Kabhi khushi Kabhi gham
Disclaimer: This is purely a work of fiction and any resemblance to any person living or dead or is purely co-incidental. The writer has also taken the creative liberty to deviate from real life procedures and official protocols.
The CID team consists of the following members only.
DCP Chitroley
ACP Pradyuman
Abhijeet
Daya
Freddie
Salunkhe
Sachin
Purvi
Shreya
Nikhil
Pankaj
CID Bureau:
It was a peaceful day with no major case. ACP arrived at the bureau entrance and looked around. Everyone looked up from whatever they were doing and said 'good morning sir'.
ACP acknowledged with a smile.
ACP: Freddie, mere cabin mein aao.
Freddie follows ACP to his cabin.
ACP: Freddie, Purvi dikhayi nahi de rahi hai.
Freddie: Sir, uski papa ki tabiyat theek nahi hai. Woh aati hi hogi.
ACP: Theek hai.
Freddie: Aap use chutti de dijiye na sir.
ACP: Dekho Freddie...usne pichle 2 mahino mein 8 chuttiyan li hai. Purvi ka leave balance bohot kam hai. Chitroley ne kaha hai ki Purvi ko iss saal koi chutti na di jaaye.. Isliye officially main uska leave approve nahi kar sakta. Aaj koi case nahi hai isliye agar woh der se aayegi toh koi problem nahi hai. Lekin koi important case ka investigation karna pade, toh use aana hi hoga.
Freddie: Kya sir, aap bhi...
ACP: Main bhi uska dukh samajh sakta hoon lekin.hum sabko rules ke mutabik chalna hoga.
Freddie: Hum CID officers ka life hi aisa hai sir. Family ke saath waqt bitana bhi namumkin hai. Ab dekhiye na sir...meri wife...
ACP: Freddie...phir se wife ke baare mein shuru mat karna. Tum chaho toh ghar jaldi jaa sakte ho, lekin shaam tak koi case na aaye - toh.
Freddie: Theek hai sir. Thank you.
Sir, Abhijeet sir aur Daya sir bhi nahi aaye...unhone bhi chutti li hai kya sir?
ACP: Haan Freddie...woh dono Panchgani gaye hain.
Freddie: Shreya se milne?
ACP: Haan...Abhijeet har Sunday use milne jaata hai, lekin is hafte woh ek case mein busy tha isliye nahi jaa paaya. Aaj zyada kaam nahi hai isliye aaj Daya ke saath gaya hai.
Panchgani-Mumbai highway:
Daya: Abhijeet...
Abhijeet: no answer
Daya: Abhijeet!!!
Abhijeet(comes out of his reverie):Haan Daya???
Daya: Kya soch rahe ho?
Abhijeet: Pichle hafte main Shreya ko promise kiya tha ki art kit khareedkar laaonga...lekin kaam ke tension mein main bhool gaya.
Daya: Koi baat nahi, agle hafte de do.
Abhijeet: Haan...agar main bhool gaya toh tum mujhe yaad dilao.
Daya: Waise...uske adoption ke legal formalities poore hue?
Abhijeet: Nahi. Indian law ke mutaaibik main ek ladki ko adopt nahi kar sakta.
(Refer :http://adoptionindia.nic.in/parents/inter-Eligibility-Criteria-for-Adoption.html)
Daya: Hmmm...mujhe lag hi raha tha ki aisa kuch hoga. Isliye 5 saal pehle main aur ACP sir ne tumhe rokne ki koshish ki thi. Lekin is baar tumne yeh faisla hum dono ko bataye bina hi kar liya.
Abhijeet: Koi baat nahi...main uska guardian toh ban sakta hoon na? Sirf 5-6 saalon ko baat hai. Uske baad woh major bann jayegi aur apne faisle khud kar sakegi.
Daya: Ek aur ek rasta hai jisse tum Shreya ko adopt kar sakoge.
Abhijeet: Woh kaise?
Daya: Shaadi kar lo!!! (laughs)
Abhijeet: Tumhe yeh sab mazaak kag raha hai? humare duty mein pyar aur shaadi ke liye koi jagah nahi hai. Tumhi ne toh kaha tha mujhse.
Daya: Woh toh hai boss...
Abhijeet looked out of the window, thoughtfully, when he saw a board Proposed site for international cancer research centre, funded by AICR. Trespassers will be prosecuted.'.
Daya: Yehi hai woh hospital...jiske inaugural meeting ke liye foreign delegates aa rahe hain.
Abhijeet: Yeh toh jungle hai...yahan hospital banane ke liye in sab pedon ko kaatna padega.
Daya: Haan...maine suna ki yahan ke logo ne morcha nikaala tha is hospital ke khilaaf. Kya karen govt ek taraf kehte hain ki pedon ko mat kaato...aur doosri taraf jungli ilake mein site allot karte hain hospital ke liye.
Abhijeet: Wohi toh...hospital yahan banane se kitne logon ko fayda hoga? Yahan aas paas toh sirf 3-4 chote gaaon hai.
Daya: kya pata...
Abhijeet: Ek minute Daya, gaadi roko.
Daya: kya hua?
Abhijeet: board par likha tha trespassers will be prosecuted' lekin maine andar kisi ko dekha.
Daya: Achcha? Chalo dekhte hain.
Abhijeet and Daya parked the car, jumped over the fence and went into the jungle. After some time they found a tent.
Daya: Lagta hai yahan koi picnic mana raha hai.
Abhijeet: Hello...andar koi hai?
2 guys wearing jeans and t shirt came out.
Guy 1: kaun ho tum?
Abhijeet: Tum log kaun ho? Yahan kya kar rahe ho?
Guy 2: Isse tumhe kya lena dena?
Daya: Bahar board mein likha hai ki yeh govt property hai aur yahan picnic manana mana hai.
Guy 1: haan, toh...??/?
Abhijeet: Likha hai trespassers will be prosecuted'...matlab yahan jo ayega, unhe arrest kiya jayega. Angrezi samajh mein nahi aati?
Guy 2: Tum bhi toh andar aaye ho...?
Abhijeet: Hum CID se hain.
Guy 1 puts his hand into his coat, Guy 2 looks at him and gives him an expression asking him to relax. Abhijeet and Daya notice it.
Guy 2: Sorry sir...hume pata nahi tha ki aap CID se hain. hum J K Engineering college ke students hain. Galti ho jayi sir...hum thodi hi der mein chale jayenge.
Daya: Theek hai...yeh tent nikaalo aur apna samaan pack karo...hum tumhe college tak drop karenge.
Guy 1: Nnn..ahi sir...aap kyon takleef le rahe hain...
Abhijeet's phone rings. He sees ACP's photo on the screen.
Abhijeet: Hello sir??? Theek hai sir, hum 2 ghante mein pohonch jaayenge. (cuts the call)
Daya, ACP sir bula rahe hain...keh rahe hain ki koi urgent meeting hai.
(to the picknickers) Tum log apne college chale jaao...aur dobara govt property mein picnic manane mat aana.
The 2 guys: ji sir.
Abhijeet and Daya start walking back to the main road when Daya stops and goes back.
Guy 1: kya hua sir?
Daya: Tumhare paas college ka ID card hai?
Guy 1 pretends to search his bag. and then says nahi sir, lagta hai room mein hi reh gaya'.
Daya: Tum dono apne naam bataao.
Guy 1: main Amit Sinha
Guy 2: Aur main Dhanvit Kumar.
Daya ; Kaunsa engineering padh rahe ho?
Guy 1; Main chemical
Guy 2: main electrical
Daya: Achcha? alag alag branches...toh tum log dost kaise bann gaye?
Guy 1: Sir hum hostel mein room share karte hain.
Daya: theek hai. jaldi nikal jaana yahan se.
Guy 2: Theek hai sir.
Back in the car.
Abhijeet: Daya, jab maine unhe bataya ki hum CID se hain toh unke chehre ka rang badal gaya.
Daya: Mujhe bhi aisa hi laga. College ko phone karke pata lagana padega.
Abhijeet: Baad mein phone karte hain. ACP saab keh rahe the ki Chitroley saab ke saath meeting hai. Pehle woh toh poora hone do. Pata nahi kya bomb phodne wala hai.
Scene : Bureau
ACP, DCP Chitroley. Freddie, Sachin, Nikhil, Pankaj and Shreya were waiting in the conference room.
DCP(looks around): Lagta hai aaj Purvi ne phir se chutti le li.
Pankaj: Haan sir...ACP sir kabhi meri chutti approve nahi karte.
ACP: Pankaj...chup raho! Nahi sir...aaj subah zyada kaam nahi tha isliye lunch time mein woh ghar chali gayi. Woh aati hi hogi.
DCP: Aur chief guests? Woh nahi aaye ab tak?
Freddie: Chief guests? Woh kaun hai sir?
DCP: Wohi...CID ke honhaar officers...senior inspectors Abhijeet aur Daya. Ghoomne chale gaye Panchgani-Mahabaleshwar?
ACP: Woh bhi aate hi honge sir. Main abhi phone karta hoon unhe.
Just as he picked up his mobile, Abhijeet, Daya and Purvi entered.
DCP: Chalo Pankaj, bouquet dekar welcome karo humare chief guests ko.
Abhijeet, Daya, Purvi: Sorry sir.
DCP: Kya sorry sir? Duty ke waqt kahan ghoonme gaye tum teeno?
ACP: Sir...inpar main baad mein action le loonga. Aap kaam ki baat kijiye.
DCP: Theek hai. Kal Mumbai mein ek international conference hone wala hai. Ek cancer hospital ke silsile mein, jo Panchgani ke paas banne wali hai.
Abhijeet and Daya look at each other surprised. This was the very area where they had visited a couple of hours earlier.
DCP(continues): Wahan ke log is project ke khilaaf hai. Lekin mujhe khabar mili hai ki us ilake mein terrorists ka camp hai, aur agar wahan hospital ban gaya toh unhe us jagah ko khaali karna padega. Isliye woh aas paas ke gaaon walon ko bhadka rahe hain.
Mujhe yeh bhi khabar mili hai ki woh is meeting ko rokne ki poori koshish karenge. Isliye un foreign delegates ko surakshit rakhne ki zimmedari humari hai.
Abhijeet: Sir, hume kuch kehna hai.
DCP: Tumhe kuch kehne ki zaroorat nahi hai. Maine iska poora plan banaya liya hai. Jaisa main kehta hoon, waisa tum log karoge.
Daya: Sir, aap humari baat toh suniye.
DCP: Pradyuman, jab senior officers kuch keh rahe ho, toh juniors ko chup rehna chahiye. Tumne apne juniors ko bohot choot de rakhi hai.
ACP: Daya...(indicates to him to keep quiet)
DCP: Haan toh main kya keh raha tha...haan. Yeh delegates madh island mein 5 bungalows mein thehre hue hain. 2 bungalows ek taraf (site A) hain aur baaki 3 doosri taraf(site B). Main is CID team ko 2 teams mein divide karta hoon.
Pehli team...
(writes on the white board)
Abhijeet
Purvi
Nikhil
Pankaj
Yeh chaaro jayenge site A mein.
Aur doosri team
Daya
Freddie
Sachin
Shreya
Yeh chaaro jayenge Site B mein.
Kal subah 10 baje conference aur uske baad airport pohonchne tak tum log inke saath rahoge aur inke security ka dhyaan rakhoge. Ab chalo...unhe airports se receive karke bungalows mein le jaao. Come on. MOVE.
Abhijeet and Daya looked at ACP as if they wanted to say something.
DCP: Pradyuman ki taraf kya dekh rahe ho? Is waqt main orders de raha hoon. Pradyuman, tum mere saath chalo. Hume CM se milna hai.
DCP walked out. ACP paused for a second to look at Abhijeet and Daya, wondered what was wrong with the two of them but followed DCP.
Daya: Abhijeet, mujhe woh dono ladke koi college students nahi lag rahe the. Main abhi us college ko phone karke pata karta hoon ki Amit aur Dhanvit naam ke koi students hai kya.
Daya moved aside to make the call.
Sachin: Sir, yeh Amit aur Dhanvit kaun hai?
Abhijeet: Jab hum log Panchgani se aa rahe the toh...(explains)
Daya returns.
Abhijeet: Kya hua?
Daya: Gadbad hai boss. JK Engineering college mein is naam ke koi students nahi hain.
Freddie: Hume un logon ko pakadna padega.
Abhijeet: Haan, lekin Chitroley humari baat sunne ko tayyar hi nahi hai. ACP saab se bhi baat karne ka mauka nahi mila.
Sachin : Ab kya karen sir?
Abhijeet: Daya, tum aur Freddie Panchgani jaao aur un ladkon ko pakdo. Dekho wahan kya ho raha hai.
Pankaj, tum Sachin ke saath Site B mein jaao.
Pankaj: Nahi sir! main DCP sir ke orders ke khilaaf nahi jaaonga!
Abhijeet(angry): Nikhil, tum jaao Sachin aur Shreya ke saath. Main, Purvi aur Pankaj site A ko sambhalenge. (looked at Purvi, who looked absentminded) Theek hai na Purvi?
Purvi: Ji sir.
Abhijeet: Kya hua? Kuch pareshaan lag rahi ho.
Purvi: Kuch nahi sir. Main theek hoon.
(Note: Abhijeet and Daya were away in the morning. They had no idea about Purvi's dad's illness)
Abhijeet: Chalo, let's move.
Daya and Freddie left for Panchgani.
Sachin, Shreya and Nikhil left for the airport to pick up 3 of the delegates.
Abhijeet, Purvi and Pankaj left to pick up the other 2 and escort them to their respective bungalows.
9PM Site A.
Pankaj: Sir bohot bhook lagi hai sir. Dinner karke aaon?
Abhijeet: Hum yahan se kahin nahi jaa sakte Pankaj. Humare liye dinner bungalow mein bann rahi hai. Tum bhook lagi hai toh andar jaake kha lo. Tumhare baad Purvi jayegi aur uske baad main jaaonga.
Pankaj: Theek hai sir...thank you!
Abhijeet: Purvi...tum yahin thehro...main zara terrace par jaakar dekhta hoon ki sab theek hai kya.
(It was easier to get a view of both bungalows, the gardens and pathways from an elevated place)
Purvi: Theek hai sir.
Abhijeet went around the bungalow. The regular security men were having their dinner. He wished they had got a few more guys but the orders were that the delegates shouldn't be frightened by too many security people around them. People would stop visiting our country. Since CID officers were in plainclothes they didn't suspect anything.
He went to the terrace of the bungalow and looked all around. He could see the other bungalow from his viewing point. The Russian delegate Yevgeny Usinowicz was sitting in his room and reading something on his iPad. He switched the lights off and probably went to sleep.
There was a path leading from this bungalow to the other bungalow with flowered plants on either side. The place seemed like a picnic spot. For a second Abhijeet wished that the responsibility of the delegates' security were lifted off his shoulders and he could just lie down on the terrace in the cool breeze, looking at the moon and the stars. But no, he couldn't. His duty came first.
Abhijeet walked to the other end of the terrace and looked down. He saw Purvi talking to someone on the phone and looking agitated and worried. He realised that she appeared upset from the time they had attended Chitroley's meeting. She had taken several days off in the last 2 months due to her father's illness. He decided to have a word with her.
Abhijeet: Purvi...
Purvi (who was still talking on the phone): Main tumhe baad mein phone karti hoon. (cuts the call and looks at Abhijeet) Yes sir?
Abhijeet: Kya hua Purvi? Kisse baat kar rahi thi?
Purvi: Kuch nahi sir...bas, papa ke nurse se baat kar rahi thi.
Abhijeet: Sab theek toh hai na Purvi?
Purvi: Haan sir...sab theek hai. (but her voice didn't indicate the same)
Abhijeet: Sach bataao Purvi, kya baat hai?
Purvi: Sir, actually papa hospital mein hai. Abhi thodi der pehle unhe ICU mein shift kiya gaya hai.
Abhijeet: ICU mein? Toh tumne hume pehle kyon nahi bataya? Chutti le leti...
Purvi: Sir, aap jaante hain, maine bohot chuttiyan li hai pichle do mahino mein. Chitroley sir ne ACP sir ko kaha hai ki mujhe agle 6 mahine tak koi chutti na di jaaye.
Abhijeet: Koi baat nahi...tum is waqt hospital chali jaao. Tumhara wahan rehna zaroori hai. Yahan main sambhal loonga.
Purvi: Nahi sir, CID mein humesha duty pehle aur sentiments baad mein aate hain. Aap bhi humesha yehi kehte hain.
Abhijeet: Haan, lekin yahan koi emergency nahi hai. Tum hospital chali jaao. Agar tumhari zaroorat padi toh main tumhe phone karoonga. Tab aa jaana.
Purvi: Nahi sir...main aisa nahi kar sakti.
Abhijeet: That's an order Purvi. Tum hospital chali jaao. Yahan main aur Pankaj sambhal lenge.
Purvi looked at her senior and wondered if she should stay or leave. She finally decided to go to the hospital, check the status and return back. She smiled and said thank you sir...main ek-do ghante mein waapis aa jaaongi'.
Purvi left. Abhijeet decided to call Daya and ask him the status. But Daya's phone gave an out of range' signal.
Abhijeet continued patrolling the grounds. He looked at the time on his mobile. It was more than an hour since Pankaj had gone to have dinner. He himself was beginning to feel very hungry. He walked towards the rear entrance of the bungalow where the dinner for the security men and the CID officers was arranged. He was shocked at what he saw. The 4 security men and Pankaj were fast asleep on their chairs!
Abhijeet tried shaking them awake and sprinkling water on their faces, but they didn't wake up. They were probably drugged. He was lucky that he didn't eat the same food. But now he had to take care of 2 foreign delegates in 2 different bungalows, that too all alone! He rushed inside the bungalow, calling Sachin.
Sachin (on phone): Hello sir?
Abhijeet: Sachin, wahan sab theek hai?
Sachin: Haan sir. Kya hua?
Abhijeet: Yahan bohot badi gadbad hai Sachin. Sab security walon ko neend ki davayi di gayi hai. Pankaj bhi behosh pada hai. Main yahan akela hoon.
Sachin: Purvi kahan hai sir?
Abhijeet: Maine Purvi ko hospital bhej diya...uske papa ICU mein hai.
Sachin: Main wahan aa jaaon sir?
Abhijeet: Nahi...tum wahan savdhaan rehna. Ho sake toh Nikhil ko yahan bhejo.
Sachin: Theek hai sir.
Abhijeet rushed inside into the room of the German delegate Rupert Schmidt. He seemed to be fine, working on his computer.
Rupert looked up at Abhijeet annoyed at the disturbance.
Abhijeet: Sorry sir.
Rupert: Is everything ok?
Abhijeet: There's some trouble...some of the security men have been drugged. Please stay indoors and lock your room till a back up security team arrives.
Abhijeet came out of the first bungalow and rushed towards the second bungalow which was a good 200 metres away from the first one. By the time he reached there, the terrorists had done their job and vanished. Abhijeet found the security men - all fast asleep and the Russian Yevgeny missing. He ran to the street but there was no sign of any vehicle.
While Abhijeet was kicking himself for his failure, Nikhil arrived on his bike
Nikhil : Kya hua sir, sab theek hai?
Abhijeet : Nahi Nikhil Yevgeny apne bungalow se gaayab hai...koi use uthakar le gaya hai.
Nikhil: Sir, main isi raste se aaya...main kisi ko jaate hue nahi dekha.
Abhijeet: Aise achanak kaise gaayab ho gaye! Maine kisi gaadi ki awaaz bhi nahi suni!
Soon ACP arrived. He walked to Abhijeet and glared at him. Abhijeet didn't say a word...he looked down, guilty and ashamed.
ACP: Kaise hua yeh?
Abhijeet: Sir, kisi ne humare aur security guards ke khaane mein neend ki davayi mila di hai. Main dinner nahi khaya isliye behosh nahi hua.
ACP: Toh kya Purvi bhi behosh hai?
Abhijeet: Nahi sir...woh...use maine hospital bhej diya. Uske papa ICU mein hain, isliye.
ACP: Abhijeet, kabhi kabhi duty ke liye pathar dil banna padta hai. Ab dekho tumhari is galti ki wajah se ek foreigner gaayab hai. Kya pata unke saath kya kiya jayega...agar unki maut ho gayi toh kya jawaab denge hum Russia ko?
Abhijeet: Sorry sir...main jaanta hoon meri galti maafi ke layak nahi hai. Aap mujhe suspend kar sakte hain. Lekin please sir...unhe dhoond nikaalne ka mauka dijiye.
ACP: Nahi Abhijeet...yeh ab mere haath mein nahi hai. Yeh ab PM tak pohonch jaayegi. Waise...Nikhil...lagta hai tumne bhi dinner nahi khaaya. Tum kya kar rahe the jab Yevgeny kidnap hue ?
Nikhil: Sir...woh...main...(looks at Abhijeet)
ACP: Abhijeet ki taraf kya dekh rahe ho? Kya kar rahe the tum?
Nikhil: Sir...main Site B mein tha.
ACP: Kya? Lekin DCP Chitroley ke plan ke mutabik tumhe yahan hona chahiye tha!
Abhijeet: Sir...maine hi use wahan bhej diya.
ACP: KYA!!! DCP sir ne orders diye the ki Nikhil yahan hoga...toh phir tumne use wahan kyon bheja?
Abhijeet: Sir...wahan Daya aur Freddie nahi hai. isliye.
ACP: Hey bhagwaan...Daya aur Freddie kahan gaye?????
Abhijeet: Sir...yehi toh hum aapko bureau mein bataana chahte the...
But before Abhijeet could say a word, media persons rushed towards ACP and Abhijeet.
Person 1: Kya CID ke naak ke neeche se ek Russian delegate kidnap hua?
Person 2: Kya aapko pehle se pata tha ki unpar kidnap attempt hone wala hai?
Person 3: Kya Senior Inspector Abhijeet par koi action liya jayega?
ACP: Dekhiye...is waqt hum kuch nahi keh sakte. Hume tehkikat karne dijiye.
Salunkhe arrives.
ACP: Salunkhe, chalo bungalow ke andar.
Inside the bungalow, ACP, Abhijeet, Nikhil and Salunkhe look for clues. Yevgeny's bed didn't look like it was slept in. His laptop was on the table but not switched on. He had finished his dinner and the plates were still on the table. (Obviously he had a different dinner, not the drugged biryani, naan and paneer bhaji which the security guys and Pankaj had)
ACP: Yahan koi hathapayi ke nishaan nahi hai. Phir un logon ne Yevgeny ko kahan se kidnap kiya???
Abhijeet: Sir!
ACP rushes towards Abhijeet.
Abhijeet: Sir is balcony ka darwaza khula hai. Ho sakta hai Yevgeny hawa khaane ke liye yahan aaye ho aur un logon ne unhe yahin se kidnap kiye ho??
ACP looks at the height of the balcony. It wasn't too high from the ground. There were wild plants growing under the balcony and it was possible to kidnap someone from there because the compound wall wasn't too far from there and though there was an electrified fence, anyone could have disabled it. (ACP himself had done it once)
ACP: Neeche jaake dekho ki koi pairon ke nishaan hai kya.
Abhijeet and Nikhil : Yes sir.
Exactly at that moment ACP's phone rang. It was Chitroley.
ACP: Hello sir? (listens)Yes sir. Hum aa rahe hain.
Abhijeet, tumhe isi waqt mere saath bureau chalna hoga. Aur Purvi ko bhi bulao.
Abhijeet: Sir, is waqt? Hume yahan saboot dhoondna hai sir...
ACP: DCP sir hume bula rahe hain.
Salunkhe, Nikhil...tum dono yahin raho.
Abhijeet and ACP got into ACP's chauffeur-driven Innova and they left for the bureau.
In the Innova...
Abhijeet: Sir...mujhe aapse baat karni hai.
ACP: Ab kehne ko kya hai Abhijeet? Tum jaise honhaar officer se naak ke neeche se ek foreigner kidnap hua hai. Poori CID team par lanchan lagega. Kya chal raha tha tumhare dimaag mein...ek ore Purvi ko hospital bhej diya...theek hai main samajh sakta hoon lekin Daya sur Freddie ko kahin aur bhejne ki kya zaroorat thi?
Abhijeet: Sir, aap ek minute meri baat toh suniye. Main aur Daya Chitroley sir ke meeting mein hi yeh baat aap dono ko bataana chahte the lekin hume baat karne ka mauka hi nahi diya gaya.
Isliye mujhe khud yeh faisla lena pada.
ACP: Kya baat hai Abhijeet?
Abhijeet: Sir jab hum Panchgani se laut rahe the...(explains)
ACP: Toh isliye Daya aur Freddie wahan gaye hain...tumne unhe phone kiya? Kuch pata chala?
Abhijeet: Nahi sir...unke phones out of range hain.
(Abhijeet got a call from ACP at the site, that was not far from the main road. But Daya and Freddie had gone deep inside)
ACP: Purvi ko phone kiya?
Abhijeet: Haan sir. Woh bureau mein pohonchti hogi.
Sir...aap mujhe suspend kijiye lekin Purvi ki koi galti nahi hai. Woh jaane ke liye taiyaar hi nahi thi. Maine hi use jaane ko kaha tha.
ACP: Main samajh sakta hoon Abhijeet. Agar mujhe yeh case handle karne ka mauka milta toh Purvi ko duty par rakhta hi nahi. Lekin Chitroley khud yeh handle karna chahte the...team distribution ka faisla bhi unhone hi liya.
Pehle bureau chalo...dekhte hain kya kehte hain DCP Chitroley.
Bureau:
Purvi was already present. Chitroley was scolding her.
ACP: Sir please...apna gussa Purvi par mat utariye.
Chitroley: Toh kya shabashi doon Pradyuman? Tumhare team members mere orders ke khilaaf gaye. Daya aur Freddie site se gayab...Purvi hospital jaati hai...aur Abhijeet akele 2 officers ki security sabhalte hain. Kya saabit karna chahte ho Abhijeet?
ACP: Sir, yeh waqt in dono par action lene ka nahi hai. Yeh case solve hone ke baad main khud in dono par action loonga. Filhaal hum Yevgeny ko dhoondne mein lag jaate hain sir. Abhijeet ko is case se baahar nahi rakh sakte kyonki woh kidnap scene par maujood tha.
Chitroley's phone rings.
Chitroley: Hello sir...kya??? (shocked) theek hai sir. (cuts)
ACP: Kya hua sir?
Chitroley: Un terrorists ne CM ko message bheja hai.
ACP: Kya message hai sir?
Chitroley: Yevgeny ko sahi salaamat lautane ke liye hospital wala project cancel kar deni chahiye aur ...hume Aleksander Mashikov ko release karna padega.
ACP: Sir...hume kisi tarah thodi waqt mil jaaye toh unhe dhoond sakte hain.
Chitroley: Mujhe tumpar aur tumhare team par koi vishwaas nahi hai. Yeh baat PM tak pohonch gayi hai. Russia ke President humare govt par pressure daal rahe hain. Hum kuch nahi kar sakte.
Chitroley left.
ACP: Abhijeet...CID team par yeh ek kala dhabba hai.
Salunkhe calls ACP.
ACP: Kya hua Salunkhe? Kuch mila?
Salunkhe: Nahi boss...kuch nahi mila. Aisa lagta hai jaise Yevgeny hawa mein gaayab ho gaye. Na koi finerprint, na lawn mein koi joote ke nishaan...na compound ke baahar koi tyre ke nishaan. Ajeeb lag raha hai Pradyuman.
ACP: Aisa kaise ho sakta hai Salunkhe? Yevgeny ka kidnap hua hai...aur woh usi bungalow mein the. Kuch toh choot raha hai tumse.
Salunkhe: Arey yaar...main akele is Nikhil ke saath kya kar sakta hoon? Mujhe 3-4 logon ki madad chahiye.
ACP: Theek hai...main aur Abhijeet aate hain.
Purvi: Sir...main bhi aati hoon.
ACP: Tumhare papa theek hai?
Purvi: Haan sir...unki condition pehle se behtar hai.
ACP(smiles): Theek hai chalo.
At the bungalow where Yevgeny was kidnapped:
Salunkhe: Aao Pradyuman...mujhe yahan koi bhi saboot nahi mila hai. Bas is kamre mein kuch fingerprints hai jo shaayad Yevgeny aur yahan ke naukaron ka hai, jinhone Yevgeny ko dinner serve kiya.
Agar un security walon aur naukaron ko hosh aa gaye ho, toh sabko yahan bulao. Un sab ke fingerprints match kar leta hoon. Taki yeh pata chale ki unke siva is bungalow ke andar koi aur aaya tha ya nahi.
Abhijeet : Yevgeny ka bhi finger print yahan hona chahiye na sir?
Salunkhe: Haan Abhijeet. Yevgeny ka fingerprint unke is bag ke oopar zaroor hoga. Is se match kar leta hoon.
The attendants and security men who were on duty in Yevgeny's bungalow were brought in and the fingerprint matching process began.
Abhijeet's phone rang. He moved aside to take the call.
Abhijeet(relieved): Haan Daya...kahan ho tum?
Daya: Boss. main aur Freddie us hospital ke site ke peeche jungle mein chale gaye the, Wahan signal nahi lag raha tha. Tumhe phone karne ke liye mai main road mein aaya hoon.
Abhijeet: Toh kuch mila wahan?
Daya: Kya hua tum tension mein lag rahe ho. Wahan sab theek hai?
Abhijeet: Nahi...yahan Russian delegate Yevgeny ko kisi ne kidnap kiya hai. Aur un logon ki maang hai ki terrorist Aleksander Mashikov ko riha kar diya jaaye.
Daya: Oh...Abhijeet...CID team ko shaayad iss baar PM se medal milne wali hai.
Abhijeet: Kya keh rahe ho tum!!! Tumhe Yevgeny ka pata chal gaya?
Daya: Shaayad. Main aur Freddie jungle mein gaye toh humne dekha ki wahan ek purane forest office mein hathiyar banaye jaa rahe hain aur college students ko training di jaa rahi hai.
Door se ek foreigner bhi dikhayi diya. Main whatsapp par uska photo bhejta hoon. Tum check karke bataao ki kya yehi Yevgeny hai.
Abhijeet put the call on hold and checked whatsapp...the photo wasn't very clear but it was Yevgeny.
Abhijeet: Daya, yeh toh wohi hai!!!
Daya: Toh boss, humari lottery lag gayi. Kisi terrorist ko riha karne ki zaroorat nahi. Poore force ke saath yahan aa jaao. Sab terrorists ko arrest kar lenge aur Yevgeny ko chuda lenge.
Abhijeet: Theek hai. Unpar nazar rakho...hum log abhi yahan se nikalte hain. 5 ghante mein pohonch jaayenge. Take care...
Abhijeet disconnected. He looked at the time on the phone. It was 2AM. It would be at least 8AM by the time CID team and the ATS reached Panchgani.
Suddenly something hit him!
He walked to ACP.
Abhijeet: Sir.
ACP: Kya hai Abhijeet?
(calls him aside and talks in a low voice)
Abhijeet: Sir, Daya aur Freddie ko Yevgeny mil gaya hai. Panchgani ke paas jungle mein. Yeh dekhiye photo.
ACP(big smile): Arey waah Abhijeet...Daya aur Freddie ne toh kamaal kar diya! Aur tumne bhi...
Abhijeet(cuts him): Lekin sir...kuch gadbad hai.
ACP: Kya hai?
Abhijeet: Sir yahan se Panchgani pohonchne mein kum se kum 5 ghante lagte hain.
ACP: Haan...toh?
Abhijeet: Sir maine doosre bungalow ke chat se Yevgeny ko 9 baje apne kamre mein dekha. Phir 10:15 tak main yahin patrol kar raha tha...tab tak kuch nahi hua. 10:15 ko main Rupert ke bungalow ke andar dinner karne gaya, Main lagbhag 15 minute us bungalow ke andar tha. Usi dauraan Yevgeny ko kidnap kiya gaya hai.
ACP: Hmm...
Abhijeet: Daya ne raat ke 1 baje ko Yevgeny ko Panchgani ke jungle mein kaise dekha? Dhai (2.5) ghante mein koi yahan se Panchgani nahi pohonch sakta sir.
ACP:Shaayad unhone helicopter ka istemaal kiya hoga.
Abhijeet: Mujhe yahan koi helicopter ki aawaaz nahi aayi sir.
ACP: Matlab maamla kuch aur hi hai.
Salunkhe comes towards them.
ACP: Kya hua Salunkhe? Koi fingerprint mila jo kidnappers ka ho sakta hai?
Salunkhe: Nahi boss...yahan jo bhi fingerprints hain, woh in logon ke hi hain. Kisi baahar wale ka fingerprint nahi mila hai.
ACP:Aur Yevgeny ka fingerprint?
Salunkhe: Ajeeb baar hai Pradyuman...Yevgeny ka fingerprint bhi nahi mila hai.
ACP: Yeh kaise ho sakta hai, Salunkhe?
Salunkhe: Shaayad usne gloved pehen rakhi thi...ya kisi tarah fingerprints ko kisine saaf kar diya hai.
Abhijeet: Nahi Sakunkhe saab...unhone koi gloves nahi pehen rakhi thi. Maine unhe doosre bungalow ke chat se dekha tha...woh...(looks at a table) Yahan... isi chair par baithe the aur Ipad mein kuch padh rahe the. Is table par aur iPad par unke fingerprints zaroor milenge.
Salunkhe: Theek hai, table ko main dekhta hoon. Tum us iPad ko dhoondkar laao.
Abhijeet, Nikhil and Purvi start searching for the iPad.
Abhijeet: iPad yahin honi chahiye. Dhoondo...
Purvi: Sir, unke suitcase mein toh nahi hai sir.
Nikhil: Sir maine poora bungalow check kiya. Yahan koi iPad nahi hai.
Salunkhe: Pradyuman, Abhijeet...yahan aao.
ACP: Kya hua Salunkhe?
Salunkhe: Abhijeet, tumhe poora yakeen hai ki Yevgeny yahin baithe the?
Abhijeet: Haan sir. Kya hua?
Salunkhe: Lekin is table par toh sirf security man Pradeep ka fingerprint hai.
Abhijeet: Pradeep ka? Aise kaise ho sakta hai? Yevgeny ke bedroom ke andar ek security wala kyon aayega?
ACP: Yeh toh wohi bataayega Abhijeet...Pradeep ko andar bulao.
Abhijeet went out and looked at the line of security men standing in a line. Pradeep was not to be seen.
Abhijeet(to the security men): Pradeep kahan hai?
One security man: Sir woh bathroom gaya hai.
Abhijeet rushed to the bathroom. It was locked from inside.
Abhijeet: Pradeep...baahar aao. tumse kuch sawaal poochni hai
Slowly Pradeep opened the door.
Abhijeet led him to the room where ACP and Salunkhe were waiting.
ACP: Pradeep...bataao...tum is kamre mein kya kar rahe the!!!
Pradeep: Sir...main dopahar ko kamra check karne aaya tha.
Purvi shouted from the bathroom: SIR!!! Yeh dekhiye...flush tank mein iPad chupayi gayi hai.
ACP: Flush tank mein iPad!!! Pradeep...kyon chupa rahe the iPad ko flush mein.
Pradeep: Woh...maaf kar dijiye saab...mere bete ko iPad chahiye...isliye...(starts crying) mujhe maaf kar dijiye saab.
Abhijeet: Sirf chori????? Ya koi aur chakkar hai isme???
SLAAAPPP!!!!
Purvi(rushes in): Sir!!! yeh dekhiye mujhe bathroom ke dustbin mein kya mila.
She reveals a prosthetic mask, resembling Yevgeny's face!
ACP: Iska matlab yahan Yevgeny ka mask pehenkar tum baithe the?
Pradeep pulls out a capsule of cyanide from his neck and tries to swallow it. Abhijeet and Nikhil wrestle with him and pull the capsule away. Abhijeet gives him a second SLAAAPPP.
ACP: Bataao...yeh sab kya hai?
Pradeep: Is operation ke baad mujhe aur meri family ko Russia mein permanent residentship, rehne ke liye ghar aur 5 million Roubles cash milne wale the! Main isi lalach mein aa gaya.
Main Moscow ke ek Indian restaurant mein waiter ka kaam karta tha. Yevgeny se meri mulakaat wahin hui. Woh ek powerful politician toh the hi, lekin unka terrorist gangs ke saath sambandh bhi tha. Yahan ke terrorist gangs unse hathiyar khareedte the. Unhe Aleksander Mashikov ko chudana tha. Isliye woh conference ke baahane India aakar khud ke kidnap hone ka plan banaya.
Abhijeet: Lekin tum Yevgeny bankar unki jagah kab li?
Pradeep: Main bhi usi plane mein tha, jisme Yevgeny aa rahe the. Mere liye yeh mask pehle se banvaya gaya tha aur unke liye mere shakal ka mask. Hum dono flight ke andar chehre badal liye Aur aapke CID walon ne mujhe Yevgeny samajhkar receive kar liya. Aur asli Yevgeny sir seedha airport se Panchgani chale gaye.
(Such masks do exist - http://21stcenturywire.com/2014/05/12/new-face-replacement-anti-surveillance-mask-lets-you-pass-as-someone-else
http://www.themakeupgallery.info/disguise )
Abhijeet: Aur shaayad sabke dinner mein neend ki dawayi bhi tumhi ne milaya hoga.
Pradeep: Haan...9:15 ko main kamre ka light off kiya aur phir apna bhes badalkar security walon ke saath ghul mil gaya. Khaane mein neend ki dawayi mila diya aur kisi ko shaq na ho isliye maine khud woh dinner kha liya aur behosh ho gaya.
ACP: Kya plan banaya hai! Tumhe iski sazaa zaroor milegi.
Nikhil. Ise lock up mein band kar do aur kisi se bat karne mat dena. Aur sabko sirf itna bataana ki isne Yevgeny ki iPad churane ki koshish ki thi. Isliye humne ise arrest kiya hai.
Abhijeet, Purvi, Nikhil, Salunkhe. Hum paanchon ke siva kisi aur ko pata nahi chalna chahiye ki Yevgeny terrorists se mila hua hai.
(calls Chitroley)
Sir, mujhe isi waqt CM se milna hai.
Since a foreign guest had been proved to be a criminal, the situation had to be handled in a delicate manner and without alerting anyone.
Around 9 in the morning, a battalion from the ATS along with CID team arrived at Panchgani where Daya was waiting for them.
After a huge exchange of fire from both sides, the terrorists were subdued and arrested.
Yevgeny(walked towards ACP): Thanks for rescuing me. But yours is a dangerous country. I would like to go back to Moscow now.
ACP: Sure sir. The Russian ambassador is waiting for you.
ACP and his team accompanied Yevgeny to Mumbai where the Russian ambassador had arrived to take charge of the situation. There was a closed door meeting between the CM, Russian Ambassador and Yevgeny with the PM of India and the President of Russia on call.
CID team awaited the news in the bureau. They knew he was the culprit but it was beyond their powers to arrest a foreigner. The decision had to be taken by the govts of both the countries.
ACP entered, everyone crowded around him.
Abhijeet: Kya hua sir? Yevgeny ko arrest kiya gaya?
ACP: Nahi.
Abhijeet: Lekin kyon sir?
ACP: Usne meeting mein bataya ki plane mein kisi ne gun point par uska bhes badal diya
Abhijeet: Lekin yeh toh jhoot hai...humare paas gavah hai...woh lock up mein band hai. Usne humse kaha ki yeh plan khud Yevgeny ne banaya. Aur uske private plane mein koi terrorist kaise ghus sakta hai?
ACP : Dekho Abhijeet. humare govts ek waiter ki baaton par vishwaas karenge ya ek high profile politician par?
Daya: Sir...Freddie ne videos shoot kiye hain apne phone se...yeh dekhiye...woh terrorists ke saath kaise haste haste baat kar raha hai. Isse saabit ho jaayega ko woh unke saath mila hua hai.
ACP: Daya, yeh main jaanta hoon, CM saab jaante hain aur humare PM bhi jaante hain. Lekin hum kuch nahi kar sakte. Is ek case ko lekar dono deshon ke sambandh bigad jaayenge. Aur phir Yevgeny ko diplomatic immunity hai.
Abhijeet: Yeh nainsaafi hai sir...hum log jaan par khelkar ek terrorist leader ko pakadte hain aur woh diplomatic immunity ke naam par choot jaata hai? (shakes his head in anger) Woh Russia waapis jaakar naya gang banayega.
ACP: Yeh sab hota hai Abhijeet. Politics mein yeh sab chalta hai. Lekin ek baat hai...hum us Aleksander Mashikov ko riha karne se bach gaye. Agar Yevgeny ka plan kaamyab hota toh Aleksander bhi haath se nikal jaata.
Yeh mumkin hua tum logon ki wajah se. (smiles)
Tum sabko PM se appreciation letters milenge.
Daya: Is baar appreciation letters milne mein khushi nahi hai sir.
ACP: Main samajh sakta hoon Daya. Lekin mujhe apne team par bohot garv hai.
Everyone smiles a happy-yet-sad smile.
The CID team consists of the following members only.
DCP Chitroley
ACP Pradyuman
Abhijeet
Daya
Freddie
Salunkhe
Sachin
Purvi
Shreya
Nikhil
Pankaj
CID Bureau:
It was a peaceful day with no major case. ACP arrived at the bureau entrance and looked around. Everyone looked up from whatever they were doing and said 'good morning sir'.
ACP acknowledged with a smile.
ACP: Freddie, mere cabin mein aao.
Freddie follows ACP to his cabin.
ACP: Freddie, Purvi dikhayi nahi de rahi hai.
Freddie: Sir, uski papa ki tabiyat theek nahi hai. Woh aati hi hogi.
ACP: Theek hai.
Freddie: Aap use chutti de dijiye na sir.
ACP: Dekho Freddie...usne pichle 2 mahino mein 8 chuttiyan li hai. Purvi ka leave balance bohot kam hai. Chitroley ne kaha hai ki Purvi ko iss saal koi chutti na di jaaye.. Isliye officially main uska leave approve nahi kar sakta. Aaj koi case nahi hai isliye agar woh der se aayegi toh koi problem nahi hai. Lekin koi important case ka investigation karna pade, toh use aana hi hoga.
Freddie: Kya sir, aap bhi...
ACP: Main bhi uska dukh samajh sakta hoon lekin.hum sabko rules ke mutabik chalna hoga.
Freddie: Hum CID officers ka life hi aisa hai sir. Family ke saath waqt bitana bhi namumkin hai. Ab dekhiye na sir...meri wife...
ACP: Freddie...phir se wife ke baare mein shuru mat karna. Tum chaho toh ghar jaldi jaa sakte ho, lekin shaam tak koi case na aaye - toh.
Freddie: Theek hai sir. Thank you.
Sir, Abhijeet sir aur Daya sir bhi nahi aaye...unhone bhi chutti li hai kya sir?
ACP: Haan Freddie...woh dono Panchgani gaye hain.
Freddie: Shreya se milne?
ACP: Haan...Abhijeet har Sunday use milne jaata hai, lekin is hafte woh ek case mein busy tha isliye nahi jaa paaya. Aaj zyada kaam nahi hai isliye aaj Daya ke saath gaya hai.
Panchgani-Mumbai highway:
Daya: Abhijeet...
Abhijeet: no answer
Daya: Abhijeet!!!
Abhijeet(comes out of his reverie):Haan Daya???
Daya: Kya soch rahe ho?
Abhijeet: Pichle hafte main Shreya ko promise kiya tha ki art kit khareedkar laaonga...lekin kaam ke tension mein main bhool gaya.
Daya: Koi baat nahi, agle hafte de do.
Abhijeet: Haan...agar main bhool gaya toh tum mujhe yaad dilao.
Daya: Waise...uske adoption ke legal formalities poore hue?
Abhijeet: Nahi. Indian law ke mutaaibik main ek ladki ko adopt nahi kar sakta.
(Refer :http://adoptionindia.nic.in/parents/inter-Eligibility-Criteria-for-Adoption.html)
Daya: Hmmm...mujhe lag hi raha tha ki aisa kuch hoga. Isliye 5 saal pehle main aur ACP sir ne tumhe rokne ki koshish ki thi. Lekin is baar tumne yeh faisla hum dono ko bataye bina hi kar liya.
Abhijeet: Koi baat nahi...main uska guardian toh ban sakta hoon na? Sirf 5-6 saalon ko baat hai. Uske baad woh major bann jayegi aur apne faisle khud kar sakegi.
Daya: Ek aur ek rasta hai jisse tum Shreya ko adopt kar sakoge.
Abhijeet: Woh kaise?
Daya: Shaadi kar lo!!! (laughs)
Abhijeet: Tumhe yeh sab mazaak kag raha hai? humare duty mein pyar aur shaadi ke liye koi jagah nahi hai. Tumhi ne toh kaha tha mujhse.
Daya: Woh toh hai boss...
Abhijeet looked out of the window, thoughtfully, when he saw a board Proposed site for international cancer research centre, funded by AICR. Trespassers will be prosecuted.'.
Daya: Yehi hai woh hospital...jiske inaugural meeting ke liye foreign delegates aa rahe hain.
Abhijeet: Yeh toh jungle hai...yahan hospital banane ke liye in sab pedon ko kaatna padega.
Daya: Haan...maine suna ki yahan ke logo ne morcha nikaala tha is hospital ke khilaaf. Kya karen govt ek taraf kehte hain ki pedon ko mat kaato...aur doosri taraf jungli ilake mein site allot karte hain hospital ke liye.
Abhijeet: Wohi toh...hospital yahan banane se kitne logon ko fayda hoga? Yahan aas paas toh sirf 3-4 chote gaaon hai.
Daya: kya pata...
Abhijeet: Ek minute Daya, gaadi roko.
Daya: kya hua?
Abhijeet: board par likha tha trespassers will be prosecuted' lekin maine andar kisi ko dekha.
Daya: Achcha? Chalo dekhte hain.
Abhijeet and Daya parked the car, jumped over the fence and went into the jungle. After some time they found a tent.
Daya: Lagta hai yahan koi picnic mana raha hai.
Abhijeet: Hello...andar koi hai?
2 guys wearing jeans and t shirt came out.
Guy 1: kaun ho tum?
Abhijeet: Tum log kaun ho? Yahan kya kar rahe ho?
Guy 2: Isse tumhe kya lena dena?
Daya: Bahar board mein likha hai ki yeh govt property hai aur yahan picnic manana mana hai.
Guy 1: haan, toh...??/?
Abhijeet: Likha hai trespassers will be prosecuted'...matlab yahan jo ayega, unhe arrest kiya jayega. Angrezi samajh mein nahi aati?
Guy 2: Tum bhi toh andar aaye ho...?
Abhijeet: Hum CID se hain.
Guy 1 puts his hand into his coat, Guy 2 looks at him and gives him an expression asking him to relax. Abhijeet and Daya notice it.
Guy 2: Sorry sir...hume pata nahi tha ki aap CID se hain. hum J K Engineering college ke students hain. Galti ho jayi sir...hum thodi hi der mein chale jayenge.
Daya: Theek hai...yeh tent nikaalo aur apna samaan pack karo...hum tumhe college tak drop karenge.
Guy 1: Nnn..ahi sir...aap kyon takleef le rahe hain...
Abhijeet's phone rings. He sees ACP's photo on the screen.
Abhijeet: Hello sir??? Theek hai sir, hum 2 ghante mein pohonch jaayenge. (cuts the call)
Daya, ACP sir bula rahe hain...keh rahe hain ki koi urgent meeting hai.
(to the picknickers) Tum log apne college chale jaao...aur dobara govt property mein picnic manane mat aana.
The 2 guys: ji sir.
Abhijeet and Daya start walking back to the main road when Daya stops and goes back.
Guy 1: kya hua sir?
Daya: Tumhare paas college ka ID card hai?
Guy 1 pretends to search his bag. and then says nahi sir, lagta hai room mein hi reh gaya'.
Daya: Tum dono apne naam bataao.
Guy 1: main Amit Sinha
Guy 2: Aur main Dhanvit Kumar.
Daya ; Kaunsa engineering padh rahe ho?
Guy 1; Main chemical
Guy 2: main electrical
Daya: Achcha? alag alag branches...toh tum log dost kaise bann gaye?
Guy 1: Sir hum hostel mein room share karte hain.
Daya: theek hai. jaldi nikal jaana yahan se.
Guy 2: Theek hai sir.
Back in the car.
Abhijeet: Daya, jab maine unhe bataya ki hum CID se hain toh unke chehre ka rang badal gaya.
Daya: Mujhe bhi aisa hi laga. College ko phone karke pata lagana padega.
Abhijeet: Baad mein phone karte hain. ACP saab keh rahe the ki Chitroley saab ke saath meeting hai. Pehle woh toh poora hone do. Pata nahi kya bomb phodne wala hai.
Scene : Bureau
ACP, DCP Chitroley. Freddie, Sachin, Nikhil, Pankaj and Shreya were waiting in the conference room.
DCP(looks around): Lagta hai aaj Purvi ne phir se chutti le li.
Pankaj: Haan sir...ACP sir kabhi meri chutti approve nahi karte.
ACP: Pankaj...chup raho! Nahi sir...aaj subah zyada kaam nahi tha isliye lunch time mein woh ghar chali gayi. Woh aati hi hogi.
DCP: Aur chief guests? Woh nahi aaye ab tak?
Freddie: Chief guests? Woh kaun hai sir?
DCP: Wohi...CID ke honhaar officers...senior inspectors Abhijeet aur Daya. Ghoomne chale gaye Panchgani-Mahabaleshwar?
ACP: Woh bhi aate hi honge sir. Main abhi phone karta hoon unhe.
Just as he picked up his mobile, Abhijeet, Daya and Purvi entered.
DCP: Chalo Pankaj, bouquet dekar welcome karo humare chief guests ko.
Abhijeet, Daya, Purvi: Sorry sir.
DCP: Kya sorry sir? Duty ke waqt kahan ghoonme gaye tum teeno?
ACP: Sir...inpar main baad mein action le loonga. Aap kaam ki baat kijiye.
DCP: Theek hai. Kal Mumbai mein ek international conference hone wala hai. Ek cancer hospital ke silsile mein, jo Panchgani ke paas banne wali hai.
Abhijeet and Daya look at each other surprised. This was the very area where they had visited a couple of hours earlier.
DCP(continues): Wahan ke log is project ke khilaaf hai. Lekin mujhe khabar mili hai ki us ilake mein terrorists ka camp hai, aur agar wahan hospital ban gaya toh unhe us jagah ko khaali karna padega. Isliye woh aas paas ke gaaon walon ko bhadka rahe hain.
Mujhe yeh bhi khabar mili hai ki woh is meeting ko rokne ki poori koshish karenge. Isliye un foreign delegates ko surakshit rakhne ki zimmedari humari hai.
Abhijeet: Sir, hume kuch kehna hai.
DCP: Tumhe kuch kehne ki zaroorat nahi hai. Maine iska poora plan banaya liya hai. Jaisa main kehta hoon, waisa tum log karoge.
Daya: Sir, aap humari baat toh suniye.
DCP: Pradyuman, jab senior officers kuch keh rahe ho, toh juniors ko chup rehna chahiye. Tumne apne juniors ko bohot choot de rakhi hai.
ACP: Daya...(indicates to him to keep quiet)
DCP: Haan toh main kya keh raha tha...haan. Yeh delegates madh island mein 5 bungalows mein thehre hue hain. 2 bungalows ek taraf (site A) hain aur baaki 3 doosri taraf(site B). Main is CID team ko 2 teams mein divide karta hoon.
Pehli team...
(writes on the white board)
Abhijeet
Purvi
Nikhil
Pankaj
Yeh chaaro jayenge site A mein.
Aur doosri team
Daya
Freddie
Sachin
Shreya
Yeh chaaro jayenge Site B mein.
Kal subah 10 baje conference aur uske baad airport pohonchne tak tum log inke saath rahoge aur inke security ka dhyaan rakhoge. Ab chalo...unhe airports se receive karke bungalows mein le jaao. Come on. MOVE.
Abhijeet and Daya looked at ACP as if they wanted to say something.
DCP: Pradyuman ki taraf kya dekh rahe ho? Is waqt main orders de raha hoon. Pradyuman, tum mere saath chalo. Hume CM se milna hai.
DCP walked out. ACP paused for a second to look at Abhijeet and Daya, wondered what was wrong with the two of them but followed DCP.
Daya: Abhijeet, mujhe woh dono ladke koi college students nahi lag rahe the. Main abhi us college ko phone karke pata karta hoon ki Amit aur Dhanvit naam ke koi students hai kya.
Daya moved aside to make the call.
Sachin: Sir, yeh Amit aur Dhanvit kaun hai?
Abhijeet: Jab hum log Panchgani se aa rahe the toh...(explains)
Daya returns.
Abhijeet: Kya hua?
Daya: Gadbad hai boss. JK Engineering college mein is naam ke koi students nahi hain.
Freddie: Hume un logon ko pakadna padega.
Abhijeet: Haan, lekin Chitroley humari baat sunne ko tayyar hi nahi hai. ACP saab se bhi baat karne ka mauka nahi mila.
Sachin : Ab kya karen sir?
Abhijeet: Daya, tum aur Freddie Panchgani jaao aur un ladkon ko pakdo. Dekho wahan kya ho raha hai.
Pankaj, tum Sachin ke saath Site B mein jaao.
Pankaj: Nahi sir! main DCP sir ke orders ke khilaaf nahi jaaonga!
Abhijeet(angry): Nikhil, tum jaao Sachin aur Shreya ke saath. Main, Purvi aur Pankaj site A ko sambhalenge. (looked at Purvi, who looked absentminded) Theek hai na Purvi?
Purvi: Ji sir.
Abhijeet: Kya hua? Kuch pareshaan lag rahi ho.
Purvi: Kuch nahi sir. Main theek hoon.
(Note: Abhijeet and Daya were away in the morning. They had no idea about Purvi's dad's illness)
Abhijeet: Chalo, let's move.
Daya and Freddie left for Panchgani.
Sachin, Shreya and Nikhil left for the airport to pick up 3 of the delegates.
Abhijeet, Purvi and Pankaj left to pick up the other 2 and escort them to their respective bungalows.
9PM Site A.
Pankaj: Sir bohot bhook lagi hai sir. Dinner karke aaon?
Abhijeet: Hum yahan se kahin nahi jaa sakte Pankaj. Humare liye dinner bungalow mein bann rahi hai. Tum bhook lagi hai toh andar jaake kha lo. Tumhare baad Purvi jayegi aur uske baad main jaaonga.
Pankaj: Theek hai sir...thank you!
Abhijeet: Purvi...tum yahin thehro...main zara terrace par jaakar dekhta hoon ki sab theek hai kya.
(It was easier to get a view of both bungalows, the gardens and pathways from an elevated place)
Purvi: Theek hai sir.
Abhijeet went around the bungalow. The regular security men were having their dinner. He wished they had got a few more guys but the orders were that the delegates shouldn't be frightened by too many security people around them. People would stop visiting our country. Since CID officers were in plainclothes they didn't suspect anything.
He went to the terrace of the bungalow and looked all around. He could see the other bungalow from his viewing point. The Russian delegate Yevgeny Usinowicz was sitting in his room and reading something on his iPad. He switched the lights off and probably went to sleep.
There was a path leading from this bungalow to the other bungalow with flowered plants on either side. The place seemed like a picnic spot. For a second Abhijeet wished that the responsibility of the delegates' security were lifted off his shoulders and he could just lie down on the terrace in the cool breeze, looking at the moon and the stars. But no, he couldn't. His duty came first.
Abhijeet walked to the other end of the terrace and looked down. He saw Purvi talking to someone on the phone and looking agitated and worried. He realised that she appeared upset from the time they had attended Chitroley's meeting. She had taken several days off in the last 2 months due to her father's illness. He decided to have a word with her.
Abhijeet: Purvi...
Purvi (who was still talking on the phone): Main tumhe baad mein phone karti hoon. (cuts the call and looks at Abhijeet) Yes sir?
Abhijeet: Kya hua Purvi? Kisse baat kar rahi thi?
Purvi: Kuch nahi sir...bas, papa ke nurse se baat kar rahi thi.
Abhijeet: Sab theek toh hai na Purvi?
Purvi: Haan sir...sab theek hai. (but her voice didn't indicate the same)
Abhijeet: Sach bataao Purvi, kya baat hai?
Purvi: Sir, actually papa hospital mein hai. Abhi thodi der pehle unhe ICU mein shift kiya gaya hai.
Abhijeet: ICU mein? Toh tumne hume pehle kyon nahi bataya? Chutti le leti...
Purvi: Sir, aap jaante hain, maine bohot chuttiyan li hai pichle do mahino mein. Chitroley sir ne ACP sir ko kaha hai ki mujhe agle 6 mahine tak koi chutti na di jaaye.
Abhijeet: Koi baat nahi...tum is waqt hospital chali jaao. Tumhara wahan rehna zaroori hai. Yahan main sambhal loonga.
Purvi: Nahi sir, CID mein humesha duty pehle aur sentiments baad mein aate hain. Aap bhi humesha yehi kehte hain.
Abhijeet: Haan, lekin yahan koi emergency nahi hai. Tum hospital chali jaao. Agar tumhari zaroorat padi toh main tumhe phone karoonga. Tab aa jaana.
Purvi: Nahi sir...main aisa nahi kar sakti.
Abhijeet: That's an order Purvi. Tum hospital chali jaao. Yahan main aur Pankaj sambhal lenge.
Purvi looked at her senior and wondered if she should stay or leave. She finally decided to go to the hospital, check the status and return back. She smiled and said thank you sir...main ek-do ghante mein waapis aa jaaongi'.
Purvi left. Abhijeet decided to call Daya and ask him the status. But Daya's phone gave an out of range' signal.
Abhijeet continued patrolling the grounds. He looked at the time on his mobile. It was more than an hour since Pankaj had gone to have dinner. He himself was beginning to feel very hungry. He walked towards the rear entrance of the bungalow where the dinner for the security men and the CID officers was arranged. He was shocked at what he saw. The 4 security men and Pankaj were fast asleep on their chairs!
Abhijeet tried shaking them awake and sprinkling water on their faces, but they didn't wake up. They were probably drugged. He was lucky that he didn't eat the same food. But now he had to take care of 2 foreign delegates in 2 different bungalows, that too all alone! He rushed inside the bungalow, calling Sachin.
Sachin (on phone): Hello sir?
Abhijeet: Sachin, wahan sab theek hai?
Sachin: Haan sir. Kya hua?
Abhijeet: Yahan bohot badi gadbad hai Sachin. Sab security walon ko neend ki davayi di gayi hai. Pankaj bhi behosh pada hai. Main yahan akela hoon.
Sachin: Purvi kahan hai sir?
Abhijeet: Maine Purvi ko hospital bhej diya...uske papa ICU mein hai.
Sachin: Main wahan aa jaaon sir?
Abhijeet: Nahi...tum wahan savdhaan rehna. Ho sake toh Nikhil ko yahan bhejo.
Sachin: Theek hai sir.
Abhijeet rushed inside into the room of the German delegate Rupert Schmidt. He seemed to be fine, working on his computer.
Rupert looked up at Abhijeet annoyed at the disturbance.
Abhijeet: Sorry sir.
Rupert: Is everything ok?
Abhijeet: There's some trouble...some of the security men have been drugged. Please stay indoors and lock your room till a back up security team arrives.
Abhijeet came out of the first bungalow and rushed towards the second bungalow which was a good 200 metres away from the first one. By the time he reached there, the terrorists had done their job and vanished. Abhijeet found the security men - all fast asleep and the Russian Yevgeny missing. He ran to the street but there was no sign of any vehicle.
While Abhijeet was kicking himself for his failure, Nikhil arrived on his bike
Nikhil : Kya hua sir, sab theek hai?
Abhijeet : Nahi Nikhil Yevgeny apne bungalow se gaayab hai...koi use uthakar le gaya hai.
Nikhil: Sir, main isi raste se aaya...main kisi ko jaate hue nahi dekha.
Abhijeet: Aise achanak kaise gaayab ho gaye! Maine kisi gaadi ki awaaz bhi nahi suni!
Soon ACP arrived. He walked to Abhijeet and glared at him. Abhijeet didn't say a word...he looked down, guilty and ashamed.
ACP: Kaise hua yeh?
Abhijeet: Sir, kisi ne humare aur security guards ke khaane mein neend ki davayi mila di hai. Main dinner nahi khaya isliye behosh nahi hua.
ACP: Toh kya Purvi bhi behosh hai?
Abhijeet: Nahi sir...woh...use maine hospital bhej diya. Uske papa ICU mein hain, isliye.
ACP: Abhijeet, kabhi kabhi duty ke liye pathar dil banna padta hai. Ab dekho tumhari is galti ki wajah se ek foreigner gaayab hai. Kya pata unke saath kya kiya jayega...agar unki maut ho gayi toh kya jawaab denge hum Russia ko?
Abhijeet: Sorry sir...main jaanta hoon meri galti maafi ke layak nahi hai. Aap mujhe suspend kar sakte hain. Lekin please sir...unhe dhoond nikaalne ka mauka dijiye.
ACP: Nahi Abhijeet...yeh ab mere haath mein nahi hai. Yeh ab PM tak pohonch jaayegi. Waise...Nikhil...lagta hai tumne bhi dinner nahi khaaya. Tum kya kar rahe the jab Yevgeny kidnap hue ?
Nikhil: Sir...woh...main...(looks at Abhijeet)
ACP: Abhijeet ki taraf kya dekh rahe ho? Kya kar rahe the tum?
Nikhil: Sir...main Site B mein tha.
ACP: Kya? Lekin DCP Chitroley ke plan ke mutabik tumhe yahan hona chahiye tha!
Abhijeet: Sir...maine hi use wahan bhej diya.
ACP: KYA!!! DCP sir ne orders diye the ki Nikhil yahan hoga...toh phir tumne use wahan kyon bheja?
Abhijeet: Sir...wahan Daya aur Freddie nahi hai. isliye.
ACP: Hey bhagwaan...Daya aur Freddie kahan gaye?????
Abhijeet: Sir...yehi toh hum aapko bureau mein bataana chahte the...
But before Abhijeet could say a word, media persons rushed towards ACP and Abhijeet.
Person 1: Kya CID ke naak ke neeche se ek Russian delegate kidnap hua?
Person 2: Kya aapko pehle se pata tha ki unpar kidnap attempt hone wala hai?
Person 3: Kya Senior Inspector Abhijeet par koi action liya jayega?
ACP: Dekhiye...is waqt hum kuch nahi keh sakte. Hume tehkikat karne dijiye.
Salunkhe arrives.
ACP: Salunkhe, chalo bungalow ke andar.
Inside the bungalow, ACP, Abhijeet, Nikhil and Salunkhe look for clues. Yevgeny's bed didn't look like it was slept in. His laptop was on the table but not switched on. He had finished his dinner and the plates were still on the table. (Obviously he had a different dinner, not the drugged biryani, naan and paneer bhaji which the security guys and Pankaj had)
ACP: Yahan koi hathapayi ke nishaan nahi hai. Phir un logon ne Yevgeny ko kahan se kidnap kiya???
Abhijeet: Sir!
ACP rushes towards Abhijeet.
Abhijeet: Sir is balcony ka darwaza khula hai. Ho sakta hai Yevgeny hawa khaane ke liye yahan aaye ho aur un logon ne unhe yahin se kidnap kiye ho??
ACP looks at the height of the balcony. It wasn't too high from the ground. There were wild plants growing under the balcony and it was possible to kidnap someone from there because the compound wall wasn't too far from there and though there was an electrified fence, anyone could have disabled it. (ACP himself had done it once)
ACP: Neeche jaake dekho ki koi pairon ke nishaan hai kya.
Abhijeet and Nikhil : Yes sir.
Exactly at that moment ACP's phone rang. It was Chitroley.
ACP: Hello sir? (listens)Yes sir. Hum aa rahe hain.
Abhijeet, tumhe isi waqt mere saath bureau chalna hoga. Aur Purvi ko bhi bulao.
Abhijeet: Sir, is waqt? Hume yahan saboot dhoondna hai sir...
ACP: DCP sir hume bula rahe hain.
Salunkhe, Nikhil...tum dono yahin raho.
Abhijeet and ACP got into ACP's chauffeur-driven Innova and they left for the bureau.
In the Innova...
Abhijeet: Sir...mujhe aapse baat karni hai.
ACP: Ab kehne ko kya hai Abhijeet? Tum jaise honhaar officer se naak ke neeche se ek foreigner kidnap hua hai. Poori CID team par lanchan lagega. Kya chal raha tha tumhare dimaag mein...ek ore Purvi ko hospital bhej diya...theek hai main samajh sakta hoon lekin Daya sur Freddie ko kahin aur bhejne ki kya zaroorat thi?
Abhijeet: Sir, aap ek minute meri baat toh suniye. Main aur Daya Chitroley sir ke meeting mein hi yeh baat aap dono ko bataana chahte the lekin hume baat karne ka mauka hi nahi diya gaya.
Isliye mujhe khud yeh faisla lena pada.
ACP: Kya baat hai Abhijeet?
Abhijeet: Sir jab hum Panchgani se laut rahe the...(explains)
ACP: Toh isliye Daya aur Freddie wahan gaye hain...tumne unhe phone kiya? Kuch pata chala?
Abhijeet: Nahi sir...unke phones out of range hain.
(Abhijeet got a call from ACP at the site, that was not far from the main road. But Daya and Freddie had gone deep inside)
ACP: Purvi ko phone kiya?
Abhijeet: Haan sir. Woh bureau mein pohonchti hogi.
Sir...aap mujhe suspend kijiye lekin Purvi ki koi galti nahi hai. Woh jaane ke liye taiyaar hi nahi thi. Maine hi use jaane ko kaha tha.
ACP: Main samajh sakta hoon Abhijeet. Agar mujhe yeh case handle karne ka mauka milta toh Purvi ko duty par rakhta hi nahi. Lekin Chitroley khud yeh handle karna chahte the...team distribution ka faisla bhi unhone hi liya.
Pehle bureau chalo...dekhte hain kya kehte hain DCP Chitroley.
Bureau:
Purvi was already present. Chitroley was scolding her.
ACP: Sir please...apna gussa Purvi par mat utariye.
Chitroley: Toh kya shabashi doon Pradyuman? Tumhare team members mere orders ke khilaaf gaye. Daya aur Freddie site se gayab...Purvi hospital jaati hai...aur Abhijeet akele 2 officers ki security sabhalte hain. Kya saabit karna chahte ho Abhijeet?
ACP: Sir, yeh waqt in dono par action lene ka nahi hai. Yeh case solve hone ke baad main khud in dono par action loonga. Filhaal hum Yevgeny ko dhoondne mein lag jaate hain sir. Abhijeet ko is case se baahar nahi rakh sakte kyonki woh kidnap scene par maujood tha.
Chitroley's phone rings.
Chitroley: Hello sir...kya??? (shocked) theek hai sir. (cuts)
ACP: Kya hua sir?
Chitroley: Un terrorists ne CM ko message bheja hai.
ACP: Kya message hai sir?
Chitroley: Yevgeny ko sahi salaamat lautane ke liye hospital wala project cancel kar deni chahiye aur ...hume Aleksander Mashikov ko release karna padega.
ACP: Sir...hume kisi tarah thodi waqt mil jaaye toh unhe dhoond sakte hain.
Chitroley: Mujhe tumpar aur tumhare team par koi vishwaas nahi hai. Yeh baat PM tak pohonch gayi hai. Russia ke President humare govt par pressure daal rahe hain. Hum kuch nahi kar sakte.
Chitroley left.
ACP: Abhijeet...CID team par yeh ek kala dhabba hai.
Salunkhe calls ACP.
ACP: Kya hua Salunkhe? Kuch mila?
Salunkhe: Nahi boss...kuch nahi mila. Aisa lagta hai jaise Yevgeny hawa mein gaayab ho gaye. Na koi finerprint, na lawn mein koi joote ke nishaan...na compound ke baahar koi tyre ke nishaan. Ajeeb lag raha hai Pradyuman.
ACP: Aisa kaise ho sakta hai Salunkhe? Yevgeny ka kidnap hua hai...aur woh usi bungalow mein the. Kuch toh choot raha hai tumse.
Salunkhe: Arey yaar...main akele is Nikhil ke saath kya kar sakta hoon? Mujhe 3-4 logon ki madad chahiye.
ACP: Theek hai...main aur Abhijeet aate hain.
Purvi: Sir...main bhi aati hoon.
ACP: Tumhare papa theek hai?
Purvi: Haan sir...unki condition pehle se behtar hai.
ACP(smiles): Theek hai chalo.
At the bungalow where Yevgeny was kidnapped:
Salunkhe: Aao Pradyuman...mujhe yahan koi bhi saboot nahi mila hai. Bas is kamre mein kuch fingerprints hai jo shaayad Yevgeny aur yahan ke naukaron ka hai, jinhone Yevgeny ko dinner serve kiya.
Agar un security walon aur naukaron ko hosh aa gaye ho, toh sabko yahan bulao. Un sab ke fingerprints match kar leta hoon. Taki yeh pata chale ki unke siva is bungalow ke andar koi aur aaya tha ya nahi.
Abhijeet : Yevgeny ka bhi finger print yahan hona chahiye na sir?
Salunkhe: Haan Abhijeet. Yevgeny ka fingerprint unke is bag ke oopar zaroor hoga. Is se match kar leta hoon.
The attendants and security men who were on duty in Yevgeny's bungalow were brought in and the fingerprint matching process began.
Abhijeet's phone rang. He moved aside to take the call.
Abhijeet(relieved): Haan Daya...kahan ho tum?
Daya: Boss. main aur Freddie us hospital ke site ke peeche jungle mein chale gaye the, Wahan signal nahi lag raha tha. Tumhe phone karne ke liye mai main road mein aaya hoon.
Abhijeet: Toh kuch mila wahan?
Daya: Kya hua tum tension mein lag rahe ho. Wahan sab theek hai?
Abhijeet: Nahi...yahan Russian delegate Yevgeny ko kisi ne kidnap kiya hai. Aur un logon ki maang hai ki terrorist Aleksander Mashikov ko riha kar diya jaaye.
Daya: Oh...Abhijeet...CID team ko shaayad iss baar PM se medal milne wali hai.
Abhijeet: Kya keh rahe ho tum!!! Tumhe Yevgeny ka pata chal gaya?
Daya: Shaayad. Main aur Freddie jungle mein gaye toh humne dekha ki wahan ek purane forest office mein hathiyar banaye jaa rahe hain aur college students ko training di jaa rahi hai.
Door se ek foreigner bhi dikhayi diya. Main whatsapp par uska photo bhejta hoon. Tum check karke bataao ki kya yehi Yevgeny hai.
Abhijeet put the call on hold and checked whatsapp...the photo wasn't very clear but it was Yevgeny.
Abhijeet: Daya, yeh toh wohi hai!!!
Daya: Toh boss, humari lottery lag gayi. Kisi terrorist ko riha karne ki zaroorat nahi. Poore force ke saath yahan aa jaao. Sab terrorists ko arrest kar lenge aur Yevgeny ko chuda lenge.
Abhijeet: Theek hai. Unpar nazar rakho...hum log abhi yahan se nikalte hain. 5 ghante mein pohonch jaayenge. Take care...
Abhijeet disconnected. He looked at the time on the phone. It was 2AM. It would be at least 8AM by the time CID team and the ATS reached Panchgani.
Suddenly something hit him!
He walked to ACP.
Abhijeet: Sir.
ACP: Kya hai Abhijeet?
(calls him aside and talks in a low voice)
Abhijeet: Sir, Daya aur Freddie ko Yevgeny mil gaya hai. Panchgani ke paas jungle mein. Yeh dekhiye photo.
ACP(big smile): Arey waah Abhijeet...Daya aur Freddie ne toh kamaal kar diya! Aur tumne bhi...
Abhijeet(cuts him): Lekin sir...kuch gadbad hai.
ACP: Kya hai?
Abhijeet: Sir yahan se Panchgani pohonchne mein kum se kum 5 ghante lagte hain.
ACP: Haan...toh?
Abhijeet: Sir maine doosre bungalow ke chat se Yevgeny ko 9 baje apne kamre mein dekha. Phir 10:15 tak main yahin patrol kar raha tha...tab tak kuch nahi hua. 10:15 ko main Rupert ke bungalow ke andar dinner karne gaya, Main lagbhag 15 minute us bungalow ke andar tha. Usi dauraan Yevgeny ko kidnap kiya gaya hai.
ACP: Hmm...
Abhijeet: Daya ne raat ke 1 baje ko Yevgeny ko Panchgani ke jungle mein kaise dekha? Dhai (2.5) ghante mein koi yahan se Panchgani nahi pohonch sakta sir.
ACP:Shaayad unhone helicopter ka istemaal kiya hoga.
Abhijeet: Mujhe yahan koi helicopter ki aawaaz nahi aayi sir.
ACP: Matlab maamla kuch aur hi hai.
Salunkhe comes towards them.
ACP: Kya hua Salunkhe? Koi fingerprint mila jo kidnappers ka ho sakta hai?
Salunkhe: Nahi boss...yahan jo bhi fingerprints hain, woh in logon ke hi hain. Kisi baahar wale ka fingerprint nahi mila hai.
ACP:Aur Yevgeny ka fingerprint?
Salunkhe: Ajeeb baar hai Pradyuman...Yevgeny ka fingerprint bhi nahi mila hai.
ACP: Yeh kaise ho sakta hai, Salunkhe?
Salunkhe: Shaayad usne gloved pehen rakhi thi...ya kisi tarah fingerprints ko kisine saaf kar diya hai.
Abhijeet: Nahi Sakunkhe saab...unhone koi gloves nahi pehen rakhi thi. Maine unhe doosre bungalow ke chat se dekha tha...woh...(looks at a table) Yahan... isi chair par baithe the aur Ipad mein kuch padh rahe the. Is table par aur iPad par unke fingerprints zaroor milenge.
Salunkhe: Theek hai, table ko main dekhta hoon. Tum us iPad ko dhoondkar laao.
Abhijeet, Nikhil and Purvi start searching for the iPad.
Abhijeet: iPad yahin honi chahiye. Dhoondo...
Purvi: Sir, unke suitcase mein toh nahi hai sir.
Nikhil: Sir maine poora bungalow check kiya. Yahan koi iPad nahi hai.
Salunkhe: Pradyuman, Abhijeet...yahan aao.
ACP: Kya hua Salunkhe?
Salunkhe: Abhijeet, tumhe poora yakeen hai ki Yevgeny yahin baithe the?
Abhijeet: Haan sir. Kya hua?
Salunkhe: Lekin is table par toh sirf security man Pradeep ka fingerprint hai.
Abhijeet: Pradeep ka? Aise kaise ho sakta hai? Yevgeny ke bedroom ke andar ek security wala kyon aayega?
ACP: Yeh toh wohi bataayega Abhijeet...Pradeep ko andar bulao.
Abhijeet went out and looked at the line of security men standing in a line. Pradeep was not to be seen.
Abhijeet(to the security men): Pradeep kahan hai?
One security man: Sir woh bathroom gaya hai.
Abhijeet rushed to the bathroom. It was locked from inside.
Abhijeet: Pradeep...baahar aao. tumse kuch sawaal poochni hai
Slowly Pradeep opened the door.
Abhijeet led him to the room where ACP and Salunkhe were waiting.
ACP: Pradeep...bataao...tum is kamre mein kya kar rahe the!!!
Pradeep: Sir...main dopahar ko kamra check karne aaya tha.
Purvi shouted from the bathroom: SIR!!! Yeh dekhiye...flush tank mein iPad chupayi gayi hai.
ACP: Flush tank mein iPad!!! Pradeep...kyon chupa rahe the iPad ko flush mein.
Pradeep: Woh...maaf kar dijiye saab...mere bete ko iPad chahiye...isliye...(starts crying) mujhe maaf kar dijiye saab.
Abhijeet: Sirf chori????? Ya koi aur chakkar hai isme???
SLAAAPPP!!!!
Purvi(rushes in): Sir!!! yeh dekhiye mujhe bathroom ke dustbin mein kya mila.
She reveals a prosthetic mask, resembling Yevgeny's face!
ACP: Iska matlab yahan Yevgeny ka mask pehenkar tum baithe the?
Pradeep pulls out a capsule of cyanide from his neck and tries to swallow it. Abhijeet and Nikhil wrestle with him and pull the capsule away. Abhijeet gives him a second SLAAAPPP.
ACP: Bataao...yeh sab kya hai?
Pradeep: Is operation ke baad mujhe aur meri family ko Russia mein permanent residentship, rehne ke liye ghar aur 5 million Roubles cash milne wale the! Main isi lalach mein aa gaya.
Main Moscow ke ek Indian restaurant mein waiter ka kaam karta tha. Yevgeny se meri mulakaat wahin hui. Woh ek powerful politician toh the hi, lekin unka terrorist gangs ke saath sambandh bhi tha. Yahan ke terrorist gangs unse hathiyar khareedte the. Unhe Aleksander Mashikov ko chudana tha. Isliye woh conference ke baahane India aakar khud ke kidnap hone ka plan banaya.
Abhijeet: Lekin tum Yevgeny bankar unki jagah kab li?
Pradeep: Main bhi usi plane mein tha, jisme Yevgeny aa rahe the. Mere liye yeh mask pehle se banvaya gaya tha aur unke liye mere shakal ka mask. Hum dono flight ke andar chehre badal liye Aur aapke CID walon ne mujhe Yevgeny samajhkar receive kar liya. Aur asli Yevgeny sir seedha airport se Panchgani chale gaye.
(Such masks do exist - http://21stcenturywire.com/2014/05/12/new-face-replacement-anti-surveillance-mask-lets-you-pass-as-someone-else
http://www.themakeupgallery.info/disguise )
Abhijeet: Aur shaayad sabke dinner mein neend ki dawayi bhi tumhi ne milaya hoga.
Pradeep: Haan...9:15 ko main kamre ka light off kiya aur phir apna bhes badalkar security walon ke saath ghul mil gaya. Khaane mein neend ki dawayi mila diya aur kisi ko shaq na ho isliye maine khud woh dinner kha liya aur behosh ho gaya.
ACP: Kya plan banaya hai! Tumhe iski sazaa zaroor milegi.
Nikhil. Ise lock up mein band kar do aur kisi se bat karne mat dena. Aur sabko sirf itna bataana ki isne Yevgeny ki iPad churane ki koshish ki thi. Isliye humne ise arrest kiya hai.
Abhijeet, Purvi, Nikhil, Salunkhe. Hum paanchon ke siva kisi aur ko pata nahi chalna chahiye ki Yevgeny terrorists se mila hua hai.
(calls Chitroley)
Sir, mujhe isi waqt CM se milna hai.
Since a foreign guest had been proved to be a criminal, the situation had to be handled in a delicate manner and without alerting anyone.
Around 9 in the morning, a battalion from the ATS along with CID team arrived at Panchgani where Daya was waiting for them.
After a huge exchange of fire from both sides, the terrorists were subdued and arrested.
Yevgeny(walked towards ACP): Thanks for rescuing me. But yours is a dangerous country. I would like to go back to Moscow now.
ACP: Sure sir. The Russian ambassador is waiting for you.
ACP and his team accompanied Yevgeny to Mumbai where the Russian ambassador had arrived to take charge of the situation. There was a closed door meeting between the CM, Russian Ambassador and Yevgeny with the PM of India and the President of Russia on call.
CID team awaited the news in the bureau. They knew he was the culprit but it was beyond their powers to arrest a foreigner. The decision had to be taken by the govts of both the countries.
ACP entered, everyone crowded around him.
Abhijeet: Kya hua sir? Yevgeny ko arrest kiya gaya?
ACP: Nahi.
Abhijeet: Lekin kyon sir?
ACP: Usne meeting mein bataya ki plane mein kisi ne gun point par uska bhes badal diya
Abhijeet: Lekin yeh toh jhoot hai...humare paas gavah hai...woh lock up mein band hai. Usne humse kaha ki yeh plan khud Yevgeny ne banaya. Aur uske private plane mein koi terrorist kaise ghus sakta hai?
ACP : Dekho Abhijeet. humare govts ek waiter ki baaton par vishwaas karenge ya ek high profile politician par?
Daya: Sir...Freddie ne videos shoot kiye hain apne phone se...yeh dekhiye...woh terrorists ke saath kaise haste haste baat kar raha hai. Isse saabit ho jaayega ko woh unke saath mila hua hai.
ACP: Daya, yeh main jaanta hoon, CM saab jaante hain aur humare PM bhi jaante hain. Lekin hum kuch nahi kar sakte. Is ek case ko lekar dono deshon ke sambandh bigad jaayenge. Aur phir Yevgeny ko diplomatic immunity hai.
Abhijeet: Yeh nainsaafi hai sir...hum log jaan par khelkar ek terrorist leader ko pakadte hain aur woh diplomatic immunity ke naam par choot jaata hai? (shakes his head in anger) Woh Russia waapis jaakar naya gang banayega.
ACP: Yeh sab hota hai Abhijeet. Politics mein yeh sab chalta hai. Lekin ek baat hai...hum us Aleksander Mashikov ko riha karne se bach gaye. Agar Yevgeny ka plan kaamyab hota toh Aleksander bhi haath se nikal jaata.
Yeh mumkin hua tum logon ki wajah se. (smiles)
Tum sabko PM se appreciation letters milenge.
Daya: Is baar appreciation letters milne mein khushi nahi hai sir.
ACP: Main samajh sakta hoon Daya. Lekin mujhe apne team par bohot garv hai.
Everyone smiles a happy-yet-sad smile.
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