Ghulami Ke Ghunghroo Part-2

Jab Kabir ki aankh khuli, toh wo ek kaanch ke band kamre mein tha. Haath-pair mein lohe ki bediyan thi. Uske saamne Anaya khadi thi, uske chehre par ek cruel smile thi.

"Tum soch rahe hoge ki tum yahan se bachkar nikal jaoge?" Anaya ne Kabir ki taraf dekhte hue kaha. "Tumhare jaise ladkon ki koi ginti nahi hoti, Kabir. Tum bas hamare manoranjan ke khilone ho. Aur agar tum toote, toh hum tumhe phenk denge aur doosra le aayenge."

Us khaufnaak tehkhane ka sach kisi bhi insan ki aatma ko kampa dene ke liye kaafi tha. Kam roshni wale us vishal gupt hall mein, jahan mehnge itra ki khushboo aur sharab ki badboo mili hui thi, har raat ek ghinowna manzar doharaya jaata.

Kabir aur baaki bebas ladkon ko bhaari makeup, ghunghroo aur auraton ke tang kapdon mein zabran sajaya jaata. Jab unke pairon mein ghunghroo bandhe jaate, toh har chhanak ke saath unki aankhon se aansoon ki dhaar beh nikalti. Lekin rone ya hichkichane ki ijazat nahi thi—hall ke konon mein khade chabuk liye guards ka saaya hamesha un par rehta tha.

Sangeet ki tez dhunon par jab unhe ameer aur taakatwar logon ki mehfil ke beech nachaya jaata, toh unke kaampte pair aur chhalakte aansoon un rasookhdar mehmaanon ke liye mehaz manoranjan the. Kabir ke saath khada 18 saal ka ek aur ladka, jiski maa ne paison ki majboori mein use bheja tha, jab naachte-naachte bhookh aur kamzori se gash khaakar gira, toh us par daya karne ke bajaye chabuk barsaye gaye. Poore hall mein dardnaak cheekhein goonj uthi, par wahan baithe zalimon ke thahake aur oonche ho gaye.

Khane ke naam par unhe 24 ghante mein sirf baasi roti ka ek tukda aur matmaila paani diya jaata tha, taaki unke shareer mein bas itni taakat rahe ki wo agle din phir nach sakein. Raat ko jab mehfil khatam hoti, toh sabhi ladkon ko wapas kaanch ke thande kamron mein band kar diya jaata. Wahan, andhere mein, apni pehchan khoyo chuke wo sabhi yuva ladke ek-doosre ke gale lagkar sisak-sisak kar rote.

Kabir bhi jab apne haath par bandhe ghunghroo aur auraton ke kapdon ko dekhta, toh uska khoon khoul uthta. Uski aankhon mein aansoon toh the, lekin aansoon ke peeche ab ek aisi aag jalne lagi thi jo is poore samrajya ko bhasm karne wali thi. Lekin Kabir ne haar nahi maani. Us narak mein bhi, uski aankhon mein ek chingari bachi thi. Usne gaur kiya ki har raat 2 baje jab security system reboot hota hai, toh kaanch ke kamre ke digital lock 30 seconds ke liye blink karte hain. Yeh ek bahut chhota mauka tha, lekin yahi uski ekmatra umeed thi.

Kabir ne apne saath band ek doosre ladke, Rehan ko apni yojana mein shamil kiya. Rehan bhi isi shoshan ka shikaar tha aur apni rooh ko bachane ke liye kuch bhi karne ko taiyar tha. Kabir ne safai ke dauraan serving tray se churaye gaye ek chhote se tambe ke taar ka istemaal kar digital lock ke circuit ko short karne ka plan banaya.

Ek raat, jaise hi ghadi mein 2 baje aur lights halki hui, Kabir ne taar ko sensor mein ghusa diya. Ek chhoti si chingari ke saath darwaja khul gaya! Kabir aur Rehan chupchap tehkhane se bahar nikle. Wo jaante the ki bahar nikalna aasaan nahi hoga.

Unka maqsad sirf bhagna nahi tha—unhe is khaufnaak khel ko duniya ke saamne laana tha. Kabir ne socha ki agar wo sirf bhag gaye, toh Anaya unhe dhoondhkar maar degi aur 'Project Shadow' chalta rahega.

Kabir seedhe Anaya ke study room mein gaya. Wo jaanta tha ki Anaya apne har aparadh ka record rakhti thi. Wahan usne dekha ki ek hidden pendrive mein us haveli ke andar hone wale saare aparadhon, ladkiyon ke kapde pehne ladkon ke dance ki live recording aur high-profile adhikariyon ke qaboolname maujood the.

Usne pendrive uthai, lekin tabhi kamre ki red lights jal uthi aur siren bajne laga. Anaya apne guards ke saath darwaje par khadi thi, uske haath mein gun thi. "Khel khatam, Kabir."

Kabir ne muskuraate hue apni jeb se ek chhota sa radio transmitter nikala. "Khel abhi shuru hua hai, Madam," Kabir ne kaha. "Aapko lagta tha ki main sirf bhagne ki koshish kar raha tha? Pichhle 10 minutes se yeh poora kamra, aapka qaboolnama aur yeh pendrive ka data seedhe shehar ke sabse bade independent live-streaming channel par broadcast ho raha hai. Is waqt poora shehar aapko dekh raha hai."

Anaya ke chehre se rang ud gaya. Uske haath se bandook chhoot gayi. Haveli ke bahar police aur media ki gaadiyon ke siren goonjne lage the. Block-13 ke log bhi apne beton ki sachhai jaankar sadakon par utar aaye the.

Kanoon ki aad mein chhipa wo bhayanak samrajya dheh chuka tha, aur Kabir ne yeh saabit kar diya tha ki jurm chahe kitna bhi taakatwar kyun na ho, sach ki ek chingari use raakh karne ke liye kaafi hoti hai. Usne na sirf apni maa ke liye paise jutaye, balki apne jaise kayi aur ladkon ko bhi us narak se aazad karaya aur us dohre kanoon ko chunauti di jisne insanon ko khilona bana diya tha.