klkwqy qoN durgfpur jf irhf
sF. znlp eyrIaf vwl icVIaf moV dy iek isgnl ‘qy KVHf sF. pulIs vfilaF dI
iek vYn myrI gwzI dy ipwCy af vwjI. mYN hYrfn ho ky hyTF Auqiraf qF vYn ƒ
clf irhf ispfhI mfÌI mMgidaF vFg myry vl Jfikaf. mYN dyiKaf myry trwk df
koeI Éfs nuksfn nhIN sI, pr vYn dI Èoa ivc zYNt pY gey sn. isgnl klIar hox
‘qy mYN gwzI qorn hI lwigaf sF qF pulIs vYn ivc bYTf sb-ieMspYktr kfhlI
nfl myry kol afieaf qy afKx lwgf-‘Èordfr jI iek imMt rokxf. gwzI sfeIz
kro.‘
mYN gwzI iek pfsy krky rok leI. vYn ivcoN do ispfhI hor AuØWqr afey qy
myrI gwzI sfhmxy KVHy ho gey. mYN soicaf myrI glqI qF koeI hY nhIN, iPr
ieh ies qrHF[[[[. AudoN hI sb-ieMspYktr inmrqf nfl boilaf-“Èordfr jI ies
ivcfry dI nOkrI clI jfxI hY. pulIs vYn df aYksIzYNt hoieaY, qUM Qfxy ibafn
ilKvf ky cly jfxf, do imMt df kMm hY.`
‘sfhb jI, gfVI qo afp log ny pICy mfrf hY, mYN kfhyN ibafn ilKvfxf hY?`
mYN hYrfn ho ky ikhf.
‘mflUm hY, Kfnf pUrqI krnf hY nf[[[[.`
‘ieh qF srfsr Dwkf hY sfhb[[[[[.`
‘plIË[[[[.` ieMspYktr df suBfa bVf nrm jfp irhf sI. mYN Qfxy jfx leI rfËI
ho igaf. hYlpr ƒ gwzI df iDafn rwKx leI kihky mYN AuhnF nfl qur ipaf.
AudoN mYƒ pqf nhIN sI, AuhnF dy iek ispfhI ny Qfxy jf ky pihlF hI aYP[
afeI[ afr[ ilKvf idwqI hY.
Qfxy phuMicaf qF ieMcfrj ny hukm idwqf. ‘-gfVI ky kfgË ly ky afE, gfVI kI
mkYnIkl rIport hoeygI. lfl bËfr (pulIs hYz kuafrtr) qoN rIport ly ky afAu.
gfVI CoV dyNgy.`
mYN Ctptfieaf-‘sfhb gfVI qo afp ky zrfeIvr ny mfrf hY, Auh BI pICy KVHI
gfVI myN[[[[.`
‘rIport my qo ilKf hY ik, afp gfVI bhuq rYÈ clf rhy Qy. iblkuwl rONg sfeIz
af ky mfrf hY.` aÌsr ny bVy TrHMmy nfl dwisaf qy ilKI rIport vl ieÈfrf
kridaF iPr ikhf, ‘Xyh dyKo.`
mYN bVf rOlf pfieaf. JuMjlfieaf. pulIs ieMspYktr ny hws ky ikhf, ‘Èordfr
jI, koeI PYdf nhIN hogf, ijqnI jldI rIport ly afeygf, gfVI CUt jfeygf.
pulIs kI vYn ky sfQ aYksIzYNt krnf koeI CotI bfq hY?`
‘ary Auh qo afp ky zrfeIvr ny kIaf hY.` mYN hYrfn bybs ho ky ikhf.
‘BfeI rIport myN qo qum ny kIaf hY.` ieMspYktr ajy vI hws irhf sI. iPr
Ausny zfZI hmdrdI idKfAuNidaF ikhf, ‘dyrI krky qUM afpxf hI nuksfn kr irhf
hYN. qIn vjy ky bfad lfl bËfr myN koeI nhIN imlygf.`
mYN awikaf pulIs mihkmy ƒ gflHF kwZdf jdoN lfl bËfr igaf, AuQy swc hI koeI
aPsr nhIN sI. sfry PIlz ivc gey sn. agly idn igafrF vjy eyrIaf aPsr
afieaf. eyQy ieh dwsx dI loV nhIN mYƒ mkYnIkl rIport ikvyN imlI, ikAuNik
sB jfxdy hn pulIs qoN pRmfx-pwqr ikvyN leIdy hn. ieQy quhfƒ iek hor Gtnf
dwsxI byhwd ZuwkvIN hY ik ies qrHF dy lokF nfl sfzy zrfeIvr ikvyN dy ho ky
twkrdy hn. ajy mYN durgfpur phuMicaf nhIN sF, pfngVH dy ieDr gwzIaF ieAuN
rukIaF hoeIaF sn, ijvyN iksy rylvy Pftk dy lMmf smF bMd rihx qy jfm lgdf
hY. zrfeIvr QF-QF tolIaF bxfeI KVHy sn. pqf lwigaf, awgy hfeIvy dI spYÈl
pulIs vfly gwzIaF dy kfgË pwqr cYØWk kr rhy hn. kuJ zrfeIvrF ny zridaF
afpxIaF gwzIaF ZfibaF Aupr lgf idwqIaF sn. kuJ zrfeIvrF kol do nMbr dy mfl
df lozH sI. keIaF dy clfn jfhlI sn. keIaF kol lfiesYNs nhIN sn.
sfry pfsy tolIaF ivc kfvF-rOlI peI hoeI sI. eyny ivc acfnk rOlf pY igaf-‘
bfÈf af igaf, bfÈf af igaf.`
sfzf BfeIcfrf jfxdf hY, bfÈf mUMh-Pwt, bybfk aqy Citaf hoieaf zrfeIvr hY.
Auh byhwd motf hY. isr cMgy mqIry ijwzf. BlvfnF vFgUM Coty-Coty isr dy
vfÜ, muwCF KVHIaF, dfVHI jVHF ‘coN rwK ky kwtI hoeI. lwqF muMn ky rwKdf.
moZy Aupr brIk zwbIaF vflf sfÌf, lMmf kuVqf, pYrIN kuwsf. kwd Cy Puwt qoN
Aupr. iksy suwky ijhy bMgflI df Aus vl Jfk ky mUMh awizaf jFdf hYrfnI nfl.
bfÈf gwzI qoN Auqiraf, sfÌy nfl kuwsf JfiVaf, iPr mUMh pUMiJaf,
‘koeI aYksIzYNt ho igaf?` zrfeIvrF dI iek tolI kol afx ky Ausny puwiCaf.
‘awgy cYikMg ho rhI hY.` keI afvfËF afeIaF.
‘bws[[[? eynI ku gwl `qy jfm lfieaY?` bfÈf hwisaf.
‘do nMbr vfilaF ƒ qy Evr loz vfilaF ƒ iswDf aMdr.`
bfÈf muÈkVIeyN hwisaf. af ky gwzI ivc bYT igaf. KlfsI ƒ Aupr kYibn ‘qy
cVHf idwqf. afp pihlF kmIË AuqfrI, cfdrf Kohl ilaf, inwkr vI Auqfr leI.
alÌ nMgf ho ky gwzI stfrt krky qor leI. qmfÈf dyKx leI sfry zrfeIvr KlfsI
mgr ho qury.
awgy, sVk dy ivckfr ispfhI ny af ky hwQ idwqf-‘ gfVI roko.`
-ary hm TIk nhIN hYN.‘ bfÈy ny bfhr mUMh kwZky ispfhI ƒ ikhf.
-nIcy Auqro sflf!‘ ispfhI ny Èoa ‘qy zMzf mfiraf.
-eyh Èoa ƒ twc nhIN krny kf aOr gflHI nhIN dyxy kf smJy? Xyh gfVHI qo
afpxI GrvflI sy iËafdf ipafrI hY.‘ bfÈf grijaf.
rOlf suxky aPsr afpxy amly dy do hor afdmI lY ky gwzI kol af igaf-‘hmfrf
afdmI gfVHI rokny ko bolqf, qum mfnqf nhIN.`
-sfhb hm TIk nhIN hYN.‘ bfÈy ny mIsxf bxidaF lfcfrI idKfeI.
-nIcy Auqro qum, gfVI bMd kro.‘ aPsr qOhIn mMn igaf.
-sfhb bolf nf, hm TIk nhIN hY.‘
-kf TIk nhIN hY?‘[[[ guwsy ivc af ky aPsr ny iKVkI KohlI qF Gbrf ky ipwCy
ht igaf. bfÈf sIt AuØWqy alÌ nMgf bYTf sI.
-sfhb pICy cYikMg Qf sB kuC Auqfr lIaf.‘ bfÈf KcrI qwkxI aPsr vl JfkidaF
boilaf.
-Bfgo XhF sy sflf hrfmI.‘ aPsr ny Ëor nfl iKVkI bMd kr idwqI.
bfÈy ny cFBl ky cIk mfrI, qy gwzI gyar ivc pf ky aYksIlytr nwp idwqf.
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