The Eye Witness: one who saw everything but saw nothing

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11: 30 pm Anand housing society Delhi

               In an apartment a  Man's voice can be heard calling out someone's name

 Man :  Mansi...Mansi(walking out of bedroom) Mansi...kaha chali gayi ye(looking at the wall clock) iss me to 12:30 am baj rahe he...par phir Mansi kaha gayi(searching whole apartment) Mansi kaha ho tum (holding his head) nicche...ha nicche jaake guard se puchta hu...shayad usne Mansi ko bahar jaate hue dekha ho(runs out)

 

Near Society gate

Man : Banwarilal...ab ye Banwarilal kaha chala gaya(looking here & there)

Banwarilal :  Are Gaurav Sahab aap yahaa...wo bhi raat ke 11:45 pm baje

Gaurav : Tum society ke guard ho ?...to gate chhod kar kyu gaye...aur tumhari ghadi kharab he kyuki me jab nicche aaya tab 12:40 ho rahe the...Banwarilal kaha he ?

Banwarilal : kya sahab itne raat ko bhi pii rakhi he...me to pani lene gaya tha..me hi Banwarilal hu

Gaurav : Mene koi pii vii nahi rakhi...apni hadd me raho...aur mujhe ye batao tumne meri gaadi...yaa Mansi ko kahi aate jaate dekha

Banwarilal : nahi sahab...aapki gaadi to parking me hi khadi he...aur Mansi madam ko to aaj mene kahi aate jaate nahi dekha

Gaurav : par phir Mansi kaha he(thinking)

Banwarilal : Sahab aap ghar chale jaayiye...lagta he aaj Madam Ji nahi he to aapne zyaada pii li he...aur ab chadh bhi gayi he

Gaurav : i'm not drunk...you...tumhe to me society ki meeting me dekh lunga(walks away towards his apartment)

Banwarilal : jaayiye...jaayiye sahab...me bhi secretary sahab ko bol dunga ki...der raat aap daru pii ke tamasha kar rahe the...pata nahi kaise kaise log rehte he(murmuring)

 

Gaurav reached his apartment

Gaurav : Pata nahi kisse security guard banaya he(taking car keys from key stand) ye kya(hears clock strike 12) par ye kaise ho sakta he...mene jab dekha tha tab to 12:30 baje the to...(hears footsteps) kaun he(opens door and sees a shadow)  kaun he waha par...

Mansi : Gaurav...Gaurav(putting hand on his shoulder) tum yaha darwaaze ke pass kya kar rahe ho

Gaurav : tum...tum kaun ho aur andar kaise aayi

Mansi : tum theek to ho...me Mansi hu

Gaurav : tum Mansi ho to wo kaun he...kaha gaya(looking out)

Mansi : tumhari tabiyet theek nahi he...tum andar chalo(taking him inside and closing the door)

Gaurav : haa thik he tum chalo me paani pii ke aata hu...ye ho kya raha he(sees balcony's door open) aur ye darwaaza khula kaise(walks in balcony) ye to wohi he jisse mene ghar ke bahar dekha(looking down) aur ye iske saath kaun he

Suddenly the Shadow man stabs that other person

 

Next day somewhere in outskirts of delhi 10:30 am

Inspector : Sir ye pichle 45 days me teesra murder he...murder weapon gayaab he

Raghav : tareeka bhi same he...bag bhi same he...infact sab kuch same he(looking keenly at the blood stained bag)...siwaay

Trisha : siwaay jagah ke...Raghav please don't open the bag here...its so gruesome...Bikram..Rajbir..iss bag ke baare me kisne inform kiya tha dekho zara...Swati send this bag to Dr. Aarti

Raghav : Boss waise bhi me ye bag yaha open nahi karne wala tha...i know you still haven't forgot the first bag

Trisha : right...iss liye tum uss bag ko itna gaur se dekh rahe the...excuse me (answering her phone) Jai Hind sir...yes sir...no sir...but sir...okay no problem sir (ending the call) chief ne bulaya he...i'll go and checkout...you stay here

Raghav : okay boss...waise boss me bag ka brand check kar raha tha...kaafi mazboot he...soch raha hu aisa bag khareed lu (smirks)

Trisha : okay see you in beauru(smiling)(nodding her head in dissappointment)(leaves)

Raghav : okay Boy 1...Boy 2 kissine kuch dekha (walking towards Bikram and Rajbir)

Rajbir : nahi kissine kuch nahi dekha...infact jissne humme inform kiya tha wo to bichara thela leke yaha se guzar raha tha jab usko ye bag dikha

Bikram : haa aur aas pass koi clue bhi nahi he...siwaay iske ki ye murder bhi pehle do murders jaisa hi he

Raghav : Inspector seal the crime scene...afterall there is no such thing as perfect crime...murderer koi na koi mistake zaroor karega ya ki hogi

Rajbir  : but kya...yaha kuch bhi common nahi he...bus ye white bag khoon se saana hua...uske andar...body parts...aur bag par victims ke hi blood se likha hua I'm so Happy to be with you' aur wo flower bouqet...Mann to karta he ye jo bhi he...usse to me(banging fist on car bonet)

Raghav : Relax Rajbir..ye case ab hummare under he...Boss ka phone(answering the phone) yes boss...okay boss(ending the call) let's go...beauru jaana he...there's something important

 

At CBI Office

Raghav : yes Boss...at your service(smiling)(entering inside the conference hall and sitting followed by Rajbir and Bikram)

Trisha : Chief ne humme ek aur case diya he handle karne ke liye

Raghav : Let me guess...Mumbai based businessman Mr. Gaurav Ajmera ka

Trisha : yes you're right Raghav... Swati(Swati turning on the projector) thank you...ye he Gaurav Ajmera...kal raat inhone apni building ke nicche kisi ka murder hote hue dekha he...but kiska ye inhe nahi pata(pointing towards a 32 year old man's photo)

Raghav : aur Mr. Gaurav ne police station jaake inform kiya...apne society ke guard ko batane ke baad me...but society ke guard ka kehna he usne waha koi laash nahi dekhi ya...kisi ko nahi dekha ...police ko bhi waha kuch nahi mila...ulta unhone Mr. Ajmera ko hi arrest kar liya...am i right boss (looking at Trisha)

Trisha : yes Raghav...but how do you know ?

Raghav : my secret (winks and smirks) time to meet Mr. Ajmera(standing up) come on Trisha lets go

Trisha : No Raghav we are not taking this case...everyone's saying he's a drunkard...i'm not wasting our time when we have a serial killer to nab

Raghav : Trisha...pehle hum Gaurav se jaake mille than we will decide...i think this is going to be an interesting case...and about serial killer...How about Bikram & Rajbir follow that case and Swati...Swati yahaa reh kar sabko dono case ki intell aur progress deti reh

Trisha : But Raghav...okay fine this once i'm listening to you...Rajbir... Bikram tum log Dr. Aarti se jake milo aajke victim ke baare me sab pata karo...Swati...tum Mr. Gaurav Ajmera ki saari details nikalo

Swati : On it (leaves)

Bikram : don't worry Trisha we'll keep on updating you(leaves with Rajbir to Forensic Lab)

Trisha : Lets go

Raghav nods

 

Trisha and Raghav leave to meet Gaurav Ajmera

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