Yadav's PoV
Rithanya, my legal advisor, called me at noon when I was in my office.
"Yadav, This is Rithanya. Are you free now? I have something important to tell you."
She sounded very anxious. I felt it was something important.
"Yeah Rithanya. Tell me." I made time for her.
"Yadav, the orphanage we took over recently is very bad in state. I suspect some illegal activities are going on there. The medical camps and the photo shoot for grown up girls are very disturbing. The father who is taking care of the orphanage is quite stubborn in cooperating with us. Since you have adopted that orphanage now, the media is all over that place. If anyone finds anything before us, then your reputation will become a question mark."
"Then complain about the father to the police, Rithanya. What's stopping you?" I have many other things to tend to than worrying about this.
"No Yadav, I told you to look deep before adopting this orphanage. Now, you will be held responsible. You know about the media. They will flash your name every second."
"Pch! What are you suggesting?" I am getting impatient with her.
"Handle it unofficially. I suspect they are doing something to the girls there. Once we get a hold of what's going on, we shall go to the police openly. That way, it will be seen like you stopped something bad."
"Rithanya, I don’t do this for heroic images. You know that."
"Listen to me Yadav, Aravind sir is very much worried for your reputation in public. We don’t want another mark." she said, I just want to kill every damn reporter that clings behind me.
"Alright, I will look into it."
"The sooner the better. Bye, Yadav."
It's an extra headache in my already busy schedule. I don’t know why people are so desperate to make money in the wrong ways. If what Rithanya says is true, then it must involve some mafia. The safety of girls is becoming a very big issue in our country. Child trafficking is illegal and cruel.. I called up my friend in the police department. Ashok! ASP in the crime branch. I told him an abstract of what Rithanya told me. He said he will look into it straight-away.
My day went as usual. When I was about to go home, I got a call from an unknown number.
"Hello, who is this?"
"Mr.Yadav, I have proof that you are involved in organ trafficking. I will expose you to the media if you don’t comply with what I say now." I heard a man on the other end of the phone.
"Listen, I'm not someone from whom you can claim ransom from. Do whatever you can." I was about to cut the call.
"I know where you have your organ repository. I know the orphanage you get kids from. I even know who is next to lose life. You have very less time to comply with me, Yadav." I listened to him. It was a coincidence that Rithanya talked about it today and I got a call from a stranger about it.
"Then go tell the police. Why waste time?" I held up my end indicating to him that I am not afraid of his threats.
"Yadav, you can stop this. I have many proofs. I'm not threatening you. I will give you all the data I have collected so far. My life is also in danger. Please." Once mentioning the word ‘police’, his tone completely changed from threatening to pleasing. I don't trust this man. But if he has a little of what he says, then it's worth giving it a shot.
"Alright! What do you want?" I asked him.
"I want to meet you in person. Alone, Tonight." looked like he has regained his modulation or even better.
"Where?"
He told me to come to a park at 8.30. I agreed.
As said, I went there exactly at 8.30 and waited for that man. The park was almost deserted with just 2 or 3 people scattered here and there. I hate waiting. When my patience flew away, I decided to go.
That is when I heard some muffled screams. I saw a man cupping a girl's mouth and she
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