Murder in lockdown.

"It was a tenant," said the secretary. "It was like four months in this society. She was a bad girl. "

- As soon as he saw the police vehicle coming, all the people sitting in the plot stood up. The inspector said, "Explain to the public as much as you can about social distance. I don't understand. "

When Poro Desh was in lockdown due to Corona, in a curfew-like situation, when Ishita's body started rotting and smelling in Akashganga Society's building No. 111 in the red zone, the neighbors suspected that something had gone wrong. He informed the Secretary of the Society. And the Secretary to the Police. Police broke down the door from the inside and took action. Ishita was lying on the floor. In her hand was a tin of eggplant.

Inspector Roy, who arrived at the time as there was some work of Inspector Adarsh, saw the corpse and said that it was a murder. The case was in the hands of Inspector Adarsh ​​Chaudhary. So there was not much fuss.

No one from outside the society came because of the lockdown. All the doors of Ishita's house were also locked from inside. So it was not possible for someone from outside to come in and forcefully take the medicine. From all this, the police considered the case as a case of suicide and proceeded accordingly.

And two days later the post-mortem report also came of deaths due to poisoning. However, the murder of Inspector Roy did not cross Inspector Adarsh's mind. So he asked Inspector Roy as if he was just asking, "Did you say about the body found in that lockdown that day that it was a murder case?"

"It's straightforward logic. How did the corpse lie? "

"Chattapat."

"What was in his hand?"

"A tin of eggplant."

"Have you ever drunk Beon?"

"What the fuck are you doing, man?"

'' The man runs after Begon PA. Screams. Her stomach burns terribly. Lying on the ground. Towards me. And after drinking it, it takes about fifteen to twenty minutes to die. Until the dying person holds a tin of eggplant in his hand. And the whole village gathers to hear the cries of pain. I found out when the corpse smelled here in just three days. '' Inspector Roy presented his findings. Hearing that, the inspector fell into the ideal idea. Then he said in a low voice, "Shall I help?"

"Do you want to ask?" Inspector Roy replied enthusiastically.

As soon as they saw the police vehicle coming, all the people sitting in the common plot stood up. Inspector Adarsh ​​said, "Explain to the public as much as you can about social distance. I don't understand. "

Both got out of the car. And went to the Society's office and sent Watchmen to call the Society's secretary. As soon as he heard that the police had arrived, the secretary hid the scare on his face in his smile. He opened an office. And all arranged in the office.

Inspector Adarsh ​​said, "Is that the girl? Ishita? It needs some information. "

"Speak, sir."

"You speak. Anything you know, "said Inspector Roy.

"It was a tenant," the secretary continued. "It was like four months in this society. She was a bad girl. "

"Rogue?"

'' Yes. One day at about twelve o'clock at night I came home. My house is in the house line. So in his house came the sound of two or four boys laughing. So the next day I asked her neighbor Sharma. So he said the play goes on all night. The boys come at night to meet the girl. Most of the day he is asleep. Its day begins in the evening. We people suspect that she was doing business. Now you know that there are people with families in the society. So it doesn't feel good at all. So when we complained to the landlord, he quarreled with the landlord that there was an eleven month contract. And before that he will not vacate the house under any circumstances. Uproot what happens. "

"What did you do then?"

"We were going to support the landlord and file a police case. But this happened to Corona. And the lockdown took place. So everything stalled. And in that, he committed suicide. "

"Who told you he committed suicide?" Roy asked suspiciously.

'' Everyone says. She drank the medicine. There will be something scandalous. "

"Hmm .. let's go to the girl who lived in the house," said Inspector Roy, looking in front of Inspector Adarsh.

The three reached the house, so out of curiosity, Ishita's neighbor Sharma also came out. Seeing this, Roy asked, "Sharmaji ... do you know anything, who was coming to this girl's house?"

"The lurkers were coming."

'Can you identify any of these?'

"There is CCTV at the gate of the society. Everything comes in it. '' Sharma paved the way. Both police entered the house. Behind him, the secretary of the society and Sharma were also about to enter the house when Roy stopped them by gesturing.

Both inspectors entered. Roy checked all the doors and windows. They were closed from the inside. So there was no possibility of anyone entering from outside. Then Inspector Roy went to the toilet. And shouted Inspector Adarsh. Adarsh ​​asked. "I checked. There are cigarette butts and matches lying on the windowsill. Many people get pressure only if they smoke cigarettes or BD. That's why they put cigarettes and matches in the toilet. "

"This is a cigarette down." Roy picked up the cigarette. And looking carefully, he said, "The color of the back of this has changed slightly. And by pressing that end into the tooth, a light cut has been made. Meaning Ishita lit a match to light this cigarette. But he did not light a cigarette. "

"So? No even burns. What's in it Suppose I am in the bathroom. I light a match to light a cigarette. And at the same time someone comes to see me. So I stop smoking cigarettes. Can it happen Any other work is also remembered. "

"Correct." Roy's eyes sparkled. He said, "So what do you do in such circumstances? Cigarettes back in the box? Dumb by the bathroom window? Or put down a cigarette? "

"Down then ..." The inspector said as if he had fallen into an ideal idea, "Don't put it down, but put it through the window and fall down from the air, right?"

"Maybe," said Roy, responding to Adarsh's argument, "and the matchbox?" What are you going to do about it? "

"Should I put it down?" Adarsh ​​replied immediately. And as soon as he thought about it, he started looking for the matchstick. Then he said in a skeptical voice, "No."

"Why not?" Roy asked emphatically. And one of them took out a diwali and inspected it and said, "This diwali is a bit big."

'Show.' Saying that Adarsh ​​took the diwali from Roy's hand and rubbed it to light it, the diwali burned with a light blast. And soon the toilet was filled with smoke. Both of them shouted and nodded. But when I came to the drawing room, I got stuck.

There was a ceiling fan in front of M's eyes when Roy's eyes opened. He rolled his eyes.

Seeing the environment around him, he realized that he was in the hospital. He remembered that Adarsh ​​had lit a diwali at Ishita's house and both of them died due to its intense smoke. But he did not remember what happened next.

That evening the constable came to see him. He then said that both Roy and Adarsh ​​had fainted at Ishita's house. Standing outside the house, Sharma and the secretary rushed them to the hospital, where they survived two days of intensive care. Otherwise, the name of both of them would have come true.

Both were discharged from the hospital after a week of treatment. The two were called to meet the DCP. Inspector Adarsh ​​said that both were killed due to the burning of Diwasali and its smoke. So the DCPA gave a fifteen minute lecture on why Diwasali was burnt without thinking. He said that the forensic examination revealed that the diwali was made of a chemical, the smoke of which was inhaled and the man fell into a coma. And die if not treated immediately.

As soon as he heard that, Roy said, "I mean, Ishita didn't die because of Bagon. He put the cigarette in his mouth. And it lit a candle like smoke to make it burn. So she is just like us. We got help from the secretary and Sharma. But since his house was locked from inside, he did not get any help. And she died.

When he ran out of the toilet due to the smoke, a cigarette fell out of his mouth. Which we got. But Diwasali was completely burnt. That's why I didn't get it. '

'So he didn't drink eggplant?'

'' No. This is Murder. Someone gave him a diwali that would burn to death as a result of the toxic fumes. "

"Who?"

"The one who put the eggplant in his hand."

"So what do you mean?" The DCP asked suspiciously.

"She is OK. Then came the killer. He broke into a closed house from the inside. He opened Ishita's mouth and poured eggplant in her mouth. Then he put a bag of eggplant in his hand. So that whenever a police investigation takes place the case becomes a suicide. And then he left the closed house. "

"Even so, the house remained locked from inside?" Adarsh ​​asked with embarrassment.

"Yes."

"Is there a murderous ghost that breaks into a closed house?" Adarsh ​​asked angrily. But Roy was deep in thought. He asked, "Checked the CCTV footage of the Society's gate?"

'' Yes. Accompanied by police, two members of the society. But during the lockdown, no one came in from outside except the people of the society. No one has gone out of that. The hawkers also have no entry. "

"So it means that the killer is someone from the society."

"Whether outside or inside the society. How can he break into a closed house, put a tin of eggplant in the girl's hand and leave the door closed from the inside and come back out? ”There was confusion in DCP's tone. And the same confusion was in Adarsh ​​and Roy's minds as well.

Although he had not committed any crime in the recent past, the black vertical tail, frightened and habitual, ran away as soon as he saw the police. He was caught, so he had to taste two or four sticks as a reward for running without any reason.

As soon as he was taken to the police station and placed in front of Roy, he immediately started crying. Because Roy's name was the only way to get rid of criminals.

"I need your help," Roy said. Black stopped crying and stared at Roy.

Roy continued, "Will you come with us?"

Here Roy is requesting that order, the black could not understand. But he shook his head in nod. At first, Adarsh, Roy and Kalu all went to Kalu's house. From there, Roy instructed Black to take the stolen goods. Listening to Roy, the black cataracts died. It was like a lifetime of showing off your weapons to the police. But Black knew Roy's anger well. So he took his bag.

The three reached Akashganga Society Building No. 111. Adarsh ​​did not like the idea of ​​taking the help of black. He was the number one burglar. Adarsh ​​asked, 'What will this bastard help?'

"We always think like the police. Sometimes you have to be like a thief. "Answering Adarsh, Roy told Kalu," This house is locked from inside. "

"The lock hangs outside," Kalu argued.

"It simply came to our notice then. You assume that all the windows and doors of this house are locked from inside. And you have to get inside to steal in such a way that it stays closed from the inside. Show me your beauty. '' Roy ordered.

As soon as he heard Roy's order, his eyes lit up like a hunter's. He walked around the house for half an hour. Checked all the doors. And then he took a big screw driver out of his bag and separated the door from the barshach by removing the screw that was fitted with the clamps of the door. And he said, "Someone has opened this door in the same way before. That's why it opened so quickly. "

Adarsh ​​and Roy's eyes widened in surprise. He did not have the same idea that he could easily enter the locked house from the inside and come back out and attach the door to the bar.

Black slammed the door back. So Roy gave him a hundred rupees and sent him away. Adarsh ​​said, "With this we can apply the logic that the killer gave Ishita a day off. As soon as it was burnt, it became unconscious due to the toxic fumes. And then died without treatment. Then, seeing the opportunity, the murderer entered the house in the same way that Kalu had opened the door. And to put the murder into suicide, Ishita put a little bagon ready in her mouth and left with a tin in her hand. "

"It simply came to our notice then. And even if there is a murderer, it belongs to this society. Because no one from outside has come in or gone out from inside. "

"How to find it now?"

"Let's try in two ways." Roy said as if thinking of something. "One is to get information about the education and jobs of all the people of this society from the president of the society." And let me see this girl's mobile. "

"No mobile phone was found from her."

"Yeah?" Inspector Roy was staring at Adarsh. Then he shrugged and said, "A young girl living alone, with boys coming and going at her house. Don't have a mobile? Nonsense. The mobile has taken the killer. And that means there must be something in the mobile. Why didn't you pay attention to that? "

"I have been investigating the case of suicide from the very beginning. So who thinks all this? "

"How did you get to her parents?"

"The landlord got the name and number from the tenant's application for police verification," Adarsh ​​said.

'' Even though. I said check the education of all. Who works where? Also check which department it is in. "

For three days, Roy flirted with cybercrime officials. Then get some information from telecom service provider companies.

એ દરમિયાન સતત ત્રણ દિવસ સુધી મહેનત કરીને આદર્શે સોસાયટીમાંથી માહિતી મેળવી અને રોયને લીસ્ટ આપ્યું. રોયે લીસ્ટ વાંચીને એમાંથી એક નામ પર કુંડાળું કર્યું. એ નામ હતું. ઈશીતાના પડોશી શર્માનું.

એને ઊઠાવવામાં આવ્યો. શરૂઆતમાં તો એણે બહુ ટણી કરી. પણ રોયના બે તમાચા પડતા જ પોપટની જેમ એ બધું બકી મર્યો.

ઈશીતા સોસાયટીમાં રહેવા આવી. અને એના ઘરે છોકરાઓની ઊઠ-બેસ હતી એ જોઇને શર્માને ખ્યાલ આવી ગયો કે ઈશીતાનું ખાતુ ગરબડ વાળુ છે. એટલે એને પણ લાલચ થઇ આવી. અને એણે પણ ઈશીતાને દાણો ચાંપી જોયો.

ઈશીતાએ પણ શર્માને લપેટી લીધો. પછી એક દિવસ ઈશીતાએ શર્મા પાસે પચાસ હજાર રૂપિયાની માગણી કરી. શર્મા ખચકાયો તો ઈશીતાએ પોતાના મોબાઇલમાં છાનામાના શૂટ કરી લીધેલા બંનેના અંતરંગ દ્રશ્યો એને બતાવ્યા. એ જોઇને શર્માને પરસેવો છૂૂટી ગયો. અને એણે પચાસ હજાર આપી દીધા.

પણ ઈશીતાતો લોહી ચાખી ગઇ હોય એમ વારંવાર શર્મા પાસેથી પૈસાની માગણી કરવા માંડી. જાણે શર્મા એનો નોકર હોય એમ એની પાસેથી જ બજારથી સામાન પણ મંગાવવા લાગી. શર્મા કંટાળી ગયો. પણ એ લાચાર હતો. એવામાં લોકડાઊન લાગી ગયું. એ દરમિયાન ઈશીતાએ શર્મા પાસેથી કરિયાણુ તથા સિગરેટ અને માચીસ મંગાવ્યા.

કંટાળેલા શર્માને તક દેખાઇ એ જે ફાર્મા કંપનીમાં નોકરી કરે છે એ લોકડાઊન દરમિયાન પણ ચાલુ હર્યુંે . એણે ઈશીતાને સિગરેટની સાથે એ કેમિકલ લગાવેલી દિવાસળી આપી દીધી. એ કેમિકલનો ધૂમાડો ભારે ઘાતક હતો.

અને એણે ધારેલું એમ ઈશીતાનું કામ પતી ગયું. પણ પછી શર્માને બીક પેઠી કે ઈશીતાના પોસ્ટમોર્ટમ રિપોર્ટમાં આ કેમિકલ વાળી વાત આવશે તો ? એટલે એણે આ મર્ડરને સુસાઇડમાં ખપાવી નાખવા માટેની યોજના ઘડી.

એ મુજબ એ જ રાત્રે, જેમ કાળુએ બારસાખમાંથી દરવાજો કાઢ્યો હતો એમ એણે દરવાજો કાઢ્યો. અને અંદર જઇને ઈશીતાના મોંમાં થોડું બેગોન રેડીને એના હાથમાં બેગોનનું ડબલુ મૂકી દીધું. અને ઈશીતાનો મોબાઇલ લઇને જતો રહ્યો. મોબાઇલ ફોર્મેટ મારીને સ્વીચ ઓફ કરી દીધો. સીમ કાઢી નાખ્યું. અને અધ્ધરજીવે આગળ શું થાય છે એની રાહ જોઇએ.

જ્યારે પોલીસે દરવાજો તોડીને, એની ગંધાતી લાશ બહાર કાઢીને, તપાસ કર્યા બાદ એવું તારણ કાઢ્યું કે આ સુસાઇડનો કેસ છે. ત્યારે તેને હાશ થઇ.

એની યોજના બરાબર જ હતી. પણ એ જ્યારે બેગોન લઇને ઈશીતાના ઘરે ગયો. ત્યારે એણે ઈશીતાનો મોબાઇલ લીધો. એ જ સમયે એણે સિગરેટ અને દિવાસળી પણ લઇ લેવી જોઇતી હતી. પણ ભારે ઊચાટના કારણે એ વાત એના દિમાગમાં જ ના આવી. અને એની એ જ ભૂલ એને ભારે પડી.

ગુનેગાર ગમે તેટલો ચાલાક કેમ ના હોય, પણ એ એવી એકાદ ભૂલ તો કરે જ. કે જેના લીધે એ પકડાઇ જાય.

કેસ સોલ્વ થઇ ગયો. પણ રોયે શર્માના નામ પર કૂંડાળું કેમ કર્યું એ પ્રશ્ન હજી પણ આદર્શને મૂંઝવી રહ્યો હતો. એટલે એણે રોયને સીધેસીધું જ પૂછી લીધું.

આવા સમયે રોયના ચહેરા પર જે ગર્વ ભરી મુસ્કુરાહટ તરી આવતી, જેને જોઇને આદર્શનો ગુસ્સો ચડતો એ જ મુસ્કુરાહટ સાથે રોયે જવાબ આપ્યો, ''એક વાત તો ક્લીઅર હતી કે ઈશીતાનું મર્ડર સોસાયટીના જ કોઇ વ્યક્તિએ કર્યું છે. એ મર્ડર માટે જે દિવાસળીનો ઉપયોગ થયેલો એવી કોઇ દિવાસળીનું પ્રોડક્શન ક્યાંય થતું નથી. એટલે એ જાતે જ બનાવવી પડે. જે કોઇ કેમિકલનો જાણકાર માણસ જ બનાવી શકે. તેં જે લીસ્ટ આપ્યું એમાં એવા આઠ નામ હતા, જે કેમિકલ એન્જિનિયર હતાં.

મેં આપણા સાયબર ક્રાઇમ ડિપાર્ટમેન્ટ દ્વારા ફેસબૂક અને ઈન્સ્ટાગ્રામ પરના ઈશીતાના ફ્રેન્ડસનું લીસ્ટ કાઢ્યું. એમાં ઘણા નંગો હતાં. પણ આકાશગંગા સોસાયટીનો ફક્ત એક જ નંગ હતો. શર્મા.

મેં ટેલિકોમ કંપનીઓ પાસેથી માહિતી મેળવી. એમાંની એક કંપનીનું સીમ એ વાપરતી હતી. એ નંબર પર જે લોકોના ફોન વારંવાર આવતા હતા એમાં એક નામ શર્માનું પણ હતું.

મોબાઇલનું છેલ્લામાં છેલ્લું લોકેશન ઈશીતાના ઘરની આસપાસનું બતાવે છે. અને શર્મા એનો પડોશી છે. ઈશીતાના ઘરની આસપાસ રહેનારો વ્યક્તિ.

આટલા કારણો પૂરતા છે એને શકમંદ ગણીને પૂછતાછ કરવા માટે.

બાકીનું કામ આપણી થર્ડ ડીગ્રીએ પૂરું કર્યું. એના મોએ જ સત્ય ઓકાવી દીધું.''

''ભલે... ભલે... વધારે ખેંચાવાની જરૂર નથી.'' બોલીને આદર્શે ચાલવા માંડયું. અને ઈન્સ્પેક્ટર રોય પોતાના એ જ ગર્વિષ્ઠસ્મીત સાથે એને જતાં જોઇ રહ્યા.

- જગદીશ મેકવાન