"Adi Bhai" Chipku phone uthate hi shuru ho gaya "Ye Khan Bhai ke baare mein news suna, kaise? Kaun kiya?"
Vo janta tha ke Khan aur main achhe dost the.
"Lambi kahani hai, baad mein bataoonga kabhi" Maine baat taalni chahi.
"Bahut afsos hua sunke" Usne sahanubhuti jatayi.
"Thanks yaar"
"Jis tarah se ye news wale baatein bana rahe hain, ye Khan Bhai wala murder bhi aapke sar pe daalenge" Jo vo keh raha tha ye baat main khud bhi janta tha.
"Haan janta hoon , achha ek baat bata, jo kaam main bola tha tere ko uska kuchh hua?"
"Vo Bijli wala?"
"Haan"
"Haan kiya na Bhai. Uspe nazar rakha apun pan aisa kuchh alag dikhaich nahi apun ko. Vo vahich Bar ya apne ghar ke aas paas ich rehti hai aur jin logon ke saath uska zyada uthna bethna hai vo bhi idhar Bar ke log hi hain. Ye maanke chalo ke uski duniya yahin Bar ke aas paas hi hai"
Main isse zyada ummeed kar bhi nahi raha tha. Sach toh ye tha ke jab maine use Bijli ke pichhe jaane ko kaha toh main khud bhi nahi janta tha ke exactly dekhna kya hai toh Chipku se kya ummeed karta.
"Koi nahi yaar. Thanks for help anyway. Tera paisa main baad mein milke deta hoon"
"Kaisi baat kar rahe hain aap Adi Bhai. Paise ke liye thode kiya ye apun, aapke vaaste kiya. Aur koi mere layak kaam ho toh batao. Aapke liye jaan hazir hai"
"Thanks yaar. Kaam pada kuchh toh phone karunga"
"Theek hai Bhai. Vaise socha hai kuchh ke is sab pachde se nikalna kaise hai?"
"Nahi yaar, koshish kar raha hoon. Haath paon maar raha hoon."
"Meri maano toh aap nikal jao idhar se"
"Matlab?"
"Matlab kahin bahar gaon chale jao, apun kar dega intezaam. Aapko Dubai nikalne ka bandobast main kar dega, vahan pe farji identity ka kaam bhi ho jaayega. Phir vahan tikna ho toh vahin tik jana nahi toh aage kahin nikal jana"
"Nahi yaar, filhal bhaagne wala option maine sabse aakhir mein rakha hai. Aise kab tak bhaagta phirunga. Haan agar kuchh aur scene nahi ban paya toh phir yahi karna padega"
"Dekh lo Bhai. Aapka jab mood bane aap bol dena, apun 2 din mein jugaad kar dega aapka idhar se kalti hone ka"
"Theek hai. Kuchh zaroorat padi toh phone karta hoon main tujhe"
"Theek hai Bhai"
"Vaise ek minute ruk, ek kaam hai filhal abhi bhi"
"Haan batao"
"Ghoda hai tere paas?"
"Haan hai, aapko mangta hai?"
"Nahi. Kal raat kya kar raha hai?"
"Kuchh khaas nahi"
"Vo Geetanjali Thakkar ka ghar pata hai tere ko?"
"Vo jiske murder case mein aapko phasa rele hain?"
"Haan"
"Malum hai ke kidhar rehti thi par sahi ghar kahan hai ye nahi pata"
"Theek hai, address likh"
Maine use Geetanjali ke ghar ka address bataya aur kaise pahunchna hai directions diye.
"Karna kya hai?" Usne puchha.
"Raat ko mil mere ko idhar"
"Iske ghar pe?"
"Ghar ke aas paas kahin"
"Aaj raat?"
"Nahi aaj nahi, kal"
"Kitne baje?"
"1 se 2 ke beech"
"Plan kya hai? Andar ghusne ka soch rahe ho?"
"Haan"
"Khatarnaak nahi hoga aisa karna?"
"Kya kar sakte hain. Majboori hai"
"Theek hai. Milta hoon main aapko. Ghoda leke aana hai?"
"Haan lete hi aana safety ke liye. Vaise bhi aajkal mera time kharab hi chal raha hai toh keh nahi sakta ke kuchh gadbad nahi hogi"
"Theek hai bhai"
Geetanjali ke ghar jana ek aur andhere mein teer chalane jaisa kaam tha. Uska bahut bada ghar tha aur mujhe pata tak nahi tha ka vahan jakar dekhna kya hai. Bas dimag mein ye tha ke vo agar Saanwli ke baare mein kuchh jaanti thi toh shayad vahan kuchh aisa mile jo is poore jhamele main kahin fit ho jaaye, andhe kuen mein thodi roshni jalaye.
Maine phone dobara uthaya. Kuchh baatein mujhe Bijli ke saath bhi saaf karni thi. Maine uska number dial kar hi raha tha ke mera phone khud hi baj utha. Call ek baar phir Nisha ki thi.
"Haan bol"
"Mere paas abhi Saloni ka phone aaya tha"
"Ok. Tera number kahan se aaya uske paas?"
"Arrey vahi office call kiya hoga toh call mere number pe route ho gayi"
"Achha haan. Kya boli?"
"Keh rahi thi ke Saanwli ke hostel walo ne use call kiya tha. Uski kuchh mails vagerah aayi hui hai, kuchh bank statements aur credit card bills vagerah toh vo forward karne ke liye aur shayad uska kuchh aur saman bhi tha hostel mein jo ham bhool aaye the"
"I thought saman tum log saara utha laaye the"
"Haan apparently vo pehle kisi aur room mein rehti thi aur baad mein usne room change kiya tha toh uske purane wale kamre mein unhein uska kuchh saman mil gaya"
"Ok"
"Saanwli keh rahi thi ke agar aap vo saman lana chaho aur jakar dekhna chaho toh shayad case ke silsile mein koi information mil jaaye"
"Main kaise ja sakta hoon vahan"
"Main chali jaati hoon"
"Tu?"
"Haan aur koi problem bhi nahi hogi. Last time bhi jab saman lana tha toh maine Saloni ke saath gayi thi toh uske hostel walon ne mujhe dekha hua bhi hai. Aaram se jakar la sakti hoon"
"Time hoga tere paas itna?"
"Haan aaj shaam ko vaise bhi hone wale patidev ne chori chupke bahar milne ko kaha hai dinner ke liye. Toh unko saath liye chali jaoongi, saman leti aaoongi"
"Tera hone wala patidev janta hai mere baare mein?"
"Haan"
"Use problem nahi hai koi?"
"Nahi he is fine. He is a nice guy. Maine sab bata rakha hai use"
"All right, dekh le jaise banta hai but make sure tu khud kisi museebat mein na pade"
"Theek hai"
Usse baat karke maine ek baar phir Bijli ka number milaya.
"Baat karni hai tumse kuchh. Mil sakti ho?" Usne phone uthaya toh maine kaha.
Vo janta tha ke Khan aur main achhe dost the.
"Lambi kahani hai, baad mein bataoonga kabhi" Maine baat taalni chahi.
"Bahut afsos hua sunke" Usne sahanubhuti jatayi.
"Thanks yaar"
"Jis tarah se ye news wale baatein bana rahe hain, ye Khan Bhai wala murder bhi aapke sar pe daalenge" Jo vo keh raha tha ye baat main khud bhi janta tha.
"Haan janta hoon , achha ek baat bata, jo kaam main bola tha tere ko uska kuchh hua?"
"Vo Bijli wala?"
"Haan"
"Haan kiya na Bhai. Uspe nazar rakha apun pan aisa kuchh alag dikhaich nahi apun ko. Vo vahich Bar ya apne ghar ke aas paas ich rehti hai aur jin logon ke saath uska zyada uthna bethna hai vo bhi idhar Bar ke log hi hain. Ye maanke chalo ke uski duniya yahin Bar ke aas paas hi hai"
Main isse zyada ummeed kar bhi nahi raha tha. Sach toh ye tha ke jab maine use Bijli ke pichhe jaane ko kaha toh main khud bhi nahi janta tha ke exactly dekhna kya hai toh Chipku se kya ummeed karta.
"Koi nahi yaar. Thanks for help anyway. Tera paisa main baad mein milke deta hoon"
"Kaisi baat kar rahe hain aap Adi Bhai. Paise ke liye thode kiya ye apun, aapke vaaste kiya. Aur koi mere layak kaam ho toh batao. Aapke liye jaan hazir hai"
"Thanks yaar. Kaam pada kuchh toh phone karunga"
"Theek hai Bhai. Vaise socha hai kuchh ke is sab pachde se nikalna kaise hai?"
"Nahi yaar, koshish kar raha hoon. Haath paon maar raha hoon."
"Meri maano toh aap nikal jao idhar se"
"Matlab?"
"Matlab kahin bahar gaon chale jao, apun kar dega intezaam. Aapko Dubai nikalne ka bandobast main kar dega, vahan pe farji identity ka kaam bhi ho jaayega. Phir vahan tikna ho toh vahin tik jana nahi toh aage kahin nikal jana"
"Nahi yaar, filhal bhaagne wala option maine sabse aakhir mein rakha hai. Aise kab tak bhaagta phirunga. Haan agar kuchh aur scene nahi ban paya toh phir yahi karna padega"
"Dekh lo Bhai. Aapka jab mood bane aap bol dena, apun 2 din mein jugaad kar dega aapka idhar se kalti hone ka"
"Theek hai. Kuchh zaroorat padi toh phone karta hoon main tujhe"
"Theek hai Bhai"
"Vaise ek minute ruk, ek kaam hai filhal abhi bhi"
"Haan batao"
"Ghoda hai tere paas?"
"Haan hai, aapko mangta hai?"
"Nahi. Kal raat kya kar raha hai?"
"Kuchh khaas nahi"
"Vo Geetanjali Thakkar ka ghar pata hai tere ko?"
"Vo jiske murder case mein aapko phasa rele hain?"
"Haan"
"Malum hai ke kidhar rehti thi par sahi ghar kahan hai ye nahi pata"
"Theek hai, address likh"
Maine use Geetanjali ke ghar ka address bataya aur kaise pahunchna hai directions diye.
"Karna kya hai?" Usne puchha.
"Raat ko mil mere ko idhar"
"Iske ghar pe?"
"Ghar ke aas paas kahin"
"Aaj raat?"
"Nahi aaj nahi, kal"
"Kitne baje?"
"1 se 2 ke beech"
"Plan kya hai? Andar ghusne ka soch rahe ho?"
"Haan"
"Khatarnaak nahi hoga aisa karna?"
"Kya kar sakte hain. Majboori hai"
"Theek hai. Milta hoon main aapko. Ghoda leke aana hai?"
"Haan lete hi aana safety ke liye. Vaise bhi aajkal mera time kharab hi chal raha hai toh keh nahi sakta ke kuchh gadbad nahi hogi"
"Theek hai bhai"
Geetanjali ke ghar jana ek aur andhere mein teer chalane jaisa kaam tha. Uska bahut bada ghar tha aur mujhe pata tak nahi tha ka vahan jakar dekhna kya hai. Bas dimag mein ye tha ke vo agar Saanwli ke baare mein kuchh jaanti thi toh shayad vahan kuchh aisa mile jo is poore jhamele main kahin fit ho jaaye, andhe kuen mein thodi roshni jalaye.
Maine phone dobara uthaya. Kuchh baatein mujhe Bijli ke saath bhi saaf karni thi. Maine uska number dial kar hi raha tha ke mera phone khud hi baj utha. Call ek baar phir Nisha ki thi.
"Haan bol"
"Mere paas abhi Saloni ka phone aaya tha"
"Ok. Tera number kahan se aaya uske paas?"
"Arrey vahi office call kiya hoga toh call mere number pe route ho gayi"
"Achha haan. Kya boli?"
"Keh rahi thi ke Saanwli ke hostel walo ne use call kiya tha. Uski kuchh mails vagerah aayi hui hai, kuchh bank statements aur credit card bills vagerah toh vo forward karne ke liye aur shayad uska kuchh aur saman bhi tha hostel mein jo ham bhool aaye the"
"I thought saman tum log saara utha laaye the"
"Haan apparently vo pehle kisi aur room mein rehti thi aur baad mein usne room change kiya tha toh uske purane wale kamre mein unhein uska kuchh saman mil gaya"
"Ok"
"Saanwli keh rahi thi ke agar aap vo saman lana chaho aur jakar dekhna chaho toh shayad case ke silsile mein koi information mil jaaye"
"Main kaise ja sakta hoon vahan"
"Main chali jaati hoon"
"Tu?"
"Haan aur koi problem bhi nahi hogi. Last time bhi jab saman lana tha toh maine Saloni ke saath gayi thi toh uske hostel walon ne mujhe dekha hua bhi hai. Aaram se jakar la sakti hoon"
"Time hoga tere paas itna?"
"Haan aaj shaam ko vaise bhi hone wale patidev ne chori chupke bahar milne ko kaha hai dinner ke liye. Toh unko saath liye chali jaoongi, saman leti aaoongi"
"Tera hone wala patidev janta hai mere baare mein?"
"Haan"
"Use problem nahi hai koi?"
"Nahi he is fine. He is a nice guy. Maine sab bata rakha hai use"
"All right, dekh le jaise banta hai but make sure tu khud kisi museebat mein na pade"
"Theek hai"
Usse baat karke maine ek baar phir Bijli ka number milaya.
"Baat karni hai tumse kuchh. Mil sakti ho?" Usne phone uthaya toh maine kaha.