Commentator Chinmoy:- Good afternoon to all the listeners of ‘Akash-Baani’ radio center of Calcutta. I am Chinmoy and you are listening to the live relay of the 1st match of this ‘Queen Victoria Diamond Cup’ tournament. It is now 2.30 PM in the Calcutta Maidan. Today, the ‘Royal Bengal Tigers’ Club’ (RBTC) will clash with the ‘Manchester Monsters’ (ManMon). In this match, there is a slight change in the ‘RBTC’ squad. Iliyas and Pradip are badly injured and have been replaced by Arindam and Radhanath respectively. Haradhan has come back again in this squad. He was ruled out in the previous match because he was shown the red card in the 1st qualifying match against ‘Mysore Masters’.
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Commentator Chinmoy:- 29 minutes of the match has passed. Just 3 minutes ago, the ‘ManMon’ team scored their first goal. Beckham of ‘ManMon’ scored that goal from a long distance with his fabulous swinging right-footed shot. At the moment, Thapa gave a back-pass to Arindam who is playing in the left –back defense position. Arindam is keeping the ball in possession and took a long shot towards Habib. Habib received the ball and gave a pass to Manna. Manna is showing his skills with his right foot. He has entered inside the penalty box. Seaman, the goalkeeper of ‘ManMon’ is charging towards Manna, but Manna has given a fine cheeky touch to the ball to angle it towards the right corner of the goal post. Wow! The ball has gone inside the goal post. Manna has scored the equalizer.
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Commentator Chinmoy:- In the 79th minute of the match, the ‘Manmon’ team got a corner kick. Beckham took the shot and Rooney gave a header to give the lead to ‘ManMon’ by 1 goal again. Now we are in the 88th minute of the match. The ‘RBTC’ team badly needs to score an equalizer; otherwise, they will be out of this competition. Krishnendu is running in from the right flank. The ‘RBTC’ team is now playing the ‘all-out attacking’ game, as they have nothing to lose at this moment, but to gain only. Only 1 minute is left in the match. Krishnendu chipped the ball towards the penalty area. My goodness, Arindam has entered the forward line now. He has received the ball and swung to the other direction to pass the ball to Gosthopal. Gosthopal has taken a shot at the goal, but, Seaman punched the ball in the air. The ball is still in play. Thapa has received the ball and has taken a half-volley kick. What a goal it is indeed! Thapa scored the equalizer just 39 seconds before the ending time of the match. The score is now 2-2. We are heading for a penalty shoot-out.
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Commentator Chinmoy:- Both the teams have taken 3 penalty shots each. The score is now 3-3. If no result comes out in the last two penalty shots for each team, then there will be a coin toss. Till now, Manna, Chuni and Gosthopal have scored the goal in the penalty shoot-out for ‘RBTC’. Linekar of ‘ManMon’ team is now going to take their 4th penalty shot. Oh! Haradhan has saved the shot. Linekar did a blunder by taking the penalty shot in a straight line without angling it in any corner of the goal post. Now, Thapa is going to take the next shot for ‘RBTC’. Thapa is a cool customer, but alas, his shot went above the goal post. Rooney is going to take the last penalty shot for ‘ManMon’. Oh! What a shot from Rooney! The ball was travelling like a bullet, but it was not enough to beat Haradhan. Haradhan made a superb dive at his left side to save that goal. The score is still 3-3. Now, Krishnendu is going to take the last penalty shot. All eyes are on Krishnendu now. If he cannot score the goal, then there will be a coin toss. Can Krishnendu create a history here? He is looking much tensed at the moment. Krishnendu has taken the shot. He just gave a sweet touch to the ball which entered the top left corner of the goal post. Seaman wrongly dived on his left side. The ‘RBTC’ team has entered the semi-finals of this tournament and they will play against the ‘Liverpool Lions’ on 22nd July on this same venue.
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Mayuri:- Excuse me! Are you Arindam?
Arindam:- Yeah, I am. Why?
Mayuri:- I wanted to meet you. I have been knocking your door for past 5 minutes or so. Why were you not opening it?
Arindam:- Oh! I was reading a book and fell asleep on my chair only. Sorry for that. But, what for, you want to meet me?
Mayuri:- Can I come in? It is raining heavily outside. Please!
Arindam:- Yeah, yeah, come in. Not a problem.
Mayuri:- There is no one in your house? Are you staying alone in this room?
Arindam:- My father died when I was 9 years old and my mother expired 2 years back. I am the only child of my parents. I am still unmarried. That’s why; I am living alone in this house. That’s none of your business. You tell me, what do you want? First of all, what is your name? Who are you?
Mayuri:- I am Mayuri. I got released from Sutanuti Jail 5 days back. I was in the cell just beside your beloved Durga’s cell. I got your name and address from her only. She always used to talk about you. We became good friends inside the jail. She also showed me your black & white passport size photograph that you gave her.
Arindam:- Can you tell me why she committed suicide inside the jail by taking a rat poison?
Mayuri:- It was not a suicide but a homicide. Tiwary and Jha are the assistant-jailer and security guards respectively of the women’s cell of Sutanuti jail during night hours. The prisons for female prisoners are at an isolated part of the entire jail area. It is at the south-eastern side of the jail whereas the cells for male prisoners are at the north-western side of the jail. All new woman prisoners are tortured, sexually harassed and raped by Tiwary and Jha in their initial stages. Later, it becomes a common thing inside the women’s cells. On 4th July, you went to meet Durga. Roland saw you. On that night, around 12.30 or 1 AM, Roland entered inside the women’s cell office and asked some questions to Tiwary.
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Roland:- Can I check the visitors’ register book?
Tiwary:- Yes, Sir! Why not? You can check it.
Roland:- Today at 5.15 PM, Arindam came to visit Durga. What connection does Durga has with Arindam?
Tiwary:- Maybe, Jha is the right person to give you the answer to this question because he has a bad habit of hearing all the discussions during the visiting hours. Ei, Jha, idhaar aao…Saab wants to know something from you.
Jha:- Haan boliye, saab…
Roland:- How Durga is related to Arindam? Arindam came to meet Durga today, right?
Jha:- Right, Sir. Sir, Durga and Arindam are love-birds.
Roland:- Oh! I see! Why you people are not doing anything on Durga? Durga is going to stay here for 12 years.
Tiwary:- We will surely do…We hardly leave any woman prisoner. We have always sucked them all. Durga is a very hot chick. I watched her naked body when she was changing her clothes to wear this prisoner’s dress.
Roland:- Enjoy Durga in a full-fledged manner. If she tries to act smart on you, then kill her in such a fashion that nobody can get any proof of that. After all, she is the girlfriend of one of my rivals.
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Arindam:- Why you people have not complained to anyone that you people are getting sexually harassed day by day inside the jail?
Mayuri:- We had complained many times. Even a female lawyer, Sarada came to our rescue. She filed a case against the jailers. But it was of no use. The Calcutta High Court wanted proofs or evidences which were not there with us. Our case got dismissed. Unlike in European countries, in our India, we do not have any human rights commission and our country is not an independent country also.
Arindam:- They have also tortured and raped you, right! Then why they have not killed you? Why they have killed my Durga?
Mayuri:- They have raped me several times. I stopped shouting and protesting against them because there was no use at all. Everybody used to hear our shouts and passed comments, ‘you people are criminals and you are pointing fingers at jailers that they are criminals. How funny it is indeed!’ Your Durga wouldn’t have been killed, had she not did a blunder by saying, ‘You people have raped me. Wait, I will tell my maternal uncle Jagdish all about these things. He will come to meet me day after tomorrow. My Jagdish mama will drag both of you to the Court. I will not leave both of you, once I come out of jail. You people mixed sleeping pill in my food. Then, you tied my hands and legs and then you people did all those things. Cowards! If you have courage, then come and fight with me without tying my hands and legs. I will kill you people.’ After hearing these things, Jha and Tiwary did not utter a single word. After half an hour, as usual, they pushed the dinner thali inside the cell. Durga ate that dinner and died after 5 minutes. Jha and Tiwary mixed rat poison in the dal curry of that thali. Durga was shouting with pain, ‘Help, help me, I am panting for breath’. Suddenly, Jha and Tiwary started shouting, ‘Arrey re…re…Kayedi No. 204 has eaten rat poison to commit suicide. Jaldi ambulance bulayo…’ Durga died inside that ambulance only and the post –mortem report of Sutanuti Police confirmed that Durga has committed suicide by mixing rat poison in her dinner thali because she was depressed with herself. It is also mentioned in the report that she used to keep a packet of rat poison inside her clothes while staying inside this jail because she was also an Indian rebel. Every Indian rebel keeps poisons with them. If the Policemen torture them too much during ‘third- degree’ interrogation, then they eat those poisons to die like martyrs without giving any secret information to the British government. This was the master-plan of Roland only. According to him, the snake has died and not a single bullet has been wasted.
Arindam:- I will take the revenge.
Mayuri:- I will help you in taking the revenge, but, you will not kill Tiwary and Jha. I will kill them. They have also raped me. The first night, when they raped me, I promised to my soul that after coming out of jail, I will kill them.
Arindam:- Ok, done, but, don’t kill Roland. He is my prey. By the way, for what criminal act, you were in the jail?
Mayuri:- I killed my husband 6 years ago because he sold my elder daughter and killed my younger daughter. I am a woman of Santhal tribal community. I was forcefully given marriage at the age of 13 years with a man who was 33 years elder than me. Even my own father was 3 years younger than my husband. Everyone in my husband’s family was expecting that I will give birth to a boy child, but alas, I gave birth to a girl child. There the problem started. My husband started feeling depressed. When my elder daughter was 7 years old, my husband sold her to a brothel owner for 5000 bucks. I objected to that, but nobody came in my support. Then my husband requested me to become pregnant again to give birth to a boy child. But, alas, again, I gave birth to a girl child and this time, my husband beheaded my girl child in our tribal village only. The very next day, I beheaded my husband and fled from there. After 25 days, I was arrested by the Policemen and the Calcutta High Court jailed me for 5 years.
Arindam:- So, what will you do now? Where are your parents?
Mayuri:- I am already dead for them. They have closed their house-doors for me. I have nowhere to go. I am just looking for some jobs to earn my living.
Arindam:- I have a friend cum colleague whose name is Sujoy. His parents died when he was just 7 years old. His elder sister, Mitali who was just 5 years elder than him, took care of him. Two years ago, in a train accident, both Mitali and her hubby died but their only son, Raja survived. Thereafter, Sujoy is looking after his sweet nephew. Sujoy is still unmarried and has kept an ‘aaya’ (home-nurse) for Raja. But, everyday, when Sujoy comes back home, Raja complains about the bad behavior and callous attitude of that ‘aaya’. Sujoy is now fed up of that ‘aaya’ and is looking for someone who can really take care of his nephew well. So, Mayuri, can you do that job?
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Arindam:- Sujoy, her name is Mayuri. She is looking for a job. She is willing to work as an ‘aaya’ in your house.
Sujoy:- See, I am no one to recruit her. Yes, I will pay her but whether she will be the next ‘aaya’ or not, that depends on Raja’s decision. Wait, let me call Raja. Raja…Raja…ektu edike sune jaah toh…dyakh ke eseche…
Raja:- Ki hoyeche, mama, ke esechey…
Sujoy:- She is Mayuri maasi…She will remain in this house to take care of you. Is it okay for you?
Mayuri:- Come here, Raja. I have brought some chocolates and toys for you.
Raja:- O maa…you smile is so sweet. Thanks for this gift. Mayuri maasi, stay in this house with me. I hate Savita maasi. She always scolds me. Promise me, Mayuri maasi, that you will not scold me?
Mayuri:- No, no, I will never scold you. Every day, I will give you new types of chocolates.
Raja:- Yeah…mama…she is very good. She will stay in this house from now on.
Sujoy:- As you wish, Raja babu…Mayuri, you will stay in that room from now on and please do take care of my nephew as if she is like your son only.
Mayuri:- Sure, Sujoy saab…
Sujoy:- Don’t call me, saab…Just call me, Sujoy.
Arindam:- Baah…then the problems of both ends have been solved. Accha, I need to go to the office now. It is already 9 AM now.
Sujoy:- Ha ha ha…so, come on, my dear colleague, let us proceed towards our ‘Amritbazaar Patrika’ office.
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Arindam:- How will you kill Tiwary and Jha? Do you have any revolver?
Mayuri:- No, I am a Santhal woman. I have made a bow and some deadly arrows. Those arrows are poisonous arrows. Every night, both of them enjoy drinking inside the local ‘Madan Bar’ before going for their night duties. Generally, they are fond of local hard drinks like Mahua, Cholai, etc. The ‘Madan Bar’ is on the G.T. Road. There are large bushes all around the G.T. Road. I will hide myself in one of those bushes. Once they come out from the ‘Madan Bar’ to board in their police jeep, I will kill them with my arrows. I am very skilful in archery. I hardly miss any target.
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Sujoy:- I think that I have started falling in love with Mayuri.
Radhanath:- Hai Ram…you are falling in love with an ‘aaya’ (Home – nurse), chee…chee…chee…shame on you.
Sujoy:- Oh! You can fall in love with a bar girl, and that is ok!
Arindam:- Ei, ei…now, don’t fight among yourselves for these silly reasons. Everyone has their own personal life. One should neither interfere in it nor pass any comment about it. By the way, Sujoy, do you know the history of Mayuri?
Sujoy:- Yes, yes, she has told me everything. She was in jail because she killed her husband. She has done the right thing. Her husband was a demon.
Radhanath:- Go ahead and marry her.
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Houghton:- Hello! Roland, who killed Jha and Tiwary? Any idea!
Roland:- Tiwary and Jha had many enemies, I think so! Maybe, they had quarreled with someone in that ‘Madan Bar’. That bar is on the G.T. Road and the area is a tribal area. Maybe, some tribal people have killed them. I really don’t know why Tiwary and Jha used to visit those local bars, despite drawing a high salary from our Police department.
Houghton:- Keep strict vigilance on tribal areas also. You never know, these tribal people can also start helping the Indian rebels. Accha, there is a bad news for you. The ‘Royal Bengal Tigers’ Club’ has entered the semi-finals and they have a match tomorrow at the Maidan.
Roland:- It hardly matters to us. Our ‘Yorkshire Youngsters’ have also qualified in the semi-finals. We will play against the ‘UK Underdogs’. Our match is at the same venue on the day after tomorrow.
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