The Chronicles Of Subhadra Hegde √

Chronicle 26

On a cloudy morning, eight years back :

Location - A police station in Secunderabad

" How on earth, sir? " , Inspector Sahni scratched his brows.

" Believe me inspector, Vaibhav Patel has been trapped. And I... I can swear, it's Maanav Hegde who did that. " , Wasim Khan said impatiently.

Inspector Sahni twisted his lips.

" A done and dusted with case, why on earth are you so keen in reviving it? "

" Because I don't want an innocent to suffer!! "

" Ohh sir!! Every single proof went against Vaibhav Patel. Just because he's your friend, you cannot get it registered in your brain that he's not a killer!!!

Sir, if Mohan Patel hadn't changed his mind, Vaibhav Patel was the one who would have got the property. Not his sister. Hence, Vaibhav had the ulterior motive to kill his cousin, much more than Subhadra or Maanav Hegde.

Please sir! Get going. "

" I know right!! The proofs were brilliant and of course too convenient!! But what if Maanav Hegde had two motives together? Property plus revenge! We have come to know that Subhadra was raped by Abheek... "

Inspector Sahni once again scratched his beard.

" Okay. Fine. Now you tell me... what was Vaibhav doing with Abheek on the night of the murder??
Most importantly, why were Vaibhav's finger prints found on the murder weapon? "

" This is something I need to work on still. I have talked to Dharmendra Bakshi, there's some missing link. Something....even Vaibhav isn't keen in talking of. Maybe... he did something to Dharmendra Bakshi, but is way ashamed to share that now!!

And mostly believes that his karma paid back. "

" Wow.
May I know how you concluded that it's Maanav Hegde? "

" Not him directly. He mostly used some eunuchs in the job. "

" What? "

" Inspector Sahni, I'm new in CBI, and I cannot involve them into this. I need your help. I'm not asking you to join in. Just help me out, because I'm almost there. I'll return when I will need to seek your help. "

Inspector Sahni nodded thoughtfully.

A week later :

Inspector Sahni was having a lazy day at the police station when constable Bhargav almost ran in.

" Sir, that..that....CBI inspector.... Wasim Khan.... "

" What???? " , Sahni asked startled.

" He's got a tremendous memory loss. He was found unconscious near his house two days back. After that he recognizes no one.

Guess there's some rumour....that the memory loss isn't natural, though CBI doesn't take up any responsibility for a completely new trainee. I heard these from Adarsh Nagar police station. "

Sahni sat dazed for sometime.

That evening, Sahni did two things.

Visited Wasim Khan's residence in Hyderabad first. The scene was pathetic. The hefty healthy man who had been to him just few days back, was now lying vague and clumsy. Recognized nothing. No one.

Sahni smoked three cigarettes below Wasim's residence. A suspicion growing strong inside his brain. For real. Though he kept completely mum. Said not a thing to a soul.
Wasim Khan's condition was not only pathetic, but terribly frightening...