Shalini Pathak went live on her show on Tazaa Khabar News Channel. She was going to interview Kaven Singh—a young politician gaining attention for his views and social work.
Their conversation began.
Shalini Pathak: “First of all, I welcome all the viewers of Tazaa Khabar News Channel. Today we have with us Mr. Kaven Singh. He is not only a young politician but also a dedicated social worker. Welcome, Kaven!”
Kaven Singh: “Thank you for having me on your show.”
Shalini: “You are one of the few young politicians in our city. As per our research, nowadays, youth are not very interested in politics. What are your thoughts on this?”
Kaven: “You’re absolutely right. There are so many career options today. Even if I talk about my siblings, they’re hardly interested in politics. But according to me, youth is the strength of a nation. If young people step into politics, they can truly lead us toward a better future.”
Shalini: “What message would you like to give to today’s youth?”
Kaven: “I would like to urge the youth to participate in politics. There are capable people out there who can bring change—but they are not in power. Sadly, those who are in power often aren’t interested in bringing any change. So, if the youth—with their ideas and potential—step in, they can definitely transform the system.”
Shalini: “That's a powerful thought. I too believe that youth like you can change the political scenario of our country. Thank you for your time, Mr. Kaven. It was a pleasure speaking with you.”
Kaven: “Thank you once again for having me.”
Shalini: “Dear viewers, with that, we take your leave. I’m Shalini Pathak from Tazaa Khabar News Channel.”
The broadcast ended. Shalini once again thanked Kaven Singh off-camera for accepting their invitation and sharing his insights.
Kaven Singh came out of the studio of Tazaa Khabar News Channel. He sat in his car and the driver started the car. After travelling a certain distance, the car stopped at the traffic signal. Suddenly, Kaven heard the screams of people and a loud destructive noise. A masked skateboarder jumped high and stood on a tractor. He was wearing a green hat, green domino mask, green full-sleeved T-shirt, green track pants, and green shoes. He was carrying a mace, a mic, and a portable speaker with him. He announced, "Hello folks! I am Mr. Greeno, please evacuate this area, get out of your cars, leave your bikes wherever they are, and go away... Because I hate vehicles and.... Ah!"
Suddenly, a traffic police officer hit Mr. Greeno's leg with his stick and said, "Stop this nonsense! Get down... You are under arrest for causing public panic, and do you know all the nearby lanes are blocked because of the traffic jam caused by your sudden presence?"
Mr. Greeno said, "Try to understand, nature is crying because of these vehicles... I have to crush all these vehicles in order to save our planet."
The people started laughing at him. One of the bikers said, "Someone take him to a circus.... Kids will love his outfit."
A car driver said, "Circus... Are you serious? He seems to be a psychopath... He needs urgent psychiatric treatment."
The traffic police officer caught him and pulled him down. Mr. Greeno fell from the tractor. The traffic police said, "Enough of this nonsense... Sometimes it is better to be harsh."
Mr. Greeno said, "Listen... I am trying to plant the seeds of a revolution... It's..."
The traffic police slapped him and said, "Shut up... You are under arrest."
Mr. Greeno got angry. He punched him twice in the face and stabbed his head against a car and said, "Mr. Traffic Police Officer, let me make it clear, I am not a criminal, you don't have any right to arrest me... Arrest these people who are using vehicles... They are criminals, they are hurting our mother earth, I am here to speak on behalf of nature, don't you get it?"
A few people attacked Mr. Greeno. Mr. Greeno found his mace and skateboard in a corner, he grabbed his mace and jumped on his skateboard. He smashed a few people with his mace and screamed, "You are all murderers... You kill plants... Trees... Birds... On a daily basis... I won't forgive any of you."
He rode his skateboard, carrying his mace, moved forward swiftly, jumped high and smashed a car with his mace. He turned and smashed another car badly. He took a leap on his skateboard and landed on the top of a bus. He smashed the bus with his mace many times and broke it badly. He jumped from the bus on his skateboard and landed on a car, crushing it badly. He moved forward on his skateboard and went on hitting different vehicles randomly with his mace, causing destruction and chaos in that locality.
He moved forward, another bus came in front of him. He jumped high, his skateboard went under the bus and kept moving forward. He landed on the front side of the rooftop of the bus, smashed it with his mace, ran forward, and jumped from the other end of the bus rooftop. His skateboard too moved straight under the bus and came out from the other end. He jumped from the bus, landed safely on his skateboard, and moved forward. As he moved forward, he smashed another car with his mace and continued moving.
He jumped high and stood on the rooftop of a bus and addressed everyone by reciting a poem: "Good morning folks, These vehicles will backfire, What you call development, I call it destructive desire, Can't you see the decreased number of plants and trees? Mark my words - for nature, human development is a disease."
He jumped from the bus and smashed another car with his mace as he landed on the street. He had destroyed a large number of vehicles on Street 17 and caused chaos. Suddenly, Queen Dawn reached there. She said ,"Mr....whomsoever you are.... You are destroying private property. Surrender now and put your hands up." Mr. Greeno looked at her and replied, "I am Mr. Greeno, the protector of mother earth...." Before he could complete his sentence, Queen Dawn quickly ran towards him, punched him hard in the face, and stabbed his head on a car. She said, "Mr. Green... Or Greeny, son of mother earth, whoever you are, shut your mouth and keep your bookish knowledge in your pocket and surrender."
She punched him hard in the stomach and pushed him. He collided against a broken car and fell on the street. She said, "Greeny.... Come on, get up, hands up, and don't you dare act smart. It's time to surrender." Mr. Greeno got up angrily and said, "It's Mr. Greeno, not Greeny."
Queen Dawn punched him hard in the stomach and said, "I will call you whatever I wish to, understood?"
Mr. Greeno said, "Fine... Then I will do whatever I wish to."
He grabbed his mace from a corner and slashed it at Queen Dawn, but she swiftly dodged his attack. Mr. Greeno slashed his mace again, but Queen Dawn dodged his attack and punched him hard in the face. Mr. Greeno was about to punch her, but she dodged his attack again. Mr. Greeno, frustrated, jumped on his skateboard and said, "If I can't smash you, I will smash someone or something else. Goodbye!" He moved towards Street 18 swiftly. Queen Dawn was shocked, she chased him. Mr. Greeno went straight, smashed a car, and continued moving. A biker was coming towards him; he kept moving, smashed the front wheel of the bike with his mace, and pushed the biker into a corner with his bike. The biker collided with a public dustbin on the footpath and got injured. His bike was damaged. Mr. Greeno kept moving. He smashed another car with his mace, then kept moving. He looked at a bus, went towards it, jumped high, and smashed it with his mace, injuring the people inside before landing safely on the street. He jumped on his skateboard and rode it forward rashly. Suddenly, Queen Dawn grabbed him from behind, slammed him on the street, and stopped him. Mr. Greeno screamed in pain. His mace fell to his right, and his skateboard hit the footpath. She punched him hard in the stomach, grabbed his shirt, and asked, "Do you even realize what you are doing? I can't understand what you will achieve by destroying these random things around you?" Mr. Greeno said, "I told you, I am the protector of Mother Earth..." Queen Dawn punched him hard in the face and said, "Talk something sensible. I mean... I can't understand what's wrong with you."
Mr. Greeno, furious, replied, "There is nothing wrong with me, but... There is everything wrong with the citizens... Can't you see human development is a curse for Mother Earth!" Queen Dawn punched him again in the face and said, "Stop your nonsense... Tell me in simple words, why are you harming the citizens? Why are you destroying vehicles?" Mr. Greeno replied angrily, "These citizens are harming my mother... These vehicles are poisonous, can't you notice?" Queen Dawn, confused, asked, "Your mother? Citizens are harming her... And vehicles are poisonous, seriously?" Mr. Greeno said, "Yes... Look around." He stepped on a car, climbed up, and recited a poem: "Mother Earth's suffering, as it's not raining, the citizens are driving, even the vehicles are smoking, what you breathe is the dark air, mother may die, kids don't care." Queen Dawn, frustrated, said, "I don't know what this man wants. Enough, Mr. Greeno, you can recite the remaining part of this poem in jail. Come on, don't waste our time; surrender now." Mr. Greeno got angry. He wielded his mace and hit Queen Dawn in the stomach, seriously injuring her. He smashed her head with the mace and screamed, "Am I wasting your time? Do you really think so?" He smashed her stomach and then her shoulder. Finally, he kicked her hard, pushing her backward. Queen Dawn screamed in pain and fell on the street, injured and defeated. Mr. Greeno was still angry. He placed his foot firmly on her stomach and said, "Queen Dawn, I am highly disappointed by your behavior. It shows you don't care for my mother, you don't care for our beloved Mother Earth. Shame on you." Daksh came out of a lane and stood in front of Mr. Greeno and said, "Mr. Greeno... I saw you on television. Oh, sorry... Let me introduce myself: Hello, I am Daksh."
Mr. Greeno came towards him with his mace and said, "You don't need to introduce yourself. I know you; in fact, everyone knows you. Thank you for saving us from terrorists like Aatish Haq, Harpis Haq, and Zoya Haq. We are safe because of you... Daksh, I respect you." Daksh replied, "That's great. Even I respect you, that means we are friends, right?" Queen Dawn got up; she was about to attack Mr. Greeno, but Daksh stopped her. He said, "Please wait, Queen Dawn. Sometimes it's better to choose discussion over conflict." Mr. Greeno placed his mace and skateboard aside and said, "Yes, Queen Dawn, Daksh is right, let's solve this issue without any physical conflict." Senior Inspector Karan, Senior Inspector Ajab, Inspector Veer, Inspector Luv, Inspector Neev, and Inspector Mahima from CID reached the spot with 20 rescue officers. Mr. Greeno grabbed his mace and said, "I know you are ready for discussion, Daksh, but these CID Officers won't listen to me, so I don't have any other choice..." He jumped on his skateboard, wielded his mace, and quickly rushed through the road. Queen Dawn started chasing him. Daksh looked around and found a bicycle in a corner. The bicycle was owned by a girl who had been injured. He took her permission and borrowed her bicycle. He took out his cellphone and noted down that girl's address in his notes, ensuring that he would return his bicycle soon. He sat on the bicycle and started chasing Mr. Greeno. Senior Inspector Karan, Senior Inspector Ajab, Inspector Veer, and Inspector Luv started following Mr. Greeno in a car. Inspector Neev and Inspector Mahima started following on their bikes.
Mr. Greeno moved straight. He smashed the front of a bus parked in a corner with his mace and continued moving. A few cars and vans were approaching in his direction. He jumped with his skateboard, landed on the bonnet of a car, and smashed its roof with his mace, injuring the driver inside. The driver lost control, and his car collided against a nearby public bench. Mr. Greeno slipped and fell off the car, directly onto the surface. He got up and wielded his mace. Suddenly, Queen Dawn reached there. She punched him hard in the face and pushed him. Mr. Greeno fell on the surface again. He tried to get up, but suddenly Daksh reached there. He came towards him and slashed his right arm with his sword. Mr. Greeno was seriously injured. Senior Inspector Karan, Senior Inspector Ajab, Inspector Veer, and Inspector Luv reached there; they came out of their car. Inspector Neev and Inspector Mahima also reached there on their bikes. Senior Inspector Karan grabbed his shirt and said, "You are trapped; there is no escape." Mr. Greeno replied, "Even Mother Earth is trapped in a polluted environment, and there is no escape for Earth. Now it's our duty to destroy all the vehicles so that the rate of pollution is 0. This is the only way to save Mother Earth. Vehicles are a curse for our beloved Mother Earth, are you getting it?" Senior Inspector Karan understood that Mr. Greeno was a psychopath who needed urgent psychiatric treatment. It was not worth fighting or arguing with him. Senior Inspector Karan said, "I understood your point. I will help you save Mother Earth." Mr. Greeno exclaimed, "What? Really... Thank you, Inspector!" Senior Inspector Karan said, "Yes, now let's go... Come with me, I have a special weapon; it will be easy for you to destroy these vehicles and save Mother Earth." Mr. Greeno asked, "Special weapon? Is it something heavy and destructive like my mace?" Senior Inspector Karan said, "Sorry to say, but a mace is old-fashioned. I have an advanced remote control device. One button will destroy all the vehicles; this will easily save our Mother Earth." Mr. Greeno said, "An advanced remote control device, unexpected... You are great, okay... Let's go... Where is that device?" Suddenly, Senior Inspector Ajab attacked Mr. Greeno, punched his face twice, and pushed him at Inspector Veer, who grabbed him and handcuffed him. Mr. Greeno was shocked.
Senior Inspector Karan said, "You are under arrest, Mr. Greeno." He slapped his face hard. Mr. Greeno had no way to escape. Daksh and Queen Dawn came forward. Queen Dawn unmasked his face. Daksh asked, "We all know Mr. Greeno is not your real name. Who are you? Tell us the truth!" Senior Inspector Karan stopped him and said, "Daksh, let's first take him to the CID Bureau. There we will officially record his confession." Daksh said, "Yes... Why not, can I come with you?" Senior Inspector Karan replied, "Definitely!" CID Officers, Daksh, Queen Dawn, and Mr. Greeno reached the CID Bureau. They took Mr. Greeno into the interrogation room. Daksh, Queen Dawn, ACP Garima, and Senior Inspector Karan started interrogating Mr. Greeno.
Mr. Greeno said in a very strange tone, "I am Shridhar Mukherji; you know me as Mr. Greeno... My wife is suffering from asthma. If you don't know, asthma is a sickness that makes it hard to breathe. Just imagine my wife is already suffering from breathing problems, and... if you don't know... dirty air from smoke, dust, and vehicles can make asthma worse. I couldn't see her coughing and... suffering like this... If you don't know... people with asthma feel more sick when the air is polluted, and breathing clean air helps them stay healthy... I figured out that if I destroy all the vehicles, there will be a significant drop in the rate of pollution... And I could cure my wife. So I started a campaign. I protested against the overuse of vehicles... But just imagine, even my friends and family members didn't support my idea. I went to NGOs, and court... But... It was not possible to ban all the vehicles... The court called this idea insane... The NGOs, they all thought that 'a ban on all the vehicles' was not a practical idea... When nothing helped... I decided to solve this problem myself... I disguised myself as Mr. Greeno... and started destroying the vehicles so that I could contribute to improving my wife's health... Whatever I did was not wrong." He started crying. ACP Garima offered him some water. He picked it up, but the glass accidentally fell down as his hands were handcuffed. He put his head down and started crying. ACP Garima spoke to a psychiatrist, who confirmed that Shridhar Mukherji was a psychopath who was in urgent need of psychiatric treatment. Shridhar was sent for psychiatric treatment.
The next morning, Shridhar Mukherji attacked a doctor, used his clothes, and disguised himself as a doctor. He easily escaped from Kiwana Hospital, where his treatment was ongoing. He purchased a new mace from a weapon shop. He also purchased a green T-shirt, track pants, and a new green domino mask. He disguised himself as Mr. Greeno once again in a public bathroom and came out. Everyone was shocked. He crushed all the vehicles around him, ran forward, and reached Ganesha Housing Society. He snatched a kid's skateboard and said, "Go away... Kid... Go home, it's not safe here..." The kid ran towards her home, scared. Mr. Greeno rode the skateboard and entered the parking area. He crushed all the vehicles angrily.
Daksh reached the spot. He said, "Mr. Greeno, it's too much now... Listen... You are not well... Go to the hospital, it's not good to disrespect doctors." Mr. Greeno punched him hard in the face. He was about to hit Daksh with his mace, but Daksh blocked his mace with his sword. Mr. Greeno's mace and Daksh's sword clashed thrice. Finally, Mr. Greeno kicked his stomach. Daksh collided against a car. Mr. Greeno hit his chest with his mace. Daksh fell on the ground, seriously injured.
Queen Dawn reached there. She jumped high and kicked Mr. Greeno's face hard. She punched his stomach and snatched his mace. Mr. Greeno punched her hard in the face. Queen Dawn kicked his stomach and threw his mace aside. Daksh got up, moved forward, bent down, and quickly slashed his right leg with his sword. Queen Dawn punched him hard in the chest. Mr. Greeno fell down. Before he could get up, Daksh punched him hard in the face and knocked him unconscious.
The moment he regained consciousness, he was in a high-security room of a mental hospital, where he was undergoing psychiatric treatment.
On the other hand, Shalini Pathak was in her room. She had bravely fought against a powerful opponent like Mr. Greeno, but she felt Daksh was better than her. She could run at super speed because of her robotic legs, but Daksh was a normal human being. He seemed to be immature but was an exceptional swordsman with an unwavering spirit. She was curious to know who he was.

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Daksh
Mystery / Thriller'Daksh', a superhero/ science fiction novel, revolves around the life of a mysterious helper named Daksh. He always arrives surprisingly at crime scenes to assist the Wanbala Police Department. Daksh is an expert swordsman who fights criminals and h...