahi dus baar kiya. lekin saala kidar bhi nahi mila. na ghar mei hai, na factory mei. aur upar se saale ka mobile bhi band hai”

“ohh”

“chabi khone wali baat pe apun ko bharosa nahi. zaroor saala kisi chakkar mei hai apna seth”

“wo mere peeche kyun pada hai”

“kyun ki natasha tere studio mei kaam karti thi”

tabhi band bajna band ho gaya aur sanjana stage se utar kar bar mei jaa baithi. use is baat ki parwah nahi thi ki uske badan par naam matr ke kapde the.

“lekin main hi kyun” manohar pareshaan awaz mei bola

“Patil ne kidar to jaana tha, so tere pass aa gaya. usko studio par se koi start milne ka umeed hoyenga”

“mere liye to ghar baithe musibat gale pad gayi na”

“kaahe. apun tere ko pehle bhi samjhaya, ab fir se magaj mei baat baitha le. bakra tere ko nahi jaanta, tu usko jaanta hai. isliye uske samne nervous nahi hone ka”

“wo udhar fir aa gaya to” manohar ki haalat rone jaisi ho gayi thi

“koi waanda nahi. ek ich baat yaad rakhne ka. tu usko nahi jaanta”

Manohar Rao ne hichkichate hue sehmati mei sir hilaya

“chal ab phoot. wo dobara aaye to khali apun ko ek phone lagana”

“theek hai”

Manohar rao utha aur bhari kadmo se chalta hua darwaze ki taraf bada. usne darwaza kholne ke liye haath hi badaya tha ki pehle hi darwaza khula aur ek aadmi usse aa takraya.

hey bhagwan — us aadmi par nazar padte hi uske muh se nikla. ye saala bakra fir mera peecha karta hu yaha tak aa gaya

“kya haal hai” Digvijay ne muskurate hue poocha

“theek hai” manohar budbudaya

“kya baat hai. aajkal main jahan bhi jaata hu waha tum mil jaate ho”

“yehi to main kehne wala tha”

“chalo ab mile hai to baithkar ek ek drink le lete hai. aao baitho”

“nahin mujhe kuch kaam hai. fir kabhi”

“theek hai. tumhari marzi”

Manohar waha se chala gaya. Digvijay kuch der tak wahi khada raha, fir bar mei ek kone ki table par baithte hue usne apni jeb se mobile nikala aur office phone lagaya. apni secretary ke line par aate hi wo bola “koi phone calls”?”

“dher saari sir”

“koi khaas”

“business calls to sabhi Shinde sir ne attend kar li thi, lekin ek call subah se 5 baar aa chuki hai. har baar ek hi aadmi call karta hai lekin naam nahi bataata, bus aapke baare mei poochta hai aur fir dobara call karne ka kehke call kaat deta hai”

“hmm theek hai. main kal bhi shayad office nahi aa paunga. factory ka kaam shinde sambhaal lega, usko message de dena. aur mera ye naya mobile number kisi ko bhi nahi dena. purana number abhi kuch din band rahega mera”

“ok sir”

Phone band karke Digvijay ne jeb mei daala aur waiter ko ek beer ka order diya. jabse manohar ne bar mei kadam rakha tha, wo digvijay ki nigahon mei tha. aaj ka pura din bhi digvijay ne manohar par nigaah rakhte hue guzara tha. subah Manohar ne apne ghar se nikalke seedha studio ka rukh kiya tha. studio pohachne ke baad usne saara din wahi guzara. shaam ko kareeb 7 baje wo studio se nikla aur seedha is bar mei aa pohcha tha.

Us bar ke beecho beech sheeshe ki deewar khadi kar use do hisso mei banta gaya tha. ander dakhil hone par, pehle hisse mei sirf ek mamuli bar tha, jabki bar ke dusre hisse mei hall ke beecho beech ek stage bana hua tha, jahan khoobsurat ladkiyo ka adh nanga naach hota tha. us bar ki khasiyat ye thi ki bar ke bahar wale hisse mei baithne wale customers ander ka nazara bakhoobi kar sakte the, jabki andruni hisse mei baithne wale ko sheeshe mei apna aks dikhaai deta tha. aisa intezam bar ke maalik ne isliye kiya tha ki bar ke bahar wale hisse mei baithne wale customers ko bhi khoobsurat ladkiyo ki ek jhalak dekhke laalach aaye aur wo andruni hisse mei baithke sharab aur shabab ka luft uthaye, jahan sharab bar ke bahri hisse ke muqable teen guna rate par bikti thi.

Digvijay ne bar ke andruni hisse mei, jahan Manohar aur Kothari baithe the, waha jaane ki jagah bahar wale hisse mei baithkar hi uspe nazar rakhna munasib samjha tha. paiso se bhara briefcase is waqt bhi uske haath mei tha. wo kaanch ki deewar ke saath lagi ek table par jaa baitha tha aur manohar ki har ek harkat pe nazar rakhe hue tha. Manohar ne ander jaake sabse pehle Sanjana se kareeb 5 minute baat cheet ki thi. Tabhi ek aadmi waha aaya tha jiske aate hi Sanjana table se uthke chali gayi thi aur Manohar aur wo aadmi ghut ghut ke baatein karne lage the.

kareeb adha ghanta us aadmi ke saath baithne ke baad jaise hi manohar bahar nikla tha to Digvijay jaan bujh kar apni table se uthke usse jaa takraya tha. ye tasalli ho jaane ke baad ki Manohar bar se chala gaya hai, Digvijay ne bar ke andruni hisse mei kadam rakha aur us aadmi ki table ke kareeb ek table pe jaake baith gaya.

Digvijay ko baithe hue abhi 2 minute bhi nahi hue the ki Sanjana stage se utari aur bar ke pichle hisse mei bane ek darwaze ko kholke uske peeche gayab ho gayi. Digvijay ne ek beer ka order diya aur taktaki lagaye us aadmi pe nazar rakhne laga, jiske saath kuch der pehle tak manohar baitha tha.

panch minute baad fir usi darwaze se sanjana hall mei dakhil hui. is baar usne ek tight top aur ghutno tak aati skirt pehni hui thi. wo chalti hui us table pe pohchi jispe thodi der pehle manohar baitha hua tha, aur uske jodidar ke saath baith gayi. sanjana ki awaz digvijay ko saaf sunai di “are sanjeev, manohar kahan gaya”

tabhi zor se band bajne laga aur ek nayi ladki stage par pragat hui, jiski wajah se digvijay baaki ki baat cheet sun na saka. Sanjana kuch der aur kothari ke saath baithi rahi aur fir uthke kisi aur table ki taraf chali gayi.

Digvijay apni table par se utha, usne apna beer ka glass aur briefcase uthaya aur aaram se chalta hua Sanjeev Kothari ki table par pohcha. usne glass table pe rakha aur uske samne baith gaya.

Kothari ne hadbadake uski taraf dekha. “tum mujhe dhoond rahe the” Digvijay muskurake bola

“kya” apne hosh o hawas ko kaabu mei lata hua kothari bola

“panch baar factory mei phone kar chuke ho. zaahir hai ki mobile number to “switched off mil raha hoga subah se”

“kaun”

“tum aur kaun”

“apun ne 5 baar phone lagaya”

“haa”

“tere ko”

“haa”

“kai ko”

“ye jaanne ke liye ki kal raat maine ye briefcase” usne apni bagal mei daba rakha bag use dikhaya “airport ke locker mei kyu nahi rakha”

“chad gayi hai kya shyaane. apun tere ko jaanta nahi pehchanta nahi, phone kai ku karega”

“tum mujhe bohot achchi tarah se jaante ho” digvijay table par age ko jhukta hua, uski aankhon mei aankhen daalke bola

“kaun bola” kothari uski sulagti aankhon se aankhen milaane ka taab nahi la saka, aur nazrein dusri taraf ghumate hue bola

“main bola”

“main to nahi bola”

“abhi nahi bola. lekin bolega” digvijay ke chehre par muskaan thi, lekin uski sulagti nazrein kuch aur hi keh rahi thi “samajhdar hoga to bolega”

“kai ko khaali peeli bom maarta hai seth. mera nasha kharab mat kar” kothari ka dimag tezi se chal raha tha. wo ye faisla nahi kar pa raha tha ki bakre ne use pehchan liya hai ya andhere mei teer chala raha tha. ander se uski haalat patli thi, lekin bahar se wo himmat dikhate hue, laparwahi ka pradarshan kar raha tha “yaha se uth aur kahin aur jaake baith. nahi to apun uthke chalta hai”

“to tumhe rokda nahi chahiye”

“kaisa rokda. ja na seth, kai ko dimag ki maa behen kar rela hai”

Digvijay ne lambi saans li aur bola “tumhari pest control company aajkal kaisi chal rahi hai”

kothari ke rahe sahe hausle bhi pastt ho gaye. usne hadbadake samne dekha, aur fir badi mushkil se apne hawaaas ko kaabu mei karke kaha “lagta hai apun ko ich kidar aur jaake baithna padega seth”

“kahan chale. agar ghar jaa rahe ho to chalo saath chalte hai. fir wahi baithke itmenan se baatein karenge”

“seth jaake ilaaj karwa apna” kothari ne jaldi se table par kuch note rakhe aur digvijay se nazrein churata hua utha aur tez kadmo se chalta hua bar se bahar nikal gaya. peeche digvijay itmenan se baitha, apni beer peeta raha.

kuch der baad Sanjana wapis usi table pe aayi aur kothari ki jagah digvijay ko waha dekhke heraan hui “seth tum. yaha”

“hello sanjana”

“kyun. main nahi aa sakta kya. aao baitho”

“nahin. mujhe nikalna hai”

“us mote bakre ke saath” digvijay ne us table ki taraf ishara kiya jahan se uthke sanjana uske pass aayi thi

“kaise jaana”

“jab tumne pakda hai to mota bakra hi hoga, aur bakra to bister par hi halaal hota hai. aaj to bakre hi khair nahi”

Sanjana madak tareeke se hasi.

“badiya lag rahi hu na” wo ek zordaar angdai leti hui boli.

“bohot zyada. itni ki bakra khud halaal ho jayega, tumhe kuch nahi karna padega”

“tumhe to kuch nahi ho raha”

“tumhe kya pata. tum kuch karne do to aur bhi bohot kuch hoga” wo apna ek haath sanjana ki jaangh pe rakhta hua bola

“nahi nahi abhi nahi” wo digvijay ka haath hataate hue boli “abhi mujhe jaana hai”

“wo to uthta hua nahi dikh raha. tum akele jake kya karogi” Digvijay ne us aadmi ki taraf ishara kiya

“abhi 10 minute lagenge use. uske baad jaana hai saath mei”

“fir kya harz hai”

“chahte kya ho”

“jo kuch haasil ho jaye in lamho mei”

“jab waqt tha, tab to bhaag gaye the”

“jo ki meri bewakufi thi. dekh lo, ehsaas hote hi laut aaya”

“hmm”

“aur” wo sanjana ki nasheeli ankhon mei jhankta hua bola “maine lambe program ki fees bhi to bharni hai”

“fees”

“baaki ke panch hazaar”

Sanjana ki aankhon mei lalach ki chamak aayi

“lekin 10 minute mei program kaise hoga”

“wo tum mujhpe chhoad do. meri umar mei 10 minute ka saath mil jaye tum jaisi haseena ka to kaafi hota hai”

“baaki ki fees to nahi dikh rahi mujhe”

Digvijay ne tatkal jeb mei se purse nikala aur usme se 1000 ke 5 note nikaalkar sanjana ki hatheli pe rakh diye. Sanjana ne foren paise liye aur apni top ke ander bra mei note thoos diye

“tum aurton ka ye takeeka pasand aaya mujhe”

“kaun sa”

“maal ko maal ke pass rakhne ka”

wo zor se hasi. Digijay bhi hasa.

“ab bolo”

“lamba program to abhi mumkin nahi, uske liye bata to kis waqt aau”

“ghar ka pata aur phone number le lo. din mei kisi bhi waqt aa jaana” sanjana apne nichle honth ko daanto ke beech chabaate hue boli “aisa maza dungi ki natasha ko bhool joage”

“aisa”

“ek baar aao to sahi”

“theek hai. achcha ye to batao ki mujhse pehle jo is table pe baitha tha, wo kaun tha. manohar bhi to usi ke saath baitha tha na thodi der pehle. tumne use sanjeev ke naam se pukara tha”

“achcha wo, kothari”

“ohh kothari. manohar ka jigri malum hota hai. dono kaafi der tak baatein karte rahe the”

“haa”

“karta kya hai”

“kis firak mei ho” sanjana sandigdh nazron se use dekhte hue boli

“tumhe hi waqt ka toda hai. warna sab bata deta. isliye meri baat fir kabhi”

“tum koi police wale to shartiya nahi ho. natasha kisi policiye ko muh nahi lagati thi”

Digvijay sirf muskuraya

“lekin ek baat to pakki hai. kal tumne meri nahi, balki manohar ki hi photo khichi thi office mei. ho to pakka tum kisi gehre chakkar mei”

“tum bus itna samjho ki jo maal tumne apne maal ke beech dabaya hai, aur jo pehle mujhse le chuki ho, uske badle mei tumhe koi lamba program mere saath nahi karna hoga. bus meri itni si madat kar do. main waada karta hu ki ye baat kisiko nahi pata chalegi. kothari ya manohar ko bhi nahi”

“main tumhe samajh nahi paa rahi hu ….. tum …. tum aur logo jaise nahi ho”

“main auro jaisa hi hu”

“nahi ho. toko mat suno. tum achche aadmi lagte ho. tumne mujhe yu hi 10000 rupey diye. uske badle mei kuch haasil bhi nahi kiya. ye mere dastoor ke khilaaf hai. isliye samajh lo un paiso ke badle mei tumhe main apne jism ki jagah ye jankari saunp rahi hu”

“shukriya. thanks a lot” digvijay gehri saans lete hue bola

“Kothari bohot khatarnaak aadmi hai. uske khilaaf maine muh khola hai, agar use pata chal gaya to mujhe jaan se maar dega”

“fir kaise baat banegi”

“banegi. samajh lo ki mujhse ye paise wasool karne ke liye tumne ek raat mere saath bitai kisi hotel mei. aur wahan tumne mujhse ek sawaal poocha. samjhe”

“matlab. kya sawaal. aur isse kothari ka kya lena dena”

“samjho. tumne mujhse poocha ki kya main koi aisi jagah jaanti hu jahan janaana jism ko bhogne ke saath hi tumhe bangkok style massage bhi mil sake. samjhe”

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