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Dilli ke baahar, Aravalli ke ek secluded jungle mein, ek luxury wellness retreat chal raha tha — ‘Inner Nirvana’. Paanch din ka digital detox aur self-healing workshop; sab phones deposit kara diye gaye they, koi signal bhi nahi. Is retreat ko host kar raha tha viral life-coach, Ahaan Vaidya – ek TEDx speaker jiska Instagram pe 1 million ke upar followers the.
Workshop ke teesre din subah, Ahaan workshop mein appear nahi hua. Staff ne kaha, “Shayad nature walk pe gaya hoga”. Lekin dus baje tak na uska chai piya gaya cup mila, na yoga session attend hua. Staff ne uske private yurt ka zip khola – andar kuch nahi.
Do dupahar baad, ek camper — Riza — nature hike ke dauran neeche kheti waale hisson mein chali gayi. Wahan usne dekha ek tarp ke neeche kuch hai. Jab uthaya toh Ahaan Vaidya ki laash thi.
Shor mach gaya. Ek baar fir sabka phone temporary wapas diya gaya taaki log police ko bula saken. Lekin signal ab bhi bahut kamzor tha.
Inspector Neerav Singh, jo nearby thana mein tha, hawa sunte hi aaya. Magar ab dikkat yeh thi ki retreat ke sab log ek dusre se total strangers the — koi kisi ko personally nahi jaanta tha. Retreat daftar ke hisaab se total 12 guests they.
Ahaan ki body pe external injury ka koi nishaan nahi tha. Poisoning ka shak tha, par uski detox routine toh har ek guest ne follow ki thi. Rations common, smoothies sabko banti thi.
Neerav ne sabse subtly pucha — “Kisi ne Ahaan se akhri din pe koi argument ya alag behavior notice kiya?”
Riza, jise laash mili thi, ne kaha, “Us raat vo bahut disturbed lag raha tha. Apne tent ke bahar baar-baar walk kar raha tha.”
Ek aur guest, Neel, ne bataya, “Dinner ke baad maine uske tent ke andar se kisi aur ki awaaz suni. Female thi.”
Yeh sunke sabne ek dusre ki taraf dekha. Retreat mein sirf 4 auratein thi, usme se ek elderly, ek mother-daughter aur Riza khud.
Neeche wale store-room mein, jahan rations rakhe they, ek sessions ki recorded device mili. Wo recording Ahaan ka secret vlogging device tha jo usne hidden rakha tha. Retreat ke dauraan logon ki candid baatein aur apni personal thoughts record karta tha. Un recordings mein Ahaan ek pehle ke client ka zikar karta rehta tha jo usse blackmail kar raha tha kisi online affair ke chalte. Naam nahi bataya gaya tha, sirf voice distorted thi.
Neerav ne sabko fir poora detox smoothie routine dikhane kaha, sabke cup aur timings likhwaaye. Tab ek pattern dikha: har aadmi ka smoothie ek hi trainee bana raha tha – Shivendra.
Shivendra ek soft-spoken medical dropout tha jo as assistant recruit hua tha. Lekin usne confess kiya: “Main kisi ko maarna nahi chahta tha Sir. Mujhe laga usko sirf loose motion ya stomach upset hoga.”
Poore retreat mein kisi ne nahi notice kiya tha ki Ahaan apna khud ka protein powder laaya tha, jo wo secretly apne smoothie mein mix karta tha. Shivendra ne bas us lid mein kuch legally restricted herbs daal diye they, off-label apps se mangwaya tha – knowing Ahaan wohi personal mixer use karega. Woh yantrik khatarnak combination ban gaya.
Par motive?
Shivendra ne device se recording suni thi ek raat jab usse ration room mein cleaning karni thi. Usmein Ahaan confess kar raha tha ki usne kisi female client ke therapy sessions ke under confidential videos leak kiye they – timed edits jise viral banane ke liye. Yeh video Shivendra ki badi behen ka tha – jisne teen mahine pehle suicide kiya tha.
“Main revenge nahi chahta tha Sir… main sirf usse suffer karte dekhna chahta tha,” Shivendra ka kehna tha.
Neerav ne usse section 304 ke under arrest kiya – manslaughter ke liye, intentional planning nahi par fatal consequence ke saath.
Retreat band ho gaya. Par ek question ab bhi logs ke dimaag mein hai – agar yeh detox retreat na hota, sabke phones active hote, to kya Ahaan apne hi vlogging device se apni maut ko record kar paata? Aur kya sach samne aata?
Kabhi kabhi silence, detox ki jagah ek digital ghost ban jaata hai – jisme sirf ek delete button ka darr hota hai.
