WAR IN THE CURSED LAND✔️

10

Dev : ok !

Dev agreed at last . Amukta felt happy. Raghav Raju's happiness have no limits. 

Dev : you go home. We will come in the evening.

Raghava Raju : note down the address.

Dev : not necessary ! I remembered the address of that house where my parents got humiliated when i was  a kid.

Raghava Raju was taken aback. He didn't expect that dev would remember every single thing from the past and mug it up in his mind. He is really feeling bad for his nephew and he know very well that even he is at fault.

Raghava Raju : I know that you will agree. You are my li'll sister Vasudha's son. You inherited her qualities. Even she is adamant like you. 

Raghava Raju left the place happily. Amukta held dev's arm and looked at him. He is looking at Raghava Raju with an irritated face. 

Dev : what madam ? Why are you looking at me like that ?

Amukta : You are so cute !

Dev : seriously ammu ? You are saying that I am cute when i am hell irritated.

Amukta : yes ! 

Dev : then you'll be the cutest person on this planet from my view.

Amukta : really ? 

Dev : yes ! 

Amukta :ok ! Pause the talk. Let's get back to the work.

Dev followed amukta into the lab . She gave a mask and pair of gloves to him. He wore them. She explained him about her findings. He nodded. 

Dev : i think we should meet that PT's family.

Amukta : ok ! 

Dev : had lunch ?

Amukta : no ! 

Dev : let's go home.

Amukta nodded. They went home and dev changed into some casual clothes. Amukta reheated the curry that  she cooked before going to lab and switched the rice cooker on. They had their food and amukta called mythri.

Amukta : hello mythri !

Mythri : hi amukta ! 

Amukta : do you know the address of the PT teacher who used to work here before the present one ?

Mythri : yes ! He is from a tribal area. I'll send  the address to you.

Amukta : ok !

Amukta cut the call.

Dev : what did she say ?

Amukta : she said she will send the location !

Dev : ok !

Amukta's phone pinged as mythri sent the location to her.

Amukta : she sent ! It is 3 kilometres away.

Amukta gave her mobile to dev.

Dev : I'll enquire them and come back in the evening. We have to talk with previous DCP about something that is important for solving this case.

Amukta : I want to come with you ! My presence might be helpful.

Dev : ok !

Dev nodded after thinking for few seconds. He realised that woman from such remote areas won't talk to an unknown man easily. Moreover he is a police. But he is concerned about amukta because he don't want to let her get into a trouble in any circumstances. 

He started his bike and amukta sat behind him. He drove towards the address that mythri gave. After 2 kms they stopped the bike and got down. No vehicles can go forward after that point. It is a narrow muddy road. As they walked towards the narrow lane they got everyone's attention. There are some old woman who are gossiping about something. They stopped by looking at them. Few kids are playing with the lambs near what looked like a closed well. They are pouring water on each other and giggling . As the water touch them the lambs are wriggling. Amukta walked towards a lady who looks like someone from late 40s.

Amukta : namsthey sister !

That lady : namasthey madam ! 

Amukta : do you know where gopi's house is ?

That lady looked at them confusedly. 

That lady : 3 houses away from my house. Can you see that green saree ?

Amukta : yes !

That lady : that's his mother's saree.

Amukta : thank you ! 

Amukta went to that house and dev walked behind her. Amukta observed the house. It is a small hut with mud walls which will break easily if someone like dev kicks it. She saw a cycle which is now covered with rust. She knocked the bamboo door carefully. She is scared that it might get detached.

She heard some sound from inside. It's the sound of bangles. She understood that someone is coming to open the door. Gopi's mother opened the door. She is looking very pale and shattered. Behind the dirt on her face amukta noticed her beautiful face. She is looking at them with questioning eyes.

Amukta : namasthey amma ! We are here to talk about gopi .

Gopi's mother : did you know his whereabouts ? Where is my son amma ? You are police right ? Is he alright ?

Amukta : amma please calm down ! I have to ask you few questions.

Gopi's mother : ask me amma !

Amukta : yes ! He is police. We are trying to find out about your son. What happened to him ?

Gopi's mother : he left the house saying that he is in love with kalavathi. Even she works in the same school. He said that kalavathi's mother didn't agree for the wedding and they are eloping. He said that he will return after few months. But...

Amukta : but ?

Gooi's mother : I saw kalavathi after 1 week . She seemed to be completely normal. She behaved as if nothing happened. I asked her about gopi. She said that he never came to meet her. She said that they broke up 2 months ago.

Amukta : what ?

Gopi's mother : yes madam ! 

Amukta : does he have any tattoo ?

Gopi's mother : yes amma ! He have kalavathi's name written on his hand. I scolded him badly because i was scared about the society. They won't spare him if they get to know that he is in love with kalavathi. She is not  from our community.

Amukta : didn't you ask her again ?

Gopi's mother : no !

Amukta : why ?

Gopi's mother : i felt that she genuinely don't know about him. 

Amukta : does he have any rivalry with anyone ?

Gopi's mother : no madam ! But once he fought with a police. 

Amukta : who is that police ?

Gopi's mother : CI Somasekhar.

Amukta : why he fought with him ?

Gopi's mother was silent . Tears rolled down from her eyes.

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