On the 29th of May, just like any other day,
Mummy was in the office, Papa was working on the laptop and I was in the same
room completing my project work. Papa received a call from someone and he
suddenly got up from the chair and said that he is going for some important
work and if he gets late, I shall have my lunch. It was late and Papa had not
returned yet, so I sat down to have lunch. While I was having lunch Papa called
and told me to call Mummy and tell her to pick up his call as it was something
important. I asked him what happened, but he did not tell me anything. I called
Mummy and told her. After 2 minutes Mummy called again and asked for Shreya Di’s
number. I asked her what’s wrong, but she did not tell me anything either. I was
worried and I sensed that something was wrong. Papa again called and said that I
should change and go downstairs, Mummy is coming in 15 minutes to pick me up
and I should immediately reach where Papa was. I asked him again and again what
happened. He at last said that ‘kuch
ni beti, Rajesh Uncle ki tabyat thodi kharab hai, tumlog yaha pahucho.’ He then cut the call. I was very worried
because I could hear people crying at the back on the phone. When Mummy came
and I sat in the car, she had a shocked and horrified look on her face. I asked
her, scared, that what happened. She burst into tears and said ‘beta Rajesh
Uncle ki death hogyi.’ At that moment I was shocked and couldn’t feel
anything. I was numb. All I know is that after 2 minutes tears started
trickling down my cheeks. We reached the ATS Office in Gomti Nagar. Media had
surrounded the office. We somehow managed to go inside and I saw Soni aunty
shouting and crying. In one corner, Shreya di was sitting and crying. I went to
Shreya di and tried to calm her down, but I, myself, couldn’t stop crying and
calm down. After asking some people, the officers said that uncle shot himself
and he committed suicide. This was something I could never believe. Infact no
one could believe. The body was taken for post-mortem and we went to their
house with aunty and di. Everyone was crying and shouting. In the evening, the
body came home and aunty started crying even more. We could not stop our tears
from coming out. Just one thing that none of us could believe was that uncle committed
suicide. We all know that he was a very strong person, cheerful and fun-loving.
He was not one of those who would run away from problems and take such a
decision.
Rajesh uncle has always been one of my favorites. Papa has
always given me his examples in academics as well as co-curriculars. He was the
best debater of his times. I just regret that I couldn’t meet him properly for
the last time. Just two or three days before his death I was thinking to go and
meet him and this is the thing I regret that why did I not go and meet him. I last
met him in January when uncle, aunty and his sister’s daughter and her son had
come to Janeshwar park for a picnic. We had spent the whole day together,
laughed and played and now he was just gone.
The Chief Minister has ordered for a CBI investigation
currently and I hope the truth comes out and uncle gets justice!
SANA
सना
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