Chapter 3: Andheri Adalat
Chapter 3: Andheri Adalat Lahore ki kachehri mein aaj ajeeb si sargoshiyan thin. Har koi Shahvez ke qatal ki baat kar raha tha. Zaryab Khan High Court ke corridor se guzar raha tha ke usay Chaudhry Rafique nazar aya. Rafique sheher ka wo naam tha jis se nanhay bache bhi darte thay. Us par zameenon par qabze aur yateem bacchon ke aghwa ( PPC Section 365 ) ke darjanon cases thay, lekin har dafa wo "sabooton ki kami" ki wajah se bach nikalta tha. "Khan sahab! Suna hai aapka pichla case 'khuda' ne niba diya?" Rafique ne qahqaha lagate huye kaha. Uske mun se paan ki boo aa rahi thi. Zaryab ruka, usne apni ainak durust ki aur thanday lehjay mein jawab diya, "Chaudhry sahab, kabhi kabhi insaaf adalat ke bajaye raste mein hi mil jata hai. Aapki bari kab hai?" Rafique ka chehra ghussay se laal ho gaya. "Mujh par hath dalne wala abhi paida nahi hua, wakeel sahab!" Raat ke 12 baj rahe thay. Chaudhry Rafique apne puranay godam (warehouse) mein baitha hisab kitab kar raha tha. Uske charon taraf hatyar-band guard pehra de rahe thay. Achanak, godam ki sari lightein gul ho gayin. "Ye kya mazaq hai? Light theek karo!" Rafique chillaya. Andheray mein sirf sarsarahat ki awaz ayi. Ek ek kar ke, guards ki cheekhein gunjin aur phir khamoshi chha gayi. Rafique ne apni pistol nikali aur kaanpte hatoon se andheray mein nishana sadha. "Kaun hai? Samnay ao!" "Main wahi hoon jis se tumne subha pucha tha ke tumhari bari kab hai," ek bhari aur pursukoon awaz goonji. Zaryab andheray se bahar nikla. Usne tactical mask pehna hua tha aur uske hath mein aik pur-asrar khanjar (dagger) tha. "Tum... tum wo Killer Attorney ho?" Rafique ki tangein kanpne lagin. "Dekho, jitne paise chahiye le lo. Main sab chor dunga!" "Tumhare paas ab chorne ke liye sirf apni jaan hai, Rafique. Section 365 ke tehat tumne maon se unke bache chhine hain. Aaj un maon ki bad-duaen mera hath ban kar ayi hain," Zaryab ne kaha aur agay barha. Agli subha, Lahore Police ko ek aur tohfa mila. Chaudhry Rafique ki lash usi godam ke bahar latki hui thi. Uske seenay par Zaryab ka Metallic Logo chamak raha tha aur uske hath mein un yateem bacchon ki files thin jin ki zameenein usne harapi thin. Inspector Junaid ne jab ye manzar dekha to usne gusse mein deewar par mukka mara. "Ye banda humein nicha dikha raha hai! Wo janta hai ke hum nakam hain, isliye wo khud qanoon ban raha hai." Junaid ne lash ke paas se aik chota sa kaghaz ka tukra uthaya jo shayad qatil se gira tha. Wo High Court ki aik purani canteen ki raseed thi. Junaid ki aankhein phat gayin. "High Court? Kya ye qatil waqai adalat ke andar se hai?" Usne foran apne assistant ko call ki. "Saray un wakeelon ki list nikalo jo pichle aik mahine mein in mujrimon ke khilaf cases larr rahe thay. Mujhe har aik ki location chahiye!" [Novaflix.sbs]