Murdered by chance-Chapter 2

Earlier:

Akshaya was found murdered in her house.Inspector Dutt investigates and so far has not found a skewed trace that ultimately could help him close the case.The prime suspects he ticked on were Jaggu(servant in Akshay's home who was found missing),college mates of Akshaya -Punit and Shravan and the unknown figurine named X-man who could be any..

Time: 7 pm on the same day of the murder.

The postmortem report read thus "Suspected timing between 12 am and 1 am.Cause for death is found to be a sharp cut in the jugular vein leading to lack of oxygen to brain.No case of semen traces found. A 'Y' shaped sybtle impression on the lordotic curve in the cervical spine which could have added further blockage of blood to the brain and unconsciousness at the strike"

The rest of the postmortem read about the blood clotting rate,counts of various fluids etc ,which Dutt had no interest in noting down.The last line of the postmortem read "The last intake of food is supposedly between 8:30 PM to 9 PM and no additional intake is recorded after the mentioned time".Dutt noted down the details and called the doctor who made the report. Dr.Rishi was quick to respond" No Mr.Inspector..definitely not an attempt of rape and not any trace of poison".Dutt thanked Dr.Rishi and hung up.The plot thickened more.

Neither the traffic police nor the IT techie enjoys the multitude aspects of job research.One controls the traffic and boots the social system by mastering the fear task parody.The other visualises the world via the connected web and performs his monotonous task for upgrading his/her career.But this is crime.A matter of life and if missed may be a matter of lives.Dutt's expertise in criminology gave him more room for the already ticked 'suspects list'.He now leaves to his room while listing out the possible persons involved.His next day investigation will begin with Punit.(refer chapter 1)

Today at 12 PM:

After wrapping up his investigation with Punit,a police constable was put on duty by Dutt to track him unknowingly.Dutt had an intuition that Punit might not be the one who murdered but definitely should know more about the incident.For the time being,he acted as if Punit was his prime suspect in order to get him to an open discussion.Dutt then drove back to the police station where he was informed about the affair of Mr.Pratap Rawat with Dr.Nirupama.Unfortunately Nirupama happens to be Akshaya Rawat's mentor for her studies and works in the same college of Akshara as a professor of cardiology.

"Wow..This definitely is going to be a case of excitement."-Dutt smiled on hearing this new information.

Dutt contacted his friend Ram who works as Assistant Superintendent of Police in the district of Lakhimpur,Assam.The reason was, Jaggu the missing servant belongs to Boginadi,a small village in Lakhimpur. Since Boginadi is a very small village Ram responded in three hours saying,"No traces of Jaggu since the date you said she was  murdered".Ok,now that was a vital information for Dutt.He recompiled his list again.

The brain works:

"One.Jaggu could be the prime suspect.He has not gone to his home town.Maybe he already should have known that he would be tracked if gone there.He haven't called his parents either.That is perfect 'zero in' answer for calling him the prime suspect"

"The next on list will be Shravan along with Punit. But since no signs of sexual assault reported,neither Punit nor Shravan have a strong motive to take the extreme step.Young guys commit heinous crimes only based on their testosterone pumping level.But may be, there could be another reason."

"Next on list ,is Dr.Nirupama.No specific reason but autopsy clearly mentions a well judged cut in jugular vein right above the trachea and a very subtle impression on the cervical spine.Trained experts alone can do it.But had she been that insightful,she should have gone for alternate method of medical poisoning.Further she has no specific motive to do this."

The thoughts of Dutt made his sleep a far reaching dream.In the mean time he suddenly recalled about the car that was complained as missing from Mr.Prakash's garage after the night of the murder.That too points towards Jaggu.Having faced enough pressure from his superiors in the past two days,he considered to fix his eye on Jaggu as the murderer and finally gasped a loud yawn before his sleep.

Dutt receives a call at the dawn hours from the constable Joseph "Sir..the car is found near Vasant Vihar bakery street and some jewels and a torn dress are found along with.Jaggu's voter id and a miniature size saw blade sir."

"Wait a minute..why would he leave the evidence blatantly and that too not very far from the scene of murder.!!!"-Dutt asked annoyingly.

                                          .............To be continued

Murdered by chance-Chapter 1

No clues ..not even a thread to tie the knot.Inspector Dutt was perplexed.A midnight murder and a suspected college mate and a missing servant.This case was getting more complex as the dusk rises.Twenty four hours and only one move so far for finding Jaggu. Where does this case lead to??

Earlier in the morning at 10:00 am:

Location:   ****** college.

"Mr.Dutt ...please...we have a reputation to keep.Let your investigations be outside the premises of teh college and I kindly request you to leave now"-Jyothirdha,the principal of the school pleaded to Dutt.

"Alright Mr.Jyothir,I would like to talk to Punit,a classmate of  Akshaya. Please inform his parents and ask them to be at home.Hope you don't mind joining me in taking him to home"-Dutt was at his best when he delivered those nuanced policing methods and walked right away towards his police vehicle.

One hour later at 11:00 am:

Location:Punit's house.

"So Punit..you met Ms.Akshaya Rawat yesterday at 6:00 pm after the college.You never texted or called her thereafter?!"-Dutt examined.

"No sir..I didn't text her.The last when I saw her,she was her with her mom."

"I never asked you that.Mind if I see your mobile phone Punit.You can delete your personal messages if needed!!"-Dutt said charmingly with a notorious smile.

Punit gave his phone with hesitation but never gave a suspicious chance for Dutt by deleting anything.

Dutt exclaimed confidently "Ah..I think Shravan is a great friend of yours!!"

Punit was clueless about the point Dutt was trying to convey.

"Don't feel squeezed Punit..I meant his message in Whatsapp.Look what he has sent you-"A friend will help you move;a true friend will help you move a body..."-You two must be "thick in the darkest" I guess"

"Sir,it's just a forward message sir"..Punit said sheepishly though he was happy that he didn't reply to that text.

"Ok..Punit..we will meet soon..possibly with Shravan next time..See you"-Dutt left the place with a more complexed crany head .

A day before :At morning 8:00 am:

"Akshaya's body had no marks of being hit hard.A slit in the throat and that too a carefully angled cut.

Aphyxia?..may be...but no signs of a smothering or a compressive case.Sexual assault?.Definitely No.The neatly dressed body with only stains of blood on the upper bosom leaves no ambiguity for a sexual assault.Poisoned?..May be..The body is yet to show signs and the postmortem is yet to be done.".After a thorough walk through in his mind palace Dutt now started examining the crime scene.

"The door was not locked.May be on purpose?.No pillows except the one underneath Akshaya have slipped out of bed.So a sudden attack?.Possibly yes.No weapons nearby..only blood stains..A mind calculation eliminates these factors. Akshaya was not struggling against the murderer because her position in bed and the status of her covers say so.A slit in the throat during an unexpected timing and a straight run away through the door?.Possible...because the door was locked outside"

As inspector Dutt was having his duo conversation within his mind,a heavy voice interrupted,"Inspector,our home servant Jaggu is missing since this morning.We both have a doubt on him".It was Akshaya's father Mr.Pratap Rawat.

"Oh..Mr.Pratap..Sorry about this..And yes we are aware of Jaggu and have issued a search warrant against him"-Dutt consoled Pratap.

"Can you please explain be the sequence Mr.Pratap..I am getting varied versions from your neighbours"-Dutt started his investigation directly.

"Definitely inspector.Deepa and I purchased a digi-cam for Akshaya the day before as her birthday happens to be on next week.But I was overjoyed and handed over the gift to her yesterday.She was hyper excited and started taking photographs of us all."

"All in the sense?"

"My wife,myself and Jaggu. Jaggu was like her brother and we never thought that he would do this"

"Mr.Pratap..We are yet to zero in the plot.So don't jump to hasty conclusions..Please continue."

"Sorry..so we had our dinner together with Jaggu serving and later my wife and Jaggu did the cleaning while Akshaya and I played chess.Later my wife and I went to sleep in our bedroom after being assured that our kid was safe.That was the last time I saw her alive"-Pratap's voice trembled as he broke out into tears.

"I am deeply sorry Mr.Pratap.So when you woke up you found her  dead by yourself or some one woke you up and informed."

"No.Deepa woke me up hastingly and I came out only to witness...."-Pratap broke into tears again.

"Mrs.Pratap..sorry for disturbing you at this stage..but please..I hope you understand.Please tell me what was the last conversation you had with Akshaya while coming back from the college and what happened today morning when you woke up"

"Akshaya was not feeling good about her friendship with Punit.Neither were we.He was studious but not disciplined.Akshaya told that he was demanding a date with her which she consistently refused."

"Mrs.Rawat..Both of you being from such high profiled jobs and a modern family..I believe today's trend is dating at the first sight right?.."

"Mr.Inspector..mind your words.High profiled people have dignity and we aren't a kind of what you consider us."

"Oh..I am sorry..Mr.and Mrs.Rawat..please continue.."

"Sorry Inspector..you are troubling us..please leave us alone"-Both Mr and Mrs.Rawat were furious for insulting their hi-fi living.

"Sorry..I will take a leave now Mr.Pratap..The body is supposed to be sent to the postmortem.I shall see you once I have the report"-inspector Dutt stood up to take a leave.

"Jaggu is the murderer.Arrest him first..."Mrs.Deepa Rawat was deeply hurt that her voice was sadly furious to make the inspector leave immediately.

                                                                                      .....................To be continued

An Altruistic Story of Admiration-Women's Day message

On a continuum,the day comes year after year and we walk passed by hailing 'ho' the significance of women in the modern day society but yet remain not to heave a conscious effort in understanding the root problem of gender discrimination.This note today continues as the 3rd part of the series and I personally like to include the women I have admired in my till date life time.

A heart breaking quote that flashed in a corner of front running news daily caught my attention as I was reading through sequential Darwinism theory.The news column read thus

"Illumined by the heightened thought of woman empowerment..What we actually walk through is the fact..While some women are fined for being covered while most are paid for being naked".

Does this apply to the entire gender.No.The answer is ,pocketed places where continuos subjugation take place at a faster rate and in an overall society ,the thought of weakened physical being and a notion of less power is prevalent.

The strings attached to this gender discrimination are multitudes and it varies from men to men.So on a philosophical note ,what gratified saints suggested was to think beyond gender-a concept widely popularised as 'Being Human'.But No.That isn't the best offered solution and going by the current wave of consumeristic social pattern the problem needs a better scrutiny via academic and an impeccable social thought.Safe enough until both genders (leaving aside LGBT) jolt the way for an egalitarian society by means of respect.

With that being said,on this Women's Day I personally would like to mention about a story that illustrates the greatness what men often fail to see or either way put, find it harsh to appreciate open heartedly the role of any lady in his life.So the story goes thus..

A story of Greatness

Two persons converse with each other, a voice which is so divine and appears beyond gender, for it was musical and the other a lady in the her second half of her life.

"You are sure dear?? You don't want to come along?.This may be the best time.I cannot guarantee anything less painful of a departure than this.."-the divine voice filled the void where none but the lady was present.

"No.The duties hold me back.Perhaps the time I waited for all these years have come.A strong support is needed for him to be the man he want to be.I shall do that part along with the blessing of yours"-the lady replied humbly.

"Alright.Many don't get this chance but you did.Think well before you let this go.Once gone,you may not be sure that I respond to you all other times"

"Thank you.I needed your presence nearby and to be with him for he was too frightened to having seen me in this stage.Just be with him and let him be assured that I will be with him soon."

"Okay.I will take care of him.But let me ask you these questions.Answer that questions right and you  will be left undisturbed this time.Do that wrong I may have to think over again of the erstwhile decision"-the voice appeared a bit stern in testing the temperament of the lady.

"I am blessed to have seen you.Please ask yours"-the lady irrespective of her being subjected to pain externally said with a gracious smile.

"What is the one thing you fear most in this life?"-the voice posed the first question.

"I am feared of not having raised him to a position where he became so enthralled of surviving alone and I doubt whether he will be able to do it after I am gone"-the lady's voice trembled.

"What is the one thing that you felt happy about your days on earth?"

"The moment he was blessed for having helped saving the life of a kid and being hailed a wise man"

"Okay.This will be your last question and you answer it right and I leave you right here making your wish come true soon"-the voice was glad with the answers and posed the last question which the lady found trouble to answer.

"One.I leave you now but with two conditions of which ,one is to be fulfilled by you.One.You can come with me peacefully within an year but he would want you most in the life by that time.Second.You can come with me bruised after 20 years but he will be at the epitome of his life and could spare only few moments with you in those years.You will suffocate for having regretted this offer.So choose the one you want to happen"-the voice was calm observing the nuances that let the lady trembling.

"I choose the second.I wish I be with him when he needs me the most.It doesn't matter whether I am bruised or not.He will be at his zenith and that can be the happiest thing for me to watch before I be with you"-the lady said with the tears of joy.

"Ok..Be you be blessed and cherished.Now wake up.Your surgery is over"-the voice having said that faded away.It was the voice of God.The story ends here.

 My mom woke up after her Thyroid cancer surgery.The next moment the words uttered were "Where's Ram ?? I want to meet him".For me,the hug that she offered right in her surgical bed was the one that will be cherished forever.Unknowingly both the mother and son cried for the doctor wanted me to leave outside forcefully.Then I was 16 and till date and for the dates to come in future I still call her the woman who made me who I am and Who I want to be.

What best can be the evidence to stay put the role of woman in any man's life.Be it a mom,a sister, a friend, a life partner or be it any who touched your life in wonderful ways.I am lucky to have such those persons in life for many a time my thoughts say "You have deserved more than what you do".

So as UN theme says"Planet 50-50 by 2030.Step it up for Gender Equality".Think great and act great and a Happy Women's Day ...