Darmiyaan ?

5. Knowing the Truth ?

In her very first attempt, the door opens breaking it's lock ...
The two officers rushes inside and see Pranav Kumar, sleeping on the easy chair, holding a pipe of tobacco...

Though Haseena was guessing a cerebral or heart attack , but receives a shock of 200 volts when she goes near him ....

Pranav Kumar's neck is cut mercilessly.. Blood is ozzing out from it , on the easy chair... As he was wearing a marron coloured night suit , they haven't seen the blood earlier...

Haseena's hears a cry of the maid from the door , her head starts spinning on seeing this scene ... DSP Pranav Kumar, who was a well wisher of his father, is no more ... He has been murdered and his body is lying before her ...
With addition to this , She feels a weird smell in the room , that makes her more week on her knees , and finally she loses her balance...

But before she could collide with anything, Karishma secures her love within her arms , protectively ❣️...
She takes Haseena carefully and makes her sit on the bed ...
"Maddam Sir.. thik hain na aap ?"
She asks , forwarding a glass of water

"Whatever be the situation, she never stop taking care of me ..." Haseena thinks, taking the glass from her ....
"Itni fikar hain humari ?" She asks , drinking the water in one go ..

" Bohot kuch khoya hain Zindagi mein ...
Ab aapko phirse khone ka hausla nahi hain Mujhme ..."
Karishma replies, looking at her

And Haseena again gets numb , words stuck in her throat, She doesn't know what to say after this ... Just an emotional smiles creeps on her lips , with brimming eyes ...

Karishma gestures not to shed tears ,
wiping few drops that has already flowed down through her cheeks ,
"DSP Sir ko inform kare ?" She asks , keeping another hand on Haseena's shoulder, to which Haseena nods ......

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"Maddam Sir, DSP Sir ne kaha ki wo Forensic team ko vej rahein hain ... Aur wo chahte hain ki ye murder case Aap handle kare .."
Karishma informs , after talking with the DSP ...

Haseena again nods , thinking of something...
"Karishma Singh, aap koi smell mehsus kar parahi hain ?" She asks

"Kaisa smell Maddam Sir? Humko to kuch mahsus nahi horaha .." Karishma answers , after trying to feel any different smell in the room ...

"Scent of Bitter Almonds ... Karishma Singh... Ye smell sab ko nahi aati .. Genetic hain ..."
Haseena asks , getting up from the bed , "Forensic ko aane dijiye , tabtak humdono puchtach karte hain..." She suggests and Karishma nods in an understanding way......

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"Pranav Sir ki beti ke alawa to sab hi suspect list mein hain Maddam Sir... " Karishma asks , while going upstairs, after interrogating the people of the house

"Haan lekin sabki alibi solid hain ... Sisir uncle abhi nahi hain , lekin wo lagbhag 15 saal se yahapar kaam karrahein hain ... Baki raha wo naya secretary wo abhi bahar hain ... Abhi hum log forensic team se baat karke chalte hain .. pher wo lautne ke baat Cheetah Santu to vejte hain ... Phirse ekbar sabki interrogation ho jayega ..."
Haseena answers and they enters into the room aka the crime spot

The forensic team starts taking prints from everywhere in the room , observing the surrounding things ...

"Humne almost sare prints le liyein hain Miss Mallik... Ab to Post mortem and lab reports aane ke baad hi baki ki kahani pata chal sakta hain.."
The officer from forensic team informs Haseena

Haseena nods and passes him a coffe mug that was there in the table to send to the lab ...

"Lekin Miss Mallik, murder to sharp instrument se huya hain !!! " The officer wonders