Wo Kaali Raat

Night shift.

Aam dino me din ki duty khatam hone jaane par bhi din ka staff raat waale staff ke saath baith ek saath chai pi kar ghar jaata tha. Par aaj raat sab kisi na kisi wajah se naa ruk samay par nikal gaye the. Harilal  aur uski patni kisi bimar ristedar ko dekhne sahar gaye hue the. Gopu aur Aparijita bhi apne quarter me jaa chuke the. 

Aaj saam se hi mausam kharab ho raha tha. Dheere-dheere raat ke 9 baj gaye. 

Aaj raat ki shift me thane me  Ghanshyam, Japu aur Dinesh the. 

Bahar tej hawa chal rahi thi. Rah-rah kar bijli bhi chamak rahi thi. Lagta tha ki bhayankar toofan aa ke rahega. 

Par toofan Premnagar ko bakshta hua Phulpur ke paas jungle se hota hua gujar gaya. 

Toofan ne kaafi tabahi machai thi, par jungle hone ke karan jaan-maal ki koi haani ki khabar nahi thi. Ascharya yeh tha ki itni zoro ke toofan me bhi jam kar baris hoti rahi thi. Lagta tha ki jaise pralay ka din aa gaya ho. Kai jagah bijli girne se aag lagne ki bhi khabar thi, par tej baris ne us aag ko phailne nahi diya tha. 

Aasmani kahar bijli gaun ko electricity supply dene wali substation par bhi giri thi. Phulpur se lekar Chaila tak sabhi gaaun andhere me dub gaye the. 

Aparijita ka drawing-room emergency light se roshan tha. Wo Sarfarosh ke database me uplabdh jaankario ko check kar rahi thi.

Gopu theth gawai andaaz me apne quarter me ek laalten jala kar baitha tha. 

Aaj ke toofan ne thane ke bandobast ka bhi pol khol diya tha. Thane me mauzud 3 emergeny lights me se sirf ek hi kaam kar rahi thi. 

Thane ka pravesh dwar tej hawa se baar-baar dharam-dharam ki awaaze karte huye deewar se aur aapas me takra rahe the. Eisa itni teji se ho raha tha ki lagtha tha jaise koi badmas bachha jaan-bujh ke khel-khel me darawaje ko haath se  pakar kar eisa kar raha ho.

Bahar ghana andhera aur usme tej hawayo ki seetio si awaz; jis par “Karela aur neem chadha” kahawat ko charitrath karti hui rah-rah kar  karkarati hui bijli ki awaz ke saath darwaje ki dhram-dhram ki aawaz! Thane me mauzud logo ko lag raha tha ki  wo sabhi Ramsay brothers ki kisi horror movie ke scene me ho.

Ghanshyam iss mahol me bhi apni kavitayen suna-suna kar Japu aur Dinesh ko paka raha tha. Japu Ghanshyam ka munh to band kar nahi sakta tha isliye usne jaa kar darwaja hi band kar diya. 

Thane ke campus me apne quarter me aaram kar raha Rohit ek patli si mombatti jala khirki ke saamne baitha tha. Rohit ne khirki ke ek palle ko band kar rakha tha aur dusre palle ko hook se atka kar khol rakha tha. Wo us ghupp andhere me khirki se bahar naa jaane kya dekh raha tha. Aaj saam se hi uska man bahoot baichain ho raha tha. 

Raat ka khana Rohit ko Gauri de gayi thi. Baki staff ke sath-sath gauri usse bhi rakhi bandhti thi. Rohit bhi Gauri ko bahot maanta tha. 

Rohit ki nazar achanak ek saaye par pari.

Ek saya torch haath me lekar chala aa raha tha. Rohit acharaya se us saye ko dekh raha tha jisne iss toofani raat me bhi bahar nikalne ki himmat ki thi.

Rohit ne kamare me tangi diwal-ghari par nazar daali. 

Raat ke 9.15 baj rahe the.  

Rohit ne phir khirki se bahar dekha. Us saaye ka  kanhi pata nahi tha.

Tabhi Rohit ke darwaje par knock hua. 

Saamne Gauri khari thi. Gauri ke ek haath me torch aur dusre me ek thermos tha.  Rohit ko samajhte der nahi lagi ki baahar dikhne waya saya aur koi nahi Gauri hi thi.

“Bhaiya, main dudh lana bhool gayi thi. Main thermos chhor ke jaa rahi hoon.  Pi lijeyega.  Doodh me maine haldi bhi daal diya hai.”

Rohit ne bare sneh se Gauri ke sar par haath rakha.

“Are pagli, ek raat naa bhi peeta to kya bigar jaata jo tum itni toofan me aa gayi!”

Rohit Gauri ko lekar bahut zazwaati tha. Uski ek chhoti bahan thi jo tabhi chal basi thi jab Rohit school me padh raha tha. Rohit ki bahan ka baat-chit karne ka andaaz bilkul Gauri ki tarah hi tha. Rohit Gauri ko apni sagi bahan ki tarah hi payar karta tha, tabhi to Gauri ke vidayi par wo baccho ki tarah fut-fut kar roya tha.

Gauri thori der tak Rohit se payar bhari larai karne ke baad fir se doodh pine ko kah kar wapas chali gayi. 

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Gopu khana khane ke baad andhere me baitha-baitha bor ho raha tha. Jab us se nahi raha gaya to wo  Rohit se gappe marne ke irrade se uske quarter ki taraf chal para. 

Bahar abhi tej hawa chal rahi thi. 

Thori der kamre me gaape marne ke baad Rohit hawa ka aanand lene Gopu ke saath quarter se baahar aa gaya. 

Dono thori der tak quarter ke bahar bane ek chabutare par baith gappe marte rahen. 

Aasman saaf nahi hone ke wajah se baahar abhi bhi ghana andhera tha.

Eka-ek tej bijli  chamki. 

Bijli ki khasnik rosni me Rohit ne Harilal ke quarter ke taraf se 2 saayo ko nikalte dekha. unhone apne kandhe par kuchh rakha hua tha.

Rohit ne Gopu ko turant iske baare me bataya.

Gopu Harilal ki quarter ki taraf turnat cheete ki tarah bhaga.

Rohit Gopu ke peeche larkharta hua jitna sambhav ho sakta tha tej chalne ka prayash karta hua aa raha tha.

Gopu jaise hi un saayo ke paas pahuncha, uska khoon khaul utha. 

Un saayo ne Gauri ko kandhe par  uthaya hua tha. 

Gopu ne chilla kar Rohit ko Gauri ke baare me batate huye un saayo par toot para. 

Rohit ne turant mobile se call laga Ghanshyam aur baakio ko zaldi waha aane ko kahte huye Gauri ki madad ko aage bhaaga. 

Gopu ne ab tak Gauri ko laade saayo se Gauri ko chhin use ghaas par lita diya tha.  

Gopu ne Gauri ko behosh paaya.

Gopu un 2 saayo par buri tarah se pil para. Gopu un saayo ka dus-shaahsh dekh kar hairan tha. Unlogo ne thane ke compound ke andar naa sirf  eisi ghatna karne ki zurrat ki thi, balki wo dekh liye jaane ke baad bhi bhagne ke bajaye us se bhire hue the.

“Saale, larki ko hume saup de nahi to teri vardi utarwa lunga.” un me se ek ne Gopu ko dhamkate hue kaha.

Yeh sunkar Gopu ka gussa saatwe aaswan par pahunch gaya. 

Gopu ne ek ke pairo ke beech jor se  laat maari. 

Laat lagte hi  wo saaya wahi zameen par lotne laga.

Gopu ne dusre saaye ko pakar uske pet me dana-dan mukke lagana suru kar diya.

Tabhi phir se bijli chamki.

Us rosni me thane se bhaag kar aate Ghanshyam, Japu aur Dinesh dikhaye pare. Rohit bhi ab tak Gopu ke paas pahuch gaya tha. Rohit ne zameen par pari Gauri ko dekhte hi pal bhar me hi saara maazra samajh  gaya . 

“Haramzade, main tumhe zinda nahi chhorunga” . kahte hue Rohit lot rahe saaye par jhapat para.
Rohit saaye ka gardan ko apne dono haanto se jakar uska gala dabane laga. 

Ghanshyam aur Japu Rohit ko khoon karne se rokne ke liye uske taraf jhapte.  Dinesh Aparijita ke quarter ki or bhaag use bulane ko daura. 

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“Madam didi, zaldi chaliye, bara lafda hua gaya hai.” Dinesh Aparijita ke darwaje ko joro se khatkhatate huye chillaya.

Aparijita phauran hi Dinesh ke saath bhagi. 

Idhar ab tak saayo par puri tarah kabu paa liya gaya tha. Unhe gher kar Gopu aur Ghanshyam khare the. Japu Rohit ko pakare hue tha jo un saayo ko jaan se maarne ke liye machal raha tha. 

4-4 policewalo se ghire hone ke baawjud un saayo ke chehre par koi shikan nahi thi.

“Tum sab saalo ki vardi utawa dunga. Humen jaante nahi ho! Abhi bhi time hai; maafi maang larki hamare hawale kar khisak lo.” Ek ne phir se dhamki di.

Dhamki sunate hi Ghanshyam jo ab tak unhe Gopu aur Rohit  ke kahar se bacha raha tha, khud par kabu kho baitha.

“Dalle, sabko apne jaisa samjah rakha hai jo apne maa-bahno ka sauda karte hai!” kahte hue Ghanshyam ne un dono ko  football bana kick par kick lagane laga.

Aparijita ne aake kisi tarah se Ghanshyam se us saaye ko chhuraya.

Itna kuchh ho jaane ke baawjud Aparijita ko dekh kar un saayo ki laar tapkane lagi.

“Chal us larki ko le jaa. Iss karak maal ko chhor jaa. Chahe to 20-30,000 bhi le len par is item ko aaj raat ke hamare paas chhor ja.”  Ek ne laar tapkate hue kaha.

Apni madam ke baare me bakwaas sunte hi  Gopu aur Japu bhi unko maarne ko daure.

Kisi tarah Aparijita ne apne saathiyo ko roka. Par lagta tha ki un saayo ne shaant na hone ki jaisi kasam kha rakhi thi. Unme se ek Dinesh par chillaya.

“Abe harami Dinesh in policyo ko bata ki hum kaun hai. Sabki vardi utarwa ke nanga daurwayunga.”

Aparijita ne bari muskil se apne saathiyo ko rok rakha tha.  Par jaise hi un saayo ne Dinesh ka naam liya to sab Dinesh ko ghurne lage.

"Kyu bhai! Kya maamla hai? Tum in dono ko kaise jaante ho?" Aparijita ne Dinesh se un dono ke baare me puchaa.

“Madam didi, ye jo jayda uchhal raha hai mere ilake ke MLA Kalicharan ka beta hai. Kalicharan bahut bara jugaro neta hai. Har baar Kalicharan ka sarkar banane me bahut haath rahta hai. Wo nirdaliye larta hai par kisi bhi party ki sarkar bane usme koi na koi mantri pad zaroor haasil kar leta hai. Har party me me iske bande hain." Dinesh ne ek ladke ki aur issra karte hue kaha.

"Abhi  bhi Kalicharan ek malaidar matralay ka mantri hai. Aur dusra UP ke bahoot bare businessman ka beta hai. Is businessman ki bhi pahunch bahoot upar tak hai. In dono ne aaj tak saikro rape kiya hai par jyadatar maamlo me report tak darz nahi hui, aur agar kabhi hui bhi to dawab daal kar report se inka naam hata kar agyat logo ka naam daal diya gaya.  Abhi tak yeh chhip kar apna sikar karte the, pakre jaane ki naubat aane par bhaag jaate the aur tabhi wapas aate the jab maamla thora thanda par jaaye. Par aaj to inke tewar hi kuchh aur hain. Mera bas chale to main inhe abhi maar du uski wajah ye hai ki ..” 

Abhi Dinesh wo wajah batane hi wala tha ki phir se Kalicharan ka beta unhe dhamkate huye chilaaya.

“Haramzaado, koi hamara kuchh nahi bigar sakta hai. Pichhle mahine hi hum dono ne ek lady magistrate ko uske apne sarkari quarter me ragar dala tha. Saali thi bahut karak. Us par hum dono raat bhar pile rahe. Subah aate waqt wo saali hume kanoon ki dhamki dene lagi to humne wahi rakhi fenayal ki puri bottle use zabardasti pila di."

Unke moonh se ye sunate hi sab sakte me rah gaye. Yeh to unki dus-shahasta ki prakasta thi. 

Policewalo ko aascharya se apne aur dekhta paakar Kalicharan ka beta aur zoro se apna karnaama batane laga. 

"Us magistrate ke bhai ne report likhwayi thi par mere baap ne sab set kar diya. Mere baap ne  magistrate ko bhi paise aur promotion dekar chup kara diya. Hume to policewaliya bahut pasand hain. Maine to apne baap ke saath duty karne wali 2 policewaliyo me se 1 ko to apna rakhail bana rakha hai.”

Itna sunne ke baad yeh ab kisi  ko batane ki zaroorat nahi thi ki dono ka hausala itna jayada kyu badha hua tha.

“Saali, waha khari-khari  kya dekh rahi hai. Chal aakar mere jute chaat.” dusra saaya Aparijita par chillaya.

Saaye ki baat sunate hi Gopu aur Japu unhe phir se maarne ko daure par Aparijita ne usko pitane se bacha  Dinesh ko ek taraf le jaakar us se apni baat puri karne ko kaha.

“Madam didi, yeh baat mere gaun ke school ke masterji se juri hai jinka mai bahut izzat karta hoon. Unka ek hi beta tha jo 2 saal pahle aatankbadiyo se larta hua sahid ho gaya. Unka ek chhota pota bhi hai. Vidhwa bahu ko gaun ki school me hi teacher ki job mil gayi thi. Ek din en dono haramzado ne uska rape kar diya. Par rajnetik dawab ke karan in dono ki jagah agyat logo ke khilaf hi report likhi gayi. Halaki gaun walo ne masterji aur unki bahu ka bahut saath diya par wo sadma bardast nahi kar paayi.  Usne suicide kar liya. Pahle bete ka gam aur phir beti saman bahu ke jaane ka gam masterji bardast nahi kar paaye. Wo apna hosho-hawash kho baithe. Wo aaj bhi school ke gate ke saamne apni bahu ka school ki chhuti ke samay wait karte rahte hain.” kahte kahte Dinesh ke aankho se aansu bahne lage. 

“Mere paas agar rupaiye hote to masterji ki pariwaar ki kuchh madad karta. Mere to khet bhi bank me girbi pare hain, nahi to main unhe bech kar bhi unlogo ki madad karta. Ek bande ne desh ke suraksha ke liye apni jaan de di aur hum gaunwaale uski ghar ki izzat bhi surakshit naa rakh paaye. Laanat hai eisi zindgi par. Iss se to accha hai ki mai in haramzao ko maar ke phansi par chadh jayu.”

“Kalicharan ne inhe rokne ki kosis nahi ki?” Aparijita ne puccha.

“Wo to aankho wala Dhritarashtra hai. Usne kabhi in logo ko nahi toka balki hamesa lipa-poti me hi laga raha.” Dinesh ne nafrat se thukte hue kaha mano wo Kalicharan par hi thook raha ho.

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