The Colaba Conspiracy by Surender Mohan Pathak

Author:Surender Mohan Pathak
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India
Published: 2015-04-25T04:00:00+00:00

Jeet Singh reached Paramount Bar at 9 p.m.

He entered the bar and stopped a little ahead of the entrance, his eyes scanning the place from left to right.

The bar was not completely full by that time. He knew from past experience it only got to be so after ten.

His eyes moved around the bar and stopped at Kirpekar, the barman. Their eyes met for a second, but Kirpekar immediately looked away. The expression of surprise that appeared on his face told Jeet Singh that Kirpekar had not forgotten him. Just a month back on Wednesday, 22 April, Jeet Singh had given him a solid beating at his flat in Vithalwadi, and kept him locked there all night to extract the information regarding those who had thrashed Big Daddy Eduardo.

He moved on and reached the last cabin in the row.

As he was about to enter, he spotted two men sitting on one side of the table. His first reaction was of astonishment, but then he clenched his jaw. He didn’t know who Rajaram was but he did know who Rajaram was not without anybody’s telling him.

The person he could recognize was the one who was not Rajaram.

He was the fake inspector Govind Rao Apte, who, with his equally fake subordinate, Ganpat Rao Tingre, had conned Gailo and him at Johri Bazar and stolen their booty.

The fake cop could not identify him, as he had seen him in the disguise of a Sikh last night.

What’s going on? What is last night’s fellow doing with this new guy?

‘Badrinath?’ the other one asked, smiling.

‘Yes,’ Jeet Singh said in a dry tone.

‘Come, sit.’

‘No, I won’t.’

‘What did you say?’

‘I said I am leaving.’

‘But why?’

‘Can’t you remember a thing? Do you forget by evening what you’re told in the day?’

‘Arre, what are you talking about?’

‘You were supposed to come alone!’

‘Yes, I remember. I have come alone.’

‘Then, I must be bloody drunk! I see bloody double!’

‘Oh, this one! Arre, he is my bodyguard.’

‘Nobody told me that a person is considered alone if he is with his bodyguard.’

‘Yaar, don’t get so agitated. Tell me what you want now.’

‘I don’t want anything.’

‘Then how will this end?’

‘I will go and come back. Give it some thought.’

Jeet Singh left the table and walked over to the bar. He attracted Kirpekar’s attention by gently knocking an ashtray against the counter. When Kirpekar reached him, behind the counter, Jeet Singh asked, ‘Just now I was standing by that corner cabin, did you notice?’

‘Yes, I glanced that way once,’ the barman said in a cautious tone.

‘Once is enough. Two men are sitting inside the cabin. You must have seen them coming?’

‘No, I was busy here at the counter.’

‘No problem. One of them will come out of the cabin in a while.’

‘One of them?’

‘Both of them may also come out, but I am sure only one of them will come out. ok?’

The barman nodded, hesitatingly.

‘You have to look at his face then, and look at it well. Tell me later whether you know him or not. ok?’

‘ok.

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