Part 4
As Kapil came out, Omar and Abhishek
introduced themselves and briefed about the case they were investigating.
“Oh yes, I heard about Trisha. Tell me
officer what do you want to know?”
“So how long have you known Trisha and
Rekha?”
“We were together in school but post
that there wasn’t much contact with them, I heard from our common friends that they both were pursuing medicine. After that I met Trisha only at Rekha’s
funeral. That was the last time I saw her.”
“Do you know Harshad?”
“Yes, actually we were a gang. Rekha,
Trisha, Harshad and I. But later on things changed and our gang split up.”
“Why? What happened?”
“Harshad and Rekha were in a
relationship, but after sometime they started having problems due to Rekha’s
behaviour. She was a rich spoilt brat who loved attention whereas Harshad was a
very down to earth guy. He would agree to whatever Rekha said but everyone has
a limit. There were rumours that she was two timing him and flirting with other
guys. People used to make fun of Harshad and Rekha never gave him any importance.
When it became unbearable for Harshad he confronted her. There was a big
argument between them and Harshad decided to break up.”
“But Rekha’s parents told us that
Harshad was behind her”
“Oh, they don’t know anything.
Sometimes I think even I never knew her.”
“Why do you think so?”
“Because she stoop to such a level from
where there was no returning back. Rekha couldn’t accept that Harshad left her.
Though she never loved him, but her pride was everything for her. So she
hatched a plan with Trisha and filed a rape case against Harshad. He was
arrested from his home in front of all his family members. He was completely
baffled at the turn of events. He pleaded innocence but no one was ready
to hear him out. Eventually he was acquitted but the damage was already done.
Since Rekha and Trisha were rich they got out of the legal hassles by bribing
the officials but Harshad's life completely changed after that. Fed up of the
daily taunts from neighbours, his entire family committed suicide. In a blink,
he lost everything”
“Kapil, we think Harshad is the one who
killed Rekha and Trisha, we were not aware of the motive but now you have given
us the motive as well”
“That’s impossible! Harshad is dead. He
died two years back in a road accident, actually the same day as Rekha, April
29”
Omar and Abhishek looked at each other
flabbergasted. Kapil noticed the same but didn’t say anything.
“What?”
“Yes Officer. I clearly remember we
were coming back after Rekha’s funeral when I got a call from Police Station. I
was the one who received his body. It was fully mutilated and I identified him
from his belongings”
“Does anyone else know about it?”
“No, as I told you his entire family
committed suicide and none of his relatives were in contact with him. After
that rape case, he was alone. There was no one whom I could inform so I only
cremated his body”
“Ok so..”, the ringing phone made Omar stop in midway. He excused himself and
went to attend the call. The call was from the officer whom he has asked to
find the jeweller. After finishing the call, Omar sent a photo to that
officer's phone and immediately he received the reply he waited for.
After five minutes…
“So Kapil, tell me something, does your
wife know Harshad?”, asked Omar
Kapil was taken aback at the question.
Omar noticed Aditi’s changed expressions.
“Yes, actually we met through Harshad
only. They were childhood friends; losing Harshad was a big shock for her”
“Ah well... I want you to look at a
picture and tell me if you recognize that person.”
“Sure, Officer”
Omar passed on his phone to Kapil while
Kapil was confused after seeing the photo.
“Is it some kind of a joke, Officer?”
“Of course not”
“Then, why are showing me mine and
Aditi’s photo?”
“Mr Kapil, we are showing you killer’s
photo”
“What nonsense is this?”
“Oh you very well know what we are
talking about. You both killed Trisha, didn’t you? You thought no one will find
out? There’s nothing called as a perfect crime Mr Kapil. See this ring; this is
Aditi’s isn’t it?”
“Yes, but where did you find it?”
“Hahaha nice joke right, Omar?”, Abhishek chuckled looking at Omar
“This was found at the crime scene,
from Trisha’s bedroom which probably Aditi lost in haste while escaping from
the crime scene and the jeweller has confirmed that you both bought this ring.
We also showed this photo to him and he identified you both.”
“Officer, this is my ring I agree but I
lost this ring few weeks back, I don’t know how it reached Trisha’s
house”, Aditi pleaded
“Yes officer, I think you are making a
mistake. We never went to Trisha’s house”, Kapil said
“Maybe you never went to Trisha’s house
but you did went to a party at the same hospital where Trisha worked…and Aditi
too”, Abhishek said looking at Aditi and
Kapil.
Abhishek recalled why the killer’s
sketch seemed familiar to him; he had seen Kapil and Aditi with Trisha in the
photo album which was recovered from her place and the sketch which was drawn
according to security guard’s description was of Aditi with fake moustache and
beard. The guard didn't realize that it was actually a woman in the garb of a
man
When Abhishek and Omar were waiting for
Kapil, they had found few photos of Aditi and Kapil hanging on the wall and it
matched with the sketch completely and this made Abhishek absolutely sure of
Aditi being the killer.
"Yes I am nurse and I work at the
same hospital where Trisha worked and that was an official function so we were
there."
“Officer, please. I agree I lied to you
about not meeting Trisha after Rekha’s funeral but that’s because I didn’t want
to get involved in the murder case. But we didn’t kill anyone sir, please don’t
do this to us”, Kapil pleaded.
"Mr Kapil, we don’t believe any of
the things which you say and based on the evidences found we are arresting you
both", Omar said
Aditi couldn't hold it any longer, she
knew Kapil was innocent and she didn't want him to suffer anymore.
"I am guilty. Please leave Kapil”,
Aditi said coldly
All eyes
turned towards her questioningly.
“I was the witness in the fake case
which Rekha filed and I testified against Harshad. That time I didn't know the
truth and when I came to know the truth it was too late. I had lost Harshad.. I
had disappointed the only person who supported me through thick and thin. So I
planned all of this, I wanted to avenge the injustice meted out to
Harshad", she replied coldly.
"What are you saying, Aditi? That
all is past and you know it wasn’t your fault.”, said Kapil
"Believe me Kapil, it’s easier
said than done. I am as much responsible as Rekha and Trisha and I couldn’t
live with this guilt so I took this extreme step. Please forgive me for hiding
everything from you. I lied about doing night shifts actually I was keeping an
eye to Trisha. I used to visit her house frequently and I managed to get
duplicate keys of her house. That night I left early and waited at her house to
come back from work. Once I got an opportunity I attacked her, I didn't want
her to die so easily so I made her suffer for everything she did to
Harshad."
"And what about Rekha? Did you
kill her too?"
"Yes I did, the same way I killed
Rekha and then I went on to meet Harshad and told him everything. I promised
him I will avenge for all the wrong these people had done with him but I didn't
know that would be the last time I see him. The same day he was killed in an
accident."
Kapil was too shocked by the turn of
events to react. He knew how guilty Aditi felt but never in his dreams had he
thought she would kill someone to get rid of the guilt but he also knew how
much Harshad meant to her.
He remembered how he and Aditi had a
huge fight after she appeared in court as a fake witness. They stopped talking
after that as Kapil supported Harshad till the end. When Aditi realized that
she has been fooled, she came back to Kapil and together they went to meet
Harshad but unfortunately he had left the city by then and after that all he saw
Harshad’s dead body being handed over to him. He had no clue about Aditi’s meeting with Harshad neither
did he know what was going on in Aditi’s mind. Only thing he knew was that he
had lost everyone he loved and cared about in front of his eyes and he couldn’t
do anything about it.
Meanwhile a team of officers reached
Kapil’s residence with the arrest warrant and Aditi was taken into custody.
“Dr. Trisha Kashyap murder case solved”
Far away, a
pair of eyes was keeping a close watch on the turn of events and was glad
everything was going as planned.
To be continued...
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