Kissing A Devil (Complete and Continuing In The Sequel)

Chapter 53

Breaking News

The breaking news of this hour is that businessman and philanthropist Sidharth Raichand was shot. He is admitted into Lavanti Hospital. For more details we will be going to our correspondence Kriti Joshi who is outside the hospital right now.

Kriti what information do you have on Sidharth Raichand?
Dilip, doctors are yet to give us any official statement. We are still waiting outside for that. We have got the information that Sidharth Raichand was brought to the hospital in the early hours of morning. Our sources have said that he was shot at closed range. He has received multiple bullets. Operation is going on as we speak. His condition is assumed as critical. Still we are not jumping to any conclusions till we get an official confirmation.

Kriti, what is the situation there?
Dilip, as you can see there is a huge crowd behind me. There are many people who love Sidharth Raichand for his philanthropy work. They all are here waiting to know about his condition and are unanimously praying for his recovery.

Who are those people, Kriti?
The people here are mostly his employees and people from various slums. Sidharth Raichand has done good work to improve their lives.

Police have cordoned off the entrance to stop the crowd from entering the hospital. Press is asked to wait on one side.

What about his family?
His wife, mother and step father arrived at the hospital a few hours ago and they are inside waiting with his trusted men.

Thank you Kriti. We will be talking to you soon. Now we will join our correspondence Tamal who is at the dock where this incident took place.

Tamal, what do you have?
Nothing much Dilip. Police have cordoned off the area. DCP was here in the morning. Nobody is telling us anything.

Did you find out what exactly had happened?
Well, Sidharth Raichand is not only a businessman but he was the son of mafia king Raghuvir Raichand. He has enemies. As per our sources, there was an attack on him and his men while some ships were getting loaded with goods to be sent to Thailand. The attackers were not after money. They didn't loot anything but destroyed the goods that were supposed to be exported. We can see remains of burnt trucks in the docks

We have been running news since this morning. Sidharth Raichand was shot multiple times by miscreants. He was undergoing treatment in Lavanti Hospital. Kriti has some latest reports on the news. Yes, Kriti.

Dilip, the doctors have just released the statement. What we were suspecting is in fact true. Sidharth Raichand is in a very critical condition. Doctors have confirmed there were five bullet wounds, four on his chest and one at the spine. He is in the ICU right now after 10 hour surgery. The statement states that Sidharth Raichand is presently in coma and fighting for his life.

A few days later

A beach at night. There's a huge bonfire at the center with a few stalls selling alcohol, snacks and various knick knacks. A group plays music and a guy with long hair sings. Few couples, mostly foreigners, dance to the tunes. Some men and women drink and smoke weed, sitting around the fire.

A young guy sits on the sand a little away from this, watching everything. He wears shorts, a white vest and an abstract print half shirt with its buttons open over it. He wears a hat, a pair of thick rimmed glasses and an expensive watch on his wrist.

Someone moves and this guy gets up to follow him. The man is in his early 50s, curly hair, tall with thick biceps. He wears a vest and a pair of ripped jeans. He walks through the narrow lane and is joined by another man with broad shoulders and wide chest. He is the same age and height. They both laugh and talk among themselves. And a few steps behind is this guy. Just after they turn a corner they grab this guy.
"Who are you? Why are you following us?"
One of the two men asked.
"I.. I want it. Sanchez told me to go to you."
They leave him and smile.
"Horizon? You want Horizon? Do you have money?"
"Yes. 10k just as he asked."