ENGLISH VERSION - MURDER MYSTERY

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AMURDERMYSTERYBY SUDHIRHALAKHANDI

Ragini was sitting in the waiting area of the biggest beauty parlour of the city “The sunshine Beauty Parlour.” It was a very Luxurious Beauty Parlour having so many facilities in it. This was the best beautyParlouroftheCity.

It had been more than half an hour since she came here in a capsincetheonlycarownedby themiswithherhusbandNikhil

. Today she had to go to the wedding reception in the evening with her husband

Nikhil. The marriage was of a close friend of her husband Nikhil. Her husband Nikhil had givenher special instructionsto get dressed properly and get fully ready at 7 pm so that they could reach the reception hall before 8 am. Nikhil was an executive in an IT company in the same city. His friend Shikhar, who was working in the same company, was getting married today with her girlfriend Ruhi working in the same company. Nikhil had made a booking for Ragini in this beauty parlour three days in advance, but today there were many weddings in the city, so the waiting time was very long. Ragini was anxiously waiting for her turn in the waitingarea.

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Ragini and Nikhil got married just an year ago and it was an arranged marriage and she was also from the same city where Nikhil's parents lived and Nikhil's father was her father's friend.Aftermarriageshecame to this city and now lived with Nikhil in the flat which Ragini's father had gifted to Ragini on hermarriage.

Right now, she was waiting for her turn when an office boy gave her a glass of water which she emptied immediately after sometime she saw that a girl was asking her to come with her.Thatgirlhadputamaskon her face which had become common after Corona and she had a cap on her head. She took Ragini to the washing area of the beauty parlour and started washing her hair. After shampooing her hair, she dried

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them with a hair dryer lying in thewashingarea.

Ragini had again come to the waiting area. The girl who had takenherforhairwashhadjust spoken to her Mam your turn is going to come in just 5 minutes and then she left immediately.

Ragini saw that there was a complaint book kept at the reception and there was a pen along with it. She got up from her place and went to the reception and wrote in the complaint book “You have a lot of mosquitoes in the washing area and please pay attentionto it” andsigneditby writing her booking number nameandMobileNumber.

Ragini was not very familiar with this IT city which was not very far from her own city. It was only after marriage that she had come to this city. Her Husband's duty hours were very long, so she mostly stayed at home and went out of the house only three or four times in the whole year in the

evening when both went out for dinner at any friend’s place or to a restaurant. The city was still very new and strange for her. She had come to this beautyparlourforthefirsttime and her eyes were filled with admiration after seeing its glitter and décor. She felt that her husband's taste is very high class in this respect. She Smiled because this is new feeling for her.

Ragini was still waiting for her turn when her phone rang.... Her husband Nikhil was on the line. He Said - Ragini, have you reached there ? Ragini saidYes,Iamalreadyheresincelast more than 30 Minutes ... My turn is about to come now. They have already washed my hair. Nikhil said hun… it is okay. Take care of evening time. I will come home before time....you should be perfectly ready till 7 PM . Ragini said It is okay but see there is a big crowd here today so …... By the way, there is a lot of time, so don't worry, I will reach

home on time and the phone gotdisconnected.

Ragini'sfatherRoshanLalwasa big businessman of his city. He had a very big business of building material including cement, iron and had many branches in his city and before marriageRaginialsolivedinthe same city. Nikhil was also originally from the same city. Apart from this, Ragini's father's firm was also working extensively in the construction line. They have very big projects in their hand. Ragini was his only child. Roshan Lal had another partner in this business who used to work with him at some point of time when they both were working with Seth Illa Chand and later, they started business together which at the initial stage was on a very small business but gradually it increased and turned into a very big business.

Ragini's father Roshanlal's partner's name was Mohan Kumar and Rohan was the only son of Mohan Kumar and now

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he too used to help them in business.

Ragini's father had another friend named Mahesh Kumar and Ragini's father Roshan Lal and his partner Mohan Kumar had close relations with Mohan Kumar and all three were friends from the very beginning. After the death of his wife i.e., Ragini's mother Sheela ji, Roshan Lal proposed Ragini's marriage with Mahesh Kumar’s son Nikhil so that this friendship could turn into a relationship and Ragini's father could also be worry free. This proposal was also an idea of Roshan Lal's circle of friends, which was later taken forward by Roshan Lal . In this way, Ragini and Nikhil got married and Ragini came to this city withherhusbandNikhil.

Ragini's name was being called from the reception of the beautyparlour,butshewasnot responding, then the girl sitting at the reception got up and went to Ragini and said Mam! You areprobablysleepy... wake

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up... your turn has come

hurry up…. there are too many customers today. But when she didn't listen, that girl shouted holding Ragini's shoulder... But Ragini rolled to another side andthatgirlscreamed

On hearing screams from the waiting area, Mrs. Seema Agnihotri, the owner of the beauty parlour came out from the adjacent office room and her manager Arun Kumar was also with her. A commotion broke out in the waiting area. Many girls working in the parlour had also come there and Ragini's dead body was lying on the sofa in the waiting

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area. Mrs. Agnihotri asked all the girls to go to their places and continue the work and asked her manager Arun to call the police and asked him to open the upstairs room for all the customers in the waiting area to vacate this area. Her Manager Arun Kumar had calledthepolice.Mrs.Agnihotri instructed the manager Arun to close the waiting area from bothsidesandsheherselfwent outside to wait for the police. Meanwhile she enquired about theincidentfromherstaff.

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Police Inspector Chetan Prakash Yadav entered the beauty parlour. Yadav and Sub Inspector Rawal were in one jeep with their own staff and the forensic team was in the other jeep. Even if sudden death like this one is a natural death, police action is taken and who knows first that the death is natural. This was Inspector Yadav's way of working. Mrs. Seema Agnihotri's husband was also a retired army man and she herself was from a military

family, so even after this incident, she maintained her self confidence and told everything she knew to Inspector Yadav and went to the waiting area. pointed to . Mrs. Agnihotri said after that Sir!Wehavenothingtodowith this death but since she was our customer and she died in our beauty parlour, so it is very sad incident for us but sir! Today there is a lot of crowds here in our beauty parlour and we have closed the waiting area from both sides. Our manager Arun will always be withyou.InspectorYadavsaidMadam! Ok you finish your talk quickly...letmestartmywork.

Such situations were not new for Yadav, a senior officer with 25 years of service. He said to SubInspectorRawal Comeon! Rawal, you start your work... Take the forensic team with you too. See CCTV also. But meanwhileMrs.Agnihotrisaid Sir! First listen to me... Inspector Yadav said Madam! You have already said... let me start the work... Mrs. Agnihotri

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said Sir! You are right ... but there are many marriages today in the city, can we continue our work... I am just asking for your permission for this. If you give permission, otherwise today the customers willbeinalotoftrouble.

InspectorYadavsawthebeauty parlour from all sides. It was a luxurious Beauty Parlour and it seemedthat hewas standing in front of a very successful business woman. He said - are youthinking about yourtoday's earningsonly,thattooafterthe sudden death of one of your customershereatyourplace?

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make no difference to me, but you think of those Ladies and girls who have to get ready here today, some of whom are brideswhohavetheirweddings today.... just think about them sir…. Inspector Yadav said I am... Madam! You are right. You continue your work. Let's see how much relaxation I can give in this respect.... try to finish your work as early as possible! Let me start my work now.

Suchwas theway of working of Inspector Chetan Prakash Yadav. He used to see every reasonable thing from a very logicalpointofview.

Mrs. Agnihotri said in a very serious tone Inspector! This is such a big business of us and that one day's earnings will

Mrs.Agnihotricalledanotherof her office assistants Malti and instructed her to continue the work and she herself turned to her office. Arun, the manager of the beauty parlour, said Come on, Inspector sab ! Both had reached towards the waiting area. The Sub Inspector Rawal had inspected the entire waiting area. Photos of the dead body had been taken. A

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card was found from Ragini's purse which belonged to Ragini's husband Nikhil... Rawal startedcallingNikhil. The forensic team had also done its work and it took almost half an hour. Preparations were being made to take Ragini's dead body for post mortem, when Ragini's husband Nikhil came. He was looking very sad faced... Seeing Ragini's dead body, he sat down on his knees and started crying . Inspector Yadav was watching him carefully. Yadav handledhimandsaid-Son,this is very sad incident ! Please give the phone numbers of your house and relatives to Rawal.Hewillinformeveryone. You have to be patient. Nikhil sat there on the ground. He was constantly looking at Ragini'sface.

Sub Inspector Rawal said Sir! It seems to be a case of a normal death. Inspector Yadav asked Nikhil – did he have any serious ailment? Nikhil said in a very disappointed voice No sir! There is nothing like that in

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my knowledge. Inspector Yadav said Death seems normal but ... Let's see what comes in the post mortem, what the report says ... Inspector Yadav stood upandsuddenlyhiseyesfellon a register and he started turning its pages whose last entry was written by Ragini There are many mosquitoes in the washing area, please pay attentiontoit-Ragini.

Inspector Yadav stepped further towards the washing area and saw that it was a neat and clean area… He stood there forawhileandsuddenlyhislips became round… He came out and said his sub- inspector Rawal Seize the waiting area andwashingarea. Rawal asked what happened sir!

Inspector Yadav said Rawal! Now I don't think it was 100% natural death! It could be something else too.... And he quickly turned to the office of Mrs. Seema Agnihotri, the owner of the Sunshine beauty parlour.

Inspector Yadav was carefully watching the CCTV footage in Mrs. Agnihotri’s office. Now the deceased Ragini was seen sitting in the waiting area.... Then a girl wearing a red cap and mask was talking to her and that girl was seen taking her to the washing area of the beauty parlour. There was no question of having cameras in the washing area... Seema Agnihotri was also staring at the monitor and seeing the attitudeofInspectorYadav,she understood that the matter is not as easy as she thought. As soon as the girl was seen in the mask and red cap in the CCTV footage, seeing her again and again, she called her supervisor on the intercom and as soon as she arrived, looking at the photo of the girl on the monitor, she asked Manisha, look at the monitor, who is this girl? I have never seen this girl since when she is in our staff and this red cap is not even a part of our dress code . Manisha saw it well and said Mam, this is not from our

staff... Inspector Yadav said with surprise What!!!! Then whoisshe...........

Inspector Yadav said If this girl is not from your staff... Then it is sure Ragini has been murdered with the help of this girl... It is also a matter of great disgrace for your beauty parlour that someone came from outside and one of your customers is Murdered .... Look, now you also have to helpusintheinvestigation......

Ragini's dead body had been sent for post mortem. Sub Inspector Rawal was taking care of Ragini's husband Nikhil and had informed his family and his father in law after takingthephonenumbersfrom him and now both were sitting with Inspector Yadav in the office. The rest of the police staff was doing their work.

Inspector Yadav looked at the beauty parlour owner Seema Agnihotri and said – Madam! I am sealing your washing area, reception and waiting area. I understand your compulsion,

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so now you continue your work using the rest of the space. Seema Agnihotri said Yes sir! But now he did not have the same enthusiasm and confidence in her talk. Apprehension and uneasiness werevisibleinhereyesandshe could not believe that there could be a murder in her famous and biggest beauty parlour of the city. she said in a very low voice - Inspector sab! Now we have to face the result of this incident and if it is a murder then consequences will be very harsh on us. You Please continue with your work and if you need, then tell me, if needed, I will stop the work of theparlourtodayandafterthat she took out her mobile from her drawer and started calling her husband Major Ravi Agnihotri.

Inspector Yadav called the commissioner's office and told commissioner V.K. Chauhan full report and took instructions from him. He once again inspected the waiting area, reception and washing area

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thoroughly and asked Rawal to take photographs of the washing area and fingerprints as well. He had also taken the complaint register in his possession. Inspector Yadav said his sub inspector Rawal –Rawal once again look at the washing area. Let me know if you see any mosquitoes. Hearing this, the owner of the beauty parlour, Seema Agnihotri said- Inspector sab! There is no question of mosquitoes or insects being anywhereinthisbeautyparlour ofours.

Mrs. Seema Agnihotri instructed to her assistant to bring four cups of coffee and water which was followed in minutes and she said to Inspector Yadav Sir! You have coffee... Till then sub inspector Rawal had also come and he said Sir! The washing area is very clean and no mosquitoes are visible anywhere. Looking at the way this place has been built and the cleanliness that has been maintained, there is

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no question of having flies or mosquitoeshere. Everyone had just finished coffee in Seema Agnihotri's office when a handsome and good looking person entered the office and as soon as he came, shaking hands with Inspector Yadav, he said –Inspector Saab! I am Ravi Agnihotri, retired major from army and this beauty parlour belongs to my wife Seema. Then Captain Kapil entered from behind and said - Yadav! Another death!!! Is this also murder? Inspector Yadav saidCaptain Saab! If there was a natural death, I would not have stayed here for so long and maybe you would not have comeeither…

Captain Kapil said No Yadav, I do not know much, I was in the golf club with Major Saab, then he told me that there has been an accident so I had to come with them. He is my good friend and I have also been his junior.

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Inspector Yadav told all the things he knew to the captain about this incident and expressed his apprehension to the captain and said Captain Saab! See now I am learning many things from you. That's why let me explain to you step by step what I am thinking about this incident. In My opinion it is not a natural death...

Captain Kapil and Inspector Yadav had worked together in many cases and their mutual understanding was also very good and Inspector Yadav always respected Captain Kapil's intelligence and understanding and he also knew that Captain Kapil is not only the owner of a private detective agency , he had also access to higher officials in the policedepartment as well. Now what was Captain Kapil's status in the department was a mysterytoInspectorYadav,but in the very recent case where Vikas, a boy from an online food supply company, was unnecessarily implicated in a

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murder case, there was an attempt of murderthat Vikas in the Inspector Yadav's police station and the way Captain Kapil got him out of that trouble, he was very much impressed with him. Inspector Yadav understood that Captain Kapil is not only a private detectivebut he alsohasa high position in his own department means police department or home ministry or some other GovernmentAgency.

Inspector Yadav said see Captain! My doubt is only on one thing and that is that deceased has written in complaint book of beauty parlourthat washing areaisfull of mosquitoes... and I have inspected the washing area thoroughly... There is no trace of even a mosquito or a fly there and somewhere in this beauty parlour. I think the deceased must have felt in the washing area that something pricked her... That's why she has written so in the complaint book... This is my doubt see what comes in the post

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mortem report and yes one more thing , Madam Agnihotri has also told That the girl who took the deceased to the washing area was not from their staff and was wearing a maskand cap whichisnot even a part of their dress code. That is why now it is not a natural death. IthinkitisaMurder…

Captain Kapil looked at Inspector Yadav with appreciativeeyesandsaid You are going right Inspector ... all your things may be right ... let's take a look at the whole place with me once again and after that you can show me on CCTV Show the footage too. Captain Kapil saw the whole area and took some photos in his mobile... then saw the CCTV footage... and asked Inspector YadavtotakethisCCTVfootage with him. Inspector Yadav also gave the information about the deceased's husband and the family of the deceased to Captain Kapil, which was given to him by Sub-Inspector Rawal. Captain Kapil was listening to thewholethingveryseriously.

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Captain Kapil told Rawal you trytopreparetheentirehistory of the deceased Ragini and her husband Nikhil and their family as soon as possible. Find out about the office of the deceased's husband and his friends. Apart from this, find out about the father of the deceased and his work. Collect all these information and bring it to my office by 7 pm today. Apart from this, all those people must be brought to my office tomorrow at 12 o'clock, about whom I will tell you this evening.

CaptainKapilfurthersaid Iwill give you the rest of the instructions for further preparation at 7 pm today. Meanwhile my assistant Robert will also help you guys. I must solve this case as soon as possible because on the way to the beauty Parlour from Gold club I have promised Major RaviSirthatIwillgethisbeauty parlour rid of this infamy as soonaspossible...

Then Major Ravi Agnihotri came with his wife.... and

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Major said Captain! We will not be able to tolerate this defamationverylong...Mywife Seema is very emotional and she is very much attached to this part of our business... We have trained many girls from this beauty parlour... This murder .... we want to get rid of this infamy soon .... he got emotional and held the captain's hand ... Captain you must do this work as soon as possible becausethelongerthe case goes on, our defamation will be more and more. Captain Kapil said Major Saab! You give me some time to solve this case... and then he left from there giving some other instructionstoInspectorYadav.

This is the evening time . In Captain Kapil's office, Sub Inspector Rawal was sitting in front of him and Captain's assistant Robert was on the other chair. Robert was a strong man with a muscular and athletic body and was Captain Kapil'snumber-2in this detective agency. Football was his hobby and he had to play at

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least two matches in a week and behind this hobby, many times he used to disappear for two hours in the middle of important work and then he had to listen a lot from Captain Kapil. But now it had become his habit. Because of that CaptainKapilandSub Inspector Rawal had to wait for half an hourtoday.

Sub Inspector Rawal gave today's full report to Captain Kapil... He told the complete report of the deceased's husband Nikhil, her father Roshan Lal, her husband Nikhil’s Father Mahesh Kumar , her father’s partner Mohan Kumar and his son Rohan and their business. The post mortem report expressed the possibility of poisoning but did notclearlysaythatthecauseof death was poison. Further investigation is going on. There was a red mark on the neck of the deceased which was very light.

According to Inspector Rawal , the father of the deceased had a big business and there was

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only one boy Rohan to take care of him and his partner Mohan Kumar , who was the only son of Ragini’s father’s Partner Mohan Kumar . The total assets of this business were also not less than Rs.50 crores, in which the share of the deceased was close to Rs.25 crores. Deceased Ragini's husband Nikhil was an IT engineer who worked in a very big company and both were married for just one year. Ragini's father had asked him many times to quit her job and join his business, but he refused every time. After all, everything belonged to Ragini and her husband , but he used to say that I am an Educated engineer and I must do a job now. Business is not cup of tea….

InspectorRawalsaidthatRagini herself was also a 50 percent stakeholder in this business. Captain Kapil asked how she got this stake? Sub Inspector Rawal said Ragini's father Roshan Lal, her partner Mohan Lalandherpartner'sson Rohan

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have come here and this is whatIhavecometoknowfrom them and Nikhil. Captain Kapil said – All this is fine but how did Ragini become a 50 percent share in the business? Her father Roshan Lal is the partner, isn't it? Sub Inspector Rawal said Just three months ago, Ragini's father had made Ragini a partner in his place, thus now she was a 50 percent partner in the entire business... Now Ragini's father was legally nothing in this firm since his share was already transferred his share in the firm in the nameofRagini.Noweverything belongedtoRagini.

Captain Kapil Good! That's why the father of the deceased asked Nikhil to quit his job and joinbusiness.

Sub Inspector Rawal Yes, CaptainSaabislikethat.Ihada long talk with Ragini's father today and he is very sad and saysthathelosteverythingdue todeathofhisonlychild.

Captain Yadav Rawal you have met everyone here. Tell me whether Ragini's husband

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or father had any enmity with anyone.

Sub Inspector Rawal - No sir! Not according to both and Ragini's father can't even have anything like this because after the death of Ragini's mother, he was not interested in business at all... and it seems that he left everything and . He was in a mood to separate himself from the mess. But Rohan stopped him by explaining him again and again that he was a senior partner and founder of this business so time will heal all the things. According to Rohan this big business cannot be run without him.

Captain Yadav Rawal, tell me whatkindofpeopleareRagini's father'spartnerandhisson.

Sub InspectorRawal asked You meantosayMohan Kumarand Rohan?

CaptainKapil Yes…

Sub Inspector Rawal - Sir! Both are continuously with Ragini's father Roshan Lal and especially partner Mohan

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Kumar's son Rohan.... He says only one thing that I had no real sister and God snatched that Ragini from us too. This boylooksveryemotionalsir.

Captain Kapil - That's it! Rawal anythingspecial?

Sub Inspector Rawal Yes one more thing Captain Saab but I Don't know whether it has any roleinthiscaseornot.

Captain Kapil what is it Rawal !!!! you tell me and leave it to me whether it is related to the caseofthismurderornot.

Sub Inspector Rawal Ragini's father Roshan Lal said that if her partner Mohan Kumar’s son Rohan had listened to him, Ragini would not have died todayandshewouldhavebeen safeinherowncitywiththem.

Captain Kapil oh!!!!! What wasthat?

Sub Inspector Rawal After the death of Ragini's mother, Ragini's father proposed to his partner Mohan Kumar that his sonRohanandRaginishouldbe married so that the whole

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business would come in the same family and he would not have to worry too much about Ragini because Mohan Kumar and Rohan were known to him since last several years. Everyone was ready for this arrangement even Ragini too... But the boy Rohan refused. He saidthatsincechildhoodhehas treatedRagini as hissister,now itwillnotbepossibleforhimto marry her only for property or business…... Both the partners triedtomakehimreadyforthis but he was not ready in any way and his refusal has taken Ragini to this city and Now this Murder!!!!!

CaptainKapil – OkRawal.

Captain Kapil turned towards Robert and told him Yougo to Ragini's city early in the morning tomorrow and check the whole background of this boy Rohan and his father Mohan Kumar. Remember you mustcomebackby11o'clock. Then Captain Kapil turned to SubInspectorRawalandsaidto him Rawal I want to visit and inspect Ragini'sflatearlyinthe

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morning. You have to come to my house early in the morning and yes no one should know about it. Yes, by the way who will be found there in the morning. Please check it before Myinspection.

Inspector Rawal - Maybe in the morning or in the day tomorrow they will get the dead body of the deceased Ragini and then allof them will go to their city from the hospital itself for her funeral, then maybe there will be nobody at their Flat in the morning. I will go there in the morning before coming to your house captain sab… I will make all the arrangements for your quick inspection there. By the way, all of them are currently staying in the hotel near the hospital. So, I think your inspectioncanbekeptsecret.

CaptainKapil OK,bothofyou should start early in the morning tomorrow …. Everythingisurgent.

The next morning Captain Kapil was getting ready and taking tea in his lawn and his dog

Dragon was sitting there enjoying the sun when Sub Inspector Rawal came and said Captain Sab! Let's go... I am coming from that side also... The flat is locked, we should be therequickly ...sothatyoucan inspect properly. There is nobodythereyet.

Captain Kapil asked his son Sushant to make one more tea and took the cup from his hand and said Rawal, first take the tea then we will proceed further.Pleasesitdown.

In the next half an hour they were standing outside Ragini and Nikhil'sflat and outsidethe flat there was also a man in plain uniform who was sitting in the front steps. Rawal called him Taresh, hurry up. The man who had been called Taresh by Rawal got up from his seat and took out some of the Master keys from his bag and opened the lock of the flat within a few minutes. Rawal told him You stay here and see that no one comes inside and yes Captain Saab may need to open some other lock inside

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aswell.BothRawalandCaptain Kapil knew that this was not a legal act but at this time it was their compulsion. There was no other way this time. After all they are searching a culprit of MurdercaseandMurderisalso a most illegal, immoral , and heinousAct ……

Captain Kapil went inside the flat and saw that it was a luxurious flat with two big bedrooms and a drawing room. Along with this, there was another small room which had a big table on which a laptop was kept and a very beautiful table lamp was also there. It wasprobablythestudyroomof Nikhil or Ragini or both. One of the two bedrooms probably belonged to Nikhil's father, looking at the belongings kept init,itseemedso.CaptainKapil inspected the entire flat and he also looked carefully at some almirah and drawers in the bedroom. He did not find anything useful in them. After that he went to the study room.

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Sub Inspector Rawal was constantlywith himand hewas watching Captain Kapil's proceedings very carefully. For him Captain Kapil's status was that of a celebrity expert from whom he had a lot to learn. There was a bookcase in the study which was very neatly arranged. Captain looked at those books. There were many booksrelatedtoITengineering. Some books were related to chemical science, apart from this there were some books related to different chemicals andherbs.Thebooksoffamous Indian writers writing in English in recent years were in the line which includes Chetan Bhagat, Amish, Nikita Singh, Durjoy Dutta, Ravinder Singh etc. Along with these Books, there were books of Hindi Mystery and detective writers Ved Prakash Sharma, Ved Prakash Kamboj, Surendra Mohan Pathak which recently started being re published again by some of the publishers. On one side of the almirah was a collection of classic Hindi writers like Munshi Premchand

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, Kamleshwar , Dharamveer Bharti , Shivani , Manu Bhandari , Malti Joshi and Mamta Kalia . Further there was also an old collection of Gulshan Nanda's books. Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay’s Byomkesh Bakshi was also there.

Captain Kapil once forgot that he was investigating a murder. He got lost seeing this collection of Books. He thought this reader has a very strange wide test....... and there were books by many local and foreign authors... one side of the almirah was filled with books written by James Hadley Chase and Agatha Christie. Words came out of Captain Kapil's mouth automatically What a wonderful collection of Books…

Captain Kapil was looking at all the books very carefully... Sub Inspector Rawal was thinking that Captain Saab is also very fond of reading and in this whole collection of Books he has not lost sight of the main issue !!!! Captain Kapil took

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some books related to chemistryandherbsinhishand and sitting on the chair near the table kept there started taking photos of some of the pagesinhismobilephone.

Sub inspector Rawal started finding the matter even more interesting Now. He was seeing that Captain was copying certain papers of some books on his mobile through scanner. After that he put those books back in the Almirah and took three to four photographs of different sides of the whole Almira.

Captain Kapil's lips became round on seeing a book kept in this Almirah and he picked up that book and kept it in his jacket pocket. Sub Inspector Rawalwaslookingatthetitleof that book “Laws of Inheritance in India” but he could not understand why the captain kept this book in his jacket.

After this he said to Rawal, come on Rawal, my work here is done. Let’s Go... Rawal said -

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Have you got anything from here,Captainsab?

Captain Kapil - No Rawal! It is not that easy . I am working on some possibilities. See what happens. Let's move to my office,fromthereIwillgiveyou a list as to who must be broughttomyofficetoday.

Sub Inspector Rawal and CaptainKapilweresittinginthe officeat exactly9 o'clock of the same morning . They arrived there after inspecting the Flat ofthedeceasedRagini. Captain Kapil had transferred all the photos taken from Ragini and Nikhil'sflat tohislaptopand he was watching them very carefully. First, he looked at some pages of books related to chemical engineeringand herbs and at the end he started looking at the photos of the bookshelf. The book that he had brought from Nikhil and Ragini's flat was also lying on his table. He had also taken a photo of this Book in his phone and also read some of the pages from this book where he

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found some of the marks of pencil.

Captain Kapil called his computer assistant James and showed some photos on his laptop and asked him to arrange some specific photos from all the photos separately and make a clip of these photos.... After that he told Rawal to call your staff artist here immediately. Look it is a little urgent.... Rawal said. Yes Captain. Captain Rawal said I willdosomeimportantworktill hecomes. Ok….

After about 30 minutes, a call came from the reception that the police staff artist has arrived from the commissioner office...... Captain Kapil called him inside and showed him the CCTV clip from the beauty parlour on his laptop and show him a girl with mask and Red cap and said See this girl with mask and cap ... and now try to make some sketches of it without cap and without mask...... even if you don't able to sketch her face without mask and cap properly, make

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something from your imagination by looking at her gesturesintheCCTVclip.Make Sketchin 8 10differentwaysin total. Try your best…. Captain transferredthe CCTV clip tothe computerofthatArtist.

After that Captain Kapil asked Sub Inspector Rawal to make such arrangements that Ragini's body is not released from the hospital till this evening. You know how to do otherwise I will talk to the commissioner.

Sub Inspector Rawal said Captain Sab ! Please sir Don't underestimate the power of ground level police. Captain Kapil said Now if your dialogue is done, then note that today at 12 o'clock you must bring whom to my office. YouandInspector Yadavwill be there and at the same time make two or three people of your staff stand outside the conference room. Sub Inspector Rawal smiled and started noting down the name inhisnotebook.

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Captain Kapil was waiting for Robert in his office and at the sametimethestaffartistofthe police presented 10 different sketches to him and he went away with the permission of Captain Kapil. Captain Kapil called his computer operator and asked him to create a computer image of all these sketches and told him how to usethemaftersometime.

Captain Kapil’s Assistant Robert had arrived. Captain Kapil sent him to deceased Ragini’s city to find out about Ragini's father's partner Mohan Kumar and his son Rohan. Robert kept some papers in front of Captain Kapil and started waiting for his instructions. Captain Kapil told Robert – Robert, give the conference room a class room format and put a big TV screen onthe front wall and connect it to the computer and keep that computer in front of me or connect it to my laptop. Robert, You, and Inspector Yadav will sit with me and Sub Inspector Rawal will stay near the gate of the conference

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room. Now you see the whole arrangement, till then I will finish some more study about thiscase.

front on which Ragini's husband Nikhil, Nikhil's father Mahesh Kumar, Ragini's father Roshan Lal, Ragini's father's partner Mohan Kumar and Mohan Kumar's son Rohan were sitting. Sitting next to them was Seema Agnihotri, the owner of the beauty parlour in which Ragini was murdered, accompanied by Major Ravi Malhotra, her husband, and Captain Kapil's friend. Sub Inspector Rawal was sitting on thechairnearthedoorandtwo policeconstableswerestanding outsidethisdoor.

It was exactly 12 o'clock in the afternooninthesameday.The conference room of Captain Kapil's detective agency was ready everybody as required by captain were present there. There was a counter type table in thefront,behind whichwere three chairs on which Robert, Captain Kapil and Inspector Yadav were sitting. A laptop was placed in front of Captain Kapil and a large TV screen was placed on the wall behind. There were about 10 chairs in

The atmosphere in the conference room of Captain Kapil's office was serious and little bit sad and tense too... Grief and sorrow were clearly visible on Ragini's father's face and his partner's son Rohan was consoling him again and again. The faces of Nikhil and Mahesh Kumar were also looking sad and tense. On the instructions of Captain Kapil, Robert had kept everyone's mobiles outside the conference Room.

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Captain Kapil started saying RoshanLalji,Iamverysorryfor your daughter's death but I havecalled youallbecauseitis not a natural death but it is a murder and you will be surprised to know that I know that Who is the planner of the murder but I want to catch him in front of all of you and also thekiller.Letmestart....

Captain Kapil started saying See! I will ask some questions to Rohan... Rohan ! after Ragini'sdeath,nowyouhaveto runthewholebusiness...Rohan said Captain Saab! I know you very well hence I am not afraid of anything. If I were also in your place, probably the first doubt would have been on me only...Butforyourinformation, ourbusinessissobigthatitcan easily be divided into two parts and whatever has to happen will be based on Roshan uncle'sdecisiononly. After some pause, he again started – Taking Ragini as partner was also Roshan Uncle’s decision instead of anyone else. Even at that time,

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I was happy that now Ragini will be a partner, then Nikhil will alsocomeinto thebusiness and Nikhil is an old friend who has studied with me. Even now only Roshan uncle will decide what will be done Ragini's share in the business and how we will run business. Roshan uncle has always been the senior partner of this firm and he takes all the decisions. He andmyfatherhaveaverygood bonding since inception of the business.

Captain Kapil said Rohan! You are under a misconception that now Ragini’s father will decide what will be done with Ragini's share in such a big business. You probably have not heard about India's inheritance law, nowRagini’s husbandNikhilhas tomakeallthesedecisions

Rohan said Captain Saab! What is the difference between Ragini and Nikhil? Whatever decision Nikhil takes, I will accept it. Ragini had nointerest in business even before. I am sorry that my sister Ragini left so soon and then you are

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calling it a murder then who can do this murder... she was a very innocent girl and always obeyedherfather.Itreatedher as my sister since childhood. Howcankillher?

CaptainKapil Youcanalsoget it done…… Nikhil has refused to enter the business anyway. In this way, now practically the whole business is in your control... and the one who has business in his possession, gradually becomes its owner too...Andtheonewhohasonly legal possession keeps on watching helplessly . ... All this can happen in just a few years. So,youhavethemotivealso.

Inspector Yadav was carefully watching the ups and downs of Rohan's face and felt that Rohan would just be preparing to run away like all the murder planners. His father Mohan Kumar is also looking nervous...... But in the meantime, the face of Ragini's father Roshan Lal ji had been replaced by a strictness and he stood up and said Captain Kapil, you don't know about

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therelationshipbetweenRagini and Rohan.... If it is just a matter of grabbing the business, then I had already given this offer to him, why did he need Ragini's murder for this.CaptainSaab,thisgriefhas made us weak, but at least don't make fun of our relationship. If you want to win laurels for solving this case by implicating anyone in the charge of killing My daughter Ragini,then let'stake mein the custody …. Please leave this boy.

Captain understood that this arrow fired by him to make the killer careless went wrong but........ but there was no time to get emotional, he strictly told Sub Inspector Rawal Rawal, please control all of them and let me do my work....

The killer will not be able to escape today. He said- Roshan Lal ji, please sit quietly. Thisisa murder case... I can't work on your feelings and emotions.... Let me do my work. Ragini’s fatherRoshanLalwasangrybut

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Rohan made him sit after explaining.

After that Captain Kapil put a pictureonthemonitorfrom his computer... It was the picture of the girl who poisoned Ragini by injecting poison on her neck in the washing area of the beauty parlour, which Ragini mistook for a mosquito bite. The reason for understanding this was also that her neck and hair were completely wet at that time, so she did not know what had happened with her. In this picture, that girl was in cap and mask, so her face was not clear, but now the number of pictures kept on increasing on the monitor and then in one sketch her mask was not there and in the next sketch her cap was also removed.... But these pictures were not real, all was the effort of an artist who made these sketches. There were 10 different forms of this picture which were coming alternately on the screen one byone.

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knows this Girl … Please Look these sketches carefully… On this Rohan stood up and said –Captain Saab, these sketches are made in a strange and weird way… Please show these sketches once more time… Captain Kapil said – Rohan , instead of viewing the images of sketches on screen , I am giving you the real sketches as made by the Artist . He told something to Robert and Robert handed over a file to theRohan. After taking some time to view the sketches carefully Rohan said Now show me her real picture, the one who is in mask and cap. Robert stood up and needful was done. Looking at thatpicture,Rohansaid Ohsir! It looks like Roshni… She used to live in our city and was in college with me and Nikhil for sometimes... One minute sir…. she even came to Ragini's wedding on boy’s side and I knowshelivesinthiscity.Oh! I have some pictures of Ragini's marriage in my mobile, this girl’s picture can also be found

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in it. I also have her address withmewhichIhadtakenfrom Nikhil tosendthegiftsgivenby us at Ragini's wedding . Since she attended the wedding for a very short period and was in hurry so she left all these Gifts in her hotel room. Sir, please get my mobile for a minute. I will give you her picture and also get her address here from mymanager.

Captain Kapil gave some instructions to his assistant Robert and Robert took Nikhil out of the conference room and Rohan tookhisphonefrom the reception and then Rohan started making a call from his mobiletohismanager. Rohan came in the conference room with Robert and Robert has taken his seat again near the captain Kapil. Captain Kapil said show me the photo Rohan and give me the address of the Girl… Rohan gave his mobile to the captain and also gave the address which Inspector Yadav noted down and called Rawal and said –Rawal you stay here but send

the staff to catch the girl … talk tothecommissioner'soffice for additional staff and also for Ladies staff ... Be careful and fast... Rawal started dialling the numberonhismobile...Captain Kapil Said to Inspector Yadav

No news should go to outside from here. He instructed sub–Inspector Rawal Captain to transfer the photo and address of the girl from his phone and startworkingfast.

After this Captain Kapil also took the photo and address of the girl in his mobile and transferred it to Robert and sent the photo and wrote a message and sent it to Robert........ As soon as he saw the message Robert said Captain Saab! Some of my important papers are left in your cabin. I'll bring it now and he left the conference room immediately.

Meanwhile, Rohan said This girl did not even have any acquaintance with Ragini, then why did she commit her murder... Ragini had not seen this girl much even in her

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marriage. Her appearance was only for one or two hours at that time. Suddenly Ragini’s husband Nikhil got up and said Sir! I have to go to wash room .Please!Itisurgentsir.

Inspector Yadav said sternly and unsympathetically you all have not heard… what did Captain Saab said… no one will move from here… Sit down Please!!!!

Captain Kapil started speaking let's show you some more pictures and he started displaying pictures of the books kept in the cupboard of Nikhil and Ragini's flat and now at the end a book appeared Inheritance law in India …. Seeing this Book the colour of the face of Nikhil changed...

Captain Kapil looked at Nikhil and said Listen Nikhil ! Your literary test is very good… If I had got it earlier, I would have read your entire collection... I must appreciate your test, but of what use is this book on inheritancelawin Indiaforyou, whichyouhaveboughtjusttwo months ago... Come on !!!!

Now you must reply that when everything was yours then what was the need for you to kill your wife Ragini….by the waylookatme!!!!!Iknowthat this was your plan from the beginning but now you tell yourself that what is the real story....Nowgetstarted!!!!!!!

Ragini'sfatherRoshanLal'sface became stern once again but he held himself this time... but he could not digest even this theory of Captain Kapil ... Captain Kapil said Roshan Lal ji! The first one was just acting of mine and I was continuously watching the ups and downs of Nikhil's face. Now he himself will explain the whole story to all of us. Get started Nikhil... otherwise will see me and Inspector Yadav's ways......These will be very harsh !!! Roshan Lal ji He was “Aasteen ka sanp” for you . A snakein….

Nikhil Captain Saab! First you tried to prove Rohan guilty and now you are wrapping me up... After this whom will you blame my father and then Ragini's

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father... what is your game ... You look like an amateur detective… Shokiyaa Jasoos!!! Howtheseofficialsofthepolice areassistingyou? Amazing!!!!

Nikhil said afterapause - I read a lot of books. An inheritance book in my almirah !!!! How canthisBookmakemeguilty?

Captain Kapil said Yes Nikhil! Your taste of books is amazing, but you have also read some books on chemical engineering and herbs including poison and you have read a lot about differenttypesofpoisonsalso.

Nikhil said – yes,I read... but all this has no meaning. I am fond of reading, so I read anything. I have read everyone from Munshi Premchand to Shivani and from Surendra Mohan Pathak to Chetan Bhagat.

James Hadley chess to Agatha Christi……. I can't sleep without reading. Even you can find Phantom, Chandamama and Chacha Choudhary comics in myoldcollection.

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bringing the girl Roshni who poisoned your wife Ragini. Only shewill tell whatisthereality... Never mind, at last we want therealkilleronly.

The lines of worry had deepened on Nikhil's father's face and now he is looking moretensethanhisson.

Captain Kapil called his reception desk and asked to send tea inside for everybody ... Then Inspector Yadav's phone rang... He picked up the phone and after hearing something said in a worried voice - Captain Saab! Inspector Shukla was on the line... The girl Roshni's flat is locked and the watchman of that building saysshehasleftfromthere.

ThetensiononNikhil'sfacehad reduced somewhat. His father was also looking a little relaxed now. Nikhil said Captain Saab! Now if you allow, then we should go to the hospital from here. We have to perform the last rites of Ragini as well. Pleasesir!!

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Captain Kapil said Ok brother! You guys must be tired too so please have some tea. Tea is coming and now I don't have any solid proof, then I will not be able to stop you all here. Let's just have some tea and you all will be free from here . Kapil called the reception and said – Send the tea quickly. The tension was clearly visible on Inspector Yadav's face. Now sub-inspector Rawal was also sitting near him with a chair. Rohan and Nikhil were talking among themselves. Roshan Lal ji was thinking something while sittingonhisseat.

Tea arrived. Everyone was sipping tea slowly and in the meantime about 15 minutes had passed when Captain Kapil's assistant Robert entered the conference room and was followed by .... very tired and brokengirl Roshni ... Assoonas he came, Robert said Sir! Had it been a little late, she would have left the city and where she was going, she didn't even know herself! I got it at the central bus stand of the city. As

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per your instructions , I had sentourgroundstaffto airport and railway station, but from the very beginning I felt that the airports and railway stations are common places in such a situation, but nowadays no one sees the bus stand, so I myself with two of our staff tried on the Bus stand and I found this Girl there. According to her, she had to catch only the bus she got without having a particular station in mind , but she wasted an hour on the way to collect some necessities for her. She didn't even expect that her search would start so soon...... that too at the bus stand... Nowadays who runs awaythrough thebuses.

Captain Kapil said – What does Girl say! did you ask anything? And how has his facial features damaged?

Robert said Sir, I have asked her lot of things during our journey from Bus stand to our office in the car. Initially she behaved a little bit hard and kept mum but we have our own methods and then Rita

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and Chandni were with me from our staff, they did a little boxing practice with her on her face and her face got a little damage …. and after some more efforts she told us the wholestory.

Captain Kapil said- Ok Robert ! tell us the whole story step by step. It seems that you have doneaverygoodJob.

Robert went on to say –Master! Nikhil and Roshni were in a live-in relationship more than a year back in this city and they were about to get married. She was also working in a call centre in this city. Nikhil's father Mahesh Kumar also knew whole this story and he was also agreeing for this relation but then proposal of Ragini's marriage came in the middle of all and then came this whole conspiracy in the mind of Nikhil's father Mahesh Kumar and he planned it step bystep.

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this plan. Nikhil became a part ofthisschemeduetothegreed of money and under the influence of his father and Roshniunderthecompulsionof Nikhil's love and due to her relationwithhim.

Captain Kapil said Very interestingstoryRobert.

The books that you saw in the morning were not all of Nikhil alone, but some of these books were brought by his father Mahesh Kumar to execute his wholeplan.

Everybody was listening the story from Robert but the fatherand Son duo – Nikhil and MaheshKumarwereverytense and Nikhil was seeing Mahesh Kumar angrily. Roshni was crying….

Now after taking a glass of water from the table Robert started the story again Mahesh Kumar's regret was thatRoshanLal,MaheshKumar and Mohan Kumar had started their early life together with very humble beginning , but Roshan Lal and Mohan Kumar

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had made very good fortune by starting business together, while Mahesh Kumar, despite being the sharpest mind out of these three, remained far behind them financially. So, he grabbed the opportunity or maybe he made the way for it himself. RoberttookaPause...

Rohan has very tough time to control Ragini’s father Roshan Lal … who is very upset after listing what the Robert was saying.

Captain Kapil said- Robert ! Mahesh Kumar and Nikhil will ultimately get the lot of wealth after Nikhil’s Marriage with Ragini then what was the need forhermurder…

Robert Replies and every body is listening him eagerly – Yes, his purpose would have been solved with Nikhil’s Marriages with Ragini ... but Nikhil was not ready for separation from Roshni. He was very much in Love with her and fully committed to her and Roshni also had the same position and sameLoveforhim.

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Robert started telling the story again This regret of Mahesh Kumar when he got the opportunity, took him towards cruelty so he planned this conspiracy.

At the initial stage Nikhil and Roshni were not ready for this. Roshni’s stand was fine for Mahesh Kumar but without Nikhil how would Mahesh Kumar would have worked on thisconspiracy.

Captain Kapil Said in a strong Voice-

Just because of this conspiracy sharp mind of Mahesh Kumar turned into a vicious mind and now he must go to jail with NikhilandRoshni.

Robert went onto say further Initially, there was no plan for Roshnitobedirectlyinvolvedin this plan, or even if she was, she was never told that she would have a direct role in this whole conspiracy directly. But at the end , she has been includedbysayingthatitwould be fine if whole plan stayed between the three of them,

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and she had to do this out of herlovetoNikhil.

Captain Kapil What was the PlanafterRagini’sdeath?

Robert Replied Roshni and Nikhil were supposed to get married within 6 months of Ragini's death and as per the inheritance law, all the property that Ragini gets would gotoherhusbandNikhil.

Robert said after turning his face towards Captain Kapil That’sallMaster.

Inspector Yadav signalled to sub-inspector Rawal and his constables to took away Nikhil and his father to police station and the female police personnel took Roshni as well withthem.

Inspector Yadav asked to captain Kapil Captain Saab! From where did Robert caught Roshni ... and… Capt. Kapil said – Yadav I had a doubt that Nikhil or his father must have got the news from somewhere before coming here about my visit to his flat and he must have instructed Roshni to

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disappear immediately from thecity.Everycriminalhassuch a doubt….When you sent Roshni's photo to Rawal, at the same time I also messaged Robert with the photo and that's it!!! It End of story of Love,Commitment,Greed and !!!!!!

Two days later Captain Kapil was exercising in his garden. His pet dog Dragon was there and taking sunshine . Captain Kapil's son Sushant and his friend Vikas were playing badminton in one part of the Garden. Captain's wife Shalini was reading newspaper sitting near a round table in the lawn when his servant Raghu brought tea for all of them. Everyone was sipping tea when a car came and stopped at the

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door. Major Ravi Agnihotri and hiswifeSeemacameoutofit.

Captain Kapil received him at the door and while bringing them to the round table in the Lawn and called Raghu for tea for the Guests. Sushant's friend Vikashadgonetohishomeand Shalini ji and Sushant greeted Major Ravi and his wife and went inside. Raghu had served teaforeverybody.

Seema Agnihotri said Thanks Captain Saab! You have solved so early and the news given by the police in the newspapers for the last two days has diverted the attention of the people from our beauty parlour. Everything is due to yoursharpandfastworking.

She Continue her saying If this case had continued for a long time, we would have been defamed every day. Thank you! CaptainSab!

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duty. After all you are my friend.

Major Ravi took out an envelope from his pocket and took out a cheque from it and said to the captain - Captain! Please fill your fees in this! I have no idea but your work is very valuable for us. Whatever you write in it will be less than theworkdonebyyouforus.

Captain Kapil return back the cheque to Major Ravi and said - Major Saab! Either keep friendship or pay the fees. Do whateverisyourchoice.

Seema Agnihotri said Captain Saab!Then what will happen to your fees in this case. After all you are also maintaining the office and staff and there must ofLotofExpenditures.

Capt. Kapil smilingly took out hismobileandshowedtheSMS received a day ago to both 20 lakhs credited to Account No. 666…... through NEFT …. By Roshan Lal . Captain Kapil also showed a WhatsApp message in which it was written – I am ashamed for choosing a wrong

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house for my daughter. Sending a small gift to your bank for you. Please accept it this will be my last tribute to my daughter. The one whom I thought was a friend turned out to be a snake in my…. and in his conspiracy my daughter lost her life. Soon Myself and Rohan will come to meet you. Thank you for catching my daughter's murderers! Now you must do the task of taking them to their real destination -RoshanLal.

After one Month Roshan Lal ji and Rohan was in Captain Kapil’s office. They were in the city to look after the progress of the case and were satisfied withit.

CaptainKapil Howareyousir! RoshanLal – FineCaptain.

Captain Kapil I am sorry for that day . I was very harsh on RohanandYouonthatday. RoshanLal Thatwasyourpart ofyourdutyandyouhavedone itinaveryadmirableway.

Captain Kapil Now Sir, the incident was very bad but time isagoodhealer.

Roshan Lal Yes captain ! Now

I have finally shifted with Rohan and his father Mohan Kumar in their house. Rohan insisted it again and again . He is not ready to leave me alone andisolatedNow.

Captain Kapil – Ok Fine….Good Rohan.

Roshan Lal Now we are constructing a very big old age home and will also fund all it’s routineexpendituresofrunning it from our own earning and property. It will be our tribute todearRagini.

Captain Kapil Oh! Old Man Now you will manage the old age home instead of business !!!

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of Ragini. It is the wish of RoshanUncle. Captain Kapil has turned towards Roshan Lal ji with admiration in his eyes. The old man’s second inning has startedNow. ****End****

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