Hi all.. Just caught up on this week's Naamkarann's episodes. I can now better understand the sentiments about Neil expressing his love for Avni soon!

Not being a pessimist but a realist here.. I feel going by the way Hindi TV serials go, definitely Neil and Avni will separate. Else even if they are together the Juhi drama will go on, who knows they might even turn Juhi into a villain soon! So not very hopeful there.. 

Anyways, continuing with our Fanfic to enjoy our fantasy world of a fantasy. :)

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  Neil was looking at DD with vulnerable eyes this time. A desperate voice came out of his throat -"we don't have time DD..I need to save her " 

DD left after giving a reassuring look to Neil. He then called the forensics to clear up the murder scene.

Neil then started his research on who all could have used Avni to hurt him..

Far away from Neil's bungalow and in a remote village of Jaguda district, a small light from glowing from a mud tenement. It was a very poor village and most of the people there had joined Naxalites, some out of fear and some because Naxals would give them food to survive.. Even if joining them would mean a hard life and a probable death.. The life in that village was hard, death was easy. And this had made the people heartless..

A person was tied and trussed up in that small hut. Someone came inside, maybe a kid. And kicked the person and laughed and ran away..

Maybe it was that kick which woke Avni up. She opened her eyes and then blinked them again and again. She tried to adjust them to the darkness in that place to see where she was. Her body was racking with pains. Suddenly she panicked. Last she remembered she was with Vikram and that servant who was looking at her with very bad eyes. She felt herself the best way she could while all tied up. 

Her clothes were intact. It was only body pain, muscle cramps etc. It seemed to her it was evening of the same day and she was transported to this place in a bad vehicle and position. Hence every part of her body was paining. Also she looked at the scratch on her leg. Someone had hit her but not so hard, she wondered who!

Avni felt something gnawing up her ankle. Something furry. To her horror she looked up and saw a couple of rats. She screamed her lungs out.

DD was busy collecting all the info that Neil had asked him. It was not easy but he found out some interesting stuff through the CCTV footage! A person, possibly named Vikram had entered the guard station and had made his entry on the log book there before entering the bungalow. His face was captured in CCTV. He looked clean cut and outright handsome! He had mentioned his contact number in the log entry but DD already had it checked, it was false. DD sent the footage to computer room to be ran against all the known criminal records in that area.

DD found out some more. The servant who was killed was relatively newly employed by the police. He was recruited through a camp held to recruit villagers in police forces as servers at decent wages! He had cleared all security checks before being employed in the district police head's bungalow! DD asked for more info on that servant, his ancestral house and his records! Clearly something was wrong. 

DD called Neil to update him on these discoveries. On listening to it, Neil's eyes hardened up..

Neil - "DD. Enquire more into that servant. I want to know each and everything about him. Prioritise this over other things. And send me a snapshot of this Vikram guy. I think in the party last evening, Avni wanted me to meet someone! I could not see that person but I caught a side look at the person who was talking to Avni there. If it is him indeed I swear I will rip his guts out!"

DD was fearful of Neil at this stage. Neil was generally calm and composed when in the city. But in Jaguda he had become prone to violent actions and anger at times. DD hoped this all gets over soon and Neil is able to take some rest to revert to his old self!

Avni continued screaming and kicking at the rats. Soon someone entered and started jumping about, causing the rats too scatter away.. It was some kids!

Avni was speechless. Here she was tied, kidnapped and mistreated. And she was being guarded by some kids who barely looked like 10 or 12 years old!

Soon she heard a known refined voice over the laughter of the kids - "Mrs Khanna. Hope you are in good health! "

Avni spat in anger - "Vikram! I trusted you and.. you kidnapped me! Kaun ho tum!" (who are you!)

Vikram laughed - "Madam. It is beyond your understanding to understand my motives. But let me tell you, my fight is not with you but with your husband. I hate officer Neil Khanna. His police force has eliminated my top three operatives last month and has caused us more harm in terms of support from villagers. He talks about idealistic shit and tries to disillusion our soldiers.."

Avni was dumbfounded - "You are a Naxalite leader!"

Vikram - "Yes madame. Finally it went in your head. IT was funny to play around with you though, you really trust anyone!"

Avni seethed in anger. It had been her folly to place trust in a guy she had just met and to invite him in her house! But clearly he had laid an elaborate plan.

Avni - "What about that servant? Is he also your gang member?"

Vikram - "Gang? Ahh. No he was just paid to report on you and your husband. And then he was paid to help in your abduction."

Avni  - "You rascals... Neil chodega nahi tum logon ko" (Neil will not leave you guys)

Vikram laughed this time more confidently - "I am counting on it actually. It is hard to kill him in his office and that district . It will be easier to kill him when he would come looking for you!"