Update 58
Nanihal Ki Aur
Koi 4 baje ke aaspas halki thandak se Maadhuri ki aankh khul gai. Abhi aasman me andhera he tha lekin waha dono he nirvastra the. Maadhuri ne apne sharir ko hilaya, khade hone ki koshish me toh reedh ki haddi ke neeche halka current sa laga.
'Aah. Janwar se ne poora sharir nakara he kar dia.', Himmat karti woh khadi ho gai. Bade chucho par halki hawa lagi toh unke roye khade ho gaye lekin is sab ko najar andaaj karti woh ek baar apne kulho par hath rakhne ke baad halke kadam leti diwar ki taraf chal di. Kuch der diwar par hath rakhne ke baad woh diwar ko pakadti neeche baithne ka upkram karne lagi. Bhari chaude kulhe agar is samay ujaale me dikhte toh kisi ka bhi dil dhadakna ruk jata, yakinan. Koi 15-16 baar Maadhuri ne yahi kia jaise uthak-baithak kar rahi ho.
"Ummm.. Ab Priyanka ko yakeen hua hoga ke Arjun kaise pyaar karta hai. Aah.. yakeen karwane ke chakkar me apna kaand karwa lia.. Sii..", Khud se baat karti woh fir gadde ki taraf aai aur apna woh gown pehan kar soye hue Arjun ke hontho par ek chumban karne ke baad chaadar udha kar neeche chali gai. Seedhiya utarne me bhi pichwade ke lahu luhaan chedd me tees si machne lagti lekin himmat se woh apne kamre me aa he gai. Ek kone par Aarti so rahi thi aur uske sath he Priyanka. Maadhuri ne almari se kacchi nikal kar pehan ne ke baad gown nikal kar ek purani bra bhi pehan li. Fir tshirt kameej se khud ko atche se dhakne ke baad Priyanka ki bagal me he leit gai. Chudai lambi hui thi aur sharir bhi dukh raha tha toh jald he woh Priyanka ke sath chipakti so gai thi.
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Saadhe 6 baje ke kareeb Arjun subah ki sair aur Shastri ji se mulakaat karne ke baad ghar aaya toh seedha bathroom me ghus gaya, bahar taar par se toliya uthane ke baad. Uske mamaji ne aana tha unhe lena toh woh tayaar he rehna chahta tha. Samay toh pata nahi tha unke aane ka. Phuhare ke neeche khade hone par bhi ghar ke andar aati car ki awaaj sunai de gai thi. Matlab Sanjeev bhaiya ghar aa gaye the. Jaldi se sharir saaf karne ke baad sirf toliya lapete woh upar apne kamre me daud gaya aur usko aisa karte Rameshwar ji bhi dekh rahe the.
"Ye ni sudhrega kabhi. Pattha gabru ho gaya lekin dimag se bail he hai Kaushalya.", Unki dharampatni ji toh doodh fentne me lagi thi apne is pote ke liye aur bas muskura rahi thi. Sanjeev chupchap unke saamne baitha tha aur apne dada ji ko he dekh raha tha.
"Atcha Kaushalya andar jao aur Arjun wahi aa jayega.", Unki baat par ab Kaushalya ji ka chehra shaant ho gaya tha aur woh bina kuch kahe andar chali gai.
"Haan toh mere layak bache batao fir kya khabar hai.?", Rameshwar ji bhi uske barabar he uthkar kursi par baith gaye. Sanjeev ne shayad idhar aane se pehle he daadhi banai thi, jaisa roj ka he niyam tha aur upar se neeche tak saaf suthre press kiye kapdo aur chamakte joote bata rahe the ki anushashan koot koot ke bhara tha.
"Subah 5 baje jail se hospital le jaate samay dono ne bhaagne ki koshish ki. Ek sipahi ka kandha jakhmi karte hue dono by-pas ki taraf daud gaye. Peeche bhaagte Kamalakant aur Sub Inspector ki goliyan peeth me dil ki taraf aur dusre ke sar par lag gai. Andhera tha toh savdhani se nishana nahi lag paya. Sarkari hospital tak laate samay he dono ne dum todd dia. Postmortum ki report dopahar baad he aayegi.", Ek he saans me Sanjeev ne jaise koi ratti-rattaai report padh di thi.
"Wo aise he banegi. Ab kaam ki baat batao. Lok-Dal aur Bhaan Singh ke baare me.", Ek baar aage peeche najar daudate hue unhone fir Sanjeev ke chehre ki taraf dekha.
"Bhaan Singh ke farmhouse se 27 crore ka cash baramad hua hai, jisme se 9 crore he asli tha. Lekin kisi bhi paise ka hisab nahi mila hai. Sath he special permission se ghar aur guest-house ki talashi me kuch hathiyar, takriban 31 kilo sone ke biscuit, nepali mohar wale bhi kal raat ko recover kiye gaye. Kuch casette tape, paiso ka len-den ki files aur sabse khaas cheejein jo mili woh hain Balatkar ka video cassette aur 5 hatyaon me prayog hue chaaku, desi katta aur 2 ladkiyan. Ladkiyon ko raat he Dr Gulati ki nigrani me hospital bhej dia gaya hai. Report thodi der tak mil jayengi. Waise kal shaam se he woh najarband hai apne farmhouse par lekin koshish karega woh gadbad karne ki.", Sanjeev itni baat karne ke baad shaant ho gaya. Arjun udhar aaya toh dono ko baithe dekh pehle apne dadaji se mila aur fir bhaiya se gale lagta hua bola.
"Aap ghar ka khayal rakhna fir main 4 din baad he aaunga.", Bhaiya uski baat par muskura diye aur waise he Rameshwar ji bhi.
"Ji sir. Jaisa aap kahe. Atcha andar daadi bula rahi hai tujhe main bhi aata hu wahi.", Sanjeev bhaiya ki baat sunkar Arjun bhi hansta hua andar daud gaya.
"Pata hai ke Bhaan Singh kiske paas jayega. Lekin pehle khabar akhbaar me dalwa do fir dekhte hai kon saamne aata hai. Police-Mantri ya vyapari.", Rameshwar ji ne hath me pakda akhbaar gol kar lia tha. Awaaj me halka gussa tha lekin woh dheemi he thi.
"Aur Col uncle ki taraf se khabar?", Sanjeev ne ab apne dadaji se sawaal kia.
"Shankar ne toh pehle he keh dia tha ke hum usko rok nahi sakenge. Shaam ko Satish ne taar dikha dia tha mujhko. Baat abhi bahar nahi aai hai lekin Major Kaushal ke sath he Leutinant Ajeet Singh ki laash mili hai unki regiment ko. Pehli najar me toh yahi saamne aaya hai ki rifle se Kaushal ke sar par goli maari gai hai aur fir Singh ne apni 0.9 se khud ko shoot kia. It is an inside job so Army will never accept this and will definately make it Naksal attack." Rameshwar ji ka chehra khamosh aur aankhen namm ho chuki thi. Sanjeev bhi hataash sa unke chehre ko dekhne ke baad jameen dekhne laga tha. Kuch deir shanti barkaraar rahi. Fir Sanjeev ne halki uttejjana me lekin dhimi awaaj me he kaha.
"Chacha ki itni andar tak pahoch hai? Aur unhe kya mila ye sab karke? Jaan ki keemat kya hoti hai nahi pata jara bhi unhe. Aapne rokne ki koshish nahi ki?", Jawaan tha aur policewala bhi, isliye itna bol gaya. Rameshwar ji shaanti se apne is pote ke chehre par umda dard, gussa aur jajbaat dekh rahe the. Fir unhone jo baat kahi usko sunkar Sanjeev khud sharam se sar jhuka ke baith gaya.
"Uski pahoch hum-tum aur police se aage hai. Koshish ki thi na lekin trial ka kehne ke baad usne toh dono he gayab kar diye. Aur Shankar ko jaan ki keemat nahi pata toh woh sabse kaabil chikitsak kaise hai? Haan mera ek suputra aur hai jisne undercover he 20 katal kar diye hai jinme ek toh mere dost ka bhatija bhi tha. Koi farak nahi hai is maamle me tujhme aur usme. Pariwar ke kisi ki aankh me aansu na tu dekh sakta hai na woh toh fir dono ek dusre ko galat kaise keh rahe ho? Tu meri tarah shaant aur dharyawaan hai lekin hum dono se shaant Shankar hai. Jo bedag safed coat me kitne dhabbe chupaye rehta hai aur chal toh tu bhi uske kadmo par he raha hai. Ye akelapan hai na dil ka mere bache, sharaab aur jinda-gosht isko thanda nahi kar paayega.", Woh chupchap apne kamre ki aur chal diye lekin Sanjeev unki baat sunn-ne ke baad gardan jhuka kar unke har lafz ko dil me utarta raha.
Sach he toh kaha tha unhone ki chacha aur woh ek he jaise toh hai. Bas Sanjeev jism ko andhere me anjaan ladki ke sath thanda karta tha aur chacha jisko pasand kar lete the uske sath. Katal dono ne he kiye the aur dono he apne hath saaf rakhte the. Bas Sanjeev ka network waisa nahi tha jaisa uske chacha ka tha. 'Is baar ye jarur seekhunga.', Khud se itan kehne ke baad woh bathroom se mooh dho kar andar aa gaye jaha Arjun bas doodh khatam karne ke baad Alka aur Komal se baaton me laga hua tha.
"Didi, naani ke ghar se aap dono ke liye kya lau? Aap batao mai pakka lekar aaunga. Aur fir main waha se phone karke bhi bataunga ke kya kya udhar milta hai.", Woh sahi me khush tha aaj ghar se bahar apne nana-naani ke ghar jaane ko lekar. Komal didi uske sar par hath ferti pyaar jata rahi thi wahi Alka hans rahi thi.
"Ye jama he bailbudhi hai. Waha jo bhi milta hoga woh toh yaha bhi hoga he na. Fir woh toh hum yaha bhi le sakte hai.", Alka didi ne muskurate hue ye baat kahi.
"Didi, jarur milta hoga aur shayad atcha bhi ho. Lekin woh pyaar, woh ek dusre shehar ki yaad aur jajbaat toh nahi aayenge na sirf aise he yaha se kharidi hui cheej me? Waise bhi har shehar, jameen aur paani ka swaad apne aap me he alag hota hai toh waha ki bhi kuch khaas cheej hogi he.", Arjun ki itni gehri baat peeche khade Sanjeev bhaiya ne bhi suni aur woh uske gale me haath daalte hue bole.
"Waha ki na chamde ki jooti sabse mashoor hai. Aur fir hai waha milne wale laakh ke bane khilone aur chudiyan. Lekin rabdi-jalebi jaisi waha milti hai maine aajtak nahi khaai kabhi. Aur jab jungle jaayega na toh lakdi ke chote heeran, mor aur bahot he khoobsurat kalakritya milti hai. Mere liye toh bhure rang ki jooti, ek dabba rabdi-jalebi aur sooti pajame kurte ka kapda jarur lete aana. Aur dil kare toh jo tujhe pasand ho jungle se uski yaad lete aana.", Sanjeev bhaiya ne pehli baar apne bhai ka maatha chooma tha aur Arjun ne bhi unhe baith hue he gale se laga lia tha. Sanjeev bhaiya fir bina kuch kahe upar apne kamre me chale gaye sone ka bolkar aur darwaja band kar lia tha.
"Atcha fir hamare liye bhi tu laakh ke kade aur nok wali jooti lete aana. Main kaagaj pe panja chaap kar leke aati hu. Mera aur Ritu ka bhi.", Alka didi bhaag kar Ritu ke kamre me gai lekin woh waha nahi thi. Bahar aa kar unhone Ritu ko awaaj bhi lagai lekin jawaab nahi aaya.
"Woh abhi tak so rahi hai Alka, jaa usko jaga de mere kamre se.", Rekha ji ne chai ka bartan saaf karte hue kaha toh Alka hairani se dekhti unke kamre me chal di jaha Ritu abhi tak sikudi hui soi padi thi.
"Meri jaaan..", Alka ne kaan me sargoshi ki toh Ritu ne aankhen band kiye he muskurate hue kaha.
"Tu gala kyo faad rahi thi? Neend kharaab kar di na meri."
"Oye madam. Saadhe 7 baj chuke hai aur abhi Arjun ne chale jana hai. Tu soti rahiyo aur mai chali uske pas. " Alka bhagne lagi toh hath pakad kar Ritu ne bister par gira lia.
"Woh khud yahi aayega dekh lio. 2 minute bahar mat jaa.", Apne sath he Alka ko litati Ritu boli aur neeche wale hath se uska ek ubhaar masal dia.
"Kameeni. Sudhar ja kahi bhi shuru ho jati hai. Waise raat tu chaachi ke sath kaise so gai.?", Alka ne bhi apne neeche wale hath se Ritu ka ubhar halke se mehsoos karte kaha. Dono he chehre se shant aur ek dusri ko dekh rahi thi.
"Yar sach kahu toh neend toh kal raat he aai mujhe. Sach me maa ke seene se lagne ke baad kuch yaad he nahi raha. 11 se 7 baje tak tu khud he soch maine karwat he nahi badli.", Ritu ke chehre par alag he chamak aa gai thi yaad karke ki kaise woh saari raat maa se chipki doodh peeti rahi thi. Subah koi 5 baje ke pas maa ne uske upar chaadar karte hue khud ko alag kia tha.
"Ab ye bhi bata de ki ye chamak ki kahani kya hai? Chaachi ke chehre par aisi chamak dekhi hai maine lekin tu toh aaj pehli bar unke jaise dikh rahi hai.", Alka kuredna chahti thi lekin ye bhi pata tha ke Ritu kuch nahi chupati us se. Idhar Arjun dono ke paanv pakad kar kheenchta hua bola.
"Uthane aai thi aap aur fir khud inke sath so rahi ho. Maa dekhna inhe dono ko.", Arjun ki baat par Ritu didi khilkhila kar hansne lagi wahi Alka didi usko paanv choddne ko bol rahi thi. Fir Arjun ne bhi hanste hue dono ke paanv chodd diye aur wahi baith gaya bister ke kinare par.
"Toh fir kab aayenge mamaji?", Ritu ne bhi baith kar apne kapde thik kiye aur Arjun ko hasrat bhari nigaho se dekha.
"10 baje. Waise aap bhi kapde rakh he lo agar meri baat maano toh.", Arjun ne bhi gujarish ki thi unka mann padhte hue.
"Nahi bhai. Garmi ki chuttiyon me dekhenge. Aur fir abhi tu he ja, humko kaam bhi hai bahot. 3-4 din atche se apne notes aur next year ki books review kar lengi hum dono.", Ritu ka dil tha apne bhai ke sath kuch pal bitane ka lekin abhi bhi woh aisa samay sirf akele me he bita sakti thi. Beshak Preeti ya Alka se koi raaj na chupa tha lekin ye toh sehaj hone ki baat he thi. Alka ka bhi dil tha ki Arjun jaane se pehle unke sath rahe lekin woh bhi khamosh he thi.
"Atcha aap ab khadi ho jao aur main bahar he milta hu.", Arjun ko aise waha baithna atcha nahi lag raha tha. Aur woh bina kuch sune he bahar nikal lia.
"Tujhe bhi uske sath samay chahiye tha na.?", Alka ki is baat par Ritu bhi muskura he di.
"Jab dono ko he wahi chahiye ho toh ek he samay me toh mushkil he hoga.", Halki sharam ke sath Ritu ne ye baat kahi lekin Alka ke chehre par kutil muskaan aa gai thi.
"Jara soch toh sahi ek he bister par tu, main aur Preeti Arjun ke sath. Haaye."
"Chup kar kamini. Kaisi baatein karne lagi hai tu. Main bathroom ja rahi hu aur tu meri coffee bana le itne.", Alka ki baat sunkar Ritu bhaag he gai thi.
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"Didi, 3 sawaal hain?", Arjun ne almari thik karti Maadhuri didi se itna kaha toh ek pal ke liye woh khamosh si hoti uska chehra dekhne lagi.
"Aap pehle sawaal toh sun lijiye. Pehla. Aapne chatt par khud gadde lagaye the aur fir mujhe paani lene neeche bheja. Jabki waha toh pehle he ek bottle rakhi thi. Dusra. Aap neeche aa kar so gai thi jabki aapko shayad mere baad he aana chahiye tha. Teesra. Kaun hai jo ab hum dono ke baare me jaanta hai."
Teeno he sawaal sateek the aur Maadhuri ka chehra neeche jhuk gaya. Woh kuch keh na paai bas kapde par apni ungliya uljhane lagi thi. Wahi Arjun shaant sa unko atche se tatol raha tha.
"Matlab ye hua ki jab main upar paani lekar aaya toh koi aur tha jisko iski jaankari thi. Dusra jawaab. Aap neeche aa gai pehle he kyonki aapko bhi pata tha ke main gadde upar he choddkar bahar ghumne chala jaunga toh shayad kuch nishaan pukhta mil sakte hai hamare milan ke. Teesra. Alka, Roopali aur Komal didi sath soi thi, Ritu didi maa ke sath toh bachi Priyanka-Aarti didi jisme se Aarti didi toh katai aisi nahi hongi kyonki unhe main shayad sabse behtar jaanta hu. Toh aapne ye sab Priyanka didi ke sath sanjha kia. Aap badi hai toh aapne ye sab kuch soch ke he kia hoga lekin ek pal bhi nahi socha ke is sabka parinaam kya ho sakta hai?", Arjun ke swar me na gussa tha na he narajgi aur wahi Maadhuri ke aankhen halki dabdaba gai thi kyonki Arjun ne har baat ko spasht bata dia tha. Beshak Maadhuri aur Priyanka ke beech pakki dosti aur raaj honge lekin aise Arjun ka unse safaai maang lena ek tarah se vishwas todna he the Maadhuri ka uske liye. Arjun fir aage kuch kahe bina bahar nikal gaya jaha table par khana laga hua tha.
'Priyanka teri jidd ne ye kya karwa dia? Khud he apne chote bhai ki najro me gir gai main.' Maadhuri ki aankhon se woh ruke he aansu kisi nadi ki taraha behne lage the aur woh bister ke kinare apna chehra hatho me liye baith gai thi. Ab khud unhe bura lag raha tha ke jarurat se jyada karna kitna galat hota hai. Priyanka kuch der baad andar aai toh Maadhuri ki aankhon me aansu dekh darwaja band karti unke sar par hath ferne lagi.
"Kya hua?"
"Arjun ko sab khud he pata chal gaya aur ab uski najro me maine uska vishwas todd dia hai. Meri bhi galti hai Priyanka jo maine is hadd tak hum dono ko tere saamne nanga kar lia ki ab sach me he khud par ghinn aa rahi hai. Tu he rajdar thi na meri aur sab dekhna tha na, toh ab jaa aur fir sab tu he thik kar. Arjun ruth gaya toh main jaanti hu woh fir mujhe apne kareeb kabhi nahi aane dega.", Lagbhag Priyanka ko bahar dhakelte hue Maadhuri ne kaha aur takiye me mooh dabati woh leti gai. Priyanka ka toh chehra peela padd gaya tha Arjun ka saamna karne ki soch kar he. Woh kaise khud jaa kar qabool kare ki woh dekhna chahti thi ki Arjun uske sath woh sab karega toh woh sehan kar paayegi ya nahi? Kaise kahe ki woh pratham milan ka dard dekhna chahti thi jiske liye uski sabse khaas behan aur dost ne apna peeche ka rasta sirf uski khushi ke liye khulwa lia tha.? Woh Arjun ki najro ka saamna nahi kar payegi... Fir kuch sochti hui Priyanka bahar nikli aur Ritu ke kamre se ek kaagaj par kuch likhne ke baad khaane ki table tak aa khadi hui.
Arjun toh bilkul swabhavi roop se baitha hansta-bolta khana kha raha tha aur uske sath he baithi Ritu coffee pee rahi thi. Aaj waha Roopali khana khilane me lagi thi aur Lalita ji ke sath Komal didi khana bana rahi thi. Priyanka ne himmat dikhate hue seedha Arjun ke pas jaa kar woh parchi saamne kar di.
"Ye samaan la dega Arjun mere liye, jaruri hai.", Arjun ne bharpoor nigah us ek lakir par daali. '5 minute ke liye apne kamre me milo khaane ke baad, request hai.'
"haan laa deta hu didi. Bas mera khana ho gaya hai toh main bas bahar he ja raha hu.", Arjun ne aakhiri garaai mooh me daalne ke baad plate sarka di Roopali ki taraf. Idhar ye dono anjaan the us shakhs se jiska naam Alka tha. Alka ne Priyanka didi ko woh thoda sa fata hua kagaj mutthi me band kar bahar nikalte dekh lia tha aur Priyanka ke waha se jaane ke baad seedha andar chal di jaha woh khuli rough notebook desk par rakhi thi aur ek pen khula hua wahi pada tha. Geometry se jaldi se pencil nikal kar Alka ne faade gaye panne ke pichle panne par usi jagah pencil ko chalaya toh ek line ubhar aai '5 minute ke liye apne kamre me milo khaane ke baad, request hai.' Aur isko padhne ke baad woh muskurati hui Ritu ke pas aa baithi jahan na Arjun tha aur na Priyanka.
"Jaldi chal mere sath bahar wale raste se upar.", Kaan me haule se usne itna kaha toh Ritu ki aankhe bhi chamak gai. Dono he araam se galiyare se bahar aa nikli.
"Kya chakkar hai ye Priyanka aur Arjun ka?", Ritu ne ye sawaal kia toh Alka ne hontho par ungli rakhte hue aankh maar di.
"Chup rahiyo. Aur chappal yahi utaar de." Alka ki baat par Ritu ne bhi waisa he kia aur ye dono James Bond kuch he pal baad Arjun ke darwaje se ek taraf kadam karti dawraje par he kaan lagaye thi. Paanv isliye dur kiye thi waha Arjun ki najar parchaai par padd sakti thi.
"Arjun, Maadhuri ko maine he kaha tha ye sab karne ke liye. Please meri baat samajh aur unki baat ka bura mat maan.", Priyanka andar bister par baithi thi aur thodi ghabrai bhi hui thi. Lekin Arjun bas araam se baitha tha.
"Aap kya dekhna chahti thi aise.?"
"Woh main nahi bata sakti lekin itna vaada hai ke ye baat kabhi meri jubaan par nahi aayegi. Meri utsukta thi bas dekhne ki. Maadhuri ki isme galti nahi hai maine kasam di thi toh woh badi muskhil se raaji hui thi."
"Didi, aap jitne poora sach nahi batayengi main kuch kehne wala nahi aur fir ek ghante baad main chala jaunga. Aapke pas 2 minute hai kyonki 3 khatam ho chuke.", Arjun ne kalai ghadi dekhte hue kaha toh Priyanka bilkul khamosh ho gai thi. Sach bolne ke siwa koi rasta nahi tha uske pas aur jhooth Arjun pakad he lega. Jaisa usne dekh he lia tha ke Maadhuri kase fass gai thi.
"main.. main.. Main tere sath karne se pehle dekhna chahti thi ki ye sab kaise hota hai aur kitna dard hota. Maadhuri ne mere kehne par he peeche se karwaya tha kyonki aage se pehle he ho chuka tha. Aur usne ye bhi kaha tha ke itna he khoon niklega jitna mujhe chaadar par dikhega. Aur yahi sab sach hai. Iske baad main teri najro me gir jaungi lekin main Maadhuri se itna pyar karti hu ki mujhe ye manjoor hai.", Sab baat khatam karne ke baad Priyanka sar jhuka ke wahi baith gai thi.
"Aapko pata hai na ki main kisi ko dukh nahi de sakta aur fir aap behan ho meri, badi. Ye baat jis tarah se hui hai waise iska galat he matlab nikalta hai na.? Aap khud aai thi mere pas lekin maine aapko utna he pyaar dia tha. Koi jabardasti nahi toh fir jab aap yahi mere sath karna chahti thi toh main tab bhi pyaar se he karta. Chalo koi baat nahi, samajhdar logo se bhi aisa ho he jata hai. Ab unko bol dena ki is baar woh dekhengi aur unki jagah aap hongi, agle ravivar us jagah waise he raat me.", Arjun ne Priyanka ka chehra upar karke araam se honth choomne ke sath he unka bada ubhaar daba dia. Priyanka itne me he sisak gai aur bahar khadi Alka ke chehre par kutil muskaan aa gai.
"Arjun tu andar hai kya? Chachi neeche bula rahi hai.", Aur dono neeche bhaag gai. Idhar Priyanka bhi sharmati hui peechle raste se bahar chali gai toh Arjun hansta hua apni almari se purse aur paise lene laga. Sanjeev bhaiya ka darwaja halke se dhakela toh woh band he tha. Unhe soya chodd kar woh bahar se he neeche utar aaya.
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"Jai hind sir.", Tejpal Sharma ne baithak me andar aane ke baad Rameshwar ji ko salaam karte hue kaha. Col sahab bhi unke sath he baithe the.
"Aao bhai pehle araam se baitho. Ye apna ghar hai aur main retired aadmi hu. Rishteydar ho abhi tum Tejpal, haan agar giraftar karne aaye ho toh bhai ijjat mat do.", Vyang se Rameshwar ji ne unka swagat karte hue baithne ko kaha toh Col sahab ne kas ke unse hath milaya aur sofe par apne pas he baithne ko kaha. Apni topi ko wahi table par rakhte hue Tejpal ji bhi baith gaye.
"Uncle ji aapko dekhne ke baad hath khud he salaam ke liye uth jata hai. Aap retire ho chuke hai aisa toh aaj bhi nahi lagta.", Col sahab bhi is baat par muskura uthe.
"Bhai ye baat toh sau aanne sahi kahi. Bhai sahab har dusre teesre din he shehar ka daura karte dikhte hai. Jaise aajtak sabhi file aur case wahi chal rahe ho jo 10 saal pehle inhone chodde the.", Teeno he log muskura diye the.
"Waise uncle ji, ab sabse anubhavi aur daksh hai ye apne kaam me ki khud aala adhikari kehte rehte hai ke hum log inke jaise bann nahi payenge. Jo maan-dand aap bana kar gaye hai asal me toh wahi lakshya sa hai har adhikari ka.", Tejpal ki lafzo me saaf prashansa aur aadar tha. Jisko ye dono bujurg maan bhi rahe the.
"Dekho yar Tejpal, ye khud hafte me 6 din Cantt me jata hai aur mujhe vyast kehta hai. Waise aaj bhi koi khabar chal rahi hai shayad.", Rameshwar ji ki baat se Tejpal ke muskurate chehre par gambhirta ke baav aa gaye the.
"Ji uncle. Jo hua hai woh ek tarah se sahi hua hai. Lekin lagta hai ke is baar baat kuch badi aur pechida he hai. Jitender-Vishnu ke jurm ki dastaan Bhaan Singh ke ghar se judi hai aur kuch der pehle 4 report bhi aai thi. Khair mere station ka is se kuch lena dena nahi lekin apne Kamalkant ji senior hone ke sath he purane dost hai toh unhone mujhe bhi civil hospital bulaya tha." Tejpal thoda chup hua toh Col sahab ne unka chehra dekha.
"Woh Advocate Bansal ki beti ka rape clear ho gaya hai. Sath he Bhaan Singh ka dono ke sath rishta bhi ek file ne khol dia hai. Police ke 2-3 log bhi the jinhone vardaat me istemaal hue Chaaku, katte aur balatkaar ke saboot gayab karke Bhaan Singh ke supurd kar diye the. Kamalkant ka kehna hai ke woh sabhi beshak abhi gumnaam hai lekin kuch undercover unke peeche lage hue hai.", Tejpal ki baat par Rameshwar ji ne thodi si hairangi jataai.
"Undercover? Policewale Bhaan Singh ko saboot bhijwa rahe the?", Unhone ye baatein prashnatmak tarike se kahi toh Tejpal ka chehra bhi waisa he bana hua tha.
"Lekin uncle jo baat mujhe pichle 2 ghante se sata rahi hai woh inse alag hai. Maine dono mujrimo ki body dekhi thi aaj morchary me. Jahan tak goli ka sawaal hai toh woh koi regular service rivolver ki goli nahi thi. German P7 semi-automatic pistol he aise maar sakti hai. Glock ya 9mm ka nishaan aur jakham waisa nahi hota. Aur Kamakant ji ke pas aisa koi hathiyar nahi hai, meri najar me.", Rameshwar ji apne bete ke saale se bade prabhavit hue the.
"Hmm.. Sahi baat hai. Aur tum toh waise bhi firearms me 5 saal gujaar chuke ho toh mujhe koi sandeh nahi is baat par ki tum jo keh rahe ho woh galat hoga. Lekin fir wahi baat aati hai ke aisa kyon hua.", Col sahab apne dost ko bhi jaante the aur unke policia mann ko bhi. Wo bas chupp he the. Aur idhar Komal didi tray me paani chaai lekar aai aur fir apne bade mama se aashirwad lene ke baad bahar chali gai.
"Dekhiye uncle, mujhe in sabse aitraaj nahi hai. Kaam vibhaag ka he hai aur kia bhi apne he kisi vyakti ne hai. Jaha tak sawaal hai encounter aur Bhaan Singh ka toh saaf hain ki ye isliye hua ki fir kisi tarah ye dono na bach nikle uski taqat ki wajah se. Aur itna bada kaand raato-raat kia toh mere jaisa ek 2 sitara aadmi kuch samajhne layak he nahi kyonki ye hua toh sabhi bade adhikariyon ki najar me hua hai. Bas aise loophole he mujhe pareshan kar rahe hai.", Rameshwar ji ko bhi ab samajh aa gaya tha ke ye imaandar aur saafdil vyakti apne department ki choti galtiyon se dukhi hai.
"Ho jata hai beta. Kai baar jab samay kam ho aur kaam bahot jyada toh pyaado ki chinta choddkar vajir ke peeche haathi pagal ho jata hai. Lekin ye galat shatranj hai jo is baar kheli gai hai. Tumhari baat se sehmat hu main aur baat karunga jarur ye. Ab jara apni behan aur baaki bacho se bhi mil lo. Apne pitaji ko mera sneh dena aur shehar wapis aane par itilla karna. Kuch kaam hai tumhare thaane ke pas.", Unki baat par Tejpal ji ne dono ke paanv choo kar aashirwad lia aur fir apni topi uthate hue Kaushalya ji ka pyaar lete andar wale dining table ke pas aa khade hue.
Arjun is baar bilkul alag tarah se mila tha. Uchalta hua woh seedha unke seene ja laga aur woh bhi apne bhanje ko dekh vardi-ghar sab bhool goad me utha khade ho gaye.
"Oye kapoot, kyo apne mama ki jaan lene par tula hai. Bailbuddhi utar goad se.", Kaushalya ji ne danta toh Arjun hansta hua alag hua. Fir Ritu, Alka ke sath baaki sab bhi mile unse aur Rekha ji ne bhi bhai se aupcharik gale lagne ke baad ek chai ka cup table par rakh dia. Kaushalya ji ne boondi ke laddu, biscuit aur mewe rakhte hue fir se Tejpal ke sar par hath fera aur sath baith gai. Arjun bhi udhar he baitha tha lekin Rekha ji apne kamre me chali gai thi Komal aur Ritu ke sath.
"Tere se meri narajgi kam nahi hone wali Bittu. Tu shehar me hai aur is budhiya ko dekhne ka samay nahi tere pas.", Bittu unhe sirf unki maa, pitaji aur Kaushalya ji he kehti thi. Tejpal ka bhi prem tha unke sath bas rishta aisa tha ki jyada aa nahi sakte the.
"Maaji, hamesha aapke kadmo me he toh hu. Mere har thaane ka pata sabse pehle jija aur aapke he pas hota hai. Aap bas bol dia kijiye ya kabhi samay nikal kar is bete ke ghar ko bhi dhanya kar de.", Izzat aur maan se unhone apna pyaar dikhaya.
"Haan tera jija hai na, kuch jyada he kaam karwata hai tujhse. Chal koi ni is baar garmi ki chuttiyon me main jaunge tere ghar. Sunanda se shikayat bhi lagau jara teri. Kitni baar keh chuki ke tu mera beta hai, apni behan ka ghar mat samjha kar. Upar se tere uncle toh khud yaad karte rehte hai tujhe. Ab ye bata bahu ko kab la raha hai?"
"Maaji, aapka he ghar hai woh bhi. Maa toh bahot yaad karti hai lekin aap 2 saal se aaye he nahi milne. Bas Rinku aur Monu ki shaadi wale din aaye the. Ab toh ghar bhi thoda thik karwa dia hai pehle se. Aapko atcha lagega dekhne ke baad. Aur Pooja aayegi mere sath jab Rekha ko choddne aaunga wapis. Filhal toh ghar he hai dono betiyo ke imtihaan ho gaye the toh maa-pitaji ke pas chali gai.", Tejpal badi aatmiyata se baat kar raha tha. Idhar Sanjeev bhaiya ne sara samaan gaadi me rakhwa dia toh woh khud chalte aaye aur Tejpal ji aashirwad lene ke baad wahi baith gaye.
"Mamashri, aapne toh kasam khai hai ke nahi aana jaise saal me ek baar se jyada.", Sanjeev bhaiya ab muskurana seekh gaye the. Bacho ke jaise ek laddu plate se utha kar aadha Arjun ko dete aur aadha khud khate woh bole toh Tejpal ji bhi chai ki chuski lete hans diye.
"Sanjeev yar tu khud jaanta hai mere sath kya kia gaya hai. Bhai 24 ghante wali zindagi ho chuki hai. Ab toh yaad bhi nahi kab patang udaai thi tere sath aakhiri baar.", Kaushalya ji bhi inki baaton par muskura rahi thi. Pata chal raha tha ke ye policewala aadmi ek jindadil insaan tha.
"Is baar Shimla ghoom ke aate hai. 2 mahine se jyada ki chuttiyan padi hongi aapki toh dikkat nahi aane wali.", Sanjeev ki baat ka kuch matlab samajhte hue bas aankhon se he haan kaha itne me he Ritu ki awaaj aai.
"Mamaji, samaan rakh dia.", Tejpal ji bhi bina deri kiye uth khade hue aur ek baar fir Lalita ji aur Kaushalya ji ke paanv choone ke baad Sanjeev se gale milne lage. Idhar ek pooja ki thali se Kaushalya ji ne unhe tilak karte hue 1100 diye, jaise woh hamesha karti thi.
"Maaji?", Unhone itna he kaha tha ke Kaushalya ji ne ghoor kar dekha. Muskurate hue woh bhi apne bhanje aur behan ke sath bahar nikal gaye. Table par chodd gaye the 10 lifafe jinpar Sanjeev ke sath he Kaushalya ji ki bhi najar padi.
'Sanjeev, Maadhuri, Priyanka, Komal, Alka, Ritu, Tara, Aarti, Sh. Rameshwar ji, Maaji.' yahi naam likhe the harek kagaj par ek naam. Unhe shayad Roopali ka pata nahi tha. Kaushalya ji ne Sanjeev ko uska lifafa dia aur apne wala kholkar usme rakhe shagun ke 1100 Roopali ko pakda diye jo bahar se andar aa rahi thi.
"ye tere mama dekar gaye hai. Tere liye.", Unhone itna kaha toh Roopali ek halki muskaan se dusri mutthi me rakhe 2100 unhe dikhati boli.
"Mamaji ne abhi bahar he ye diye hai aisa bolkar ki pichli raakhi ke nahi diye the toh jurmane ke sath ye mere hai.", Kaushalya ji ke dil me Tejpal ki ye choti si pyaari baat gehra asar kar gai thi. Lifafa bhool gaya lekin pyaar dena nahi.
"Atchi baat hai lekin ye bhi tu he rakh le.", Unhone dene chahe toh Sanjeev bhaiya ne woh paise pakde aur araam se apni jeb me rakhte daadi ko dekhte bahar nikal gaye.
"Le maar gaya daka woh tere paise par.", Aur dono hans padi.
Idhar Arjun sabhi se milne ke baad ek baar fir Sanjeev bhaiya ke gale lag gaya.
"Chal nautanki, waha phone bhi hoga. Main shaam ko ghar he raha karunga toh phone kar lio. Ab ja nahi toh fir yahi rok lunga.", Apne bhai ko kas ke gale lagane ke baad fir gaadi ka darwaja khol ke andar kia aur fir ghar me aa gaye.
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Shehar se bahar sadak ke dono he taraf atchi hariyali thi. Arjun aage apne mama ke sath baitha bas najara karne me laga tha wahi uski maa apne bade bhai se baatein kar rahi thi. Ye sadak wahi thi jaha aage Manjubala ka bhi gaanv tha. Koi aadhe ghante baad woh bhi paar ho gaya toh Arjun ko yaad aaya budhwar ko Manjubala se uska milne ka lekin woh toh ab nanihal ja raha tha. Mushkil se 20 minute baad he woh log is chote shehar me aa gaye the jaha makaano-dukano se jyada hariyali thi aur shaanti. Ye uska nanihal tha. Chehre par muskaan teri gai thi apni maa se ye jaan kar ki uska nanihaal koi itna dur na tha.
"Le beta hum aa gaye apne ghar. Bas chup rehna aur peeche chalna, dekhte hai kon pehchanta hai tujhe.", Apne bade mama ki baat par Arjun hans dia. Fir Tejpal ji ne khud he 2 bag uthaye aur Rekha ke sath andar chal diye. Arjun unke peeche chalta is mehal se ghar ko dekh raha tha. Unke ghar ke jaisa he bada bagicha tha lekin thik uske baad kataar se khadi 5 gaadiya. Ghar ke barabar he khulla aangan tha ye aur ek taraf thoda kacha teen ki chaadar se bana gaaye-bhainso ka bada. Makaan ki taraf sara farsh safed sangmarmar se bana tha. Lekin koi dikhai nahi de raha tha. Itne me he ek bhaalu se baalo wala jhabrila kutta bhaagta aaya aur Rekha ji ke saamne dono paanv upar karta khada ho gaya.
"Mera bacha. Kaisa hai tiger?", Unhone toh jaise baahon me he bhar lia tha is shikari kutte ko aur fir baramde ka darwaja khula toh 7-8 chehre ek-ek karte bahar aa nikle. Haath me aarti ka bada thaal liye woh bujurg aurat sakshaat uski maa si lag rahi thi. Baal bas kuch chaandi ka rang liye lekin lambaai maa se bhi 3 inch upar aur doodh si gori. Ye Arjun ki naani Sunanda thi jo apne dono bacho ko chodd sidha Arjun ke saamne aa khadi hui thi. Unke peeche he 6 feet ke tandrust se lekin safed baal aur safed daadi wale vyakti muskurate hue Arjun ko he dekh rahe the. Pandit Kundan Sharma, Arjun ke nanaji.
"Main kehti thi na ji aapse ke mera Arjun aayega toh usme sabki jhalak milegi. Ye mera beta hai.", Tilak karne ke baad thaali Rekha ko deti woh jor se Arjun ke gale ja lagi aur kai der tak waise he khadi rahi. Udhar Rekha ji apne pita se milne ke baad apni bhabhi aur unke bacho se milne lagi thi. Tiger unke peeche peeche he ghoom raha tha. Arjun ka dil itne sukoon se bhar gaya tha apni naani ke gale lagne se jaise woh unka he hissa tha jo aaj mil gaya ho wapis.
"Bhagywan, jara humko bhi naapne do hamari naati ki sehat.", Unki baat par ye khoobsurat mahila bheegi aankhon se muskurati ek taraf hui toh Kundan ji ne Arjun ko apne seene se laga lia. Is umar me bhi woh khoob tagde the aur Arjun ke liye bhi unke mann me wahi vichar aaye.
"Nana se bhi lamba ho gaya ye toh. Waah beta jab pehle dekha tha toh itna sa tha aur ab dekho jara.", Fir uske kandhe par hath rakh woh usko apne sath he andar le aaye toh unke sath he Naani bhi aa gai aur Arjun ko sabse milwane lagi.
"Beta ye hai teri choti naani (Sumitra), badi maami (Pooja), Bittu(Tejpal) ki ardhangini. Ye hai Mamta, Raju (Rajesh) ki biwi. Aur ye dono hain teri badi behne aur Bittu ki jaan. Somya aur Kanchan, tere he shehar me degree kar rahi hai. Tere bade nana toh Mandi gaye hai lekin badi naani abhi mandir se aane wali hogi. Monu aur Rinku khet par hai chote nana ke sath lekin teri dono choti maamiyan upar kaam me lagi hai bas aati he hongi. Mamta ki bitiya (Swati) bas pas me gai hai scooty lekar toh us se bhi mil liyo. Aur ye hai is ghar ka sabse chota sadasya Tiger.", Arjun ne sabhi ke paanv chue the lekin sabhi ne usko gale he lagaya. Somya aur Kanchan didi ne bhi bejhijhak apne chote bhai ko gale lagate hue prashansha he ki thi. Lekin jab Tiger naam lia naani ne toh ye German Shepherd Arjun se waise he mila jaise woh Rekha ji se mila tha aur Arjun ne bina dare, swabhavik he uske sar ko pyaar se thapthapaya. Sabhi log andar aa gaye the is bade haal me jaha vilasita ki har cheej uplabdh thi.
"Chachi main jara nahane ja raha hu. Aap ye samaan rakhwa dijiyega Rekha ka uske kamre me aur Chacha ji khaane ke baad mandi he chalte hai.", Tejpal ji ne itna kaha aur fir andar ki taraf chale gaye.