Barsaat Ki Raat

BARSAAT KI RAAT

Scene : Bureau



It was a rainy evening in July. Most of the team members had left for their homes. The seniors ACP, Abhijeet and Daya were working on a big case. ACP looked at his watch...it was 10 PM.

ACP: Abhijeet, Daya, 10 baj gaya hai...aaj ke liye itna kaafi hai. Ab ghar chalte hain, kal subah jaldi aakar is report to khatm karte hain.

Daya: Theek hai sir, main neeche jaakar jaadi nikaalta hoon. Tab tak aap dono neeche aa jayiye.

Daya left.

ACP and Abhijeet shut down their computers, switched off the lights and walk towards the corridor. ACP looked out of the balcony.

ACP: bohot tez bearish ho rahi hai. Pata nahi hum sahi salaamat ghar pohonch paayenge ya nahi.

Abhijeet: Sir, Daya gaadi chala raha hai, aapko uske kabiliyat par shak hai?

ACP: Nahin...bas...

ACP couldn't complete his sentence because Daya came up his jeans fully wet, water dripping onto the floor.

Daya: Sir, humare basement parking mein 4 feet tak paani bhar gayi hai. Gaadi nikaalna namumkin hai.

Abhijeet : Aise kaise hua?

Daya: Basement ke drainage mein kachra atak gaya aur ek hafte se kisi ne saaf nahi kiya.

ACP: Watchman ne hume bataya kyon nahi?

Daya: Sir woh bahar gate ke paas baitha tha...uska dhyan basement ki ore nahi gaya...kyonki basement ka entrance building ke peeche ki taraf hai.

ACP: Tum dono ko baaki team ke saath ghar jaana tha. Ab dekho tum log bhi phas gaye mere saath.

Abhijeet: Kya keh rahe hain sir'agar ghar jaane ke baad hume pata chalta ki aap yahan akele phas gaye hain, toh hum waapas nahi aate?

Daya: Sir, main neeche jakar dekhta hoon ki koi taxi milti hai kya.



Scene: Street

Daya walked around with an umbrella looking for vacant taxis, but the rain was too heavy and the vacant taxis were in a hurry to reach home and were refusing to stop. (obviously none of them knew Daya was a cop and Daya wasn't flashing his ID around)

Finally Daya found a vacant auto coming towards him slowly. Daya waved at him' auto came to a halt in front of Daya.

Auto driver(AD): Kahan jaana hai saab?

Daya: Pehle <ACP's house location> jaana hai, uske baad <Abhijeet's house location> aur uske baad <his own house> jaana hai.

AD: Kya saab baarish mein poora sheher ghumayenge kya? Meter ka double rate dena padega.

Daya : Theek hai, pehle humare office ke building chalo, do aur logon aane wale hain.

Daya reached the CID bureau building and phoned ACP.



Daya: Sir mujhe koi taxi nahi mili'main auto lekar aaya hoon.

ACP: Theek hai hum log aate hain.

(to Abhijeet) Abhijeet, Daya auto lekar aaya hai.

ACP and Abhijeet walked down the stairs. (The lift was out of order due to water in the basement)



Meanwhile at the gate, Daya had disconnected his call to ACP.

Auto Driver(AD): Sir, aap CID wale hain?

Daya: Haan.

AD: Sir, maaf kijiye maine aapse meter ka double rate maanga. Main aapko free mein chod doonga.

Daya: Main samajh sakta hoon, baarish ho rahi hai, tumhe bhi ghar jaana hoga. Hume koi free ride nahi chahiye.

Meanwhile ACP and Abhijeet arrived. Daya was already seated inside. ACP entered. Abhijeet was standing outside with his umbrella. There was no space for him in the back seat.

Abhijeet: Main kahan baithoon?

Daya(gives a naughty grin): Tum doosre auto mein aa jaana.

Abhijeet: Hain?

Daya: Arey main mazaak kar raha tha'.tum driver ke saath baitho.



AD: Sir, main sochta tha ki CID officers bohot khatarnaak hote hain'kisi choti baat ko lekar fine bharwate hain.

Abhijeet: Tumhe aisa kyon laga?

AD: Pata nahi sir, sab log police walo se darte hain.

ACP: Police walon se darr unhe lagta hai jinhone kaanoon thoda hai'agar tumne koi kanoon nahi thoda hai, toh tumhe humse darne ki kya zaroorat hai?



AD: Sir, ek baat hai'.pata nahi main aapko bataaon ya nahi'.

ACP: Kya baat hai?

AD: Sir, main koi museebat mein toh nahi phassonga?

ACP: Agar tumne koi galat kaam nahi kiya hai toh tumhe kuch nahi hoga.

AD: Sir, yahan aane se pehle maine ek ladki ko Santosh nagar mein choda tha. Woh ladki bohot tension mein thi'.raste mein usne apne friend ko phone kiya aur bataaya ki main ek bohot badi museebat mein phas gayi hoon.

Abhijeet: Phir?

AD: Phir usne aaine (rear view mirror) mein meri ore dekha aur achanak angrezi mein baat karne lagi. Shaayad use laga ki main uski baatein sun raha hoon'aur use laga ki auto wale anpadh hote hain, isliye angrezi nahin samajh sakte.

Abhijeet: Tum angrezi jaante ho?

AD: Utna toh nahi lekin 'old man', 'gun', 'shoot' aur 'dead' shabd samajhta hoon saab.

ACP: Kya? Tum theek se bataao us ladki ne kya kaha?

AD: Usne apne friend ko phone kiya. Phir usne kaha ki main musseebat mein phas gayi hoon. Aur phir angrezi mein bohot baatein ki'usme se mujhe sirf yeh chaar shabd samajh mein aayi.

ACP: Phir?

AD: Phir hum Santosh Nagar pohonch gaye'.woh ladki ek building ke paas utar gayi'.meter mein 50 rupaye hue the. Usne mujhe 500 ka note diya'.main usse kaha ki mere paas change nahi hai. Lekin usne meri baat nahi suni'.usne kaha 'baaki 50 rupaye rakh lo' aur building ke andar chalo gayi.

Daya: Kya? 500 ka note diya aur kaha ki baaki 50 rupaye rakh lo?

AD: Haan saab, lagta hai usne 100 ka note samajhkar 500 ka note diya.

Abhijeet: Woh ladki itni pareshaan thi ki 100 aur 500 ke note mein fark dikhayi nahi diya?

Daya: Aur usne apne friend ko phone karke 'old man', 'dead', 'shoot' aur 'gun' kyon kaha? In dono baton ko milaya jaaye, toh mujhe kuch gadbad lag rahi hai boss.

Abhijeet: Haan, ho sakta hai usne khoon kiya hai, ya kisi ko khoon karte hue dekha hai.

ACP(smiles): Abhijeet, Daya'tum dono ko har jagah khooni hi dikhayi dete hain?

(though inwardly ACP knows there's something fishy here)

Daya: Kya kare sir'.zindagi mein doston se zyada khooniyon se mulaaqat hoti hai humari.

ACP(to the driver): Tumhara naam kya hai?

AD: Mera nam Sunil hai saab.

ACP: Acha Sunil, tumne us ladki ko kahan se pick up kiya tha?

Sunil: Yashwant nagar se saab.

ACP: main wahan ke police station ko phone karta hoon. Agar koi khoon hua hai, toh unhe pehle pata chalega..

'and called the local police station.


Voice from the other side: Hello

ACP: Main ACP Pradyuman bol raha hoon, CID se. Kaun bol raha hai?

Voice: Hello sir! Main Inspector Harsh bol raha hoon.

ACP: Acha, wahan koi khoon hone ki khabar aayi hai kya?

Insp Harsh: Nahin sir...yahan toh koi khoon ka case nahi aaya hai...kyon pooch rahe hain sir?

ACP: Kuch nahi...bas aise hi...agar koi khoon ka case aaya toh mujhe phone karna.


Insp Harsh: Ji sir.



ACP( to Abhijeet and Daya): Wahan abhi tak koi khoon hone ki khabar nahi aayi hai.

Daya: Toh kya karen sir? Chod de is case ko aise hi?

ACP: Bina koi wajah hum us ladki ko pakadkar poochtach nahi kar sakte. Sunil, tumhe yaad hai tumne us ladki ko kahan choda tha?

Sunil: Haan sir, mujhe woh building yaad hai. Lekin us building mein woh kaunse flat mein rehti hai ' yeh mujhe pata nahi.

ACP: Zaroorat padi toh hum pata kar lenge. Tum apna mobile number hume de do. Agar wakayi koi khoon hua hai, toh hum tumhe bulayenge.

Abhijeet: Sir main aur Daya Yashwant Nagar jaakar dekh sakte hai...Sunil, tumhe yaad hai woh ladki tumhari auto mein kahan se baithi thi?

Sunil: Sir, woh ek colony se bhaag kar aa rahi thi.

Abhijeet: Mujhe lagta hai us colony ka ek chakkar maarna chayiye.

Daya: Kya keh rahe ho Abhijeet...Yashwant nagar ke us colony ke har ghar mein jaakar poochein ki 'bhai aapke ghar mein koi khoon hua hai kya'...?(laughs)

ACP smiles...Abhijeet smiles too, but is unsure.

Sunil, .tum <ACP's house location> Chalo.

The auto dragged on slowly reached ACP's house. ACP got off and went in. Abhijeet got off his uncomfortable seat beside the driver and sat in the passenger's seat at the back. They left towards Abhijeet's house.



Abhijeet: Kabhi socha nahi tha ki ACP saab ko bhi auto mein safar karna padega.

Daya; Lekin ACP saab ke gaadi ko kya hua?

Abhijeet: Unhone apni gaadi servicing ke liye diya hai'AC mein kuch problem tha.

Daya: Bohot bhook lagi hai, boss. Kisi restaurant se parcel le lein?

Abhijeet: is waqt koi...(he couldn't finish because his phone rang)

Abhijeet(Sees ACP's picture on the screen): Haan sir????

ACP: Tum dono isi waqt yahan aa jaao.

Abhijeet: Kya hua sir?

ACP: Mujhe Yashwant Nagar police station se phone aaya hai'.wahan ek khoon hua hai. Us autorickshaw wale ko bhi laao. Woh is case mein ek witness hai.

Abhijeet: Theek hai sir. (cuts)

Daya: Kya hua?

Abhijeet: Khoon hua hai Daya. Sunil'.auto ko ghumao'ACP saab ke ghar chalo aur wahan se Yashwant Nagar chalo'.wahan wakayi ek khoon hua hai.

Sunil(applies sudden break): Kya saab...main is jhanjhat mein phasna nahi chahta tha...

Daya: Kuch nahi hoga tumhe Sunil. Hume pata hai tumne kuch nahi kiya hai. Us ladki ko pakadne mein tumhe humari madad karni hogi.

Abhijeet and Daya reached ACP's house in the same auto within 10 minutes. ACP entered, Abhijeet was back to his front seat. As soon as the auto started, ACP handed each of them a sandwich. He knew they had not had their dinner.


Scene : Murder spot


ACP, Abhijeet and Daya reached the house where the murder had taken place. As soon as they reached the gate, Inspector Harsh approached ACP and saluted him.

Harsh: Sir, yahan Gangaramji ka khoon hua hai. Lekin aapko kaise pata chala ki koi khoon hone wala hai?

ACP: Woh main baad mein batata hoon. Aapko is khoon ke baare mein kisne phone kiya?

Harsh: Sir Gangaram ke bhateeje Gaurav ne.

ACP found Gaurav standing in one corner, crying.

ACP(to Gaurav): Kya hua tha yahan?


Gaurav: Sir, main yahan uncle ke saath rehta hoon. Main aaj office se der se lauta...jab aaya toh ghar mein adhera tha.. Main apna mobile on karke andar aaya toh dekha ki uncle zameen par mare pade hain...(and starts crying)

Abhijeet: Itni baarish mein tum ghar kaise aaye?

Gaurav: Sir main bike se aaya tha.

Abhijeet looks at Gaurav's clothes and found his trousers wet.


ACP: Laash kahan hai?

Harsh: Andar hall mein hai sir.

ACP(to Sunil): Sunil, tum yahin humara intezaar karo. (to Insp Harsh) : Is case ko hum handle karenge...hume shaayad khooni ke baare mein pata hai.

ACP, Abhijeet and Daya entered the hall. They wore their gloves and started their work.

Gangaram's body was on the floor, a bullet wound through his chest, close to where his heart might have been. There was a gun on the floor with a silencer.

Abhijeet(sniffing at the gun): Is gun se goli chali hai.

Daya(checks the dead man's body); Sir, koi exit wound nahi hai...iska matlab goli abhi bhi body ke andar hai.

ACP(picks up his phone and dials Salunkhe's number): Salunkhe, aaj tumhe night duty karni padegi. Ek khoon hua hai...laash ko lab mein bhej raha hoon. Jaldi pohonch jaao.


Daya marked the area where the body was lying. 2 men with stretchers picked up the body and left.

ACP called Abhijeet and Daya for a discussion.


ACP(looks at the gun): Dekho is gun par silencer laga hua hai. Matlab khooni khoon karne ke irade se aaya tha. Agar itna planning kiya tha, toh gun ko laash ke paas chodkar kyon bhaag gaya? Gun ko bhi apne saath le jaata...


(He looked closely at it...and found fingerprints.)

Dekho ispar ungliyon ke nishaan hain! Ise bhi Salunkhe ke paas bhejo.


Daya: Sir shaayad us ladki ne use khoon karte hue dekh liya. Isliye woh dari hui thi.

ACP: Haan...aur khooni us ladki ko dekhkar darr gaya.

Abhijeet: Sir, agar us ladki ne khooni ko dekh liya hai, toh uski jaan khatre mein hai.

ACP: Tum dono us auto driver ke saath jaao aur us ladki ko bureau mein le aao.


Abhijeet and Daya left


ACP went back to Gaurav.


ACP: Gaurav, tumhare chacha ke koi dushman? Kya tumhe kisi par shaq hai?

Gaurav: Sir, jab main bohot chota tha toh mere pitaji guzar gaye. Unke teen bhai hain, jinme se Gangaram uncle sabse bade hain. Mere teeno uncles unke pitaji (matlab mere dada ji )ke jaydaad ko lekar jhagadte the...shaayad unme se kisi ne...


ACP: Dekhi Gaurav, us gun par ungliyon ke nishaan hain. Hume tumhare aur tumhare baaki do uncles ke fingerprints ko gun par paye gaye fingerprints ke saath match kara padega.

Gaurav: Sir, mera bhi?

ACP: Haan tumhara bhi. Apne dono uncles ko phone karo.


Scene : Santosh Nagar - where the auto driver Sunil had dropped off the girl


Sunil: Sir, woh ladki isi building ke andar chali gayi thi.

Abhijeet: Chalo humare saath aur us ladki ko pehchano.


Abhijeet and Daya went into the building, knocked at every house, called out all members in the house and asked Sunil to identify the girl. But Sunil said that the girl wasn't there. None of the residents seemed to know a girl whose description matched that of the girl from the auto.


Daya: Abhijeet, shaayad woh ladki kahin chali gayi ho?

Abhijeet: Itni baarish mein woh kyon baahar jaayegi? Aur hume yeh bhi pata nahi chala hai ki woh ladki kis flat mein rehti thi. Koi use pehchanta bhi nahi...aise kaise ho sakta hai?


Daya(to watchman): Yahan se kisi ladki ko bahar jaate hue dekha tumne?


Watchman: Sir, ek ladki gayi toh thi...aadhe ghante pehle ek kaale rang ka Alto car yahan aaya tha...ek ladki baahar aayi aur us car mein baithkar chali gayi.


Abhijeet: Car ka number note kiya tumne?

Watchman : Nahi saab. Jo cars building ke andar aati hain, unhi ka number register mein likhta hoon. Car building ke andar nahi aayi...isliye maine number nahi likha.


Abhijeet: Kya pehen rakha tha us ladki ne?


Watchman(thinks): Sir jeans aur peele rang ki kurti. Uske kandhe par ek bag bhi tha.

Sunil: Saab, jo ladki mere auto mein baithi thi, usne toh neele rang ka salwar kameez pehna tha.

Abhijeet: Shaayad usne apne kapde badal liye hain.

Daya(to watchman): Tumhe pata hai woh kaun se flat mein rehti hai?

Watchman: Sir 306 flat mein 4 ladkiyan rehti hain. Yeh ladki unki dost hai. Ek-do baar unke saath dekha tha maine use.

Abhijeet: Agar woh ladki 306 ki ladkiyon ko jaanti thi, toh unhone hume bataya kyon nahi?


Daya: Woh ladkiyan zaroor humse kuch chupa rahi hain... Chalo jaakar 306 mein phir se poochtaach karte hain. Shaayad woh neele rang ka salwar kameez hume us flat mein mil jaaye..???


Abhijeet, Daya, the watchman and Sunil went back to 306 and rang the bell. A girl opened the door.

Girl: Aap fir se aa gaye?

Abhijeet: Haan, is watchman ka kehna hai ki kuch der pehle ek ladki is building se baahar gayi thi. Aur woh aap logon ki dost hai.


Girl: Sir, yahan sirf hum char log rehte hain. Aap itni der raat ko hume pareshaan mat kijiye.


Abhijeet: Ma'am, jo ladki yahan se baahar gayi hai, ek khoon ke case main hume uski talaash hai. Agar aap sach ko chupayengi toh aap sab museebat mein pad jaayengi. Aap please humare saath co-operate kijiye. Hume aapke ghar ki talaashi leni hai.


The girl had no answer. She looked helplessly at the other 3 girls. Abhijeet and Daya went straight to the washroom and found what they expected. A blue salwar kameez.


Sunil: Sir, yahi hai woh dress jo us ladki ne pehna tha!

Abhijeet looked at the 4 frightened girls, one of them was already in tears.

Girl 1: Sir...woh humari dost Tina hi thi.

Daya: Toh aapne yeh baat humse chupayi kyon?

Girl 2: Kyonki usne kaha ki woh apne boyfriend ke saath bhaagkar shaadi kar rahi hai aur uske parents ya police humse uske baare mein pooche toh hum unhe kuch na bataayein.

Abhijeet: Shaadi nahi...woh shaayad khoon karke bhaagi hai.


All girls were shocked.


Daya: Uske parents ka address dijiye. Aur uska mobile number bhi...hum mobile se Tina ko track karenge.


Girl 2; Sir...Tina ne apna mobile yahin chod diya hai.


Daya: Abhijeet, yeh ladki gadbad lag rahi hai...usne apna mobile yahin chod diya,...kyonki use pata tha ki mobile se hum use track kar sakte hain. Pata nahin kahan gayi hogi...


Exactly at that moment, there was an SMS ring. It was none other than Tina's mobile giving an sms alert or a cash withdrawal from an ATM in Mumbai airport.


Daya: Tina sheher chodkar bhaagne wali hai...hume use pakadna hoga.


Abhijeet, Daya and Sunil dashed off to the airport. Abhijeet phoned the airport security and asked them to stop a lady wearing yellow kurti and jeans.


Scene : Lab

Salunkhe had finished checking Gangaram's body. The bullet found was fired from the same gun which was found near his body.


Gangaram's 2 brothers and nephew Gaurav had given their fingerprints. None of their fingerprints matched the ones found on the gun.

Abhijeet and Daya phoned ACP and told him about Tina.

Within an hour, Tina was under arrest and brought to the bureau.


Scene : Bureau

Tina sat in the confession chair and explained:

Haan...mere haathon Gangaramji ki maut ho gayi...lekin maine jaan boojhkar nahi maara unhe.

ACP: Jaan boojhkar nahi maara? Matlab?


Tina: Main Lawyer Deshpande ki assistant hoon. Aaj unhone mujhe apne client Gangaram ke ghar jaakar kuch documents laane ko kaha. Main 8 baje Gangaramji ke ghar pohonch gayi. Ghar ka darwaza kula hua tha...


Flashback:

Tina entered the house found no one there. The TV was on and there was a cricket match going on. She assumed that Gangaram might have gone to the washroom and sat for some time on the sofa. When he didn't come for 15 minutes, she got up and went towards the dining area calling for Gangaram.


Suddenly the power went off and the whole house was plunged into darkness. Tina was scared...there was no sound except the rain outside and the occasional thunder. She felt her way around the house and tried locate a torch or candle in one of the cupboards. She touched something cylindrical on a table and thought it could be a pen torch. She tried to locate its switch, but found the other end weirdly slanting into the shape of an 'L'. She felt there was something terribly wrong, when the antique landline phone in the house gave a loud ring which made Tina jump. In the sudden jerk she heard a soft bang sound and a flash of light from her own hands...and realised it was a gun and she had accidentally fired it.


She dropped the gun and stood there in the darkness...after 10 minutes the lights came on and she saw Gangaram dead on the floor about 10 feet away from her. She was scared out of her wits. She picked up her bag and ran out of the house in the rain...till she found an empty auto rickshaw. she phoned her boyfriend and told him about what had happened. He told her he would book her a flight ticket to Delhi where she could stay underground for a few days and then return back once the issue had cooled down. On his suggestion, she avoided going to her own house...she went to her friends' house, borrowed their clothes and left for the airport. But she couldn't escape, thanks to CID.


Back to present:


ACP: Tumne jaan boojhkar khoon nahi kiya, isliye shaayad tumhe maafi mil sakti hai. Phir bhi hume tumhe arrest karna hoga.

Abhijeet, Tina ke fingerprints le lo aur gun par paye gaye fingerprints se match karke dekho.


After a while...


Abhijeet walked into the bureau with Salunkhe's report...the fingerprint had matched. Tina was the person who had fired at Gangaram. She was taken away into custody.


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Daya: Sir...jab kisi mujrim ko jail bhejte hain, toh khushi mehsoos hoti hai. Lekin aaj aisa nahi lag raha hai... Aaj agar hum us auto wale se nahi milte toh shaayad Tina par shaq nahi karte.


Abhijeet: Sir, ek baat khatak rahi hai...maan liya Tina ne anjaane mein goli chala di...lekin Gangaram ne apne gun par silencer kyon lagaya tha? Aur us raat ko usne apna gun table par kyon rakha?


ACP: Ab yeh sirf wohi bata sakte the...kyonki woh unka gun tha. Lekin sach toh yehi hai ki usi gun se Tina ne Gangaram ka khoon kiya hai.


Salunkhe (from the bureau entrance): Shaayad yeh sach nahi nahi.


ACP: Kya keh rahe ho Salunkhe?


Salunkhe: Haan boss. Tina ne kaha ki uske haathon ek baar gun fire hua hai.


ACP: Haan...toh?


Salunkhe: Yeh dekho boss...is gun se do goliyan gaayab hai. Yeh doosri goli kisne chalayi?


Abhijeet: Gangaram ne kuch din pehle kahin chalayi hogi...practice ke liye...


Salunkhe: Shaayad...lekin ek baar Gangaram ke ghar jaakar check karne mein koi problem toh nahi hai...


ACP: Salunkhe, wahan table ke neeche sirf ek shell paya gaya tha.


Salunkhe: Dekho boss...Tina ne achanak goli chalayi..ab woh goli kahin bhi lag sakti hai...woh seedha Gangaram ke dil par jaakar lagi - yeh baat kuch hazam nahi ho rahi hai.


Main ek baar check karna chahta hoon. Tina ko lekar Gangaram ke ghar aao.



Scene : Gangaram's house


Salunkhe: Tina, jab light waapas aayi toh tum kahan khadi thi?


Tina : Sir yahan.

...and shows the approximate spot where she was standing when the light came on.


Salunkhe: Agar Tina ne yahan se fire kiya hai toh Gangaram ki laash is taraf gira hua hota...





Lekin Gangaram ki laash aise padi thi.





Iska matlab jo goli Tina ne chalayi woh yahin kahin milni chahiye.


After some searching, Daya found the bullet, stuck inside a window AC in the direction in which Tina had fired.


ACP: Iska matlab, khooni koi aur hai...usne pehle Gangaram ko maara...phir dekha ki Tina aayi hai, isliye andar chup gaya. Phir jab dekha ki Tina ke haathon goli chali hai, toh usne doosra shell gaayab kar diya, taaki hume lage ki sirf ek goli chali hai.


Abhijeet: Tina ek baat bataao...jab tum Gangaram ke ghar aayi, toh baahar kisi ko dekha? Ya kuch aisi baat yaad hai jo tumhe ajeeb lage?


Tina: Sir, gate se thodi door ek bike khadi thi...ghar ke andar aayi toh dining table par ek baarish mein bheega hua helmet bhi tha...mujhe laga shaayad Gangaram ke alava wahan koi aur bhi hai. Lekin bohot baar bulane par bhi koi baahar nahi aaya.


ACP: Bike???

An enlightened smile comes to ACP's face.


Abhijeet, Daya...pata chala khooni kaun hai?

Abhijeet: Haan sir...


Scene : Bureau


Gaurav sat in the confession chair after receiving a hard slap from Daya.


ACP: Bataao...kyon kiya apne chacha ka khoon?


Gaurav: Sir, mujhe paise ki zaroorat thi. Main karz mein dooba hua. Mujhe pata chal gaya tha ki Gangaram ke apni vaseeyat mein apna property mere naam likh diya hai.

Isliye...(breaks down)


ACP: Tumhe zaroor phaansi hogi.


Later...


Abhijeet: Ab tum khush ho?

Daya: Haan boss... Kisi bure aadmi ko sazaa hoti hai toh khushi hoti hai...Tina jaisi seedhi saadhi ladki ko jail bhejte hue bohot bura laga.

ACP: Daya, sab seedhi saadhi lagne wali ladkiyan shareef nahi hoti...yaad hai na tumhe???

Daya: <silent>

Abhijeet: Sir, kyon Daya ko us baat ki yaad dila rahe hain???

Daya(smiles): Sir theek keh rahe hain Abhijeet.



Epilogue:

Sunil got his dues for having driven CID team all around the city and helping them.

 

Water from the bureau's parking lot was drained out and the Qualis was repaired.

 

 

*** THE END ***

3 Laashon Ka Raz

3 Laashon Ka Raaz

Scene: An office late in the evening.3 young software engineers are in the cafeteria having coffee

Naresh: Madan, mera dum ghut raha hai yahan...na kahin baahar jaa sakte hain, na kisi se baat kar sakte hain.

Madan: Haan lekin hum kya kar sakte hain...project ke rules aise hain...

Hiten: Mujhe yeh sab theek nahin lag raha hai...itne saare logon ka confidential information, credit card details...yeh sab lekar yeh log kya kar rahe hai...mujhe lagta hai koi bada scam hai jiske liye hum teeno ko liya gaya hai.. Hume police ko bata dena chahiye.

Madan: Arey paagal ho gaya kya...police ko bataayenge, toh hum bhi phas jaayenge...humara career barbaad ho jaayega.

Naresh: Hiten, is waqt kuch mat karna...kisi tarah 3 mahine ka contract poora karenge...phir humesha ke liya sheher chodkar bhaag jaate hain.



2 months later in the same office, Hiten knocked the door of the boss Anjani Kumar.

Anjani: Hiten, kya kar rahe the apne computer par?

Hiten : Kya hua sir?

Anjani: Main dekh raha tha tumhe. Tum Facebook kholkar baithe the.

Hiten: Sir...bohot din ho gaye doston se baat nahin hui...isliye socha ki ek status message post kar deta hoon taaki unhe pata chale ki main theek hoon.

Anjani: Tumhe is project ke rules yaad nahin hai? 3 mahine tak kisi se koi contacts nahin rakh sakte ho tum log. Yeh ek secret project hai.

Hiten : Sorry sir.

Anjani: Aage se koi galti nahin honi chahiye.

Hiten: Yes sir.

Anjani: You can go now.
Anjani opened his laptop, remotely logged into Hiten's computer and started checking the browsing history. He could clearly see what Hiten was trying to do. He called his assistant Shankar and showed it to him.

Shankar: Ab kya hoga? Aapko lagta hai isne is CID officer ko kuch bataya hoga?

Anjani: Pata nahi.

Pehle Hiten ko raste se nikaal do. Us CID officer par nazar rakho. Kuch gadbad kiya toh use bhi dekh lenge.





Late at night Hiten returned to his room - which was in the same building as the office. It was a very comfortable room. The 3 engineers were provided with every comfort - except that they were cut off from the rest of the world. They couldn't use mobiles or the internet or TV or communicate with anyone. For this reason, the 3 guys chosen for this job had to inform their families that they would be out of touch for the entire duration of the secret project.

They were paid well. The company - MK Technologies was well-known and there were 500 employees in the company. But the people working on the 'secret' project were not allowed to meet anyone. They had to work in a high security area and their every move was constantly tracked. After a week or two of isolation, it became tiring.

Hiten, Naresh and Madan who were certified ethical hackers were asked to hack the websites of shopping sites. They were told that the project was to reveal vulnerabilities in shopping sites, but Anjani asked them to go a step further and get the credit card details of every online shopper and store them in a database, which the 3 of them felt didn't seem right.


Hiten wondered how he would expose this without he himself landing in soup when the doorbell rang. It was Shankar.


Shankar: Anjani sir ne tumhe bulaya hai.

Hiten: Is waqt?

Shankar: Haan...


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Scene : Bureau

Work was on as usual when the phone rang.

ACP: Hello? ACP Pradyuman here.
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Theek hai, hum log aate hain.

Daya: Kya hua sir?

ACP: Juhu beach mein ek laash mili hai.


Scene : Juhu beach.

People were standing around the body. Vivek checked the body.

Vivek: Sir, ise goli mari gayi hai.

Daya: Body ko palto...

Vivek turned the body and found the face badly mutilated.

Daya: Vivek, dekho iske jeb mein koi id proof ya kuch hai kya.

Vivek: Nahi sir.

Abhijeet: Lagta hai maarne wala nahin chahta tha ki koi ise pehchaan sake. Salunkhe hi kuch bata sakte hain iske baare mein.



Scene : Lab

Salunkhe: Yeh ladka 20 se 25 saal ka tha aur iska haath dekhkar pata chalta hai ki yeh computer ka bohot zyada istemaal karta tha. Iski maut 2 din pehle goli lagne se hui thi. Aur iski laash ko samundar mein fenk diya gaya tha.


ACP: Iska chehra bana sakte ho Salunkhe?

Salunkhe: Nahin...iske chehre ke saare haddiyan toot chuke hain...main iss baar kuch nahi kar sakta.

ACP: Koi baat nahi...Abhijeet, tum log missing persons list dekho...2 din se yeh ghar nahi lauta hai toh iske ghar walon ne report likhwayi hogi.


Scene : Bureau, late evening.

Abhijeet walks in.

ACP: Kya hua, missing report mein kuch mila?

Abhijeet: Ji sir...pichle 3 dino mein sirf 2 ladke lapata hue the jo 20-25 saal ke beech mein hain, un dono ke maa-baap ko bulaya tha...lekin unhone body dekhkar bataya ki yeh unka beta nahi hai.


ACP: Theek hai...news channels mein dikhao. Shaayad koi ise pehchan le...


Scene: M K Technologies


Naresh: Manoj, 2 din se Hiten dikhayi nahi de raha hai.

Manoj: Shankar ne mujhe bataaya ki use kisi doosre office mein transfer kar diya gaya hai.

Naresh : Ajeeb baat hai...hume bina bataye chala gaya?

Manoj: Main use Facebook par contact karta hoon.

Naresh : Facebook! Tumhe yaad nahi...Hiten ko Anjani ne Facebook access karte hua pakda tha. Uske baad uska transfer ho gaya.

Manoj: Relax...main Hiten se zyada hoshiyar hoon. Is waqt Anjani office mein nahi hai...main Facebook bhi kholoonga aur live TV bhi.

Naresh : Live Tv?

Manoj: Haan...Euro football ka final chal raha hai.. Yeh dekho...is website par saare channels aate hain.

Naresh: Match abhi tak shuroo nahi hua hai...tum zara news channel kholo...pata toh chale ki baahar ki duniya mein kya chal raha hai.


Naresh played the news channel and saw the news about an unknown body found on Juhu beach. The body was not shown very clearly and the resolution of the screen was poor, but they both could make out the green T-shirt and black jeans which Hiten had worn the previous day.


Manoj(shocked): Naresh, kahin yeh...

Naresh(almost in tears): Mujhe bhi wohi lagta hai.

They heard the door opening and quickly closed the windows. It was Anjani Kumar.

Anjani: Manoj, Naresh, kya kar rahe ho tum? kaam poora hua? Report kahan hai?

Manoj: Sir...bas 10 minute mein denge.

Anjani: Kya hua tumhe? Tumhari tabeeyat theek hai?

Naresh: Sir, Hiten kahan hai?

Anjani: Hiten ko humne transfer kar diya hai.

Naresh: Lekin...

He was about to say something when Manoj nudged him from behind, indicating not to talk.

Manoj: Sir, woh bina bataaye chala gaya isliye hum pareshaan the. Hum 10 minute mein report complete karenge.

Anjani gave a long look at them and left.

He then phones Shankar and says 'in dono ko Hiten ke baare mein pata chal gaya hai...inhe bhi khatm kar do..lekim alag alaga jagahon par. Kisi ko pata nahin chalna chahiye ki yeh dono ek doosre ko jaante the'.


Scene : Road

It was almost midnight when Abhijeet was returning home in his Qualis. The traffic was less and he was in a hurry to reach home and hit the sack. He pressed the accelerator and decided to turn on the music. The road ahead was empty and there was nothing ahead for the next 50 metres. He took his eyes off the road for a second to reach for the music system controls.

Suddenly he saw someone fall off a foot over bridge (FOB) right above him. Something like this.



He braked hard but it was too late. Abhijeet turned the Qualis sharply to the right to prevent it from running over the fallen man. The Qualis hit the road divider and missed the fallen man by a hair's breadth.

Abhijeet got off the car and went towards the guy who seemed alive. He wondered how the guy had fallen off from the FOB. He heard someone running down the staircase on the other end of the FOB which opened into a railway station. Abhijeet climbed over the high road divider and ran after the guys who were trying to escape.


Guy 1: Yeh toh CID ka aadmi hai.. Pakde gaye toh museebat mein pad jaayenge.

Guy 2: Ise main dekhta hoon.


Guy 1 pulled out his gun and fired at Abhijeet who was running towards them.

Abhijeet had reached the barricades which separated the main road from the footpath when Guy 1 aimed at his chest. But Abhijeet had just then hauled himself over the barricades. Instead of the chest, the bullet hit his leg, just below the knee. He crashed to the ground and couldn't chase them any more. He tried to get up and shoot at the escaping guys but they were too quick for him. The guys escaped and Abhijeet sank to the ground unable to take the pain any more. He pulled out his mobile and dialled Daya's number.

Daya: Haan Abhijeet...bolo.

Abhijeet: Daya...mere pair mein goli lagi hai...

Daya(shocked): Kya??? Kahan ho tum???

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Scene : Hospital

The bullet had been removed from Abhijeet's leg. ACP and Freddie entered his room.

ACP: Kaise ho Abhijeet?

Abhijeet: Theek hoon sir. Doctor ne kaha hai ki kal discharge kar denge.

Daya kahan hai sir?


ACP: Highway ke paas ek laash mili hai...Daya dekhne gaya hai.

Abhijeet: Ek aur laash? Kya sir...ek ke baad ek khoon ho rahe hain. Itne sare cases...main kal hi duty join karta hoon sir.

ACP: Duty ko rehne do...lekin jinhone tumpar goli maari thi un dono ke sketch banane ke liye bureau mein aana padega tumhe.

Abhijeet: Sir, wahan andhera tha aur main theek se unke chehre dekh nahin paya...koshish karta hoon. Lekin woh aadmi kaisa hai jo mere gaadi ke saamne aakar gira tha?

ACP: Woh nahi bacha...uske body ko forensic lab bhej diya hai.

Abhijeet: Yeh toh bohot bura hua.

ACP: Ek baat bataao Abhijeet...tahin umhari gaadi us aadmi se takrayi to nahi?

Abhijeet: Nahi sir...maine sudden break lagaya tha aur gaadi ko right side ghuma diya taaki gaadi use na lage.

Lekin aap yeh kyon pooch rahe hain?

ACP: Kuch nahi...eyewitneses ne dekha hi tumhare gaadi ke saamne woh aadmi khoon se lathpath pada hai. Tumhare gaadi mein zor se music chal rahi thi. Un logo ne FIR mein likha hai ki yeh road accident ka case hai.

Abhijeet: Sir...woh aadmi toh FOB se achanak gira tha!

ACP: Mujhe tumpar vishwaas hai...lekin jab tak Salunkhe ka report nahin aayega, tab tak ise accident ka case mana jaayega.

Abhijeet looked worried.



Scene : Bureau.

CID team had gathered around ACP's table.

ACP: Sheher mein ek ke baad ek khoon ho rahe hain...aur humare paas koi suraag nahi...in teeno ke baare mein koi missing report nahi...inke paas koi ID nahi. Kaise solve honge aise cases?


The bureau's landline phone rang.


Freddie: Hello! Theek hai. Hum log aate hain.

ACP: Kya Freddie? Ek aur laash mili hai kya?

Freddie: Nahi sir. Is baar laash nahi hai. Salunkhe saab ka phone tha...hume bula rahe hain.

ACP: chalo achcha hua. Maine socha ek-do khoon aur hue hain.



Scene : Lab

ACP: Kya Salunkhe, kuch pata chala?

Salunkhe: Is doosre aadmi ki maut FOB se girne se hi hui hai. Oopar se girne ki wajah se sir par chot lag gayi...aur brain haemorrhage se iski maut hui. Abhijeet ki gaadi use nahi lagi..

Daya: Yeh toh achcha hua sir...yeh saabit ho gaya ki Abhijeet ke haathon iski maut nahi hui.hai...kal se bohot pareshaan tha. Main use phone karke bata deta hoon.

...and moved aside to call Abhijeet. Abhijeet was obviously relieved to hear that he was not responsible for the death of the guy.


Salunkhe : Is teesre aadmi ki maut goli lagne se hui hai. goli seedhe dil par lagi hai.

ACP: Pehle aadmi ko jo goli lagi aur teesre aadmi ko jo goli lagi - kya woh match hote hain?

Salunkhe: Maine check kiya hai. Woh dono goliyan match nahi hoti.

ACP: Aur kuch Salunkhe?

Salunkhe: Kuch khaas nahi...lekin in teeno laashon mein 2 baatein common hai.

ACP: Woh kya?

Salunkhe: Teeno bohot zyada computer ka istemaal karte the. Aur teeno 20-25 saal ke hain...

Daya: Sir. aur sir...in teeno ke paas koi ids nahi...koi missing reports nahi...kahin yeh teeno khoon ek doosre se jude hue toh nahin?

ACP: Daya, in teeno ke photos phir se newschannels mein dikhao...national channels par bhi. shaayad yeh log Mumbai se nahi balki kisi aur sheher se ho.




Scene : Bureau.

Daya and ACP were looking at the evidences so far, but were unable to make a connection. No one had given a missing report, no one had responded to the TV announcement and they had no idea about who the 3 dead guys were.

Abhijeet walked in, helped by Vivek in T-shirt and track pants. It was evident that he was not there on duty, but as a witness - to make sketches of the men who shot him.


Abhijeet: Good morning sir.

ACP: Aao Abhijeet, baitho

Daya: Kaise ho boss?

Abhijeet: Theek hoon...kuch pata chala khooniyon ke baare mein?

Daya: Nahi...

...and explains what they knew so far.


Phone rings.

ACP: Hello? Salunkhe? Kya hua? Theek hai hum log aate hain. Abhijeet, tum yahin raho aur sketch artist ka intezaar karo. Woh aata hi hoga.




Scene : Lab


Salunkhe: Aao Pradyuman...

ACP: Kya baat hai Salunkhe, aaj bohot khush lag rahe ho...

Salunkhe: Mujhe ek bohot chaunkane waali baat pata chali hai.

ACP: Kya?

Salunkhe: Jo goli Abhijeet ko lagi thi, woh goli match ho gayi hai!

ACP: Match ho gayi???? Kisse?

Salunkhe: Us goli se jisse is teesre aadmi ki maut hui hai.

ACP: Achcha? Iska matlab...jin dono ne is doosre aadmi ko FOB se neeche fenk diya aur Abhijeet par goli chalaya...unhone is teesre aadmi ko bhi maara hai?

Salunkhe: Haan boss.

ACP: Daya, in dono khoon mein zaroor koi connection hai.




Scene : Bureau

Abhijeet was still there with the sketch artist. He had tried to explain whatever he had seen but it was dark and he had not seen the shooters clearly.

Abhijeet: Kya bataya Salunkhe saab ne?

Daya: Bas itna pata chala hai ki jinhone tumpar goli chalayi thi, unhone hi teesre aadmi ka khoon kiya hai.

Abhijeet: Achcha?

ACP: Haan...ab dimaag par zor lagaao aur sketch banvao unka. Do do khoon kiye hain inhone...aur ek CID officer par goli bhi chalayi hai...phaansi to zaroor hogi inhe.


ACP thinks for some time.

Abhijeet: Kya soch rahe hain sir?


ACP: Unke baare mein information mil sakti hai. Freddie, Vivek, tum dono us FOB mein jaao aur wahan se saare fingerprints uthao...aur dekho ki humare records mein kisi se match hote hain kya.

Freddie: Sir FOB ke oopar toh har din hazaron log chalte hain.

ACP: Haan Freddie, lekin zyadatar log FOB par bina railings pakde hi chalte hain...kuch log staircase par chadhte samay pakadte hain, lekin bridge ke oopar chadhne ke baad chod dete hain.

Khooniyon ne us aadmi ko FOB ke railings ke neeche fenk diya tha...toh us waqt unka haath railings ko chua hoga. Jaao aur wahan ke saare fingerprints uthao.


Freddie and Vivek left. A couple entered the bureau.

ACP: Batayiye hum aapki kya madad kar sakte hain.

Man: Sir , main Gangadhar hoon, aur yeh meri patni Lalita hai. Hum Bhopal se aaye hain. TV channels par jo laash aapne dikhaya tha...woh shaayad...(tearfully) humare bete ka hai.

ACP: Aap pehle body ko dekhiye aur pehchaniye...uske baad hum aapse baat karte hain. Daya, inhe morgue mein le jaao.


Daya took them to the morgue and they recognised one of the bodies - the second dead guy. Daya brought them back to the bureau. After some time, the parents of the dead man were in a position to speak to the CID team.

They explained that their son Naresh had got an offer from MK Technologies and signed a contract for a top secret intelligence project which required them to be isolated and not communicate with the outside world for 3 months.

ACP: Yeh kaunsa intelligence project hai jiske liye apne ghar walon se bhi baat karna mana hai?


Daya: Achcha, kya Naresh ne kabhi aapse apne doston ke baare mein bataaya tha?

Gangadhar: Nahin sir, jab usne MK Technologies mein join hua tha, tab ek baar phone kiya...yeh bataane ke liye ki woh agle 3 mahine phone nahin kar sakta. Tab usne kisi dost ke baare mein nahi bataaya.

Daya: Aapke paas Naresh ka phone number hai?

Gangadhar: Haan sir, uska number hai - 93470084213.

ACP: Theek hai...aap log jaa sakte hain. Agar zaroorat padi toh hum aapko contact karenge.


Daya dropped the couple at a hotel and returned..

Daya: Sir, itna pata chala hai ki ek aadmi ka naam Naresh hai.

Abhijeet: Sir shaayad baaki dono ke baare mein iske call records se pata chalega.

ACP: Haan koshish kar sakte hain...Abhijeet, tum yahan baithkar Naresh ke call records check karo. Main aur Daya is MK Technologies mein jaakar dekhte hain ki wahan kya intelligence project chal rahi hai.



Scene : MK Technologies


ACP and Daya entered the office of the manager

Manager: Aayiye sir...main aapki kya madad kar sakta hoon?

Daya(shows Naresh's photo): Yeh dekhiye...is aadmi ko aap jaante hain?

Manager: Nahi sir...kaun hai yeh?

ACP: Iska naam Naresh hai. Yeh aapke company mein kaam karta tha. Aur iska khoon hua hai.


Manager: Sir humare office mein 500 employees hain...mujhe har ek ka naam aur chehra yaad nahi hai. Main company ke employees list mein dekhkar batata hoon.

He called the HR manager and asked for details of any Naresh. The HR manager replied that there is no Naresh in the company.

Manager: Sir, humare office mein koi Naresh nahi hai. Hum is aadmi ko nahi jaante.

Daya: Yeh kaise ho sakta hai? Naresh ke parents ne hume appointment letter ka copy diya hai...yeh dekhiye.

Manager(looks at the letter): Sir...yeh koi fraud hai sir...yeh letterhead humare official letter head jaisa hai lekin is letter par koi serial number nahi hai.

Humare har official letter par ek code hota hai...jaise (shows another letter from his table) FA/231212/00043. Isme FA ka matlab Finance and Accounting dept, uske baad date aur uske baad document ka serial number. Iske bina hum koi bhi official communication nahin bhejte hain sir.

ACP: Daya, iska matlab kisi ne Naresh ko dhokha diya hai.

Daya: Sir, yahan ke employees se ek baar pooch lete hain ki kisi ne inme se kisi ko dekha hai kya.

Daya went around the office interrogating the employees, showing them Naresh's photo.


Scene : Bureau

Abhijeet had made 2 very vague sketches, but was not happy with it. It was impossible to recognise the guys with this sketch.

He had also checked Naresh's call records, but there was no incoming or outgoing call since 2 months.

Vivek and Freddie had returned with the fingerprints from the railings of the FOB and were busy checking the records.

Freddie: Mil gaya sir!!!

Abhijeet: Achcha? Fingerprint mil gaya? Kisse?

Freddie: Ek fingerprint Shambhu naam ke ek aadmi ka hai...2-3 cases mein pehle bhi pakda jaa chuka hai, lekin saboot na milne ki wajah se use koi saza nahi hui,. iski photo bhi hai sir...dekhiye kahin yeh wohi toh nahi jisne aap par goli chalayi thi.

Abhijeet(looks at the screen): Yes!! Ek toh yehi hai...lekin jisne mujhpar goli chalayi thi...woh yeh nahin hai.


Freddie looked at Vivek. Vivek was smiling into his computer.

Freddie: Vivek, kyon has raha hai...bureau mein hasna mana hai.

Vivek: Sorry sir.

Freddie: Kya kar rahe ho? (And walks to Vivek's computer..) Facebook!!! Bureau mein Facebook check kar raha hai? ACP sir ko pata chal gaya toh...

Vivek: Air aaj kal Daya sir aur Abhijeet sir bhi Facebook access karte hain...kabhi kabhi khabriyon se Facebook par hi contacts hote hain.


Abhijeet who was thinking of the murderers suddenly came back to the real world.


Abhijeet: Facebook?

Vivek: Sorry sir...

Abhijeet: Nahi Vivek...woh baat nahi...shaayad yeh teeno- jinki maut hui thi...ek doosre ko Facebook par jaante ho...Zara dekho Vivek...Naresh ka profile hai kya.

Vivek searched for some time through the hundreds of Nareshs and finally found the correct Naresh.

Abhijeet: Ab dekho ki iske friends list par baaki dono mare hue log hain kya...

Freddie: Woh kaise pata chalega sir...hum unka naam nahin jaante...aur ek laash ka chehra hum pehchaan bhi nahi sakte.

Vivek: Aur sir...sab log apna photo upload nahin karte hain...

Abhijeet: Phir bhi...koshish karo.

Vivek: Sir, iske toh 300 + friends hain sir aur kuch logon ke photos hum dekh nahin sakte kyonki hum Naresh ke friends list mein nahi hai.


Abhijeet: Hacker ko bulao Vivek.

After some time the hacker arrived and got to work. Within minutes he hacked the Facebook account of Naresh. Vivek started looking at all the friends of Naresh.


Hacker(to Abhijeet): Sir aap password change kar lijiye...agar zaroorat pade toh phir se phone kijiye.

Abhijeet: Theek hai.

Meanwhile ACP and Daya returned to the bureau, unsuccessful.


ACP: Kya hua Abhijeet, kuch pata chala?

Abhijeet: Sir, itna pata chala hai ki FOB par do fingerprints hain, unme se ek Shambhu naam ke ek gunde ka hai. Uska record hai humare paas.

AC: Aur kya pata chala?

Aur doosri baat yeh hai ki humne Naresh ke Facebook account ko hack kiya hai...yeh dekhne ke liye ki baaki do mare hue log iske friends list mein hai kya. Shaayad inke naam aur families ke baare mein kuch pata chale...

ACP: Yeh bohot achcha kiya tumne.

After checking each and every friend of Naresh for over 2 hours...

Vivek: Sir...mil gaya sir!!!

ACP: Kaun mil gaya?

Vivek: Sir yeh dekhiye...iska naam Manoj hai. Iski shakal us teesre mare hue aadmi se milti hai.

ACP: Fantastic work Vivek. Iske family walon ya doston ko contact karo.

Vivek: Yes sir.


ACP: Ab sirf pehla aadmi bacha hai...hume ab tak yeh pata nahi hai ki iske khoon se Naresh aur Manoj ke khoon ka koi connection hai bhi ya nahi.


Daya: Vivek, is Naresh aur Manoj ke common friends ko check karo. Shaayad yeh teesra aadmi inme se koi hoga.

Vivek: Sir inke 25 common friends hain sir.

Everyone looked at the computer.

ACP: 25 common friends?

Daya: Haan sir...Facebook mein ek aadmi friend ho gaya toh automatic suggestions deta hai...bina jaan pehchaan ke log friends ban jaate hain.

ACP: Vivek, yeh list tum kal dekh lena. Bohot der ho gayi hai.. Kal subah tak shayad Manoj ke kisi rishtedaar ya dost ka reply aayega.


Scene : Qualis - late evening.

Daya had dropped off Freddie at his house and had almost reached Abhijeet's house.

Abhijeet: Daya, khabri Chandu ke paas chalte hain...woh usi area se hai jahan yeh Shambhu arrest hua tha. Use pata hoga Shambhu kahan milega.

Daya: Abhijeet, tumhara pair iss halat mein nahi hai ki aadhi raat ko gunde badmaashon ko dhoondne ke liye chal sake. Tum ghar jaao...main aur Vivek chale jaate hain Chandu ke paas.

Abhijeet: Theek hai...kuch pata chala toh mujhe phone karo.

The Qualis reached Abhijeet's gate. He got off.

Abhijeet(thinks for a few seconds): Vivek..Us Manoj aur Naresh ke common friends ka list tumhare paas hai?

Vivek: Haan sir...yeh lijiye...

Abhijeet: Main kuch check karna chahta hoon...yeh list main rakh leta hoon.

Vivek: Theek hai sir.

Daya: Darwaze tak chal sakte ho na??


Abhijeet: Haan...no problem Good night.


Daya: Good night

...and drives off.


Scene : Abhijeet's house


Abhijeet settled on his sofa and had a look at the list. He had seen a familiar name there - Hiten.

Abhijeet had an informer who was a cybercafe owner Sandeep who was maintaining a Facebook page for whistle blowers. Through this, he would get useful tips for solving crimes. A week back Sandeep had told him that there was a person by name Hiten who had information about a big credit card fraud which was happening in the city. But Hiten had refused to tell Sandeep anything and wanted to directly contact the CID team. Sandeep had given Hiten the Facebook id of Abhijeet. After that Abhijeet had not got an opportunity to check his Facebook account due to his injury.

Abhijeet now opened his Facebook account and saw that there was a friend request from Hiten. There were some photos of Hiten and Abhijeet found that the T-shirt which Hiten had worn in the photo was the same same as the one which the first body had worn, which meant that the first dead person was Hiten. This was enough proof that the 3 murders were linked and it had something to do with a big credit card fraud racket. He saw the message sent by Hiten which had information about the secret hacking project happening somewhere, but the message was incomplete...as if Hiten had been forced to suddenly stop and had pressed 'send' before he could complete.

He also saw another request from someone named Kumar with a message saying 'I am Hiten's friend. Please contact me asap'. Abhijeet accepted the friend request and found that Kumar was online.

Abhijeet started chatting with Kumar and asked him as to what he knew about Hiten. Kumar told Abhijeet that he was working with Hiten in the same company and they were in deep trouble. Abhijeet asked Kumar to explain what it was about. Kumar said that he couldn't explain it through Facebook but would like to meet Abhijeet in person at Sunshine Dhaba within 2 hours. Abhijeet found this a bit suspicious. Either this was a trap or he was about to get some valuable information. Either way, he couldn't avoid going. He picked up his phone and dialled Daya's number.


Meanwhile...


Scene : A busy street

Daya and Vivek had got in touch with the informer Chandu who was going to meet them soon. Chandu arrived as a mango seller.


Daya: Shambhu ko jaante ho? (shows the photo)

Chandu: Haan saab..yeh logon ko gharon se khaali karvana, paisa vasool karna - aise kaam karta hai saab.

Daya: Kahan milega yeh?

Chandu gave the address.

Daya(showed the sketch of the unknown guy which Abhijeet had made): Ise jaante ho?

Chandu : Nahin saab.

Daya: Achcha theek hai...

...and hands over a 1000Rs note to him.



Scene : A crowded slum area filled with drunkards and rough looking guys.

Daya and Vivek walked around and asked for Shambhu. Someone showed the house.

Daya knocked at the door. A guy opened.


Guy: Kaun hai?

Daya: Shambhu yahin rehta hai?

Guy; Haan kya kaam hai?

Daya: Kaam kuch aisa hai...main andar aakar hi bata sakta hoon.

Shambhu: Abey kaun hai?

Daya barged in and grabbed Shambhu by the neck. Vivek pointed his gun at Shambhu's 2 accomplices.

Daya: Khoon karta hai??? Ek CID officer par goli chalata hai!!!! (SLAAAPPP)

Bataao...yeh doosra aadmi kaun hai? Tumhara saathi hai? Kahan hai woh?


Shambhu winced in pain as Daya twisted Shambhu's arm and held it from behind. but didn't say anything.

Exactly at that moment Shambhu's phone gave an sms alert. Daya grabbed the mobile from his hand and read it.

It said 'change in plan, will finish him on the way to Sunshine Dhaba'

Daya: Yeh 'Finish him' ka kya matlab hai? Aur ek khoon karne wale ho? Kiska? (and twisted his arm)

Shambhu didn't say anything.

Daya: Batata hai ya khopdi uda doon?

Shambhu : Hahaha...Sirf ek ghante ki baat hai officer...main nahi bataaonga ki kiska khoon hone wala hai. Tum yahan mujhse poochtaach karte rahoge aur wahan mera aadmi kaam poora kar dega. Hahaha!!!!

Daya: Vivek, sab ko arrest karo.

Daya didn't know yet as to who was going to Sunshine Dhaba yet. He picked up the mobile and called up the mobile company to send the location of the sender of the sms so that he could stop another murder from happening.


The mobile company responded and started sending the GPS data. Daya and Vivek rushed to the Qualis...the murderer was 10 kms away from them.


Daya started the engine when his phone rang.

Daya(in an agitated voice): Haan Abhijeet... bolo...

Abhijeet: Kya hua Daya, kuch tension mein ho?

Daya: Haan Abhijeet. humne Shambhu ko pakad liya hai...lekin woh doosra aadmi - jisne tumpar goli chalayi thi - woh nahi mila. Lekin kuch hi der mein yeh Shambhu ka koi saathi ek khoon karne wala hai...lagta hai yeh koi supari killer hai. Main aur Vivek use rokne ke liye jaa rahe hain. Tumhe kuch kaam hai?

Abhijeet: Actually haan...isi case ke baare mein hai..main baad mein batata hoon. Tumhara kaam zyada zaroori hai...main Freddie ko lekar jaata hoon.

Daya: Theek hai...take care.



Scene : Abhijeet's house

Abhijeet called up Freddie and asked him to go to Sunshine Dhaba alone in disguise and wait there, so that Kumar thinks that Abhijeet was coming alone. He also informed ACP about his midnight adventure and also the details about the limited information he had received from Hiten's message. If something happened to him...which seemed quite likely...he didn't want the information to be lost.

Abhijeet picked up his loaded gun, also carried some extra bullets...he felt strangely uneasy. With his injured leg, his mobility was reduced and he couldn't drive, that was a big irritant.

He came out of his house. He looked around to see if there was anyone watching him. He walked out, reached the street and looked for a taxi. After a few minutes, he managed to get one.


Scene : Road

Daya was driving as fast as he could towards the location of the man who had sent the sms. Vivek was constantly tracking his location. The killer seemed to be moving farther and farther away. Daya wondered if he had already committed the murder or whether he would be able to save someone's life. It was a Friday evening and the traffic was heavy. He zoomed left and right, honking non-stop. At one traffic junction, he jumped a red signal which was noticed by DCP Shamsher Chitroley who was waiting at the signal. He knew the CID Qualis well enough to know who was driving it. He immediately called ACP.


ACP was at home. He knew that Abhijeet was going on a possibly dangerous mission. He didn't tell Abhijeet, but he was planning to check out what was happening in Sunshine Dhaba. He was in casual clothes and was about to get into his Innova when his phone rang.


ACP: Hello sir!

DCP: Yeh kya ho raha hai? Aaj kal CID ke senior inspectors bhi traffic rules thod rahe hain?

ACP: Kya keh rahe hain sir? Humare CID team mein se kisi ne traffic rules thoda?

DCP: Haan...abhi abhi tumhara Daya mere samne red signal jump kiya aur 100 kmph par gaadi chala raha tha.


ACP: Daya ne aisa kiya? Toh zaroor koi emergency hogi sir. Main pata karta hoon sir.


ACP called Daya. Daya was driving, so he asked Vivek to speak.

Vivek: Hello sir.

ACP: Kahan jaa rahe ho tum log? Aur gaadi itni tez kyon chala rahe ho?

Vivek: Sir, ek khoon hone wala hai sir...hum khooni ko rokne jaa rahe hain.

ACP: Khoon? Kiska khoon hone wala hai?

Vivek: Woh pata nahi sir..lekin woh jisko maare wala hai, woh Sunshine Dhabe ke taraf jaa raha hai...aur khooni use raaste mein hi khatm karne wala hai.


ACP: Sunshine Dhaba? Abhijeet bhi toh wahin jaa raha hai!!!!

Vivek: Kya sir!!!! Abhijeet sir Sunshine Dhaba jaa rahe hain????

Daya: KYA! Kahin woh...Abhijeet ka khoon toh nahi karne wala hai?

ACP: Yeh bohot bada credit card hacking case hai iske baare mein Abhijeet ko information mili hai...pehle tum us khooni ko roko.

Daya(shouts): Sir hum Abhijeet ko contact karte hain...hume mobile tracker par dikhayi de raha hai ki khooni is waqt kahan hai.

Vivek called Abhijeet.

Abhijeet: Haan Vivek, kya hua? Khoon hone se rok liya tum logo ne?

Vivek: Nahi sir...woh aadmi aapko maarne ke liye aa raha hai.

Abhijeet had expected this.

Vivek: Sir, aap is waqt kahan hai?

Abhijeet: Main Central mall se highway ke taraf jaa raha hoon...
.
Vivek: Sir...khooni aapse aadhe kilometre ki doori par Albert towers ke paas khada hai. Hum log 5 minute mein pohonch jaayenge. Aap aage mat badhiye.

Abhijeet: Driver saab, aap 5 minute ke liye gaadi rokiye. Main zara medical shop jaakar aata hoon.

Driver: Kya saab...der ho rahi hai.. aapko chodne ke baad mujhe ghar pohonchna hai.

Abhijeet: Aapko dikhayi de raha hai na...pair mein chot lagi hai...pain killer lena hai.


The driver reluctantly stopped and then called up his wife to inform her that he would be late as the passenger had stopped the taxi to buy medicines. Abhijeet got off the taxi and went towards the medical shop, pretending to buy something

In the Qualis, Vivek suddenly noticed that the mobile which was stationary all this while suddenly started moving towards the direction in which Abhijeet had stopped his taxi.

Daya: Is khooni ko kaise pata chala ki Abhijeet ne gaadi rok di hai. Zaroor us taxi driver ne bataaya hoga

Daya (calls Abhijeet) Abhijeet kya taxi driver ne abhi kisi ko phone kiya tha?

Abhijeet: Haan apni biwi ko phone kiya tha usne.

Daya: Abhijeet, usne apni biwi ko nahi, balki use phone kiya jo tumhe maarne ke liye aa raha hai. Woh tumhari taraf hi aa raha hai...hoshiyar rehna.

Abhijeet kept his hand on his gun and tried to look relaxed.





The Qualis was 250 metres away from the murderer. Daya drove as fast as he could...till Vivek finally found that the car was just 50 metres away from them. There were 3 cars at that distance. On observing carefully, Daya could find the end of a rifle peeping out of the rear window of one of the cars. He knew that the guy was planning to shoot Abhijeet in the medical store.









The assassin's car came to a halt in front of the medical store. He could see Abhijeet waiting at the counter. The assassin took aim from the back seat window and pulled the trigger.

Daya kicked the accelerator as hard as he could and shot ahead...and braked hard just in time on the right side of the assassin's car. The bullet hit the left side rear door of the Qualis, went through it and got stuck to the other door. Abhijeet was safe!

Vivek pulled out his gun and shot at the assassin from his window.

The taxi driver, the driver of the assassin's car and the injured assassin were all arrested.

Abhijeet, Daya and Vivek exchanged relieved smiles.

Daya: Kya tension dete ho boss...hume bata diya hota ki tum Sunshine dhaba jaa rahe ho...

Abhijeet: Mujhe laga ki tum kisi ki jaan bachane ke liye jaa rahe the...tumhe kaise rokta?


*******
Epilogue:

The assassin confessed at the bureau that he and Shambhu were behind the killing of Manoj and Naresh. They had to kill them by different methods to avoid suspicion, therefore they shot Manoj and were planning to throw Naresh in front of a train. Naresh had tried to escape through the FOB but the killers caught up with him. They tried throwing him down the FOB but Abhijeet had seen them, so they were forced to shoot at him and this led to similar bullets being found in Manoj's body and Abhijeet's leg and this helped CID get a connection.



Freddie was whiling away time when ACP called him to the bureau, telling him that the situation had changed. ACP and Freddie got a networking expert to trace the IP address of Facebook user 'Kumar' who had called Abhijeet on this dangerous mission. The IP address was located at MK Technologies.

The CID team raided MK Technologies office and found that the hacking project was located on another floor of the building, unknown to the rest of the employees.

The CEO Anjani and his right-hand Shankar were arrested. Their arrest opened another can of worms involving many other international agencies.

The CID team won appreciation from everyone for cracking a major international credit card hacking case.

**** THE END ****

Stolen Car - II

 

Stolen car - II

Scene : An average-looking office
Interviewer : Tumhara naam.
Guy : Ravi, sir.
Interviewer : Licence hai?
Ravi : Haan sir (and hands him a copy of the licence)
Interviewer : Licence toh theek lag raha hai. Kitne saal se gaadi chala rahe ho?
Ravi : Pichle 15 saal se sir.
Interviewer : Theek hai...kal se duty mein join ho jaao.
NEXT!!!!!
Ravi walks out smiling and shows a thumbs up to his friend Raju who is waiting outside.
(A few minutes later)
Ravi : Tumhe bhi naukri mil gayi?
Raju : Haan, car wash mein....chalo kaam par lag jaate hain.

Scene : Bureau
ACP is sitting in his cabin talking to a lady.
Outside the cabin, Fredricks, Vivek, Tasha, Sachin and Kajal are having a light conversation.
Sachin : Freddie Sir, yeh aurat kaun hai?
Fredricks : Pichle kuch dinon mein bohot baar aayi hai ACP sir se milne. Lagta hai koi purani dost hai.
Vivek : Sir, jis tarah ACP unse baat kar rahe hai, lagta hai bohot acchi dosti hai un dono ke beech mein.
Kajal : Aur sir, main ACP sir ka signature lene cabin ke darwaaze ke paas gayi toh unhone mujhe andar aane se mana kiya.
Fredricks : Nayi nayi aayi ho...is bureau ka ek rule samajh lo. Jab ACP sir important meeting mein hote hain toh kisi ko bhi andar jaane ka permission nahin hai.
Kajal : Ji Freddie sir.
After some time, ACP and Nandita come out. ACP has a 'pleasant' smile on his face.
ACP : Fredricks, kuch kaam hai. Main inke saath baahar jaa raha hoon. Yahan ka kaam sambhal lena.
Fredricks(Big smile, lifts up his neck) : Ji sir.
Vivek(whispers) : Freddie Sir, lagta hai aapka promotion ho gaya.

Scene : 8 AM. Bureau is empty, a sweeper is cleaning the rooms. Fredricks walks in.
Fredricks : Hey, kaun ho tum?
Sweeper : Main yahan roz subah jhaadoo-safai karta hoon. Lekin tum kaun...maine tumhe kabhi nahin dekha.
Fredricks : Mujhe nahin pehchanta tu? Main CID officer Fredricks hoon. Yahan 12 saal se kaam kar raha hoon.
Sweeper : Achcha achcha, toh aap hai woh Fredricks. Abhijeet sir ko aksar aapke baare mein baat karte suna hai. Aap humesha late aate hain na...isliye aapne mujhe kabhi nahin dekha.
Fredricks(angry) : Chal bohot ho gaya...apna kaaam kar.

At around 9AM, Vivek walks in. Sees Fredricks sitting at his desk and almost faints.
Fredricks(rushing towards him) : Vivek! kya hua tumhe, tum theek ho???
Vivek : Kuch nahin sir....apne aankhon par vishwaas nahin hota. Aap aaj itni jaldi aa gaye?
Fredricks : Haan...suna nahi ACP ne kal kya kaha? Unke aane tak yahan ka saara kaam mujhe sambhalna hai.
Vivek : Lekin woh toh kal shaam ki baat kar rahe the sir.
Fredricks : Toh kya hua? Aaj subah unke aane tak yahan ka incharge main hoon.

A few hours later, ACP has not yet reached the bureau. Fredricks enjoying his elevated status.
The lady who was with ACP the previous day walks in.
Fredricks(smiling) : Madam, aap??? ACP sir abhi tak nahin aaye.
Lady : Koi baat nahin. Main ek case ke silsile mein aayi hoon. Yahan se baaki senior officers kahan hai?
Fredricks : Filhaal yahan ka senior officer main hoon. Aap mujhe batayiye.
Vivek suppresses a laugh.
Lady : Mera naam Nandita hai. Main ek crime reporter hoon. Kuch din pehle 'Star Cabs' cab company ke baare mein mujhe kuch tip mili thi. Isi case ke baare mein kal aapke ACP se baat kar rahi thi.
Fredricks : 'Star cabs' ke baare mein? Kya hua?
Nandita describes the case to Fredricks. During the last few weeks, there were reports of many cars being stolen from the basement parking of malls. The owners had filed reports but the cars were not traced anywhere. Nandita had received a tip off that Star Cabs was behind the car theft. Nandita also decided to keep ACP informed as it was a big racket.
Fredricks : Toh ab kya hua?
Nandita : Aaj mujhe kisi ne yeh envelope bheja hai. And hands him a large heavy envelope.
Fredricks : Vivek, dekho isme kya hai.
Vivek opens the envelope. There were 5 bundles of 1000Rs notes - all old notes. And there was a letter saying 'Investigation band kar do...yeh ek chota tohfa'.
Fredricks : Yeh kisne diya aapko?
Nandita : Pata nahin...aaj subah mere ghar ke darwaaze par pada tha.
Vivek : Sir... ACP sir nahin hai...Daya sir ya Abhijeet sir ko phone karen?
Fredricks : Kyon? Yeh chota case main handle nahin kar sakta? Mujhe pata hai ab kya karna chahiye. Is envelope se fingerprints uthana hai aur humare records mein check karna hai. Chalo forensic lab chalte hain.

Scene : Forensic lab. Salunkhe matching fingerprints, Fredricks, Vivek, Tasha, Sachin and Kajal watching. A lot of news channel reporters were waiting outside the forensic lab as this was a case of bribing a crime reporter. Nandita tells everyone to stay calm and comes inside.
Fredricks : Sachin, Kajal, dekho aur seekho...koi envelope aaye toh sabse pehle fingerprints uthakar match karna chahiye. Samjhe? Salunkhe saab, kuch mila?
Salunkhe (looks shocked) : Haan...lekin.....Tarika, mujhe apne aankhon par vishwaas nahin hota. Ek baar tum bhi dekh lo.
Tarika(checks) : Oh no...sir, yeh kaise ho sakta hai?
Nandita : Kya hua? Kiske fingerprints hai?
Salunkhe(calls Fredricks aside) : Fredricks, ACP ko phone karo.
Fredricks : Kyon sir? Aap mujhe batayiye.
Salunkhe : Nahin Fredricks, yeh unhe directly bataane wali baat hai.
Fredricks was about to call ACP, when ACP himself walks into the Forensic lab.
ACP : Kya hua Salunkhe? Lab ke baahar yeh media wale kya kar rahe hain?
Salunkhe : In sabko inhone laaya. (And nods towards Nandita)
ACP : Arey Nandita, tum yahan?
Nandita explains everything.
ACP : Toh Salunkhe, fingerprints match ho gaye?
Salunkhe : Haan boss...is envelope aur letter ke oopar aapke fingerprints hain. Aur in notes ke oopar bhi.
Everyone shocked.
Nandita : Oh my God...maine yeh nahin socha tha...zaroor kisi ne aapko phasaane ki koshish ki hai. Main jaanti hoon, aap aisa kaam nahin kar sakte hain.
The media persons barge in and start shouting for ACP's arrest. Someone calls DCP. Within a few minutes DCP walks in.
DCP : Yeh kya Pradyuman, main kya sun raha hoon? Tumne reporter ko rishwat di?
ACP : Mujhe phasaaya jaa raha hai, sir. Yeh baat Nandita bhi jaanti hai.
DCP : Lekin ab toh yeh baat media tak pohonch gayi hai...tumhe mere saath chalna hoga. Main enquiry shuroo karta hoon. Tum is case se baahar raho.
ACP : Theek hai sir. Mujhe pata hai ki maine kuch nahin kiya hai aur sach ek din zaroor saamne aayega.
Fredricks : Sir...aap is tarah chale jaayenge toh main akele yeh case kaise handle karoonga?
ACP : Chinta mat karo Freddie....maine koi gunah nahin kiya hai. Mujhe kuch nahin hoga.
(And leaves with DCP)
Fredricks : Pata nahin Abhijeet sir aur Daya sir kahan hai? Unhe yahi time mila chutti manane ka? Woh toh mobile phone bhi nahin utha rahe hain.

Scene : Star Cabs garage. Taxis lined up for washing in the car wash. Cleaner Raju spraying soap water on the car and wiping windshield.
'Tall, handsome taxi driver' Ravi : Hey Raju...main pehle aaya tha...mujhe der ho rahi hai. Aur tum mera taxi chodkar baaki sab taxis wash kar rahe ho?
Raju : Aisi kya jaldi hai, hain??? Thodi der intezaar karo.
Ravi goes into his taxi, pulls back the seat and sits in a 'relaxed' pose and switches on the FM radio. There is a latest hit being aired, the song is over and the lady announces in her sing-song voice 'Aap sun rahe hai 97.1 Sky FM, agla gaana sunne se pehle suniye ek breaking news...CID ke ACP Pradyuman press reporter Nandita ko rishwat dene ke case mein arrest ho gaye hain. DCP ne enquiry shuroo ki hai. Aur updates milte hi aapko zaroor batayenge. Agla gaana suniye film..........' .
Daya is shocked to hear the news. Opens the car and waves desperately at Abhijeet.
Abhijeet (shouts) : Ek baar bola na....wait karo...aur do taxis hai, uske baad tumhara car saaf karta hoon.
Daya waits impatiently. All the taxis leave. Finally Abhijeet reaches Daya's taxi.
Abhijeet : Kya Daya, itni jaldi kya hai? Baaki drivers ke saamne hum kaise baat kar sakte hain? Kisi ko pata chal gaya ki hum ek doosre ko jaante hain toh???? Ab bataao kya hua?
Daya : Abhijeet, ACP sir ko arrest kiya gaya hai.
Abhijeet : Kya???? Tumhe kaise pata chala?
Daya : Maine abhi Sky FM mein suna. (Explains everything) Yeh sab chodo..waapas chalte hain.
Abhijeet : Nahin Daya...hum yeh kaam kaise chod sakte hain? Nandita ka case yahin se toh shuroo hota hai....
Flashback : One evening ACP calls Daya and Abhijeet to the bureau. Nandita,( ACP's old friend) is already there. Nandita tells them about the cars being stolen from shopping malls and multiplexes where cars are parked for a long time. Then the cars were taken to an unknown place where they were being repainted and used as taxis for 'Star cabs'. Then the cabs were sent out on long distance trips and used for transporting explosives. After the explosives reached the destination the cab was again repainted and abandoned on the highway and the owners of the car got back their cars. The owner of the cab company, Mallik was apparently connected to terrorists and was helping in transporting explosives.
ACP decided to get more information on this and sent Abhijeet and Daya on an undercover mission, without telling anyone in the CID team or even Nandita(as she was part of the media). They had left their mobiles behind and had taken new numbers. They both were there working in the taxi company as Ravi and Raju for a week but couldn't get any major information so far.
(Back to present)
Abhijeet: Filhaal main jaata hoon. Tum in logon par nazar rakho.
Daya : Abhijeet...Mallik keh raha tha ki mujhe shaayad kal ek long distance trip par jaana hoga. Lagta hai kal yahan kuch hone wala hai.
Abhijeet : Oh...Kuch pata chala toh mujhe phone karna. Main ab chalta hoon...take care.
Daya : Haan...aur tum bhi...ACP sir ko musibat se zaroor nikalna.
Scene : Abhijeet enters the room in the police station, where ACP was kept under arrest.
Abhijeet : Sir...Aap is case mein kaise phas gaye?
ACP : Main bhi wohi soch raha hoon ki us envelope, notes par aur letter par mere fingerprints kaise aa gaye.
Abhijeet : Sir aapne pichle kuch dino mein itna saara cash kisi ko diya tha?
ACP : Nahin, main toh credit cards hi use karta hoon. Mujhe in noton ke bundles ki kya zaroorat hai?
Thinking...
Haan mujhe yaad aaya...maine 1000 ke das notes diye the ' Nirmal Orphanage ko. Main har saal donate karta hoon. Mujhe lagta hai kisi ne un 10 noton ko bundles ke oopar aur neeche lagaakar Nandita ko de diya. Isliye un bundles par mere fingerprints mil gaye.
Abhijeet : Aur sir, woh envelope?
ACP : Wohi toh soch raha hoon...
Abhijeet : Woh main pata lagata hoon sir...us Orphanage wale ko pehle pakadta hoon.
Bureau : Abhijeet sends Vivek and Tasha to catch the Orphanage guy. They return with the guy.
Abhijeet : Tumne ACP Pradyuman se donation collect kiya tha?
Orphanage guy: Nahin sir...main busy tha, isliye maine ek collection boy ko bheja. Lekin woh ACP ke ghar se waapas nahin aaya. Us din se gaayab hai.
Abhijeet : Achcha? Aapke Orphanage mein kitne din se kaam kar raha hai?
Orphanage guy : Do saal se...lekin aaj tak usne imaandari se kaam kiya hai. Pata nahin is baar kya hua.
Abhijeet : Aapke paas uska photo hai?
Orphanage guy: Haan sir...and gives a passport size photo.
Abhijeet : Toh yeh hai...(looks at the photo and hands it over to Fredricks)
Fredricks : AREY SIR!!! Yeh toh....
Abhijeet : Yeh toh kaun? Tum ise jaante ho???
Fredricks : Haan sir...kal subah 8 baje bureau mein aaya tha. aur yeh aadmi yahan jhaadoo - safai kar raha tha.
Abhijeet: Yeh aadmi? Ho hi nahin sakta...yahan toh Umesh aata hai. Main use har din dekhta hoon.
Fredricks : Sir yakeen kijiye...maine isi aadmi ko dekha tha.
Abhijeet : Achcha? Toh yeh aadmi bureau mein kya kar raha tha?
Vivek : Sir, lagta hai isi aadmi ne ACP sir ke cabin se woh envelope aur paper nikal liya.
Abhijeet (to orphanage guy) : Is aadmi ka address dijiye
Orphanage guy : Sir, lekin woh wahan nahi hai...maine check kiya.
Abhijeet : Aap dijiye toh sahi...hum use dhoond lenge.
CID team members go to a slum-like area looking for the collection boy. They ask around the area and find that the boy had packed up his stuff and left a few days back. One person says that he was talking about joining a cab company.
Abhijeet : Main jaanta hoon yeh kaunse cab company mein join hua hai.

Scene : Star Cabs office. Taxi driver Ravi in Mallik's office. 8PM
Mallik : Ravi, tum isi waqt airport chale jaao. Mr Satya US flight se aa rahe hain. Unhe Pune mein drop karo aur taxi wahin humare garage mein chod do. Uske baad train ya bus lekar waapas aa jaao.
Ravi : Sir, Phir main yahan kaunsi gaadi chalaoonga?
Mallik : Yeh sab poochna tumhara kaam nahin hai. Jo kaha gaya hai, waisa karo.
Ravi : Ji Sir.
Daya goes to the garage, checks the cab thoroughly, but finds nothing. He gets into the car and calls Abhijeet.
Abhijeet : Hello? Kaun?
Daya : Abhijeet, main - Daya bol raha hoon...mera naya number apne phone book mein store nahin kiya kya?
Abhijeet : Oh, nahin yaar...sorry.
Daya : Main ab Pune jaa raha hoon.
Abhijeet : Pune, Kyon?
Daya : Ek aadmi ko pick up karke Pune drop karna hai, phir taxi ko wahin chodkar bus mein waapas aana hai. Kuch gadbad hai.
Abhijeet : Tumne taxi ko check kiya?
Daya : Haan...filhaal taxi mein kuch nahi hai. Ek kaam karo...Tum log Pune aa jaao. Lagta hai Pune mein kuch hone wala hai.
Abhijeet : Theek hai...hum log abhi nikalte hain. Tumse Pune mein milte hain. Phir dekhte hain ki is taxi ke saath kya hota hai.
Daya : Chalo Bye.
Daya starts the car and leaves. Back in Mallik's office the entire conversation was heard by Mallik and another guy. (Daya's taxi had a bug)
Mallik : Toh yeh CID officer Daya hai. Mujhe is aadmi par pehle se shaq tha. Yeh shakal se taxi driver nahin dikhta hai. Kundan, CID wale Pune mein humara intezaar kar rahe honge. Is Daya ko raste mein hi khatam kar dete hain.
Daya picks up the passenger from the airport and starts driving towards Pune. They reach a deserted road on the way with jungle on either side. Daya sees a cab of the same company waiting on the way and waving at him. Daya stops the cab.
Daya : Kya hua?
Guy : Mallik saab ne tumhe waapas aane ko kaha hai. Is aadmi ko main Pune lekar jaaonga.
Daya : Lekin....
The guy doesn't listen, he goes to the passenger and tells him about the change in taxi, picks up the luggage from Daya's taxi, puts them in his own taxi and drives off with the passenger. Daya is left all alone on the deserted road, surprised at the change in plan. He goes back to his taxi, picks up his mobile and is about to dial Abhijeet's number when ....a large rod lands on his head and everything turns blurred..............

Scene : Abhijeet and the rest of the CID team waiting on the highway near Pune .
Fredricks : Sir, woh dekhiye..Star Cabs ka ek taxi aa raha hai.
Vivek : Par sir, iska driver koi aur hai...Daya sir nahin hai.
The taxi comes closer and they stop the taxi.
Fredricks : SIR!!!! Yeh toh wohi hai...collection boy, jo bureau mein us din safai kar raha tha!
Freddie pulls out the driver and gives a slap.
Abhijeet : Tum collection boy se sweeper aur uske baad driver kaise ban gaye? Aur ACP sir ko kyon phasaaya, hain???
Driver : Sir, mujhe maaf kar do saab...mujhe Mallik sir ne yeh sab kare ke liye paise diye the...aur unhone mujhe yeh kaam bhi diya...main kuch nahin jaanta saab. (and starts crying)
Abhijeet : Daya kahan hai?
Driver : Mujhe nahin pata saab...Mallik sir ne mujhe sirf itna kaha ki us taxi mein se passenger ko mere taxi mein transfer karke Daya ko waapas bhej doon.
Fredricks : Ek baat meri samajh mein nahi aayi. Tumne us din kaha tha ki tumne bureau mein aksar Abhijeet sir ko mere baare mein baat karte suna hai.
Driver : Maine aapke cleaner Umesh se aap sabke baare mein pata kiya tha. Umesh chutti par jaa raha tha, toh maine usse kaha ki main uska kaam karoonga. Aur isi bahaane bureau mein ghuskar ACP sir ke desk se stationery chura li.
Abhijeet : Tumhe iski sazaa milegi. Pehle humein wahan le jaao jahan Daya ko choda tha.
Passenger Satya : Sir...mujhe Pune pohonchna hai....mere kya hoga?
Abhijeet : Hum aapke liye taxi bulayenge. Tasha, Kajal...tum taxi bulao aur taxi aane tak inke saath raho. Hum jaakar Daya ko dhoondthe hain. Vivek, Police chek post phone karo aur poocho ki woh taxi Mumbai pohonchi hai kya.
Vivek calls police check post and finds that the cab has not reached Mumbai. Freddie phones Daya, but gets no response. Everyone starts getting worried. They conclude that the taxi and Daya is still somewhere between Mumbai and Pune.

Scene : Daya regaining consciousness under the back seat of the cab. His hands tied behind him and legs also tied. There were 2 guys in the car. The car was on a bumpy road. Daya tries to get up and look out of the window, but he is unable to. Luckily the window is open. With great difficulty he takes out his badge from his back pocket and flicks it out of the window, hoping his colleagues find it. The driver doesn't notice.
After some 10 minutes, the car suddenly stops and the driver gets out. Daya hears the crunchy sound of leaves under the man's foot and chirping of birds and realises that they are way off the main road in a jungle.
Guy 1 : Mallik saab ko bolo gaadi mil gayi aur woh CID officer bhi humare kabse mein hai.
Guy 2 walks in and comes out with Mallik.
Mallik : Kahan hai woh?
Guy 1 : Behosh hai sir, back seat mein hai.
Mallik : Achcha? (and looks into the back seat through the window)
Daya pretends to be unconscious.
Mallik : Bohot achcha kiya...ab gaadi ke saath ise bhi blast mein uda denge.
Daya becomes alert on hearing this. BLAST????
Then another tough voice...
Terrorist : Yahi woh gaadi hai?
Mallik : Haan. Iske back seat mein ek CID officer hai, behosh hai.
Terrorist : Theek hai...yeh aapka inaam.
Mallik takes something and leaves in another vehicle. Daya understands that this car is being used to cause a blast somewhere and is going to be loaded with explosives. He hears the terrorists working for the next one hour loading explosives into the dikki. Then he hears the sound of a motor(spray machine) and smell of paint. Realises that the car is being repainted to avoid being detected. They take about 2 hours to paint. Daya lies inside without moving, because he had to make the terrorists think that he was unconscious.
Then he hears a click...the car was locked electronically. If he tried to escape now, the car would give a loud alarm. He was trapped inside. He seems to hear a mobile phone ringing a familiar ringtone somewhere in the distance.

Scene : Highway....the CID team along with the collection-boy ' turned sweeper ' turned driver (say the C-boy) reach the spot where he had left Daya. They all get down. Freddie tries Daya's mobile number. They hear it ringing somewhere. They search the nearby bushes and find it lying on the ground. (Daya had lost it when he was trying to call Abhijeet and was hit on the head)
Abhijeet : Woh log jo bhi hain Daya aur us taxi ko yahin se le gaye hain. Dhoondo sab log...kuch aur milta hai kya.
Vivek : SIR!!!! Yeh dekhiye...gaadi ke tyre ke nishaan hai...seedha jungle ki taraf.
Abhijeet : Chalo...
And they drive into the jungle.
Freddie : SIR!! Woh dekhiye...ek gaadi aa rahi hai.
The other car had Mallik and his 2 assistants who were returning after delivering the car to terrorists for bombing. They see the CID car and suddenly change direction. A chase follows. Suddenly the guys in Mallik's car stop, get down and start shooting at the CID vehicle. Sachin puts his head out and shoots at the 3 of them, killing them on the spot. The CID team rushes towards the dead guys. Vivek touches their neck and shakes his head.
Abhijeet : Yeh kya kar diya tumne Sachin...Maar diya in logon ko??????? Tumne seedha inke chaathi par kyon goli chalayi?
Sachin : Sir woh log humpar goli chala rahe the....
Abhijeet : Yeh tumne theek nahin kiya Sachin....ab Daya ka pata kaise chalega???? Vivek....dekho is gaadi ke tyre ke nishaan kahan se aa rahe hain.

Vivek : SIR!!! Yahan par tyre ke nishaan hai.
Everyone gets into the jeep and start off in the direction. Suddenly...
Fredricks : SIR...yahan kuch hai.
Abhijeet stops the jeep, Fredricks gets off the jeep and picks up Daya's badge.
Fredricks : Sir, Daya sir ka badge. Days sir yahin kahin honge.
Abhijeet : Haan...yahan se paidal chalte hain.
And they handcuff the C-boy to the jeep and go in search of Daya. They all search the area for some time. Then Vivek comes running.
Abhijeet : Vivek, kya hua?
Vivek : Sir wahan ek bada tent hai sir.
Abhijeet : Tent??? Chalo dekhte hain....sabke paas guns hai na??? Is baar galti nahin honi chahiye...chaathi par goli mat maaro.
They slowly and silently go towards the tent. But no one is to be seen. They all hide behind the bushes and try to see if anyone is there. They look around, but do not find Daya's car as the car is parked at some distance on the other side of the tent.
Suddenly Freddie's mobile gives a shrill ring(wife calling). Freddie tries to silence it, but in his tension the mobile falls out of his hand and he takes another 10 seconds to pick it up. Abhijeet gives him a hard glare.
Abhijeet(loud whisper) : Kya Freddie. Phone ko silent mode par nahi rakh sakte the?
Freddie : Sorry sir.
Vivek : Sir, Daya sir us tent mein ho sakte hain sir.
The 3 terrorists inside the tent hear the ring too. They come out with huge machine guns. No match for CID teams' tiny pistols. The CID team members hide behind the trees without moving even a finger. They wait for some time, not even daring to breathe. The terrorists look around and pretend to go in and close the tent's entrance, but actually keep looking out through a small gap. Then they see Vivek trying to stealthily move towards the tent. They start continuous firing. Vivek slips, falls to the ground, loses his gun, rolls and hides behind a rock right in front of the tent. He was in front of the terrorists with only the rock as a barrier. He could be killed any moment.
Abhijeet didn't want to shoot and kill the terrorists, as they had not found Daya yet. But Vivek had to be saved. One guy slowly peeps out of the tent. Immediately Abhijeet shoots at him. The guy unfortunately had a bomb in his hand which flies out of his hand and explodes in the middle of the tent, which goes up in flames, destroying everything inside.
Freddie : SIR!!! Daya sir..........?????????
Everyone is too shocked to speak. They wait till the flames go down. Fearing the worst they search the remains of the tent. Luckily they find only 3 charred bodies.
Freddie(a hopeful smile) : Sir, yahan toh sirf teen laashein hai. Daya sir yahan nahin hain sir. Daya sir ko kuch nahin hua.
Abhijeet : Toh phir Daya kahan hai??? DAYA!!! DAYA!!!
Freddie : DAYA SIR!!!
Daya hears them calling and realises that it is safe to meddle with the car's electronic lock. He tries to forcibly open the car's back door with his tied feet. The car's anti-theft system gives a shrill alarm and the CID team rushes towards it. They break open the car's door and find Daya - safe and unhurt.
Freddie : Daya sir, Mujhe pata tha aapko kuch nahin hoga.
Daya : Achcha hua main car mein tha, nahin toh......
Abhijeet : Kya Daya...dara diya humko....(big smile)
They all return back to the bureau with C-boy who confesses that he had framed the ACP on Mallik's instructions. ACP is cleared of all charges.
***********THE END******************