Police HeadQuarters, Office of the DIG of Police
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Avinash along with Major Satpal Singh were watching DIG Digvijay Singh nervously as he went through the case facts with S P Siddharth and Public Prosecutor Yusuf Khan. After a nervous 10-minute wait, they were relieved to see their childhood friend Daggu as they fondly called him once, turn to them and give a curt nod, affirming that everything was in order.
The DIG was also happy to meet two of his childhood friends and he understood their nervousness considering this is a civilian case and their stand in the witness box should be treated with caution and diligence. And that is why when the PP Yusuf Khan and SP approached him, he took a personal interest even though it wasn't a big case, as he realized its implications in culling the influence of Aishwarya Malhothra and h
After the long and tiring journey, Chandni, Atharv and Vikram hit the bed straight after reaching their new home in the night. But once she woke up in the early hours, Chandni explored the whole house. There were no staff at the house except a part time caretaker and she loved it more for that. Apparently, the caretaker would come later with all the provisions and necessities required for their stay. Chandni's first impulse was to call Aryan the moment she landed in Allahabad, but she was clueless on how to do so. He had no number to call! After some time, she suddenly remembered that she had Miku's number. Thinking that it would look highly inappropriate to call anyone at this hour, she decided to wait till later in the day or afternoon
Ratnesh looked at Kanhaiya defiantly before walking towards his father Rana."Ratnesh!! Why are you here? I have asked you to lie low in your friend's house and not come to this place. I want at least one of our members to be our eyes and ears out there! Why don't you take anything I ever say seriously!" Rana chastised his son."Baba please stop your lectures! I have been doing exactly what you wanted me to be ... eyes and ears out there and look who I found!!" He pulled his phone out and showed Rana a picture he took at the airport just an hour ago."Is that Chandni?? What is she doing there? And why were you at the airport? Did you know she was coming?" Rana asked perplexedly."No, I didn't know she was
Munnah came forward. "Of course Rana Bhai I can imitate Aryan's voice, his voice is still ringing in my ears from the day he tricked me at the airport. Miku's voice... If I hear it once, I can pick it up easily. No problem! " Munnah assured. "Why all this fuss of mimicking Aryan and Miku? Why can't we get Munnah to mimic Chandni's voice instead? All we need is to get Munnah talk to Aryan in Chandni's voice as if she was kidnapped!! Isn't that enough?" Ratnesh demanded. "Ratnesh Bhai, I am not good at mimicking female voices!!" Munnah pleaded and everyone laughed after a long time. "And that bastard Aryan... he is too clever!! What if I do manage to mimic Chandni but Aryan doesn't believe us?? We can't take any choices with that guy I tell you!! But more than that, I
After a few rings, a sleepy voice answered him. "I know you love your daughter very much Sanjay Ji, but is it really necessary to call at this hour?" Vikram asked, chuckling. "Vikram! I am offering no apologies for waking you up, but can you check if Chandni and Atharv are safe?" Sanjay asked anxiously. "What happened? Why are you asking me this?" Vikram's tone became immediately alert and Sanjay could hear his footsteps soon. "I will explain everything... Please first tell me they are safe!!" Sanjay implored once again. Vikram was puzzled and worried but didn't ask any more questions as he tiptoed his way to Atharv's bedroom as he knew Chandni slept there overnight.
Aryan bent forward, to make sure he grabbed Ratnesh's attention. "Hmm... So, you fooled me saying Chandni was kidnapped and brought me here!! Wow Ratnesh! I didn't know that thing between your ears actually does work, or let me guess... This must be the idea of your Father's right hand man Kanhaiya!! Am I correct?" Aryan locked his eyes on Ratnesh, watching his every expression. "You arrogant bastard! You are at my mercy but still talk as if!" Ratnesh lunged in between the front seats towards Aryan and poked the gun at his forehead! "That gun in your hands makes you feel real brave doesn't it? Why don't you just leave it for five minutes and I will show you who is at whose mercy!" Aryan challenged. Before Ratnesh could take another swipe at Aryan, Munnah and Samuel controlled him.
Aishwarya hurried towards them. "Are you crazy Rana? We can't harm Aryan right now, we need Shankar and if something happens to him, we will be in double the trouble. Control yourself. Because of your panic and uncontrollable temper we are in this shithole at the moment. If you weren't so easily fooled by this guy's clever moves, we would have never lost Shankar in the first place. Now you are repeating the same mistake and making the situation worse. Nothing will happen to that ...son of yours." Aishwarya controlled her tongue but it was too late. Rana pulled the gun out of Aryan's mouth and walked dazedly towards Aishwarya but Aryan was surprised to see that she didn't even flinch the slightest. "You .... You foul woman, if something happens to my son, I will not forgive you or this fellow. How d
Old Glass Factory DSP Siddharth was glad to see that three ambulances were speeding towards the factory entrance,, and then he suddenly remembered that he forgot to call Miku... The very fact that his call was picked up at the very first ring made him realize how desperately Miku and his father were waiting for his call. But it also made him hesitate as to how he was going to break the bad news about Aryan getting injured at the factory... "Hi Miku! Sorry for calling you so late,, but I was kind of held up with so many things going on. How are you and how is Avinash ji?" "Forget about us, Siddharth. We are all fine. Tell us how my brother is? Is he okay?""Hmm.
Unbroken Almost 24 hours later... Chandni was staring blankly into space while Nargis Chachi wound her arm around her in the hospital waiting room. Raj Singh along with Vikram, Avinash and Smita were all waiting as well, for the surgeons to finish removing the shredded pieces of glass on Aryan's face. They were all talking in low tones, trying to keep the worry away, but inwardly playing for Aryan. They sat closely huddled together, while Miku and Atharv were watching videos on YouTube with shared headphones. Chandni felt as if she had no capacity to cry anymore. Her tears have dried up, her eyes reflected the determination and renewed hope she felt, even after the shocking truths she came to know in the last few hours. That her mother Aishwarya was not her biological mothe