Shakthi went to Shweta’s house and borrowed from Mr. Rao, a recent photograph of Shweta. He then called up the Cochin airport and briefed them the gravity of the situation. He then faxed them the photos of Shweta and Pankaj and also informed that Shweta might be injured and requested them to have a medical team standing by. If caught, he wanted them to detain the girl and the man in the Airport Security’s confines till he reached there. He made the same request to the Chennai and Coimbatore airport officials as well. Pankaj could not have managed to go any farther within that short period unless he had decided to travel for more than fifteen hours at a stretch. But that sounded absurd especially with the girl in his custody. He could not risk being caught by the highway patrol if his vehicle had to be checked. And bus or train travel was out of question.
Shakthi along with his deputy boarded a flight to Cochin. It would take them just about one hour to reach there.
Half way through, one of the flight attendant called Shakthi over to the captain’s cabin. It was something important. When Shakthi reached there he was informed that there was a message from the Cochin airport control room. The flight captain had been instructed to tell Shakthi that the baggage had been secured!
He had not expected to hear this! It all was over! He had done it! It was an anti-climax! It had got over so soon! He returned back to his seat and informed his deputy that the hunt was over and they could return back with the heist!
As soon as they got out of the plane, Shakthi and his deputy rushed to the Airport’s security room. They were greeted by a yawning guy at the desk. Shakthi had expected more security personnel to be present. But there were only two other men, each one standing next to a separate door. Shakthi showed the guy at the desk his ID and asked where the girl was. The guy pointed at the door to the left and asked man standing next to it to open the door for Shakthi.
Shakthi entered the room. It was a small room that had been cleared hastily to make it a cell to hold someone temporarily. Shweta was sitting near the window, looking out of it. She turned hearing the door open and saw Shakthi enter. She stared at him for a while and resumed looking out of the window. Shakthi stopped in his tracks. What had happened to the girl? She didn’t appear normal. She was pale and she stared blankly. He called out her name. She didn’t respond to that either. Shakthi walked over to her. He kneeled in front of her and held Shweta by her chin. She didn’t look back at him. Her body was burning with fever. She remained seated like a zombie.
Shakthi got up and walked over to his deputy. His deputy then went to Shweta and tried talking to her. Even he wasn’t able to make her react. Shakthi wanted to inform Shweta’s parents that she had been found. He slid out his mobile from his pocket. But there was no signal inside that room. As he started walking out of the room, his deputy called him. Shakthi turned back and saw his deputy holding Shweta’s hand. He walked back to the girl and saw what his deputy had seen. Needle marks! She had been drugged! He was surprised that the people who secured her hadn’t noticed that! She needed immediate attention.
Shakthi let his deputy take care of Shweta and walked to the other door which was guarded by another man. The guard opened it. Shakthi chewed his gum harder. He told to himself that he had to remain cool. He wanted to break Pankaj’s neck. Shakthi clenched his fist and bit his teeth. Trying hard not to lose his temper, he entered the room. And when his sight fell on the room’s occupant, his eyes popped out! It was someone else! It was not Pankaj! Had they caught the wrong person?
Shakthi along with his deputy boarded a flight to Cochin. It would take them just about one hour to reach there.
Half way through, one of the flight attendant called Shakthi over to the captain’s cabin. It was something important. When Shakthi reached there he was informed that there was a message from the Cochin airport control room. The flight captain had been instructed to tell Shakthi that the baggage had been secured!
He had not expected to hear this! It all was over! He had done it! It was an anti-climax! It had got over so soon! He returned back to his seat and informed his deputy that the hunt was over and they could return back with the heist!
As soon as they got out of the plane, Shakthi and his deputy rushed to the Airport’s security room. They were greeted by a yawning guy at the desk. Shakthi had expected more security personnel to be present. But there were only two other men, each one standing next to a separate door. Shakthi showed the guy at the desk his ID and asked where the girl was. The guy pointed at the door to the left and asked man standing next to it to open the door for Shakthi.
Shakthi entered the room. It was a small room that had been cleared hastily to make it a cell to hold someone temporarily. Shweta was sitting near the window, looking out of it. She turned hearing the door open and saw Shakthi enter. She stared at him for a while and resumed looking out of the window. Shakthi stopped in his tracks. What had happened to the girl? She didn’t appear normal. She was pale and she stared blankly. He called out her name. She didn’t respond to that either. Shakthi walked over to her. He kneeled in front of her and held Shweta by her chin. She didn’t look back at him. Her body was burning with fever. She remained seated like a zombie.
Shakthi got up and walked over to his deputy. His deputy then went to Shweta and tried talking to her. Even he wasn’t able to make her react. Shakthi wanted to inform Shweta’s parents that she had been found. He slid out his mobile from his pocket. But there was no signal inside that room. As he started walking out of the room, his deputy called him. Shakthi turned back and saw his deputy holding Shweta’s hand. He walked back to the girl and saw what his deputy had seen. Needle marks! She had been drugged! He was surprised that the people who secured her hadn’t noticed that! She needed immediate attention.
Shakthi let his deputy take care of Shweta and walked to the other door which was guarded by another man. The guard opened it. Shakthi chewed his gum harder. He told to himself that he had to remain cool. He wanted to break Pankaj’s neck. Shakthi clenched his fist and bit his teeth. Trying hard not to lose his temper, he entered the room. And when his sight fell on the room’s occupant, his eyes popped out! It was someone else! It was not Pankaj! Had they caught the wrong person?
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