ग़बन उपन्यास भाग-40

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is lekh ka punarikshan evan sampadan hona avashyak hai. ap isamean sahayata kar sakate haian. "sujhav"

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rama muanh-aandhere apane bangale ja pahuancha. kisi ko kanoan-kan khabar n huee. nashta karake rama ne khat saf kiya, kap de pahane aur daroga ke pas ja pahuancha. tyoriyaan chadhi huee thian. daroga ne poochha, ‘khairiyat to hai, naukaroan ne koee shararat to nahian ki.‘

rama ne kh de-kh de kaha, ‘naukaroan ne nahian, apane shararat ki hai, apake matahatoan, aphasaroan aur sab ne milakar mujhe ulloo banaya hai.‘

daroga ne kuchh ghabadakar poochha, akhir bat kya hai, kahie to? ‘

ramanath—‘bat yahi hai ki is muamale mean ab koee shahadat n dooanga. usase mera talluk nahian. ap ne mere sath chal chali aur varant ki dhamaki dekar mujhe shahadat dene par majaboor kiya. ab mujhe maloom ho gaya ki mere oopar koee ilazam nahian. ap logoan ka chakama tha. pulis ki taraph se shahadat nahian dena chahata, maian aj jaj sahab se saf kah dooanga. begunahoan ka khoon apani gardan par n looanga. ‘

daroga ne tez hokar kaha, ‘apane khud gaban taslim kiya tha.‘

ramanath—‘mijan ki galati thi. gaban n tha. myunisipailiti ne mujh par koee mukadama nahian chalaya.‘

‘yah apako maloom kaise hua? ‘

‘isase apako koee bahas nahian. mai an shahadat n dooanga. saph-saph kah dooanga, pulis ne mujhe dhokha dekar shahadat dilavaee hai. jin tarikhoan ka vah vakaya hai, un tarikhoan mean maian ilahabad mean tha. myunisipal aphis mean meri hajiri maujood hai.’

daroga ne is apatti ko hansi mean udane ki cheshta karake kaha, ‘achchha sahab, pulis ne dhokha hi diya, lekin usaka khatirakhvah inam dene ko bhi to hazir hai. koee achchhi jagah mil jaegi, motar par baithe hue sair karoge. khugiya pulis mean koee jagah mil gee, to chain hi chain hai. sarakar ki nazaroan mean ijjat aur roosookh kitana badhagaya, yoan mare-mare phirate. shayad kisi daftar mean klarki mil jati, vah bhi badi mushkil seb yahaan to baithe-bithae taraqqi

ka daravaza khul gaya. achchhi tarah karaguzari hogi, to ek din rayabahadur

muanshi ramanath dipti suparianteandeant ho jaoge. tumhean hamara ehasan manana chahie

aur ap ulte khapha hote haian. ‘

rama par is pralobhan ka kuchh asar n hua. bola, ‘mujhe klark banana manjoor hai, is tarah ki taraqqi nahian chahata. yah ap hi ko mubarak rahe. itane mean dipti sahab aur ianspektar bhi a pahuanche. rama ko dekhakar ianspektar sahab ne garamaya, ‘hamare baboo sahab to pahale hi se taiyar baithe haian. bas isi ki karaguzari par vara-nyara hai. ‘

rama ne is bhav se kaha, ‘mano maian bhi apana napha-nukasan samajhata hooan,ji. haan, aj vara-nyara kar dooanga. itane dinoan tak ap logoan ke ishare par chala, ab apani aankhoan se dekhakar chalooanga. ‘

ianspektar ne daroga ka muanh dekha, daroga ne dipti ka muanh dekha, dipti ne ianspektar ka muanh dekha. yah kahata kya hai? ianspektar sahab vismit hokar bole, ‘kya bat hai? halaph se kahata hooan, ap kuchh naraz maloom hote haian! ‘

ramanath—‘maianne phaisala kiya hai ki aj apana bayan badal dooanga. begunahoan ka khoon nahian kar sakata .‘

ianspektar ne daya-bhav se usaki taraph dekhakar kaha, ‘ap begunahoan ka khoon nahian kar rahe haian, apani takashdir ki imarat kh di kar rahe haian. halaph se kahata hooan, aise mauke bahut kam adamiyoan ko milate haian. aj kya bat huee ki ap itane khapha ho ge? apako kuchh maloom hai, daroga sahab, adamiyoan ne to koee shokhi nahian ki- agar kisi ne apake mizaz ke khilaf koee kam kiya ho, to use goli mar dijie, halaph se kahata hooan!

daroga –‘maian abhi jakar pata lagata hooan. ‘

ramanath—‘ap takaliph n karean. mujhe kisi se shikayat nahian hai. maian tho de se phayade ke lie apane eeman ka khoon nahian kar sakata. ‘

ek minat sannata raha. kisi ko koee bat n soojhi. daroga koee doosara chakama soch rahe the, ianspektar koee doosara pralobhan. dipti ek doosari hi fikr mean tha. rookhepan se bola, ‘rama baboo, yah achchha bat n hoga. ‘

rama ne bhi garm hokar kaha, ‘apake lie n hogi. mere lie to sabase achchhi yahi bat hai. ‘

dipti, ‘nahian, apaka vaste isase bura dosara bat nahian hai. ham tumako chho dega nahian, hamara mukadama chahe big d jay, lekin ham tumako aisa lesan de dega ki tum umir bhar n bhoolega. apako vahi gavahi dena hoga jo ap diya. agar tum kuchh g dab d karega, kuchh bhi golamal kiya to ham tomare sath dosara bartav karega. ek riport mean tum yoan (kalaiyoan ko oopar-niche

rakhakar) chala jayaga. ‘

yah kahate hue usane aankhean nikalakar rama ko dekha, mano kachcha hi kha jaega. rama saham utha. in atank se bhare shabdoan ne use vichalit kar diya. yah sab koee jhootha mukadama chalakar use phansa dean, to usaki kaun raksha karega. use yah asha n thi ki dipti sahab jo shil aur vinay ke putale bane hue the, ekabaragi yah roodr roop dharana kar leange, magar vah itani asani se dabane vala n tha. tez hokar bola, ‘ap mujhase zabaradasti shahadat dilaeange ?’

dipti ne pair patakate hue kaha, ‘haan, zabaradasti dilaega!’

ramanath—‘yah achchhi dillagi hai!’

dipti—‘tom pulis ko dhokha dena dillagi samajhata hai. abhi do gavah dekar sabit kar sakata hai ki tum rajakroh ki bat kar raha tha. bas chala jayaga sat sal ke lie. chakki pisate-pisate hath mean ghadda p d jayaga. yah chikana-chikana gal nahian rahega. ‘

rama jel se darata tha. jel-jivan ki kalpana hi se usake roean kh de hote the. jel hi ke bhay se usane yah gavahi deni svikar ki thi. vahi bhay is vakt bhi use katar karane laga. dipti bhav-vijnan ka jnata tha. asan ka pata pa gaya. bola, ‘vahaan halava poori nahian payaga. dhool mila hua ata ka roti, gobhi ke s de hue pattoan ka rasa, aur arahar ke dal ka pani khane

ko pavega. kal-kothari ka char mahina bhi ho gaya, to tum bach nahian sakata vahian mar jayaga. bat-bat par vardar gali dega, jootoan se pitega, tum samajhata kya hai! ‘

rama ka chehara phika p dane laga. maloom hota tha, pratikshan usaka khoon sookhata chala jata hai. apani durbalata par use itani glani huee ki vah ro p da. kaanpati huee avaz se bola, ‘ap logoan ki yah ichchha hai, to yahi sahi! bhej dijie jel. mar hi jaooanga n, phir to ap logoan se mera gala chhoot jayaga. jab ap yahaan tak mujhe tabah karane par amada haian, to maian bhi marane ko taiyar hooan. jo kuchh hona hoga, hoga. ‘

usaka man durbalata ki us dasha ko pahuanch gaya tha, jab zara-si sahanubhooti, zara-si sahridayata saik doan dhamakiyoan se kahian karagar ho jati hai. ianspektar sahab ne mauqa ta d liya. usaka paksh lekar dipti se bole,halaph se kahata hooan, ‘ap log adami ko pahachanate to haian nahian, lagate haian rob jamane. is tarah gavahi dena har ek samajhadar adami ko bura maloom hoga. yah ddadarati

bat hai. jise zara bhi ijjat ka khayal hai, vah pulis ke hathoan ki kathaputali banana pasand n karega. baboo sahab ki jagah maian hota to maian bhi aisa hi karata, lekin isaka matalab yah nahian hai ki yah hamare khilaf shahadat deange. ap log apana kam kijie, baboo sahab ki taraph se bephikr rahie, halaph se kahata hooan. ‘

usane rama ka hath pak d liya aur bola, ‘ap mere sath chalie, babooji! apako achchhe-achchhe rikard sunaooan. ‘

rama ne roothe hue balak ki tarah hath chhudakar kaha, ‘mujhe dik n kijie. ianspektar sahabab ab to mujhe jelakhane mean marana hai. ‘

ianspektar ne usake kandho par hath rakhakar kaha, ‘ap kyoan aisi batean muanh se nikalate haian sahabab jelakhane mean marean apake dushman. ‘

dipti ne tasama bhi baki n chho dana chahab bade kathor svar mean bola, mano rama se kabhi ka parichay nahian hai, ‘sahab, yoan ham baboo sahab ke sath sab tarah ka salook karane ko taiyar haian, lekin jab vah hamara khilaf gavahi dega, hamara j d khodega, to ham bhi karravaee karega. zaroor se karega. kabhi chho d nahian sakata. ‘

isi vakt sarakari edavoket aur bairistar motar se utare.

sanbandhit lekh

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