THE DELHI INVESTIGATION
Finally, the trio reached Nabin and Indrajit’s parents house as per the address given to them by Mr. David John. The house was not difficult to mind as the address was in the middle of the city. They went to the house and rang the door bell. The door was opened and a middle aged lady was standing on the other side of the door. They presumed her to be Nabin and Indrajit’s mother. But investigation does not stand on presumption.
In order to remove the benefit of doubt, Nakul asked, “Are you Mrs. Malpani?”
The lady answered, “What?”
Nakul repeated his question and the lady answered, “No. My name is Sugata Guha.”
They were a bit surprised as they thought that Mr. David had given them wrong address. But finally their thought was proved wrong and the lady answered that Mr.Subhas Malpani (Indrajit and Nabin’s father) and Mrs. Ajanti Malpani(Indrajit and Nabin’s mother) used to live there. But since seven years they had sold this property to them and went to Kolkata. Nakul, Ellias and Barsha were totally surprised on hearing this. Nakul then asked her that if she could provide them with the present address of Mr. and Mrs. Malpani.
Fortunately, the lady gave an affirmative answer. The lady gave them the address writing it on to a small piece of paper and on seeing the address, they were just stunned. The house whose address was given was the house just opposite to the house where Nabin and Indrajit presently resides. They were a bit shocked. They just thought–whether David and Ashutosh knew that their parents are now in Kolkata. Does Indrajit and Nabin’s parents knew that their son is dead. Does the presence of Nabin and Indrajit’s parents in Kolkata is in any way related to the mysterious murder of Irfan or it is just a mere co incidence. They got occupied with all these thoughts. So, they without wasting a single moment of time came back to Kolkata preoccupied with all these thoughts.
THE INVESTIGATION BEGINS
On returning to Kolkata, they at first went to Nabin’s parents house. They went in front of the door and rang the house bell. The door was opened by the servant of the house Shrish and BEN said that they have come here to meet Mr. Subhas Malpani and his wife Mrs. Ajanti Malpani. Shrish at first went inside in order to take the permission of his master and after a few minutes he came back and requested them to come in. He took BEN to a room where they saw three persons are sitting and talking.
Two of the persons were Mr. Subhas Malpani and Mrs. Ajanti Malpani and the third person present there was Ajanti Malpani’s maternal brother Mr. Nasir Ahmed. They then asked the introduction of BEN. BEN answered their question and told them the entire matter. They were just shocked on hearing from that their younger son Nabin is no longer in this planet.
Nakul then asked them, “How is it possible that you are residing opposite to your own son’s house for the past seven years and you are not aware of all these stuff?”
Mrs. Ajanti Malpani then rubbing her wet eyes replied, “It is absolutely possible, son. We two have grown older and we do not go out of the house. We have a servant Shrish for our daily household work. So even if he had seen our sons, then how would he knew that they are our sons?”
Nakul was not all satisfied with this justification but they did not place any more questions in front of them as they thought that it would not be appropriate to place any more questions in front of them at that point of time. After all a parent had lost their child forever. After that they thought that they should go to INDEX TOOLS——-the office of Indrajit and Nabin. After all office is the second home. From there also they can get some important information about Nabin. So they thought that they should go there together.
So BEN decided that on the following day, all of them will meet at Nakul’s house and there from they will go to INDEX TOOLS. All of them agreed. On the next day,Barsha arrived at the correct time or more precisely 5 minutes before time, but, Ellias did not turn up. They all were waiting for Ellias when suddenly Nakul’s mobile rang. He picked up the phone and it was Ellias on the other side. Ellias said Nakul and Barsha to go to INDEX TOOLS as he will not be able to come with them. He was having severe liver pain with a high body temperature. He said that he is so ill that he could not even wake up from his bed. Nakul told him to take care and they will proceed further.
Moreover he promised that he and Barsha will come to see him in the evening but by this time he had already disconnected the line. So Nakul and Barsha went to INDEX TOOLS, the working place for Indrajit and Nabin. They took the address from Mr. David John, their appointer and went there. As soon as they reached the destination and as soon as they saw the building, they were just stunned. It was a huge multistoried building with a combination of many offices and INDEX TOOLS was on the 5th floor of that 24 storied building.
They took a lift and reached the 5th floor and as soon as they opened the glass door of the entity, an unpleasant voice of a man came. All the other office staff were so busy on listening that no one paid any attention of the entrance of Nakul and Barsha in the office. As they walked a little inside the office, they saw a man shouting madly at a lady. The man was approximately 35 years of age and the lady was maximum of 26 years of age or may be less. The man was a bit fat but healthy looking with a stylish spectacle in his eyes. The spectacle was so modern and cool that anyone and everyone having a liking for fashion would want to have it
On the other hand, the lady was silently listening to the man’s words keeping her head bowed down. She was slim, fair, good looking, her hair well combed and was wearing a formal collared shirt with a blue jeans. The man was shouting madly at her—
Ms. ANaina Singh! What the hell do you mean that you have lost the file?
The lady was silent. The man again shouted and this time more loudly–
I am warning you ANaina. If you have lost the file, then you will be fired from this organization.Bloody careless idiot.And what is the dress code of this office?
ANaina was silent. This time the man said in an angry but low tone—
I am asking you something , ANaina.——
the word ‘ANaina’ in a loud voice. She answered in a shaking voice due to nervousness “F.. F.. Formal, Sir.”
The man asked in his usual rich tone, “Does blue jeans falls within the category of formal dress?”
She answered, “I am s s so sooorry sir.”——-in a mumbled voice.”
The man said irritatingly, “Sorry. What the F…..? Now go and get the file or get lost.”
ANaina, then without wasting a single moment of time went to search the file and the man seeing that all the other office staff has stopped their work , he said to all of them in a smile full of anger, “Just do your work, NOW.”
And all the other staff started doing their work in an usual manner as if nothing had happened. May be it was their tactics to calm their boss so that no other people in the office becomes a victim of his anger. Suddenly the man’s eyes catches Nakul and Barsha standing in the office. The man called them and asked them their identity. Nakul could not think what to say to the man but before Nakul could say something, Barsha said, “We two are from CBI’s.”
Nakul looked at her mysteriously but Barsha pressed his finger from the back and communicated with her eyes that she wants Nakul to be quiet. Nakul understood her command and he followed that. Suddenly the man’s voice lowered and said in a low tone with a voice full of nervousness, “CBI ? Why?”
Barsha then said in a confident tone, “We need some help from you Mr…..?”
The man replied instantly with the same nervous tone, “Mr. Indrajit. Mr. Indrajit Malpani.”
Barsha and Nakul understood that this man was the brother of Nabin Malpani. They were a bit shocked but they did not made their expression reflect their shock. Barsha continued, “Well, we have come here to talk about your brother.”
Indrajit questioned, “Nabin?”
Barsha replied, “Yes.”
Indrajit asked, “What?”
Barsha questioned, “Do you know that INDIA have been partitioned?”
Indrajit answered in a confusing voice, “Yes, in 1947 by some f…….. bas**rds. But what is that thing to do with my brother’s death?”
Barsha replied smiling, “No. No. I am not talking about our motherland INDIA. I am talking about INDIA, where I stands for Indrajit Malpani, N stands for his brother Nabin Malpani, D stands for David John, I stands for Irfan and A for Ashutosh Chakraborty. Correct?”
Indrajit supported her comment by nodding his head and said, “Yeah, I know about the death of Irfan. I was the first one to see that horrible scene. It was very tragic and brutal. But after all it was his ill fate. What to do?”
Barsha then said, “Well, Mr. Indrajit Malpani, do you have any clue as to who can be the murderer or what might be the intention or motive behind this murder?”
He replied, “Well, I do not know, but I think the police will find out the same in their investigation.”
Barsha then shook hands with him and thanked him for his help and said that it will be very much kind on his part if he informs them of any matter which might aid in the process of investigation. Nakul also shook hands with him and said before leaving that he should not behave with a lady in such a rude manner.
Mr. Indrajit Malpani smiled and answered, “Oh, do not tell me about that girl. She is ANaina Singh. She used to be the secretary of my brother Nabin. But after his untimely death, she messed up everything in the office in his absence. She lost all the important files, folders, documents, policy papers, year end financial statements, audit report——-everything. Now I have warned her that if she could not provide the documents and papers within tomorrow, she will be fired. As you know pressure provides encouragement and sometimes success though it does not always guarantee success.”
As soon as Nakul and Barsha heard that she used to be Nabin’s secretary, they decided to have a talk with her and she may also provide some help in order to find out the murderer. So they went to talk with her. As soon as they entered her cabin, they saw she was busy finding the official documents and folders. As soon as Nakul and Barsha entered the cabin, she without even turning her face towards them replied,
‘I am sorry, who ever you are. I cannot provide any help right now. In order to prevent myself from getting fired, I need to find some documents. I am sorry.”
Nakul and Barsha understood that they will not be getting any help from her and so they decided that they should go to their house and decide for their future course of action. As soon as Nakul and Barsha exited the office door, Nakul shouted at Barsha and asked her angrily,
“Are you mad? Are we CBI’s? What the hell were you talking inside?”
Barsha replied looking at him in a calm voice, “Relax! Indrajit was so angry at that point that if we do not say that we are from police then we might not get the opportunity of conversation with him. Therefore I lied to him so that we can talk with him. Moreover I saw that David and Ashutosh was not present there in the office and therefore I thought that our lie will not be caught. Moreover we are Common Brilliant Indians or CBI’s.”
Nakul did not laugh though he gave a small smile. After that they decided to go back home but they thought at first to go to Ellias’s house in order to take care of his health as he was ill in the morning. So, Nakul and Barsha went to Ellias’s house. The door bell was rung by Nakul and it was Sameera, Ellias’s sister who opened the door on the other side. Nakul asked her that where is Ellias and she told that he is in his room. Nakul and Barsha along with Sameera went to Ellias’s room and Ellias was playing an action game in the computer. Barsha asked him that whether he is all right now or not. Ellias at first did not understand her question but after a moment he replied that he is now absolutely fine and again started playing the game in the computer.
Nakul then came towards him and asked, “Hey! What is this game in the computer you are playing?”
Ellias replied smiling without looking at Nakul, “Well, this is the new action game launched in the market——–Devil Brute. Moreover this game is so popular that a movie with the same name has been released today. The entire theatre was houseful and the movie was awesome. Believe me, dude.”
Nakul then said, “Well, I thought that the game is very expensive. How did you manage to get such a sum of money?”
Ellias said, ‘Well, I was just lucky enough to impress my dad.”
Moreover he asked Nakul to try the game but he refused it. Barsha was listening to him quietly until she said,
“Ellias, either you are lying now or you were lying in the phone.”
Ellias then turned his face away from the computer screen and said, “What?”
Nakul and Sameera also did not understand Barsha’s comment. They also turned towards her.
She continued, “You said that you were very much ill in the morning and you were having such a high body temperature that you were unable to get up from bed.How did you know then that the film has released today and it is a houseful.”
Ellias was silent at her question and it was then clearly evident that Ellias had lied to them in the morning about his illness as Sameera also said to Barsha that Ellias was perfectly all right in the morning. Ellias was caught. Barsha then without listening to him left the house just by saying ,
“I hate liers. To me a bitter truth is better than a sweet lie.”
Ellias felt a bit bad. Ellias then stood up from his chair and looked towards Nakul who was still standing there looking a bit disappointed at Ellias. Ellias came towards him and said in a low tone of apology,
“Look, I know I have made a mistake and for that I am really sorry.”
Nakul looked towards him and said, ‘Its fine that you have gone to watch a movie but you should not have lied to us.”
Ellias was about to say something but Nakul stopped him by saying, “I think it will not repeat again.”
Ellias replied instantly, “Of course not. I swear in the name of Devil Brute.”
Nakul laughed but Ellias said, “Please manage Barsha as you know her.”
Nakul consoled him by saying that he will manage Barsha. By saying this Nakul bidding Ellias and Sameera bye, left the house and said to Ellias that tomorrow they will be meeting at Nakul’s house at 10 A.M. in the morning. Ellias agreed.
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