Part 12
In Viren’s house, they started searching each and every corner and found nothing much. It was a well furnished house but with very less accessories. And then to everyone’s surprise (except to ACP Prithviraj’s) the foreigner couple entered the house and closed the door shut after them. Pratap moved forward to send them off but ACP Prithviraj stopped him.
When they were finally inside, they checked all doors and windows were shut and they weren’t spied on, they removed their disguises and only then everyone saw that the couple was actually Vaibhav and Sheetal in disguise and no one else.
They told how they had been meeting many informants in various disuises and how they found out that Mr. X didn’t operate directly but small people hired by him like shop keepers, watchmen and others give orders and. Only ACP Prithviraj and Abhi were listening to them and to avoid Pratap from listening to all this, he was just told that Vaibhav and Sheetal worked on a different case and they are here just to seek some advice. So Pratap, Daya, Kaveri and Lavanya searched the house to find anything that might help.
Daya then found a letter behind one of the cupboards probably left there by mistake. To his horror, it was written by Shruti to Viren. The letter was fishy indeed as why would Shruti need to write to Viren and the letter was addressed to this very house…it read that ‘Shruti had found her own accommodation and so Viren neednt worry any longer about her as she will be fine.’ This was something fishy for a girl to write to her hubby and so Daya took the letter to ACP Prithviraj.
ACP Prithviraj too found it weird. He asked Abhi and Daya to go to the locality Shruti mentioned she was allotted a house in and find her. He then sent Lavanya and Pratap to find about the letter to the postal office and he himself, along with Kaveri went with Vaibhav and Sheetal to investigate a few people whom they doubted.
Abhi and Daya had a tough time finding the ‘Shruti’. No one in the locality seemed to know her and so they had to knock at almost all the doors in the area. Finally then one person told them about 2 Shruti residing in the area. Abhi went to see one and Daya went to see the other one.
Abhi was tensed as things were getting onto his nerve as there certainly was something fishy about Viren and now another Shruti cropped from somewhere. Well Abhi went to the house and rang the bell. To add to his confusion and tension, came the lady with whom he had banged in the market. Abhi was too scared and kinda shy to say anything but there was something really different about her now. In the morning she looked extremely professional but now she was looking a very homely person, soberly dressed and wearing an apron and dirty hands with flour. She wasn’t angry or anything and Abhi couldn’t help smiling.
The lady too found it surprising to see Abhi standing on her doorstep. She too smiled and then without waiting to listen to him said – “I am sorry. Maine aapko subah naa jaane kya kya keh diya. Wohh zarasal mera purse chori ho gaya tha na aur us purse mein zaroori cheezein thi. Isiliye main pareshaan thi. Aur pareshaani mein maine kitna kuch keh diya bina soche ki kisse keh rahi hoon. Aapne kuch bola bhi nahi…wohh maine bolne kahan diya.”
She laughed saying so and Abhi too smiled. While she was saying all this he wanted to interfere and tell its okie but it really isn’t simple to stop a lady from speaking when she doesn’t want to stop.
Now when she was silent,
Abhi – “arre nahi. Koi baat nahi”
Lady – “par aap yahan kaise?”
Abhi – “haan..wohh janna tha ki kya aapka naam Shruti hai?”
Lady – “aap kya sach mein mere khilaf case kar rahe hain jo naam pooch rahe hain?”
Abhi – “nahi nahi…wohh kuch poochtach karni hai.”
Lady – “sirf Shruti naam ki ladkiyoin se?”
Abhi – “haan wohh case hi kuch aisa hai.”
While Abhi and the Lady were having this coversation at the door, Daya too came there. The Shruti whom Daya went to check wasn’t the correct Shruti. But she was and she did know Viren too. She called Daya and Abhi inside and then went to clean herself and then came to answer their questions.
Daya – “aap Viren ko jaanti hain?”
Shruti – “haan par kya hua?”
Abhi – “Viren ki maut ho gayi hai. Aapko pata hi hoga.”
Shruti – “haan par iss baat ko toh 3 mahine ho chuke hain na”
Abhi – “haan. Main Viren ka dost hoon. Wohh zara main Viren ke case ko dekh raha tha toh laga ki ismein kuch gadbad hai. Isiliye maine ye case dubara khola hai.”
Shruti – “ek minute, kahin aap CID Mumbai, Senior Inspector Abhijeet toh nahi?”
Abhi – “haan par aap mujhe kaise jaanti hain?”
Shruti – “Viren se aapke bare mein suna tha. College mein jab aap saath the. Pehle Viren aapki bahut baat karta tha par phir jabse uski chacha ji se ladai hui tab se meri usse baat cheet lagbhag band hi thi.”
Daya – “par Shruti aap Viren ko kaise jaanti hain?”
Shruti – “main Viren to bachpan se jaanti hoon. Hum saath saath bade hue. Main apne papa – mummy ke saath USA mein rehti thi. Jab main 10 saal ki thi, main, mummy aur papa yahan ghoomne aaye. Mere papa Viren ke papa ke bahut ache dost the. Par ek din mummy – papa Viren ke papa aur Viren ki mummy mujhe Viren ke saath ghar mein chod kar kahin bahar gaye aur raaste mein unka accident ho gaya. Mummy – Papa ke saath saath Viren ki mummy ki bhi maut ho gayi. Chacha ji ne mujhe adopt kar liya aur tab se main humesha se unke saath hi rahi hoon.”
Daya said sorry for making Shruti emotional. But she smiled wiped her eyes. However Abhi was thinking something else…something very different. Shruti and Daya both noticed it and Daya asked him whats the matter?
Abhi didn’t respond to Daya but turned to Shruti.
Abhi – “aap Shruti hain?”
Shruti – “haan….”
Abhi – “mera matlab aap Viren ke ghar ke peeche wale outhouse mein rehti thi aur aapki schooling saari yahin hui hai?”
Shruti – “haan aapko Viren ne bataya?”
Abhi – “oh my God. Toh phir wohh kaun hai?”
Shruti – “kaun?”
Abhi – “Viren ki patni…”
Shruti – “Kanya bhabhi?”
Both Daya and Abhi are surprised to hear this name. This was a new character introduced in the story.
Daya – “Viren ki patni ka naam Kanya hai?”
Shruti – “haan mujhe laga aapko pata hai”
Abhi – “Viren ki shaadi kab hui aapko pata hai?”
Shruti – “saath saal pehle”
Abhi – “saath saal pehle kya Viren ki shaadi Kanya se hi hui thi?”
Shruti – “aur nahi toh kya? Aap kaisi baat pooch rahe hain”
Abhi – “Viren se main aakhiri baar 7 saal pehle mila tha. Usnein mujhe Shruti ke bare mein bataya tha jo uske ghar mein hi rehti thi yani ke aap. Par usnein tab mujhe bola ki uski shaadi ussi Shruti se ho rahi hai.”
Shruti, Abhi and Daya all were very confused and shocked.
Shruti – “Par aisa kaise ho sakta hai? Viren ko toh main bachpan se rakhi bandh rahi hoon aur Viren khud Bhopal se Kanya Bhabhi ko laya tha.”
Daya – “ye kya chakkar hai boss?”
Shruti – “par ismein kya problem hai?”
Abhi – “problem yeh hai ki ek lady jo apne aap ko Shruti aur Viren ki wife kehti hai wohh Viren ke maut ke baad mere ghar mein reh rahi hai. Usnein yahi bataya ki uska naam Shruti hai aur wohh Viren ki patni hai.”
When they were finally inside, they checked all doors and windows were shut and they weren’t spied on, they removed their disguises and only then everyone saw that the couple was actually Vaibhav and Sheetal in disguise and no one else.
They told how they had been meeting many informants in various disuises and how they found out that Mr. X didn’t operate directly but small people hired by him like shop keepers, watchmen and others give orders and. Only ACP Prithviraj and Abhi were listening to them and to avoid Pratap from listening to all this, he was just told that Vaibhav and Sheetal worked on a different case and they are here just to seek some advice. So Pratap, Daya, Kaveri and Lavanya searched the house to find anything that might help.
Daya then found a letter behind one of the cupboards probably left there by mistake. To his horror, it was written by Shruti to Viren. The letter was fishy indeed as why would Shruti need to write to Viren and the letter was addressed to this very house…it read that ‘Shruti had found her own accommodation and so Viren neednt worry any longer about her as she will be fine.’ This was something fishy for a girl to write to her hubby and so Daya took the letter to ACP Prithviraj.
ACP Prithviraj too found it weird. He asked Abhi and Daya to go to the locality Shruti mentioned she was allotted a house in and find her. He then sent Lavanya and Pratap to find about the letter to the postal office and he himself, along with Kaveri went with Vaibhav and Sheetal to investigate a few people whom they doubted.
Abhi and Daya had a tough time finding the ‘Shruti’. No one in the locality seemed to know her and so they had to knock at almost all the doors in the area. Finally then one person told them about 2 Shruti residing in the area. Abhi went to see one and Daya went to see the other one.
Abhi was tensed as things were getting onto his nerve as there certainly was something fishy about Viren and now another Shruti cropped from somewhere. Well Abhi went to the house and rang the bell. To add to his confusion and tension, came the lady with whom he had banged in the market. Abhi was too scared and kinda shy to say anything but there was something really different about her now. In the morning she looked extremely professional but now she was looking a very homely person, soberly dressed and wearing an apron and dirty hands with flour. She wasn’t angry or anything and Abhi couldn’t help smiling.
The lady too found it surprising to see Abhi standing on her doorstep. She too smiled and then without waiting to listen to him said – “I am sorry. Maine aapko subah naa jaane kya kya keh diya. Wohh zarasal mera purse chori ho gaya tha na aur us purse mein zaroori cheezein thi. Isiliye main pareshaan thi. Aur pareshaani mein maine kitna kuch keh diya bina soche ki kisse keh rahi hoon. Aapne kuch bola bhi nahi…wohh maine bolne kahan diya.”
She laughed saying so and Abhi too smiled. While she was saying all this he wanted to interfere and tell its okie but it really isn’t simple to stop a lady from speaking when she doesn’t want to stop.
Now when she was silent,
Abhi – “arre nahi. Koi baat nahi”
Lady – “par aap yahan kaise?”
Abhi – “haan..wohh janna tha ki kya aapka naam Shruti hai?”
Lady – “aap kya sach mein mere khilaf case kar rahe hain jo naam pooch rahe hain?”
Abhi – “nahi nahi…wohh kuch poochtach karni hai.”
Lady – “sirf Shruti naam ki ladkiyoin se?”
Abhi – “haan wohh case hi kuch aisa hai.”
While Abhi and the Lady were having this coversation at the door, Daya too came there. The Shruti whom Daya went to check wasn’t the correct Shruti. But she was and she did know Viren too. She called Daya and Abhi inside and then went to clean herself and then came to answer their questions.
Daya – “aap Viren ko jaanti hain?”
Shruti – “haan par kya hua?”
Abhi – “Viren ki maut ho gayi hai. Aapko pata hi hoga.”
Shruti – “haan par iss baat ko toh 3 mahine ho chuke hain na”
Abhi – “haan. Main Viren ka dost hoon. Wohh zara main Viren ke case ko dekh raha tha toh laga ki ismein kuch gadbad hai. Isiliye maine ye case dubara khola hai.”
Shruti – “ek minute, kahin aap CID Mumbai, Senior Inspector Abhijeet toh nahi?”
Abhi – “haan par aap mujhe kaise jaanti hain?”
Shruti – “Viren se aapke bare mein suna tha. College mein jab aap saath the. Pehle Viren aapki bahut baat karta tha par phir jabse uski chacha ji se ladai hui tab se meri usse baat cheet lagbhag band hi thi.”
Daya – “par Shruti aap Viren ko kaise jaanti hain?”
Shruti – “main Viren to bachpan se jaanti hoon. Hum saath saath bade hue. Main apne papa – mummy ke saath USA mein rehti thi. Jab main 10 saal ki thi, main, mummy aur papa yahan ghoomne aaye. Mere papa Viren ke papa ke bahut ache dost the. Par ek din mummy – papa Viren ke papa aur Viren ki mummy mujhe Viren ke saath ghar mein chod kar kahin bahar gaye aur raaste mein unka accident ho gaya. Mummy – Papa ke saath saath Viren ki mummy ki bhi maut ho gayi. Chacha ji ne mujhe adopt kar liya aur tab se main humesha se unke saath hi rahi hoon.”
Daya said sorry for making Shruti emotional. But she smiled wiped her eyes. However Abhi was thinking something else…something very different. Shruti and Daya both noticed it and Daya asked him whats the matter?
Abhi didn’t respond to Daya but turned to Shruti.
Abhi – “aap Shruti hain?”
Shruti – “haan….”
Abhi – “mera matlab aap Viren ke ghar ke peeche wale outhouse mein rehti thi aur aapki schooling saari yahin hui hai?”
Shruti – “haan aapko Viren ne bataya?”
Abhi – “oh my God. Toh phir wohh kaun hai?”
Shruti – “kaun?”
Abhi – “Viren ki patni…”
Shruti – “Kanya bhabhi?”
Both Daya and Abhi are surprised to hear this name. This was a new character introduced in the story.
Daya – “Viren ki patni ka naam Kanya hai?”
Shruti – “haan mujhe laga aapko pata hai”
Abhi – “Viren ki shaadi kab hui aapko pata hai?”
Shruti – “saath saal pehle”
Abhi – “saath saal pehle kya Viren ki shaadi Kanya se hi hui thi?”
Shruti – “aur nahi toh kya? Aap kaisi baat pooch rahe hain”
Abhi – “Viren se main aakhiri baar 7 saal pehle mila tha. Usnein mujhe Shruti ke bare mein bataya tha jo uske ghar mein hi rehti thi yani ke aap. Par usnein tab mujhe bola ki uski shaadi ussi Shruti se ho rahi hai.”
Shruti, Abhi and Daya all were very confused and shocked.
Shruti – “Par aisa kaise ho sakta hai? Viren ko toh main bachpan se rakhi bandh rahi hoon aur Viren khud Bhopal se Kanya Bhabhi ko laya tha.”
Daya – “ye kya chakkar hai boss?”
Shruti – “par ismein kya problem hai?”
Abhi – “problem yeh hai ki ek lady jo apne aap ko Shruti aur Viren ki wife kehti hai wohh Viren ke maut ke baad mere ghar mein reh rahi hai. Usnein yahi bataya ki uska naam Shruti hai aur wohh Viren ki patni hai.”
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