khan saaheb ne meri shirt kaa collar apani mutthi mein jakad liyaa. wo mujhe kheenchataa huaa le chalaa jaise raawan seeta ka haran kar ke le gayaa hogaa. usane ek haath se saamane waale band darawaaze ki saankal hataa kar darawaazaa kholaa.
bheetar andheraa thaa. wo mujhe pakade-pakade darawaaze ke bheetar le gayaa aur darawaaze ki bagal mein koi button dabaayaa. ek tubelight jali.
bheetar koi nahin thaa. nahin. salaakhon ke jangale waali, taalaa lagi ek kothari mein kuchh ladake kambal odhe baithe huye the jo shaayad so rahe the aur jinaki neend hamaari aahaton se khul gayi thi. wo ladake ekdam se huye ujaale mein apani aankhein michmichaakar kar dare-dare hamein dekh rahe the.
khan saaheb ne mujhe ek dhakkaa diyaa. main ladkhadaataa huaa jaa kar ek table se takaraayaa aur usee kaa sahaaraa le kar sambhalaa.
main ummeed kar rahaa thaa ki khan saaheb mujhe maare-peete to main apane baap ko bulaaoon.
khan saaheb ek khoonkhaar daanav ki tarah hamalaa karane meri taraf badhaa. usane ek baanh se mujhe dabaa kar meri jebon se saaraa saamaan nikaal kar table par rakhaa. mobile, credit, debit aur ATM cards kaa pouch, pocket diary, pen, cigarette kaa packet aur lighter, rumaal, ghadi, anguuthiyaan aur kadaa, bike ki key, bungley ki key.
ab usane meri agaadi-pichchhaadi ko achchhi tarah se tatol kar check kiyaa ki main koi top to nahin chhupaaye thaa. usane mere poorn viksit guptaangon ko vishesh kripaa se dabaayaa thaa. talaashi poori ho gayi thi. usane meraa saaman ek polythene mein bhar kar ek drawer mein daal diyaa.
usane usi drawer se ek chaabhi nikaali, aur mujhe kheenchataa huaa salaakhon ke saamane le gayaa. usane salaakhon par lagaa taalaa kholaa, aur kundi khol kar salaakhon waalaa darwaazaa baahar ki or khol liyaa.
yah to gadbad ho rahi thi. meraa plan bigad rahaa thaa. wo mujhe maarane-peetane nahin jaa rahaa thaa. wo mujhe band karane jaa rahaa thaa. main apane baap ko nahin bulaa sakataa thaa. main phans gayaa thaa.
usane mujhe collar se pakad kar ek dhakkaa diyaa aur main ladakhadaataa huaa bheetar jaa kar baithe huye ladakon par gir gayaa. unhonne mujhe sambhaalaa, waranaa main zor se giraa hotaa.
mainne apane oopar kisi bhaari kapade ko phenkaa jaataa mahasoos kiyaa, jo shaayad kambal thaa. phir mainne salaakhon waalaa darawaazaa band hone ki, kundi lagaaye jaane ki, taalaa band hone ki aawaazein suneen. khan saaheb ne chaabhi drawer mein daali, aur drawer band kar di. phir wo dhamaadham chalataa huaa baahar chalaa gayaa. ek button dabane ke saath tubelight band ho gayi. andheraa chhaa gayaa.
usane darawaaze par baahar se saankal chadhaa di. phir side waale darawaaze ke band hone aur kundi lagaaye jaane ki aawaaz aai. phir ek kursi khiskaaye jaane ki aawaaz aai.
phir khaamoshi chhaa gaee. wo shaayad kursi par baith kar so gayaa hogaa.
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main uth kar baithaa.
kuchh der mein meri aankhein andhere ki aadi ho gaee theen. aur roshandaan se sadak ki itani roshani aa rahi thi ki us andhere mein bhi kaafi kuchh dikhane lagaa thaa.
baahar se kabhi kisi gaadi ke guzarane ki aawaaz aati aur phir sannaataa phail jaataa.
wo ek 8x6 ki kothari rahi hogi. teen taraf deewaare theen. oopar ek roshandaan thaa jisase ujaalaa aa rahaa thaa. saamane ki deewaar par kareeb 4 feet kaa salaakhon waalaa darawaazaa thaa jisase usake ek taraf kareeb 2 feet ki deewaar thi.
ek taraf se kisi ne poochha, "daaroo piye hain, sir?"
zaahir thaa koi mujhase hi poochh rahaa thaa. mainne us taraf dekhaa, par maaloom nahin padaa ki un sab mein se kisane poochhaa thaa. wo sab lagbhag meri hi umr ke ladake the. wo sab mujhe hi dekh rahe the.
mainne ginaa. mere alaawaa 12 ladake the. ab tak sab achchhi tarah jaag chuke the. us zaraa si jagah mein sab ek doosare se lipate, chipate, apane badan ko sikode huye kisi tarah samaaye huye the. kuchh lambe lete huye the, kuchh deewaaron se tike baithe the. sirf ek 15-16 saal kaa rahaa hogaa jo ek 18 saal ke ladake ke seene par sar rakhe baithaa thaa, baaki sab 18-22 ke rahe honge. koi phati baniyaan mein, koi sasti T shirt mein thaa. jinake pair khule huye the, wo sabhi koi sasti, ghisi huyi pant pahane the. sabake kapade kadaran gande the. unake badan bhi aise koi saaf nahin the, magar sab ek se badh kar ek khoobsoorat the. jaise Grasim Mr Poor India ke top 12 hon.
waise unaki nazaron mein bhi meri shakl soorat ke liye taareef bhari huyi thi, par unaki khoobsoorati natural thi aur meri khoobsoorati beauty parlour waali thi.
mainne sabase bade dikh rahe ladake ko dekh kar bolaa, "haan. bike thodi tez chalaa rahaa thaa."
kisi aur ne poochha, "kitane maange?"
mainne kahaa, "200 mein pat gayaa thaa. magar main apani purse bhool aayaa thaa."
kisi aur ne kahaa, "baap se mangawaa lete."
mainne kahaa, "meraa baap meri hi gaand maar letaa."
kuchh khul kar aur baaki dabi hansi hanse. hamamein dosti ho gayi thi.
mainne poochha, "tum log kaise aaye?" jaise park mein koi do log mil jaayein to ek doosare ke haalchaal poochhate hain.
ek bolaa, "chaaraj (charge) to ye log subah tay karenge."
mainne poochha, "huaa kyaa?"
lambaa ladakaa bolaa, "ham sab Rajasthan se aaye hain. yahaan ek dhaabe par kaam karate hain. seth ki ghadi gum ho gayi to sabako thaane chhod gayaa. magar ham log nahin churaaye hain. har maheene ek-do baar yahi nautanki hovat hai. phir yaa to khoyaa saamaan mil jaavat hai, yaa to kaunhau aur pakadaa jaavat hai. kal subah jab dhaabaa khulane kaa time aabegaaa to seth aa kar sabako nikalawaa le jaabegaa. kaam to hamahin se karawaave kaa hai."
mainne kambal lapet liyaa. main bhi taangein phailaa kar deewaar se tik kar let gayaa thaa. kuchh der baatein hoti rahin phir kuchh so gaye aur baaki sone ki qoshish karane lage.
mujhe neend nahin aa rahi thi. main soch rahaa thaa ki apane kis dost ke yahaan kis wajah se raat guzaarane ki baat kahane par mere baap ko sabase kam gussaa aayegaa. phone na karane aur mobile band rakhane kaa jawaab bhi dhoondhanaa thaa.
main beech-beech mein jhapaki le letaa thaa. par kisi bhi aahat par main jag jaataa thaa.
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kisi ghadi mein 12 ghante bajane ki aawaaz ne mujhe jagaayaa to khan saaheb ke zor se jamhaai lene ki aawaaz sunaai padi. phir kursi khiskane, sitakani aur darawaazaa khulane ki aawaazein aaeen. phir is kamare kaa darawaazaa khulaa aur tubelight jali. darawaazaa band hone, aur kundi lagaaye jaane ki aawaazein aayeen.
khan saaheb table ki or gayaa, aur usane drawer khol kar chaabhi nikaali. usane aa kar kothari kaa taalaa aur salaakhon waalaa darawaazaa kholaa. wo bheetar aayaa. main baith gayaa.
usaki aankhein mujhase mileen, par usane jaldi se nazarein pher leen aur baaki ladakon ko dekhane lagaa. maamu ki mujhase phat to rahi thi.
sab ladake so rahe the. mujhe lagaa ki wo zaroorat se zyaadaa soye huye hain. jab main aayaa thaa to itani hi aahaton se so sab jag chuke the. par shaayad ab zyaadaa raat ho gayi thi.
khan saaheb dahaadaa, "maadarchodon, makkaari saadhe pade ho?" aur usane ek ladake ki gaand par zor ki laat maari. wo ladakaa karaahaa. aur 12 ke 12 ekdam se uth kar baith gaye. mainne dekhaa ki sirf wo 15 saal kaa ladakaa aankhein masal rahaa thaa.
main duaa kar rahaa thaa ki wo ab mujhase maar-peet kare taaki main apane baap ko bulaauun. par wo mujh par nazar hi nahin daal rahaa thaa. wo baaki sabako gaur se dekh rahaa thaa. ladakon ke chehare par maut kaa dar phailaa thaa. koi bhi khan saaheb se aankhein nahin milaa rahaa thaa.
meri kuchh samajh mein nahin aa rahaa thaa.
mainne gaur kiyaa ki kuchh ladakon ke chehare par dhool, mitti aur deewar ki putaaee lipate huye the. pahale mujhe andhere mein shaayad dikhaa nahin hogaa.
aur phir khan saaheb ki nazar us 15-16 saal ke ladake par chipak gayi. wo akelaa ladakaa hi khan saaheb ko dekh rahaa thaa. par khan saaheb ko apani taraf dekhataa huaa paa kar wo us 18 saal ke ladake ke seene se aur chipak gayaa.
khan saaheb ne usase poochhaa, "tuu nayaa aayaa hai?"
us ladake ne darate-darate haan mein sar hilaayaa. is raakshas kaa dhyaan apani taraf paa kar us ladake kaa badan kisi anjaane dar se kaanpane lagaa thaa.
usase chipake 18 saal ke ladake ne us ladake kaa cheharaa apane seene mein chhupaa liyaa aur usaki peeth sahalaate huye use dilaasaa si dene lagaa. magar khud usake chehare par bhayaanak dar bikharaa thaa.
badaa ladakaa bolaa, "saaheb, wo 15 baras kaa bachchaa hai. gaye hafte gaanv se aayaa hai. wo kuchh nahin samajhataa hai. use rahane dijiye. mere hi phir se kar lijiye."
meri gaand phat gaee.
ye log koi aisi zabaan bol rahe the jisaki mujhe ummeed nahin thi.
magar main itanaa bhi naadaan nahin thaa ki isakaa matalab na samajh paataa.
zaroor us bade ladake ko koi galatfahami huyi thi. yaa phir main hi apane gande dimaag se kisi seedhi-saadi baat ke gande matalab nikaal rahaa thaa. jo main samajhaa thaa wo ho hi nahin sakataa thaa.
sab theek ho jaayegaa. abhi khan saaheb bolegaa aur saare shaq door kar degaa.
khan saaheb ne us bade ladake ki taangon par ek laat maari, aur dahaadaa, "bhosadi ke. samajhaawan laal banaa hai. tujhe to pahali raat hi chodaa thaa. kuuchh mazaa hi nahin diyaa toone. teri gaand hai ki India Gate. lund kyaa, poori taang ghus jaaye to bhi maaloom na pade."
khan saaheb ne bol kar saare shaq door kar diye the.
wo badaa ladakaa ab jaise gidgidaa rahaa thaa, "seth ham sabaki gaand chodataa hai, saaheb. usakaa lund to aapase teen gunaa hai, saaheb. gaand to bhosadaa banani hi hai, saaheb. aaj main apani gaand sikod rakhoongaa, saaheb. aaj aapako mazaa de doongaa, saaheb. us bachche ko rahane do, saaheb. mujhe hi chod lo, saaheb."
wo rone lagaa thaa. sabhi rone lage the. sirf wo 15 saal kaa bachchaa binaa roye, bhauchakkaa saa sabako dekh rahaa thaa.
aur mere dhyaan mein aayaa ki us bachche ke alaawaa main khud bhi binaa roye, bhauchakkaa saa sabako dekh rahaa thaa.
he bhagwaan.
ek qayaamat aa gai thi.
mere man mein basee phoolon-saji, khushbu-bhari sunahare sapanon ki rangeen duniyaa hameshaa ke liye tabaah honi shuru ho chuki thi.
police kameenee hai yah to saaraa hindustaan aur saari duniyaa jaanti hai. par khaan saaheb ke bhes mein police itani zyaadaa kameenee thi yah aapane bhi nahin sochaa hogaa.
akhabaaron, kahaaniyon mein padhaa thaa. shaayad filmon mein bhi dekhaa hogaa. par meri defence mechanism ne us sabako door ghatane waali koi ghatanaa, yaa gadhe huye naqali qisse samajh kar udaa diyaa thaa.
aur aaj wo sab mere saamane ho rahaa thaa.
thaane ke hi andar?
he bhagwaan.
yah mainne khud ko kahaan phansaa liyaa. agar khan saaheb mujhe hi chun le to? agar wo mujhe baap ko bulaane kaa mauqaa diye binaa hi mujhe chod de to? phir meraa baap usakaa jo bhi kare, main to nipat gayaa.
he bhagawaan. mujhe bachaa.
magar meraa dil mujhe samajhaa rahaa thaa ki khan saaheb mujhe nahin chhuyegaa. mere baap ke baare mein nahin jaanate huye bhi use mere rutabe kaa andaazaa thaa. gaanv ke ye seedhe-saade, majaboor ladake aasaan shikaar the. unakaa baap yahaan hotaa bhi to bhi unaki koi hifaazat nahin kar paataa. meraa baap yahaan na ho kar bhi apane khayaal se hi khan saaheb ko mujhase door rakhe huye thaa.
khan saaheb ne jhuk kar us 15 saal ke ladake ke baal apani mutthi mein jakad kar usakaa sar us 18 saal ke ladake ke seene se alag karaa aur apani or ghumaayaa.
us 15 saal ke ladake par dard usake dar se zyaadaa haawi ho gayaa thaa. wo cheekhaa, "suresh bhayya. bachaao." usaki aankhon se bhi aansoo bahane lage the. usakaa sar to idhar ghoom gayaa thaa par usake haath abhi bhi us 18 saal ke ladake, suresh, ko jakade the.
aur khud suresh ke chehare par dard, dar, bechaaragi, gussaa, chintaa aur kaee saare aise bhaav the jinake mujhe naam bhi nahin maaloom the, jinako main pahali baar dekh rahaa thaa, par achchhi tarah mahasoos kar paa rahaa thaa.
suresh ne us 15 saal ke ladake ko apane se chipakaaye rakhane ki naakaam koshish kari aur ghabaraai, thartharaati, ruwaansi aawaaz mein bolaa, "sab theek ho jaayegaa, ramesh. too ghabaraa mat." aur phir apani hi aawaaz kaa khokhlaapan sun kar usake aansoo phir se bahane lage.
khan saaheb ne ramesh se poochha, "teraa seth teri le chukaa hai?"
ramesh ne khan saaheb ki or aise dekhaa jaise usaki samajh mein sawaal hi nahin aayaa ho.
suresh ne jaldi se bolaa, "nahin, saaheb. yah to abhi kuchh samajhataa hi nahin hai. ise rahane do, saaheb. mujhe chod lo, saaheb. main bhi isake saath gaye hafte hi aayaa hoon, saaheb."
aur suresh haath jod kar aage badhaa aur usane khan saaheb ke pairon par apanaa sar rakh diyaa.
khan saaheb ki aankhein chamak uthee theen.
khan saaheb ne ek laat maar kar suresh ko alag hataayaa. khan saaheb ne ramesh ke baal zor se kheenche. ramesh dard se chillaaayaa aur baalon kaa khinchanaa kam karane ke liye khan saaheb ki taraf uthane lagaa.
sabhi ladakon ne ramesh ke haath, paanv, badan kahin na kahin se pakad liye, aur use baahar le jaaye jaane se rokane lage.
ramesh ro rahaa thaa. "suresh bhayya, bachaao" chillaa rahaa thaa. use donon taraf se khinchane se aur dard ho rahaa tha.
khan saaheb ne apane doosare haath ko aur phir ek pair ko ghumaa kar do-teen ladakon par jahaan pade, wahaan waar kiye. wo ladake ramesh se alag ho gaye. baaki ladakon ne bhi khud ko bachaane ki qoshish mein ramesh ko chhod diyaa.
khaan saaheb ramesh ko baalon se kheench kar baahar le gayaa. rotaa, chillaataa, baalon se khinchataa ramesh zameen par ghisatataa huaa kothari ke baahar nikal kar kamare mein pahunch gayaa.
khan saaheb ne ramesh kaa kandhaa pakad kar use khadaa kar diyaa.
netaaon aur mahaapurshon ki photo ramesh ke sar ke oopar se dikh rahi theen.
sabarmati ke sant yah dekhate huye muskuraa rahe the ki ramesh 5 feet kaa thaa aur khan saaheb 6 feet kaa thaa.
chaachaa Nehru yah dekhate huye muskuraa rahe the ki ramesh kareeb 45 kilo kaa thaa aur khan saaheb 125 kilo kaa thaa.
maujoodaa PM yah dekhate huye muskuraa rahe the ki ramesh ki aankhon mein maut kaa andheraa thaa aur khan saaheb ki aankhon mein ek wahashiana chamak thi.
state ke CM yah dekhate huye muskuraa rahe the ki neeche likhe huye janataa ke adhikaaron aur police ki zimmedaariyon par unake dishaa-nidesh khaan saaheb ki gosht ki dukaan ke peechhe chhup gaye the.
ab mujhe apane baap ke gusse aur daant kaa dar nahin lag rahaa thaa. main yahaan se bhaag kar apane baap se lipat jaanaa chaahataa thaa. wahee mujhe hifaajat de sakataa thaa.
bheetar andheraa thaa. wo mujhe pakade-pakade darawaaze ke bheetar le gayaa aur darawaaze ki bagal mein koi button dabaayaa. ek tubelight jali.
bheetar koi nahin thaa. nahin. salaakhon ke jangale waali, taalaa lagi ek kothari mein kuchh ladake kambal odhe baithe huye the jo shaayad so rahe the aur jinaki neend hamaari aahaton se khul gayi thi. wo ladake ekdam se huye ujaale mein apani aankhein michmichaakar kar dare-dare hamein dekh rahe the.
khan saaheb ne mujhe ek dhakkaa diyaa. main ladkhadaataa huaa jaa kar ek table se takaraayaa aur usee kaa sahaaraa le kar sambhalaa.
main ummeed kar rahaa thaa ki khan saaheb mujhe maare-peete to main apane baap ko bulaaoon.
khan saaheb ek khoonkhaar daanav ki tarah hamalaa karane meri taraf badhaa. usane ek baanh se mujhe dabaa kar meri jebon se saaraa saamaan nikaal kar table par rakhaa. mobile, credit, debit aur ATM cards kaa pouch, pocket diary, pen, cigarette kaa packet aur lighter, rumaal, ghadi, anguuthiyaan aur kadaa, bike ki key, bungley ki key.
ab usane meri agaadi-pichchhaadi ko achchhi tarah se tatol kar check kiyaa ki main koi top to nahin chhupaaye thaa. usane mere poorn viksit guptaangon ko vishesh kripaa se dabaayaa thaa. talaashi poori ho gayi thi. usane meraa saaman ek polythene mein bhar kar ek drawer mein daal diyaa.
usane usi drawer se ek chaabhi nikaali, aur mujhe kheenchataa huaa salaakhon ke saamane le gayaa. usane salaakhon par lagaa taalaa kholaa, aur kundi khol kar salaakhon waalaa darwaazaa baahar ki or khol liyaa.
yah to gadbad ho rahi thi. meraa plan bigad rahaa thaa. wo mujhe maarane-peetane nahin jaa rahaa thaa. wo mujhe band karane jaa rahaa thaa. main apane baap ko nahin bulaa sakataa thaa. main phans gayaa thaa.
usane mujhe collar se pakad kar ek dhakkaa diyaa aur main ladakhadaataa huaa bheetar jaa kar baithe huye ladakon par gir gayaa. unhonne mujhe sambhaalaa, waranaa main zor se giraa hotaa.
mainne apane oopar kisi bhaari kapade ko phenkaa jaataa mahasoos kiyaa, jo shaayad kambal thaa. phir mainne salaakhon waalaa darawaazaa band hone ki, kundi lagaaye jaane ki, taalaa band hone ki aawaazein suneen. khan saaheb ne chaabhi drawer mein daali, aur drawer band kar di. phir wo dhamaadham chalataa huaa baahar chalaa gayaa. ek button dabane ke saath tubelight band ho gayi. andheraa chhaa gayaa.
usane darawaaze par baahar se saankal chadhaa di. phir side waale darawaaze ke band hone aur kundi lagaaye jaane ki aawaaz aai. phir ek kursi khiskaaye jaane ki aawaaz aai.
phir khaamoshi chhaa gaee. wo shaayad kursi par baith kar so gayaa hogaa.
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main uth kar baithaa.
kuchh der mein meri aankhein andhere ki aadi ho gaee theen. aur roshandaan se sadak ki itani roshani aa rahi thi ki us andhere mein bhi kaafi kuchh dikhane lagaa thaa.
baahar se kabhi kisi gaadi ke guzarane ki aawaaz aati aur phir sannaataa phail jaataa.
wo ek 8x6 ki kothari rahi hogi. teen taraf deewaare theen. oopar ek roshandaan thaa jisase ujaalaa aa rahaa thaa. saamane ki deewaar par kareeb 4 feet kaa salaakhon waalaa darawaazaa thaa jisase usake ek taraf kareeb 2 feet ki deewaar thi.
ek taraf se kisi ne poochha, "daaroo piye hain, sir?"
zaahir thaa koi mujhase hi poochh rahaa thaa. mainne us taraf dekhaa, par maaloom nahin padaa ki un sab mein se kisane poochhaa thaa. wo sab lagbhag meri hi umr ke ladake the. wo sab mujhe hi dekh rahe the.
mainne ginaa. mere alaawaa 12 ladake the. ab tak sab achchhi tarah jaag chuke the. us zaraa si jagah mein sab ek doosare se lipate, chipate, apane badan ko sikode huye kisi tarah samaaye huye the. kuchh lambe lete huye the, kuchh deewaaron se tike baithe the. sirf ek 15-16 saal kaa rahaa hogaa jo ek 18 saal ke ladake ke seene par sar rakhe baithaa thaa, baaki sab 18-22 ke rahe honge. koi phati baniyaan mein, koi sasti T shirt mein thaa. jinake pair khule huye the, wo sabhi koi sasti, ghisi huyi pant pahane the. sabake kapade kadaran gande the. unake badan bhi aise koi saaf nahin the, magar sab ek se badh kar ek khoobsoorat the. jaise Grasim Mr Poor India ke top 12 hon.
waise unaki nazaron mein bhi meri shakl soorat ke liye taareef bhari huyi thi, par unaki khoobsoorati natural thi aur meri khoobsoorati beauty parlour waali thi.
mainne sabase bade dikh rahe ladake ko dekh kar bolaa, "haan. bike thodi tez chalaa rahaa thaa."
kisi aur ne poochha, "kitane maange?"
mainne kahaa, "200 mein pat gayaa thaa. magar main apani purse bhool aayaa thaa."
kisi aur ne kahaa, "baap se mangawaa lete."
mainne kahaa, "meraa baap meri hi gaand maar letaa."
kuchh khul kar aur baaki dabi hansi hanse. hamamein dosti ho gayi thi.
mainne poochha, "tum log kaise aaye?" jaise park mein koi do log mil jaayein to ek doosare ke haalchaal poochhate hain.
ek bolaa, "chaaraj (charge) to ye log subah tay karenge."
mainne poochha, "huaa kyaa?"
lambaa ladakaa bolaa, "ham sab Rajasthan se aaye hain. yahaan ek dhaabe par kaam karate hain. seth ki ghadi gum ho gayi to sabako thaane chhod gayaa. magar ham log nahin churaaye hain. har maheene ek-do baar yahi nautanki hovat hai. phir yaa to khoyaa saamaan mil jaavat hai, yaa to kaunhau aur pakadaa jaavat hai. kal subah jab dhaabaa khulane kaa time aabegaaa to seth aa kar sabako nikalawaa le jaabegaa. kaam to hamahin se karawaave kaa hai."
mainne kambal lapet liyaa. main bhi taangein phailaa kar deewaar se tik kar let gayaa thaa. kuchh der baatein hoti rahin phir kuchh so gaye aur baaki sone ki qoshish karane lage.
mujhe neend nahin aa rahi thi. main soch rahaa thaa ki apane kis dost ke yahaan kis wajah se raat guzaarane ki baat kahane par mere baap ko sabase kam gussaa aayegaa. phone na karane aur mobile band rakhane kaa jawaab bhi dhoondhanaa thaa.
main beech-beech mein jhapaki le letaa thaa. par kisi bhi aahat par main jag jaataa thaa.
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kisi ghadi mein 12 ghante bajane ki aawaaz ne mujhe jagaayaa to khan saaheb ke zor se jamhaai lene ki aawaaz sunaai padi. phir kursi khiskane, sitakani aur darawaazaa khulane ki aawaazein aaeen. phir is kamare kaa darawaazaa khulaa aur tubelight jali. darawaazaa band hone, aur kundi lagaaye jaane ki aawaazein aayeen.
khan saaheb table ki or gayaa, aur usane drawer khol kar chaabhi nikaali. usane aa kar kothari kaa taalaa aur salaakhon waalaa darawaazaa kholaa. wo bheetar aayaa. main baith gayaa.
usaki aankhein mujhase mileen, par usane jaldi se nazarein pher leen aur baaki ladakon ko dekhane lagaa. maamu ki mujhase phat to rahi thi.
sab ladake so rahe the. mujhe lagaa ki wo zaroorat se zyaadaa soye huye hain. jab main aayaa thaa to itani hi aahaton se so sab jag chuke the. par shaayad ab zyaadaa raat ho gayi thi.
khan saaheb dahaadaa, "maadarchodon, makkaari saadhe pade ho?" aur usane ek ladake ki gaand par zor ki laat maari. wo ladakaa karaahaa. aur 12 ke 12 ekdam se uth kar baith gaye. mainne dekhaa ki sirf wo 15 saal kaa ladakaa aankhein masal rahaa thaa.
main duaa kar rahaa thaa ki wo ab mujhase maar-peet kare taaki main apane baap ko bulaauun. par wo mujh par nazar hi nahin daal rahaa thaa. wo baaki sabako gaur se dekh rahaa thaa. ladakon ke chehare par maut kaa dar phailaa thaa. koi bhi khan saaheb se aankhein nahin milaa rahaa thaa.
meri kuchh samajh mein nahin aa rahaa thaa.
mainne gaur kiyaa ki kuchh ladakon ke chehare par dhool, mitti aur deewar ki putaaee lipate huye the. pahale mujhe andhere mein shaayad dikhaa nahin hogaa.
aur phir khan saaheb ki nazar us 15-16 saal ke ladake par chipak gayi. wo akelaa ladakaa hi khan saaheb ko dekh rahaa thaa. par khan saaheb ko apani taraf dekhataa huaa paa kar wo us 18 saal ke ladake ke seene se aur chipak gayaa.
khan saaheb ne usase poochhaa, "tuu nayaa aayaa hai?"
us ladake ne darate-darate haan mein sar hilaayaa. is raakshas kaa dhyaan apani taraf paa kar us ladake kaa badan kisi anjaane dar se kaanpane lagaa thaa.
usase chipake 18 saal ke ladake ne us ladake kaa cheharaa apane seene mein chhupaa liyaa aur usaki peeth sahalaate huye use dilaasaa si dene lagaa. magar khud usake chehare par bhayaanak dar bikharaa thaa.
badaa ladakaa bolaa, "saaheb, wo 15 baras kaa bachchaa hai. gaye hafte gaanv se aayaa hai. wo kuchh nahin samajhataa hai. use rahane dijiye. mere hi phir se kar lijiye."
meri gaand phat gaee.
ye log koi aisi zabaan bol rahe the jisaki mujhe ummeed nahin thi.
magar main itanaa bhi naadaan nahin thaa ki isakaa matalab na samajh paataa.
zaroor us bade ladake ko koi galatfahami huyi thi. yaa phir main hi apane gande dimaag se kisi seedhi-saadi baat ke gande matalab nikaal rahaa thaa. jo main samajhaa thaa wo ho hi nahin sakataa thaa.
sab theek ho jaayegaa. abhi khan saaheb bolegaa aur saare shaq door kar degaa.
khan saaheb ne us bade ladake ki taangon par ek laat maari, aur dahaadaa, "bhosadi ke. samajhaawan laal banaa hai. tujhe to pahali raat hi chodaa thaa. kuuchh mazaa hi nahin diyaa toone. teri gaand hai ki India Gate. lund kyaa, poori taang ghus jaaye to bhi maaloom na pade."
khan saaheb ne bol kar saare shaq door kar diye the.
wo badaa ladakaa ab jaise gidgidaa rahaa thaa, "seth ham sabaki gaand chodataa hai, saaheb. usakaa lund to aapase teen gunaa hai, saaheb. gaand to bhosadaa banani hi hai, saaheb. aaj main apani gaand sikod rakhoongaa, saaheb. aaj aapako mazaa de doongaa, saaheb. us bachche ko rahane do, saaheb. mujhe hi chod lo, saaheb."
wo rone lagaa thaa. sabhi rone lage the. sirf wo 15 saal kaa bachchaa binaa roye, bhauchakkaa saa sabako dekh rahaa thaa.
aur mere dhyaan mein aayaa ki us bachche ke alaawaa main khud bhi binaa roye, bhauchakkaa saa sabako dekh rahaa thaa.
he bhagwaan.
ek qayaamat aa gai thi.
mere man mein basee phoolon-saji, khushbu-bhari sunahare sapanon ki rangeen duniyaa hameshaa ke liye tabaah honi shuru ho chuki thi.
police kameenee hai yah to saaraa hindustaan aur saari duniyaa jaanti hai. par khaan saaheb ke bhes mein police itani zyaadaa kameenee thi yah aapane bhi nahin sochaa hogaa.
akhabaaron, kahaaniyon mein padhaa thaa. shaayad filmon mein bhi dekhaa hogaa. par meri defence mechanism ne us sabako door ghatane waali koi ghatanaa, yaa gadhe huye naqali qisse samajh kar udaa diyaa thaa.
aur aaj wo sab mere saamane ho rahaa thaa.
thaane ke hi andar?
he bhagwaan.
yah mainne khud ko kahaan phansaa liyaa. agar khan saaheb mujhe hi chun le to? agar wo mujhe baap ko bulaane kaa mauqaa diye binaa hi mujhe chod de to? phir meraa baap usakaa jo bhi kare, main to nipat gayaa.
he bhagawaan. mujhe bachaa.
magar meraa dil mujhe samajhaa rahaa thaa ki khan saaheb mujhe nahin chhuyegaa. mere baap ke baare mein nahin jaanate huye bhi use mere rutabe kaa andaazaa thaa. gaanv ke ye seedhe-saade, majaboor ladake aasaan shikaar the. unakaa baap yahaan hotaa bhi to bhi unaki koi hifaazat nahin kar paataa. meraa baap yahaan na ho kar bhi apane khayaal se hi khan saaheb ko mujhase door rakhe huye thaa.
khan saaheb ne jhuk kar us 15 saal ke ladake ke baal apani mutthi mein jakad kar usakaa sar us 18 saal ke ladake ke seene se alag karaa aur apani or ghumaayaa.
us 15 saal ke ladake par dard usake dar se zyaadaa haawi ho gayaa thaa. wo cheekhaa, "suresh bhayya. bachaao." usaki aankhon se bhi aansoo bahane lage the. usakaa sar to idhar ghoom gayaa thaa par usake haath abhi bhi us 18 saal ke ladake, suresh, ko jakade the.
aur khud suresh ke chehare par dard, dar, bechaaragi, gussaa, chintaa aur kaee saare aise bhaav the jinake mujhe naam bhi nahin maaloom the, jinako main pahali baar dekh rahaa thaa, par achchhi tarah mahasoos kar paa rahaa thaa.
suresh ne us 15 saal ke ladake ko apane se chipakaaye rakhane ki naakaam koshish kari aur ghabaraai, thartharaati, ruwaansi aawaaz mein bolaa, "sab theek ho jaayegaa, ramesh. too ghabaraa mat." aur phir apani hi aawaaz kaa khokhlaapan sun kar usake aansoo phir se bahane lage.
khan saaheb ne ramesh se poochha, "teraa seth teri le chukaa hai?"
ramesh ne khan saaheb ki or aise dekhaa jaise usaki samajh mein sawaal hi nahin aayaa ho.
suresh ne jaldi se bolaa, "nahin, saaheb. yah to abhi kuchh samajhataa hi nahin hai. ise rahane do, saaheb. mujhe chod lo, saaheb. main bhi isake saath gaye hafte hi aayaa hoon, saaheb."
aur suresh haath jod kar aage badhaa aur usane khan saaheb ke pairon par apanaa sar rakh diyaa.
khan saaheb ki aankhein chamak uthee theen.
khan saaheb ne ek laat maar kar suresh ko alag hataayaa. khan saaheb ne ramesh ke baal zor se kheenche. ramesh dard se chillaaayaa aur baalon kaa khinchanaa kam karane ke liye khan saaheb ki taraf uthane lagaa.
sabhi ladakon ne ramesh ke haath, paanv, badan kahin na kahin se pakad liye, aur use baahar le jaaye jaane se rokane lage.
ramesh ro rahaa thaa. "suresh bhayya, bachaao" chillaa rahaa thaa. use donon taraf se khinchane se aur dard ho rahaa tha.
khan saaheb ne apane doosare haath ko aur phir ek pair ko ghumaa kar do-teen ladakon par jahaan pade, wahaan waar kiye. wo ladake ramesh se alag ho gaye. baaki ladakon ne bhi khud ko bachaane ki qoshish mein ramesh ko chhod diyaa.
khaan saaheb ramesh ko baalon se kheench kar baahar le gayaa. rotaa, chillaataa, baalon se khinchataa ramesh zameen par ghisatataa huaa kothari ke baahar nikal kar kamare mein pahunch gayaa.
khan saaheb ne ramesh kaa kandhaa pakad kar use khadaa kar diyaa.
netaaon aur mahaapurshon ki photo ramesh ke sar ke oopar se dikh rahi theen.
sabarmati ke sant yah dekhate huye muskuraa rahe the ki ramesh 5 feet kaa thaa aur khan saaheb 6 feet kaa thaa.
chaachaa Nehru yah dekhate huye muskuraa rahe the ki ramesh kareeb 45 kilo kaa thaa aur khan saaheb 125 kilo kaa thaa.
maujoodaa PM yah dekhate huye muskuraa rahe the ki ramesh ki aankhon mein maut kaa andheraa thaa aur khan saaheb ki aankhon mein ek wahashiana chamak thi.
state ke CM yah dekhate huye muskuraa rahe the ki neeche likhe huye janataa ke adhikaaron aur police ki zimmedaariyon par unake dishaa-nidesh khaan saaheb ki gosht ki dukaan ke peechhe chhup gaye the.
ab mujhe apane baap ke gusse aur daant kaa dar nahin lag rahaa thaa. main yahaan se bhaag kar apane baap se lipat jaanaa chaahataa thaa. wahee mujhe hifaajat de sakataa thaa.
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