Chapter 2
Note – DO NOT READ if you have not read the previous chapter(s)
Mohan and Velu were following the van at a few feet gap amidst the rain. Velu took the mobile and contacted the control room
“We have a situation here. Right now, we are chasing a Van that has two young men. Formally dressed, and as per their statement, we were told that they are carrying water cans. But, when we demanded them to get down the van and open the back door, they fled way cruising through the barricades and damaging it.”
The police personnel on the other side asked, “Are you following them right now?”
“Ya”
“Are they visible to you at this point of time?”
“Yes.. “
“Were they armed?”
“May be… We will not know until we are attacked”
“Are you armed..?”
“Just me”
“OK.. Can you share your location?”
Velu shared the location over the phone.
“Noted… A few armed men will be there in few minutes for your assistance”
The call was disconnected and the SUV kept following the van. The visibility was bad because of the rains and the SUV wipers were struggling hard to provide a clear view.
Velu said, “Mohan?”
“Sir??”
“Are you sure that we are following the right vehicle?”
“I’m sure about that sir… I’m following the red lights at the rear.”
“OK”
“One good news is that they cannot drive more than 10 kms as this road ends. There aren’t any other roads to escape”
“Ok… The armed men are on their way and should definitely take 10 to 15 mins to reach us. We need to manage it ourselves… Get ready for anything and everything”
“Ok sir… I cannot drive beyond this speed limit as it is not safe in the rainy conditions”
“hmm”
The following continued for few minutes and Velu got a call in his mobile.
“Hello?”
“This is Mahadevan, Inspector and I have a small team of Rapid Action Force(RAF) with me. We are close to your location and should be there anytime from now”
“Sure… we are still on the hunt.. “
The call was disconnected. Meanwhile the roads became narrow and curvy. Mohan struggled to continue the same pace. A couple of minutes passed by and Mohan called, “Sir?”
“Ya?”
“The red lights that I was following in the dark are not visible anymore”
“What do you mean?”
“I’m afraid that we missed them”
“No way… “
“This road is pretty straight.. Those guys don’t have a choice..They cannot by-pass this road”
“Ya…We lost them in one of the curves. The redlights disappeared from my sight all of a sudden.. “
“Stop the vehicle now… They wouldn’t have gone too far…”
Mohan slowed down and parked the SUV to the left of the road. Velu and Mohan got down from the SUV and they were welcomed by strong winds and drizzles. It was completely dark outside. Velu and Mohan grabbed a torch each and switched them on. The bright lights pierced through the dark.
Both walked in two directions looking for the van. In the next minute, Mohan called. “Sir???”
Velu turned towards the direction of Mohan and said, “Yess??”
“You got to see this.. “
Velu rushed towards Mohan and a few yards away, the backside of the van was seen with the red lights still on.
“Can you see the red lights ?”
“Ya.. I can”
“How did they manage to drive into this bush?”
“No idea… May be the van would has skid into the bush”
“Ya.. Are you sure that this is the one?”
“Should be”
“Ok… Let us get them.. “
“But.. Sir… What do we do if they are armed? “
While Mohan completed the sentence, an SUV with the lights reached the spot. The coloured lights of the SUV was on.
Velu said, “Here they are…. We have some assistance now.. ”
The SUV stopped and a guy jumped out of the SUV followed by four other men. Everyone, except Mohan was armed with short rifles.
“Mr. Velu.. This is Mahadev.. I spoke to you few minutes back”
“Hi Mahadev.. “
“Did you get them?”
“Not yet.. We just found their van inside the bushes”
Mohan pointed the torch into the bush once again. Mahadev looked at the direction and asked, “Are you sure that this is the one?”
“We believe so”
“Let us go then.. “
All the six men walked towards the van. They took each step carefully as it was swampy due to the rain. Everyone was ready with their guns and surveyed the area around as they walked.
Velu said, “Mahadev, we don’t know whether they are armed.”
Mahadev asked “How many?”
“We saw only two men”
“That is ok.. We need to just get prepared for it.. “
“I think we need to reach there with a plan…There is a chance that we might end up in some trouble if we don’t…Switch of your lights… ”
Everyone stopped and switched off their torchlights.
TO BE CONTINUED
Mohan and Velu were following the van at a few feet gap amidst the rain. Velu took the mobile and contacted the control room
“We have a situation here. Right now, we are chasing a Van that has two young men. Formally dressed, and as per their statement, we were told that they are carrying water cans. But, when we demanded them to get down the van and open the back door, they fled way cruising through the barricades and damaging it.”
The police personnel on the other side asked, “Are you following them right now?”
“Ya”
“Are they visible to you at this point of time?”
“Yes.. “
“Were they armed?”
“May be… We will not know until we are attacked”
“Are you armed..?”
“Just me”
“OK.. Can you share your location?”
Velu shared the location over the phone.
“Noted… A few armed men will be there in few minutes for your assistance”
The call was disconnected and the SUV kept following the van. The visibility was bad because of the rains and the SUV wipers were struggling hard to provide a clear view.
Velu said, “Mohan?”
“Sir??”
“Are you sure that we are following the right vehicle?”
“I’m sure about that sir… I’m following the red lights at the rear.”
“OK”
“One good news is that they cannot drive more than 10 kms as this road ends. There aren’t any other roads to escape”
“Ok… The armed men are on their way and should definitely take 10 to 15 mins to reach us. We need to manage it ourselves… Get ready for anything and everything”
“Ok sir… I cannot drive beyond this speed limit as it is not safe in the rainy conditions”
“hmm”
The following continued for few minutes and Velu got a call in his mobile.
“Hello?”
“This is Mahadevan, Inspector and I have a small team of Rapid Action Force(RAF) with me. We are close to your location and should be there anytime from now”
“Sure… we are still on the hunt.. “
The call was disconnected. Meanwhile the roads became narrow and curvy. Mohan struggled to continue the same pace. A couple of minutes passed by and Mohan called, “Sir?”
“Ya?”
“The red lights that I was following in the dark are not visible anymore”
“What do you mean?”
“I’m afraid that we missed them”
“No way… “
“This road is pretty straight.. Those guys don’t have a choice..They cannot by-pass this road”
“Ya…We lost them in one of the curves. The redlights disappeared from my sight all of a sudden.. “
“Stop the vehicle now… They wouldn’t have gone too far…”
Mohan slowed down and parked the SUV to the left of the road. Velu and Mohan got down from the SUV and they were welcomed by strong winds and drizzles. It was completely dark outside. Velu and Mohan grabbed a torch each and switched them on. The bright lights pierced through the dark.
Both walked in two directions looking for the van. In the next minute, Mohan called. “Sir???”
Velu turned towards the direction of Mohan and said, “Yess??”
“You got to see this.. “
Velu rushed towards Mohan and a few yards away, the backside of the van was seen with the red lights still on.
“Can you see the red lights ?”
“Ya.. I can”
“How did they manage to drive into this bush?”
“No idea… May be the van would has skid into the bush”
“Ya.. Are you sure that this is the one?”
“Should be”
“Ok… Let us get them.. “
“But.. Sir… What do we do if they are armed? “
While Mohan completed the sentence, an SUV with the lights reached the spot. The coloured lights of the SUV was on.
Velu said, “Here they are…. We have some assistance now.. ”
The SUV stopped and a guy jumped out of the SUV followed by four other men. Everyone, except Mohan was armed with short rifles.
“Mr. Velu.. This is Mahadev.. I spoke to you few minutes back”
“Hi Mahadev.. “
“Did you get them?”
“Not yet.. We just found their van inside the bushes”
Mohan pointed the torch into the bush once again. Mahadev looked at the direction and asked, “Are you sure that this is the one?”
“We believe so”
“Let us go then.. “
All the six men walked towards the van. They took each step carefully as it was swampy due to the rain. Everyone was ready with their guns and surveyed the area around as they walked.
Velu said, “Mahadev, we don’t know whether they are armed.”
Mahadev asked “How many?”
“We saw only two men”
“That is ok.. We need to just get prepared for it.. “
“I think we need to reach there with a plan…There is a chance that we might end up in some trouble if we don’t…Switch of your lights… ”
Everyone stopped and switched off their torchlights.
TO BE CONTINUED
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