The Hospital (Part VII)

I penned this story, The Hospital (Part VII), a few years ago while taking an educational course by correspondence.

The Hospital (Part VII)

Dr. Vivek injected the terrorist with a tranquilizer and put him out of action for some time after dressing his wound. They also tied him up with used intravenous tubing, from the dustbin. They had checked his clothing for identification and materials of assault. They found nothing other than the gun. Keshav confiscated the gun.

Kartik called again. The two officers had a talk and decided on a strategy as Radha kept a look out for trouble. They decided that Kartik’s men would stop all the visitors at the gate and take them into a nearby building. Kartik and some men would enter the hospital as visitors and spread out keeping in touch through mobile, to fish out suspicious characters.

As decided two more officers in plain clothes arrived to take care of Asha and the prisoner. Another doctor, Dr. Manohar, was also called to be with the prisoner.

At that moment, there was an announcement over the intercom of the hospital. “I am the Dean of the Hospital speaking. Could Sr. Inspector Keshav Pradhan come to my room, please?”

Keshav told Radha to stay put near her friend. He appeared to be suspicious of the intercom message. He called Kartik and told him where he was going.

When he knocked the door of the Dean’s room and opened it, the doctor was sitting in his chair without moving an inch. As the police officer entered the room, he realized that a man was holding a gun trained on the doctor from behind the door.

To be continued…