In the middle of the deep green forest, which at the moment looked deep black... A man was sitting... Leaning to a tree... With his eyes closed. He looked as if asleep but on a closer look he was actually unconscious! His one hand was lightly holding his right side of the abdomen which was still bleeding profusely even after being tied with a coat that had now turned red! The rough trunk of the tree was scratching the bullet wound on his back but he couldn't do anything else but bear all the pain. His breaths were heavy as he was struggling a little everytime he tried to take in oxygen. Few moments later a man came towards him running... All the while looking here and there to make sure no one was seeing him. As he came near the injured man he bent down on his knees and seeing him unconscious said in panic patting his cheeks to bring him back to consciousness...
ACP - Abhijeet! Abhijeet! Aakhe kholo!
Hearing the only comforting voice he had at the moment Abhijeet tried to open his eyes but his eyelids were a way too heavy and denied to open. ACP sir sprinkled a little water on his face from the leaf bowl in which he had just brought water for his injuried son, and finally Abhijeet found in himself the strength to open his eyes. ACP sir then made him drink the water supporting him when Abhijeet feeling little better now said in a broken painful voice...
Abhijeet - Ss... Sir... App please... Chale... Jayiye na! Woh... Woh log aa... Jayege!
ACP - Mai tumhe chod ke kahi nahi jaa raha Abhijeet! And this is my final decision!
Abhijeet - Le... Lekin sir...
ACP - Koi lekin wekin nahi Abhijeet! Mai tumhare bina kahi nahi jaa raha!
He declared in a determined tone... The tone after which Abhijeet knew he couldn't say anything else.
Abhijeet loosing his balance was about to fall down from the sitting position when ACP sir held him from shoulder and made his head rest on his chest while Abhijeet felt comfortable in his father's embrace... But a father, scared of loosing his son said for the nth no. of time...
ACP - Abhijeet kya zarurat thi tumhe mere naam ki goli apne upar lene ki!
Abhijeet - Apki jaan... Mujhse zayada... Kim... Kimti hai sir...
ACP - Tumhare liye hogi! Mere liye nahi hai na!
Abhijeet - Mere liye? (He laughed a little which caused in his wound a little more pain) Ahh...
ACP - Hilo mat... Aaram se!
Abhijeet - ( but Abhijeet continued saying after adjusting himself a little more cosyly in his father's embrace) Sir... Mere... Mere liye apki kya kimat hai... App... Kabhi nahi samjh payege...
ACP - (in anger) Aur tum kabhi yeh nahi samjh paoge ki tumhari kya ahmiyat hai meri zindagi mai! (In a low voice to himself) Ab ek aur beta khone ki himmat nahi hai mujhme!
But little did he know that his sharpest officer would still hear it...
Abhijeet - Toh sir... Mai kaise... Ek aur baar apni... Maa kho deta?
ACP - Mai? Mai ek maa yaa baap banne ke liye qualify hi kaha karta hu? Ek maa baap apne bete ko humesha support karte hai, kuch bhi kyu na ho uss pe vishwas karte hai... Usse arrest karne ke orders nahi dete... Naa hi uspe goli chalane ke
He sounded guilty and Abhijeet for the first time came to know today that as much as those words from sir used to hurt him it used to hurt him even more...
Abhijeet - Sir... Maa baap bhi toh... Bachcho... Ko unki galti ki saza dete hai na... App bas... Thode zayada strict... Hai!
ACP sir was surprised to see how easily Abhijeet did away with all the words he had said to him... This easily Abhijeet forgave him? Or maybe he was never angry on him! When Abhijeet continued...
Abhijeet - Aur sir... Aap... Aapne kabhi humpe... Dil se shaq bhi kaha kiya hai? Woh... Woh to duty... Hai na!
ACP - Tum mujhse kabhi naraz kyu nahi hote Abhijeet? Hua karo na! Kabhi toh mujhe... Mujhe saza diya karo tumpe shaq karne ki!?
Abhijeet - Jisne... Haat pakad... Kar chalna sikhaya ho... Usse iss liye naraz ho jau... Ki usne mujhe tab nahi pakda... Jab mai bistar par baitha tha?
ACP - Abhijeet! (He looked away from his son... In dispar and dismay) Tumhari yehi baate mujhe aur zayada dard deti hai! Tum mujhe har baar aise maaf kar doge toh mai apne app ko kaise maaf karuga?
Abhijeet - App... Apne app se... Naraz bhi kyu... Kyu hote hai sir? App hi toh kehte hai... Duty ke pehle... Kuch... Kuch nahi! Sir! Aap toh woh hai... Jo hum banna chahte hai... App... Kis baat ke liye kudh ko saza... De rahe hai?
Before sir could say anything Abhijeet started coughing... But what made ACP sir worried was the blood tht Abhijeet was coughing out! He gently patted his back with one hand while his other one was caressing Abhijeet hair to make him relaxed. As after a moment Abhijeet stopped coughing sir said...
ACP - Ab bas! Bohot bol liya hai tumne... Ab chup chap aaram karo!
Abhijeet - Sir app...
Before Abhijeet could complete his sentence ACP sir cut him in between saying in a strict tone as he knew that Abhijeet was once again trying to convince him to go and find a way out of this jungle leaving him alone...
ACP - Maine kaha na nahi!
This shut Abhijeet up and giving up he once again found his comfort keeping his head on ACP sir's lap while ACP sir was leaning back on the tree. Soon the weaving of ACP sir's hand on his head made him drift into sleep while ACP sir stayed awake, to make sure that the goons who were searching for them would not reach them. Tired, ACP sir rested his head on the tree trunk and looked up at the twinkling stars in sky. The crescent moon that slightly lit up the night sky seemed to be looking at him... And staring back at it ACP sir drifted into the flashback of what happened...
*Flashback, 2 days ago*
It was a silent morning in the beauro... Whole team was present except Abhijeet who was on a mission for past one month. They were all working silently but no one knew that this silence was the one before the strom!
Just then the beauro door opened and DCP Chitrole along with DIG walked in. Everyone stood up on their place and wished them 'good morning' wondering what must be the matter behind their sudden visit! Neither of them replied to their wish and DCP sir simply asked...
DCP - Prayduman kaha hai?
And before anyone could actually answer him ACP sir came out from his cabin and wondering 'what must have happened?' said...
ACP - Ji sir? App log achanak yaha?
DIG walked towards him in utter urgency and said in anger...
DIG - Prayduman Abhijeet kaha hai?
ACP - Abhijeet? Woh toh mission par hai na sir? Aphi ne toh bejha tha usse!
DIG - Mujhe pata hai ki maine usse mission par bejha tha! Par uss gang ko katham karne bejha tha... Unke saath milkar humare department ki secret information leak karne nahi!
ACP - Sir app yeh kya bol rahe hai? Abhijeet kyu aisa kuch karega!?
DIG - Kyu karega toh pata nahi mujhe par yeh zarur pata hai ki usne kiya hai! Uski wajh se humara undercover officer Insp Rathore pakda gaya aur uss gang ne usse maar dala!
ACP - Sir Abhijeet aisa nahi kar sakta sir!
DCP - Magar woh aisa kar chuka hai Prayduman! Uske saath jo officers iss mission par gaye the na unn mai se ek ne hume yeh information di hai ki Abhijeet uss gang se mil chuka hai! Aur toh aur jab se hume yeh baat pata chali hai unme se kisi se bhi humara contact nahi ho pa raha! Pata nahi woh log kaha hai aur kis halat mai hai!
ACP - Sir...
DIG - Mujhe kuch nahi sunna Prayduman! Mujhe bas itna batao ki Abhijeet kaha hai? Last time usne mujhse contact kiya tha 1 hafte pehle... Bol raha tha Colar beach pe hu! Mujhe toh samjh hi nahi aaya ki mission ke waqt woh beach par kar kya raha tha! Maine uss waqt toh kuch bola nahi lekin uske baad usse meri koi baat nahi hui!
ACP - Yeh bhi mai kaise bata sakta hu app logo ko ki Abhijeet kaha hai? Na headquarters ne, na app logo ne, mujhe iss case ke bare mai kisi ne kuch bataya hi kaha hai!
DCP - Abhijeet ne tumse contact nahi kiya?
ACP - Sir maine last time Abhijeet ko 1 mahina pehle dekha tha sir! Jis din woh mission par gaya tha! Uske baad na meri usse baat hui na mai usse mila!
DIG - Toh matlab tumhe bhi nahi pata! Aise officers ko apni team mai rakhte kyu ho tum jo kuch paiso ke liye apna zameer bech de? Meri hi galti thi jo maine usse iss mission par bejha!
Daya now finally found his voice and tried saying...
Daya - Sir Abhijeet aisa nahi kar sakta sir! Yeh usse phasane ki koi chaal hogi!
Hearing him defending Abhijeet, DIG got really really angry and growled...
DIG - Mai tumse baat nahi kar raha hu Daya! Aur tum yeh apna 'Abhijeet aisa nahi kar sakta' jake Insp Rathore ki family ko samjhao! Jao jake samjhao uske 2 saal ke bete ko ki uske pita ki maut tumhare dost ki wajh se nahi hui!
DCP - Prayduman kya jawab de hum unhe? Tum batao mujhe! Kaise leak hui uski identity? Aur kya jawab de hum unn baki cops ki family ko jo Abhijeet ke saath gaye the? Jinka ab humse koi contact nahi hai aur hume yeh tak nahi pata ki woh hai kaha!
No one had any answer to any of the questions asked by DCP and DIG... When seeing a silent ACP sir DIG sir said again...
DIG - Prayduman tumhare bharose maine ajj se 20 saal pehle Abhijeet ko CID mai liya tha. Tumhare bharose par! Ajj uski wajh se ek jaan already jaa chuki hai, aur humare 6 cops ki jaan khatare mai hai! Woh gang na pakde jane se jo nuksan desh ka hoga woh alag. No Prayduman! U cannot escape this! Mujhe Abhijeet chahiye! Aur tum lakar doge! Zinda ya murda! Mujhe Abhijeet chahiye! Understand?
After a deep silence of a minute ACP sir said...
ACP - Ji sir!
DIG - 72 hours is all that you have! Agar Abhijeet nahi mila na toh tumhare saath jo hoga woh toh theek lekin unn 6 cops ke saath jo hoga uske bhi zimedar tum hi hoge!
And soon DIG and DCP stromed off from the beauro leaving behind them some confused faces and scared hearts! After a moment Freddy gathered all his strength and said...
Freddy - Sir! Ab?
ACP - Ab kya? Usse dhundne ke alawa koi chara dikh raha hai tumhe?
Pankaj - Sir apko bhi lagta hai ki Abhijeet sir aisa kar sakte hai?
ACP - Mujhe kya lagta hai aur kya nahi yeh iss waqt matter nahi karta! Iss waqt matter sirf yeh karta hai ki 6 officers jaan kathre mai hai aur unhe bachane ke liye Abhijeet ka milna bohot zaruri!
What ACP sir was saying was correct! No matter what they thought of Abhijeet but at the moment what was important was that they needed to first find Abhijeet and also save those 6 cops. They were thinking this when Daya who was silent from a long time now picked up his phone and wallet and said...
Daya - Sir mai aata hu thodi der mai!
ACP - Daya kaha ja rahe ho iss waqt?
Daya - Kuch zaruri kaam hai sir! Mai... Mai aata hu...
Daya walked off from the beauro hearing nothing more while the team got to the work of searching for Abhijeet and the other missing cops. Next two days passed in investigating the same. Whatever information they got indicated that Abhijeet was actually working for the gang and it was him who revealed Insp Rathore's identity! Not having any other option ACP sir at the end had to give the orders to arrest Abhijeet at any cost! No matter even if it ment firing a bullet on him!
Daya didn't return in the past two days. The team tried calling him, even went to his house but to no avail! Also at the moment they couldn't pay much attention to his absence as the deadline that DIG gave was nearing. They wondered what he must be doing and what was important for him at the moment that not even the case where Abhijeet was ordered to be killed mattered to him! But they could do nothing else but wonder!
*Today, morning*
ACP sir was waiting for his informer on an empty road... He was going to give some important information about Abhijeet. After a while his informer came. ACP sir talked to him and then left towards his car. As he reached there he found something like a paper struck on the windshield of his car. Removing it he looked around to see who must have kept it but there was no around to be seen. Opening the letter ACP sir got shocked... It read...
'Agar Abhijeet ko zinda dekhna chahte ho toh 1 ghante mai Borivali ke jungle mai milo! Akele aana. Agar koi bhi chalaki ki toh uska anjam Abhijeet bhugte ga!'
Below the note there was one picture... Of an unconscious Abhijeet tied up to a chair. Injured and bleeding. His forehead was bleeding while his face had some more bruises. In the lower part of abdomen looked like a wound of a knife stab!
ACP sir shivered seeing the his condition. His son who he was trying to find till now as criminal was there as a captive between these demons struggling for life! But he didn't have time to think of all this and hence sat back in the car and headed towards his destination to save his son! As he drove he saw another car following him and he knew it was obviously someone from the gang sent to keep an eye on him. But he had to inform his team about this! Somehow! So he switched on the GPS of his car and left it on till he reached the destination. When the team would search for him they would atleast know where he went! In some 50 minutes ACP sir reached the jungle and came out of his car. Soon 4/5 people came there... First took away his gun and then blindfolded him. Then told him to follow them! They led him to an abandoned bungalow and then to its basement through a secret door in the floor of the bungalow. He was led to a room and he felt that the people who brought him here had now left. It was dead silent around him and hence he removed the blindfold from his eyes. He looked around still standing on his place when he heard the door behind him open and looking behind he found a man standing there. He was followed by a few more goons. The man who first came looked like their head. Giving a sarcastic smile to ACP sir he said...
Man - Socha nahi tha kabhi ki itni aasani se ACP Prayduman ko apne samne pauga! Isilye kehte hai bhai ki professional aur personal life dur hi rakhni chahiye! Apne officer of beta manne ka yehi anjam hota hai ACP!
After a silence of a minute ACP sir said...
ACP - Tune yaha mujhe bhasan dene bulaya hai?
Man - Nahi nahi! Maine toh yaha tujhe tere bete se milwane bulaya hai!
ACP - Kaha hai Abhijeet?
Man - (Going near him) Itni bhi kya jaldi hai ACP! Chinta mat kar...(looking in his eyes directly) Zinda hai woh abhi. Lekin kab tak zinda rahega yeh nahi pata mujhe! Woh tujh pe depend karta hai!
ACP - Kya chahiye tujhe?
Man - Chahiye toh tu tha! Bas bich mai woh Abhijeet aakar khada ho gaya tha. Aur ab dekh uski hi wajh se tu mere samne khada hai!
Saying the man moved behind a little and took out his gun! His sole purpose was killing ACP sir. This was the mission of this gang and as Abhijeet came to know about this how could he let this happen? Insp Rathore being an under cover cop was helping him out in his mission to save ACP sir and catch this gang but the gang members came to know about him and hence killed him. Plotting it in such a way that cops investigating it feel like it was Abhijeet who revealed his identity. Abhijeet and his other 6 team members were then kidnapped by these goons. The goons found that Abhijeet could prove to be helpful in their mission of killing ACP sir and hence used him to call him here!
The man had removed his gun and was aiming it at him. While ACP sir fearlessly stared in his eyes. He had no worries now... As he had left the GPS of his car on, team would reach here somehow and would rescue Abhijeet. He had never feared death and why would he regret dying for his country! The goon was about to press the trigger and ACP sir closed his eyes accepting this as his fate as he knew there was no way out. Goon pressed th trigger and he heard the firing of a bullet but instead of a bullet he felt a force pushing him behind! Opening his eyes... He saw himself lying on the floor while Abhijeet was lying over him. He was hit by the bullet on his back. He instantly pulled Abhijeet and himself behind some boxes that were in the room. Abhijeet was holding a gun in his hand that he had picked up from a goon he had knocked down outside when coming here. ACP sir took the gun from him and did the cross firing as Abhijeet was not in a condition to do it. And soon after most of the goons were down ACP sir and Abhijeet escaped the bungalow and were now sitting in the dark forest waiting for help as Abhijeet could no more walk and ACP sir was not ready to leave him no matter what!
*Flashback ends*
*Next day, morning*
Team along with Daya came to the jungle and rescued them both. Abhijeet was taken to the hospital and they were all waiting outside the operation theatre hoping to see their Abhijeet fit and fine. Salunkhe sir who was sitting besides ACP sir on the chair kept a hand on his shoulder and said...
Salunkhe - Prayduman yaar tu thoda aaram karle! Kuch nahi hoga Abhijeet ko!
ACP - Bas yehi baat ek baar doctor aakar bol de... Mai chala jauga yaar. Lekin abhi nahi...
Daya who was standing leaning to the hospital wall came and bending on his knees kept a hand on ACP sir's knee...
Daya - Sir please sir... Mai samjh sakta hu ki app ko Abhijeet fikar hai. Lekin apne na jane kabse na kuch khaya hai na app soye hai! App bimar ho jayege.
ACP - Mujhe kuch nahi hoga Daya... Mai theek hu! Lekin ab toh bata do ki tumhe pata kaise chala ki Anil (one of the 6 cops who were with Abhijeet on the mission and were also kidnapped with him) uss gang se mila hua hai?
Purvi - Ha sir! App uss tak pohche kaise?
Daya - Abhijeet ne bataya tha!
Pankaj - Sir matlab? Abhijeet sir ne kaise aur kab bataya apko?
Daya - Yaad hai Pankaj jis din DIG sir aur DCP sir beauro aaye the? Unhone kya kaha tha? Ki Abhijeet ne last time jab unse contact kiya tha tab woh Colar beach par tha! Pankaj wahi clue thi! Colar beach woh jagah hai jaha mai aur Abhijeet jate hai jab bhi hume sukoon chahiye hota hai. Lekin bas itna hi nahi. Colar beach humara secret coad word bhi hai. Iss baat ka coad word ki dushman humare aas paas hi hai. Abhijeet ko shayad Anil par shak pehle hi ho chuka tha... Tabhi toh woh jo bhi plan banata tha gang ko pakadne ke liye woh fail ho jata tha. Ho sakta hai ki woh sure na ho isilye jab usne DIG sir se baat ki toh unhe woh hint de di... Ki agar koi bhi problem ho toh investigation toh wahi se start hogi na jaha se last time usne contact kiya tha!?
Freddy - Sir hum toh gaye bhi the Colar beach par puchtach karne sir ke bare mai. Lekin kuch mila nahi tha!
Daya - Woh isilye Freddy kyuki Abhijeet waha gaya hi nahi! Hint Colar beach par nahi thi. 'Colar beach' kudh ek hint tha. Jaise hi sir ne uss din beauro mai kaha ki Abhijeet ne Colar beach se phone kiya tha mai samjh gaya ki baat kuch aur hai.
Purvi - Sir toh apne hume yeh sab kyu nahi bataya?
Daya - Agar batata toh kya DCP sir aur DIG sir hume iss direction mai kaam karne dete? Woh toh already maan kar baith gaye the ki Abhijeet ne hi yeh sab kiya hai! Isilye maine tum logo ko unke hisab se kaam karne diya aur mai chala gaya Abhijeet ki hints ke piche!
They were interrupted by the opening of the door of the operation theatre. And as doctor came out they asked him if Abhijeet was fine.
Doctor - He is out of danger. Bas blood loss ki wajh se thodi weakness rahegi aur kuch nahi. All he needs is complete rest!
Daya - Hum usse mil sakte hai?
Doctor - Abhi toh woh behosh hai. 1 ghante mai unhe hosh aa jana chahiye. Phir mil lijiyega app log.
Salunkhe - Thank you doctor!
And giving him a smile doctor walked away talking with the nurse while the team started waiting for Abhijeet to come back in his senses. They made ACP sir have a juice and a sandwich forcefully as he was still insisting to be staying there till Abhijeet gained his senses.
*After 1 hour*
Nurse informed them that Abhijeet was now conscious and after doctor checked him team went inside to meet their dear Abhijeet sir. Seeing them Abhijeet tried getting up when ACP sir stopped him with...
ACP - Nahi Abhijeet... Lete raho!
Abhijeet - Sir thak gaya lete late. Baithne dijiye na!
ACP - Acha theek hai.
Pankaj helped him sit while ACP sir keeping a hand on his head asked him...
ACP - Theek ho na? Zayada dard toh nahi ho raha?
Abhijeet - Nahi sir. Mai bilkul theek hu.
Daya - Ha ha itna zayada ki janab kal se beauro join karne ki zid karege!
Abhijeet - Isme zid ki kya baat hai! Mai theek hu toh aauga hi na beauro
Salunkhe - Hey baghwan! (Keeping his hand on his head) Isilye bolta hu mai Prayduman pagal hai tumhara yeh officer!
Abhijeet - Aree toh mai ghar mai baith ke kya karuga? Mai toh aauga beauro!
Daya - Kon bola tum ghar mai rahoge? Tum yaha hospital mai hi rehne wale ho!
Abhijeet - Abe oye! Mai kyu hospital mai rahu! Tujhe shok hai tu reh. Mai toh ghar jane wala hu! (Looking at ACP sir with pleading eyes) Sir dekho na Daya ko!
ACP - Nahi Abhijeet iss baat mai toh mai bhi Daya ki side mai hu. Abhi toh tumhe discharge milne nahi wala!
Abhijeet - Lekin sir!
ACP - Koi lekin wakin nahi!
Daya - Waise Abhijeet tumne mujhe promise kiya tha ki mission se aake mujhe aalo ke parathe banake khilaoge! Kab bana rahe ho?
Abhijeet - Kaisa zahil aadmi hai tu! Idhar mai marte marte bacha hu... Operation theatre se nikle 2 ghante bhi nahi hue aur tujhe aalo ke parathe khane hai! Tu dost hai ki dushman?
Daya - Tujhe jo samjhna hai samjh le. Lekin mai pichle 3 din se jitna bhaga hu na tere chakkar mai choduga nahi uska badla liye bina!
Abhijeet made a face and then looked at ACP sir saying...
Abhijeet - Sir dekho na Daya ko! Mujhe pareshan kar raha hai!
And from his sitting position he hugged him cutely resting his head on his stomach.
ACP - (keeping a hand on Abhijeet's shoulder) Kyu Daya? Kyu pareshan kar rahe ho mere bete ko?
Daya - (in a typical dramatic tone) Hww sir! Yeh galat hai! App humesha iski side lete ho! Koi mujhse pyar nahi karta (fake crying face)... (Indicating to their hug) Dekho dekho! Kaise chipak raha hai sir ko! Luta do sir... Aap bhi sara pyar issi pe luta do!
ACP - Tum ek kaam kyu nahi karte Daya? Ek 'Daya university of Nautanki' khol lo na! Bohot kamaoge!
Daya - Sirrrrr! (With shy face)
ACP - Aa jao
He said opening his other hand for his younger son indicating him to come in his hug. While Daya instantly jumped on his father and brother smiling real big! While the team smiled happily seeing the beautiful, pure bond between of their dear seniors.