67. Post mortem on Ranjith body

CHAPTER 67

Post mortem on Ranjith body

Rana, Amrita, Sneha, press people were all waiting at the hospital. Doctor Sadashiv came out.

One journalist asked eagerly, “Is the post mortem over?”

Desperately, Doctor said, “No. It is still going on. We will hand over the body tomorrow morning.”

Looking at Amrita, Rana said, “Do you know one more thing? Judge Vankede has been kidnapped.”

Journalist said with excitement, “And if Afzal is not released, they are going to hang our Judge at the same time when Afzal is hanged.”

Worried, lifting his two hands, Rana said, “God only can save this nation.”

Looking at Sneha and Amrita, Rana said, “And I wonder where our Siddartha is.”

He tried to contact Siddartha. But he did not lift the phone. Rana became desperate. “I wonder why he is not lifting the phone.”

Amrita looked at him with sadness. Rana sat near her and patted her back. He tried to console her by saying, “We are all with you, dear. Don’t worry.”

That night the roads of the city were full of police running around. One group of people came by on the road with banners and Indian flag, loudly shouting. “Bharat mata ki jai. Hang the terrorist Afzal. Release the judge. Down down terrorism.”

Near the Masjid, Muslims held Indian flags. They too said, “Bharat mata ki jai. Hang the terrorist Afzal. Release the judge. Down down terrorism.”

People were standing in front of TV without sleeping. Everyone was anxious to know what was going to happen.

Delhi on alert

Central HM arrived with commandos. All got up. They gave him a seat in main spot. He sat down. Meeting started. Police department, CM, HM, IB, RAW were all present at the meeting.

IB said, “Sir, this is the hand of Bilal. In all the cities of this country, it is our men who are giving him a base. He is trapping the illiterate people with money and filling their heads with thoughts of jihad.”

Seriously, Central HM said, “What is the IB, police intelligence doing? Since 8 years, Afzal has been planting bombs in so many places and destroying our nation. You don’t even know how this other terrorist Bilal looks.”

Desperately, Defense secretary said, “Sir, is easy to catch outside thief. But it is difficult to catch a thief in our own house. Our people are giving them shelter. That Afzal is an Indian and that Bilal is also an Indian. They are cheating their own country. We did not get any information from those terrorists. They have just sent the CD that’s all.”

Seriously, IB officer said, “We have collected all the phone numbers. But they have switched off the cells. We are still trying to contact them some how.”

With sadness, State HM said, “They took the life of commando Ranjit. May be the post mortem is over.”

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Siddartha came to the hospital. Rana, Amrita, Sneha, commando Ramdev and others were waiting outside the operation theater.

Going near Rana, Siddartha asked, “Sir, is the postmortem over?”

Desperately, Rana said, “Maybe. But the doctors have not come out yet.”

Seriously, Siddartha said, “I will go in and enquire with the main doctor.”

He pushed the Operation theater door and went in.