Feathers

NOTE: This story is based on Author’s fiction. It does not apply to any historical references. It’s inspired from various real-life incidents that happened in India.

26 APRIL 2021

PALAKKAD

10:15 PM

The district administration has issued an order extending the prohibition in Palakkad till April 24 considering the tension prevailing in the area following the political murders of two SDPI and RSS activists.

District Collector Mrinalini Shashank also ordered to extend the ban on pillion riding, except for women and children. Police will further intensify vehicle checking.

Popular Front of India leader S Subair and former RSS district sharirik shikshan pramukh A Sreenivasan are the slain activists. While Subair was murdered in Elapully, Sreenivasan was killed in Melamuri.

The accused held in the Subair murder case - K Ramesh, 44, of Nombikkad, G. Arumukhan, 27, of Edupookulam, and M. Sarvanan, 33, of Marutha Road Kallepully - were produced before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court (II) and remanded till May 4. The investigation team will file an application before the court on Thursday seeking permission for an identification parade of the accused.

Meanwhile, the main accused involved in the murder of RSS leader Sreenivasan have been identified. The police are continuing their search operations within and outside the state to nab them.

The investigating team has obtained evidence regarding the conspiracy behind the murder. The probe is being directly handled by ADGP Vijay Sakhare, IG Ashok Yadav, District Police Chief R. Vishwanath.

FEW MONTHS LATER

24 JUNE 2021

A few months later, ASP Ashvin and IG Ashok Yadav are murdered mysteriously by black-masked group of men. They leave a video with statement: “This is not a murder. It’s a statement. With this, we declare a war against the corrupt system.”

The next day, a meeting is held at the Palakkad Commissioner office, where ADGP Vijay showcased the videos of the police officer’s murders that have happened.  

The same group goes to DIG G. Vishwanath’s house. Tying him up, they takes some accessories and inventories in his bureau. One of the man burns his money inside the house.

“Come fast guys.” The head ordered which they accepts. After chopping the hands and legs of Vishwanath, the team leaves. As they are leaving he said: “What did you achieve by burning these money and getting these accessories? Do you think all this will end?”

The head turned back to him. Going near to his face, he said: “If I murder you the same way like the previous officers, what’s the difference between them and me? My way is a separate way.” Before going in the bike, he threw a bomb to Vishwanath’s chair, killing him brutally.

07 JULY 2021

PALAKKAD COMMISSIONER OFFICE

Meanwhile, ADGP Vijay meets Sai Akhil(and his team), a black-ops agent, whose identity and name is unknown to others. They don’t have ration cards, bank account and proper house. Submitting the clip of police officer’s murders, Vijay requests Akhil to investigate the case in undercover during the police meeting to which he agrees with the condition that, “They shouldn’t impose any rules and regulations. If imposed, it would be violated.”

Vijay accepts and Akhil started his investigations. While, Vijay’s junior officer asked for the reasons to select Akhil when there are more officers in their own police department. Checking whether he have kept any bugs, Vijay asked his assistant to re-check whether Akhil have gone out. Since, he always suspects people. Now, he said, “Akhil is the head of Operation unknown. He have an own software, through which he gets all details about his case. They don’t have friends, family and girlfriends because of their type of profession.”

Akhil meanwhile drops his girlfriend Malavika in her house. While speaking for sometimes in her house, he kissed her lips and removed her sari. They both ended up having sex in the bed. When sleeping together in the bed, Malavika asked Akhil: “Hey Akhil. When could we marry da? We are in a live-in-relationship for three years.”

Kissing her, Akhil said: “Look Malavika. You don’t marry someone you can live with- you marry someone you cannot live without.” He assured Malavika that, they would get married under everyone’s presence on 14 July 2022. She hugged him in the bed sheets.

Since Akhil have some works to carry on with the murder cases of police officers, he proceeds to investigate the case. Akhil’s teammates visit the house of DIG G. Vishwanath and IG Ashok Yadhav. While, he visits the house of Ashvin in the outskirts of Malampuzha, Palakkad. But, it’s locked.

He henceforth visits the nearby house to investigate about their family. Sitting in their house’s sofa, Akhil asked them: “Madam. I am ASP Ashvin’s close friend Sai Krishna. I have came here to meet him. But, it seems to be locked.”

Starring him for a while, the lady who have listened his questions asked him: “Young man. Doesn’t you know the incident that happened before few months?”

“What happened mam?” Akhil pretends as though he doesn’t know about Ashvin’s death.

“Ashvin was brutally murdered by some unknown mafia.”

“What about his family mam? He have a family right?”

Thinking for a while, she said: “Mm. No sir. Only his mother and father are there for him. However, they also comes rarely to meet him.”

Now, he asked her: “Does he drink or smoke mam?”

Starring at him, she replied: “No sir. He never drinks or smoke. He is such a good-hearted person.” Akhil leaves her house. At midnight, he once again comes to Ashvin’s spot, where he tries to barge inside the house. Ensuring that there’s no one to observe his works, Akhil checked the house of Ashvin.

When checking in, he comes across the photo of Ashvin’s parents. Apart from that, he checked his laptop, which had been secured with password. Henceforth, he takes it with him. While coming outside the house, he noticed the photo of a 16-year old young man, who have been with Ashvin and his parents for a long period of time. Taking the photo with him, he returned to his office, where his teammate have been waiting.

Around 5:30 AM, Akhil discussed about the case. He asked about the death case of the two officers, to which Arun and Krishna(teammates) said: “Sir. Recently, they handled the case of RSS party leader’s twin murders. It’s after this case, they were murdered within few days of time.”

Akhil looked into the photo, as he had been saying about the case of Vishwanath and Ashok. Seeing this, Krishna asked: “Sir. What’s that photo?”

Looking at him, he said: “It’s the photo of Ashvin’s family and his younger brother. I have found this through an investigation.” Keeping the laptop, he asked: “Is it possible to override the password in this laptop?”

“No sir. It could take minimum of three to four days in order to override this password.” Arun said to which, Sai Akhil ordered him to proceed. He asked his team to investigate about the death of Ashvin in further and about the illegal gangs for few days.

FEW DAYS LATER:  

His teams who have investigated about some illegal gangs in Kerala. They meets Akhil. There, one of the team member Krishna said: “Sir. Caged, crammed in boxed, birds desperate for air.”

“May I know who are all mastermind behind this illegal bird smuggling in Kerala other than Indian states?” Akhil asked to which, Santhosh(one of the teammate) stated: “Sir. Directly I don’t know who are all involved. But, mostly few people in the gang name of ‘Wings Groups’ does illegal birds smuggling with connections to international smugglers and North Indian based gangsters.”

“Doesn’t Environmentalists questioned these things in this state like in Tamil Nadu?” asked Arun, his teammate to which everyone laughed.

“Jokes apart.” Akhil ordered. Looking at everyone, Akhil asked them: “Do you think are they all true environmentalists?”

“Definitely no sir.” The teammates replied to which, he asked: “Why do you think so?”

“Sir. If you ask me, most of the people here who call themselves ‘environmentalists’ are fake.” Keeping the photo of a famous environmentalist George Vinoth, Krishna said: “He have fought against the Periyar river pollution and Bharathapuzha River conservation. But, do you know sir? It’s all to make our people forget about the other side of crimes such as Birds trafficking.”

Submitting a few more evidences to Akhil, Arun said: “Sir. Previously, gangsters were used to threaten businessman. But today, you can threaten them by saying you are an environmentalist.”

“I doesn’t understand what you say Arun” said Akhil to which, Arun and Krishna gives the photo of recent protests in Tamil Nadu for the entry of an industry.

“Sir. If you look into this photo, there are people who have protested against an upcoming industry. They are not fighters. But are paid up environmentalists.”

Going to the board Krishna showcased the photos of George and his few men in a company, which he have taken secretly in undercover. He said:

“Sir. There are four types of environmentalists, whom our people should be cautious about- Type 1: The environmentalist who threaten and blackmails corporations. It’s actually handled by Joseph’s henchman Pradeep,

Type 2: The environmentalist who uses religious fault lines to agitate and create divide and unrest. It’s handled by George’s younger brother Joseph Thangadurai,

Type 3: The environmentalist who has links with certain political parties, who talks against a particular party and ideology and,

Type 4: The environmentalist who talks and subscribes to a separatist ideology.” The team paused for a while. Now, Akhil said: “So as per this reports, most of the so called environmentalists are nothing but frauds and act like mafias. Am I right?”

“Yes sir. What is fun in this is from afar, they seem to be like heroes out to save the nature, but in reality, they will con our people while they themselves will escape” says Arun. He further shows the photo of Raghavan, a notorious birds smuggler in Palakkad, who have connections with Communist Party of Kerala and the ministers.

Keeping the photo of two RSS party people’s murders, Arun said: “Sir. These two are RSS workers. They were hacked to death by 16 men in Palakkad on 26 April, 2021. It was done by ‘Wings group’ people- Raghavan and 15 more. But, they came out through bail recently.”

“So. Let’s decode wings group for some days. Okay?” asked Akhil to which the team agreed. When speaking Akhil just then remembered about his marriage with Malavika and went to meet her. Taking her to a temple, he married her with his team’s presence. Later, he and his team proceeds with the investigations on Birds trafficking and Wings family.  

MALLAPURAM, KERALA

Meanwhile, Arun and Krishna goes to Mallapuram, where Wings family resides in a house. There, they pose as a sales representative and does an widespread investigation inside the house. While, Akhil instigates about ASP Ashvin and his family to the local people, After investigation, Akhil forms a meeting in their house with the team.

There, Arun said: “Sir. You won’t believe. As per the society, Raghavan is an ornithologist. There are lots of birds inside his house. They play with the birds.”

“Sir. It’s all a set-up. Inside he’s doing something bigger.” Krishna stated to Akhil. Showing a bird, he said: “Sir. I took this photo from his house. This is a Pahadi Tota.”

“Pahadi Tota?” Akhil exclaimed.

“Yes sir. It will speak whatever you make him speak.” A shopkeeper, known for Raghavan told this to Krishna pulling out one from inside a cardboard box kept in a dingy space. Krishna recalled it and said the team: “Sir. There were at least half a dozen more such boxes stuffed with birds in pathetic condition. Since the missing of some birds such as Masakali(that goes for Rs. 400 a pair) and the Shiraji pigeon from West Bengal and the Lal Kabootar from Kashmir to the Australian Jawa and other exotic species from Africa in Raghavan’s syndicate, he have murdered various people.”

“Sir. The bird vendors have them all displayed in cages or stuffed inside cardboard boxes.” Arun said to Akhil. Now, Akhil decides to nab down the members of “Wing groups.” However, the same black group comes to a house theater, where Arumukhan had been explaining his team about PETA official.

They brutally murdered him and escapes in their bike. However, Akhil and his team chased them in the car. Though they missed the murderers, Akhil gets hold of a guy, whose bike he have hit.

PALAKKAD CENTRAL PRISON

13:00 PM

Inside the prison, the masked guy clapped his hands. Angry, some police officers entered inside the cell and saw the evil laughter of the masked man.

“How dare you kill our own police officers? We have to shoot you all by making you to stand in a row.” A police officer said by beating up the masked guy.

Now, Akhil entered inside the prison cell where the masked men greets him: “Good evening Akhil. The head of Operation Unknown.”

The cell is dark. Akhil said: “George Joseph didn’t reach Raghavan’s house.”

“I know it very well.”

“Tell us what did you do?” asked Akhil to which, the masked man joked: “Me? I am here right. With whom did you send? Hmm. To your man right? I don’t even have an identity. If you have used your brain, you could have thought whether I am the head of this group.”

Akhil laughed and said: “You didn’t understand about me right. I know that your name is Sai Adhithya. Ex-ASP of Palakkad. You have won honorary and appreciation for nabbing several smugglers in Kerala. It’s all impressive. But, after your recent investigation on RSS worker’s murder, your child and wife were murdered.” The police securities switched on the lights and Akhil kept the newspapers asides.

Sai Adhithya removed his black mask. He have a thick beard and rough moustache. His face consists of some pimples and an expression of aggression and anger strike in his eyes. Now, Krishna came in and asked: “May we inform Vijay sir that, George Joseph will be the next target?”

“Mm” said Akhil, after which Krishna went out by closing the room. While, Adhithya said: “I come to know how interrogation room looks like on the other side.”

Smoking the cigar kept besides him, Adhithya looked at him. Akhil asked him to tell who is his head. He further mocked him that: “They could have a decent death if he unveils the name of his head.”

Adhithya laughed uncontrollably upon hearing this. Looking at Akhil, he said: “In four walls, a decent death. You previously mentioned about the murder of RSS workers, right! For investigating that, you know what good reward did I get? In four walls, they tied me up and killed my wife-children in front of my eyes.” Dropping some tears, he said: “My child died looking at me. I was like a dumb. Unable to do anything. I never feared for my death. But, those criminals made to run for my life.”

Akhil angrily said: “So, if you kill all those rank officers, will everything get solved? Think about the plight of this city, if other officers also chose your path. Or will your dead wife and children will come back to you?”

Adhithya gets angry and said: “They won’t come back. But, there are people in our department, who works with honesty and sincerity. Their family will escape. Our wildlife animals would be safer from exploitation. Because of someone’s mistake, why should birds and animals die? We are cleaning it and we will clean it. Until it’s clean.”

“The same had been done in several countries by Anti-National organizations. For example, you take our Kashmir’s JKLF. They brainwash their Muslim people and chased our Kashmiri Pandits.” Pausing for sometime, Akhil questioned him: “Hey. What’s the difference between you and terrorist?”

“One man’s revolution is another man’s terrorism.”

“My foot.”

Adhithya said: “I remembered one thing when you say about foot. You read my family’s death as a news right. Just like that. But, you would realize the pain of death when it happens to you. Sounds. You would hear the sounds of death. Your laps would struggle. Your legs won’t obey your words. Look my leg.” Looking at Akhil, he asked him to look at his leg. There, he said: “Your inner-leg will sweat like this.” However, Akhil says: “I am not an emotional idiot like you. I execute what my mind says. I hope you will speak more when I come tomorrow.” He requests the officers to increase and tighten the security forces to George Joseph.

However, Adhithya laughed and sings the song “We are someone different. We are different. We are different, different…” Akhil warned him for mocking.  

The next day, police officers request George to confess about the location, where they have locked the birds in a cage. Since, Vijay is ready to guard him with Z and Y-security forces. However, he refused and said, “Raghavan is there to protect him.”

The masked men in black suits arrive to the church, where George is attending the wedding ceremony of his friend’s daughter. Threatening to blast the whole church, one of the masked men kidnaps him and takes him in his car, chased by Akhil. While, Raghavan and his brother Ramesh gets beaten up severely by two masked men.

In front of Akhil’s eyes, the head of masked men slits George’s throat. But, Raghavan, Saravanan and his brother Ramesh were arrested by ADGP Vijay when they retaliate with the two men. Since, he thought that those two people were Akhil’s team. Now, Akhil says to the masked men’s head: “If you have guts, show your face. I could confess about my profession to anyone. Do you have that guts?”

Switching on the video, he removed his black mask. Wearing his glasses, ADGP Vijay, the two of his team members, some police officers and Akhil’s team noted the video. He have wild facial expressions, blue-colored eyes and violent looks. Looking at Akhil he asked: “Shall we start the mission for hunt?”

While, Raghavan, Saravanan and Ramesh left an evil smile and Akhil said: “I think the time have came for the mission to hunt.” ADGP Vijay ensures that the arrested guys alongside Raghavan, Saravanan and Ramesh are safer inside the prison. Sooner, the trio- Saravanan, Raghavan and Ramesh are released through bail.

In the house, Raghavan is threatened by a New Delhi smuggler to export the birds to Canada. Or else, his boss Joker will contact him reminding him about his family. Meanwhile, Akhil said about who the black-ops squad are. He further said: “The one whom you said to be dead along with his elder brother Ashvin’s name is said to be Aravinth. But, his real name is Aakaash. Since childhood, he dreamed to join Indian Army. Eventually, he physically trained himself alongside the mental training for two years. Many thought that he is in Indian Army. But, his profession was even more dangerous than that. He worked as RAW Agent, hiding his identity to the world and public. Thereafter, he took various missions and among them is: Operation Uri in Kashmir. He exposed the Wahhabism issues in Kerala and now, his location was unknown. I think it’s Aakash whom I saw.”

“Is this all fake then?” asked a police officer to which, Akhil said: “It’s all a part of 26-year old Aakash’s. He made everyone to believe about his death in the hands of terrorists. His real intention is to avenge the death of his family and ASP Ashvin. Now, he is in the hunt for those, who were involved in the death of Asvhin. Knowing that his brother was killed for the missing birds, he further found out that there are several of anti-nationals in Palakkad. From the conversation between George Joseph, he found out they are working for Raghavan’s birds. He collected the syndicate details of Raghavan. At last, he found the birds and seized it. He killed the traitors using the same masks, with which they killed Ashvin.”

Vijay asked Akhil: “Akhil. Is he the younger brother of Ashvin or foster brother?”

“May be he could be his biological brother sir.”

“Okay. Let’s leave that. Is there any other people in his team?”

“There are chances sir. It could be Aakash himself or some other. He is carrying the pain of his brother’s death. So, I can’t predict what could be his next moves.”

“So, you don’t know where is he?” Vijay asked to which, Akhil said, “His mission is over” and said, “This is a war between police force and RAW agents. Not between serial killers and police officers. I am not in this.”

Akhil leaves along with his team after confirming that their mission is done. While, Vijay chases him for an answer. He requests his team to check what happened in the prison cell.

In the lift, Vijay said: “You didn’t help to catch him. I could turn the case against you since you and he are same agency.”

Closing the lift once again, Akhil said: “I very well know who is behind Ashvin’s death. Your eyes itself say that. If possible, try to save yourselves from him. Since, he’s like a feather. I don’t know when he would attack you.”

Once again closing the lift, Vijay asked him: “You want me to fear for the dead. Ok. Let’s think like this. If your point of view is true, Aravinth have to die.”

 “You are talking about Aravinth. But, I am speaking about Aakaash. You can’t kill him. Tell me why. Because he is like a feather.” Akhil said and escaped. A few hours later, Vijay contacted the prison cell, which is already hijacked by Aakaash. He ties up the prison head and plays a loud song, “We are the world…”

Killing some officers and beating up the police officers, he rescues Sai Adhithya and the two of his team, who have been arrested alongside the arrest of Ramesh and Raghavan. They escape the prison. While, Vijay contacts Raghavan and said: “Akhil have learned about their involvement in Birds trafficking.” Further, he alerts them about the bomb, fixed inside their house.

Alerting everyone, Raghavan and Saravanan escaped from the house with his men. However, Ramesh gets killed brutally inside the house. Since, Akhil fixed the bomb near to the Computer PC, which explodes infuriating him.

Raghavan sits sad and angry inside his house. While Vijay asked him: “Do you remember that case of RSS party workers? And about ASP Ashvin?”

He recalls about the incidents that happened few months back.

FEW MONTHS BACK

In Kerala, a PETA official raids the shopkeeper’s house to find out the parakeets- a protected species under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. They were found “crammed in small cages kept on top of each other in small, dark and unventilated rooms.”

To the media, he said: “The birds were suffocating and jostling for air and space. Many were trapped in the wire mesh of the cages. Some were found lying dead on the floor and decaying.” The PETA had lodged a formal complaint with the Mallapuram police station, requesting an FIR under various sections of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals act, 1960 and the Indian Penal code. It also filed a complaint with the forest department, seeking registration of a preliminary offence report under various sections of the WPA.

George Joseph managed to divert the attention of PETA organization to “Wings family” by staging a protest all over Kerala. While, Raghavan’s men killed RSS workers, who complained about birds trafficking to them.

This outraged many people in Kerala and lead to some communal tensions in the state. However, Ashvin is assigned by the Central to solve this case. He arrests Raghavan’s brothers and subjected them to brutal tortures inside the prison. Further, he collects important information and details about Birds trafficking in India with the help of Sai Adhithya, who was his teammate.

A meeting had been arranged in a conference hall, where Sai Adhithya tells: “Sir. Our police assisted PETA officials in carrying out the raid and handed over the case to the Forest Department for legal action. Birds illegally sold in India include wild birds protected under the WPA and exotic species. The PETA official said, “The capture and trade of 1,200 varieties of indigenous birds found in India are prohibited and yet 300 of them are sold openly in the town and city markets”.  

“What are the most commonly found birds in these markets?” asked ADGP Vijay to which, Ashvin answers him. He said: “Muniyas, mynas and parakeets are among the birds most commonly found in these markets. It is not unusual to find owls and hawks for sale as well,” the official added. Another PETA official claimed that a few shopkeepers who fled during the raids have returned to the market and continue to illegally sell protected birds. The shopkeepers put some of the birds not included under the WPA on display to escape legal action. However, most of them possess illegally bought birds. Although traders selling unprotected birds cannot be protected, sections of the PCA, 1960, can be invoked on them for housing birds haphazardly. Birds deserve to be free. We have our teams deployed in every State and when we receive a tip-off, a random raid is conducted accordingly. Exotic birds are often illegally smuggled into India or bred in captivity under extremely cruel conditions. Capturing and trading of wild birds attracts imprisonment along with fine. Indigenous birds are smuggled out of different States by train in cramped containers and almost half of them perish even before reaching the trader.”

Taking a look at some birds, Adhithya told: “Yes sir. Most indigenous birds are captured in the hilly and forested areas of north and north-east India. If 1,000 birds are being smuggled, over 300 of them die during the journey itself due to the terrible conditions they are brought in. The Kabootar Market has been a nuisance for a very long time. The Forest Department carried out three raids in one year and rescued several illegally brought birds. We are now planning to move the trial court seeking action against selling of protected bird species.”

 

Vijay gives them full power to catch the birds smugglers. When investigating, Ashvin and Adhithya came across the recent illegal bird trading found in New Delhi. Co-incidentally it belongs to same Raghavan’s gang. They seize the birds and leave them for free. Due to this, Raghavan kidnaps Ashvin with the help of George Joseph, DIG Vishwanath and DIG Ashok. They subjects him to a brutal torture. He then kills him, when he refused to tell the truth.

Vijay, who too is a part of this gang shouts at him about the consequences. However, Raghavan tells, “How New Delhi smugglers could kill him if they didn’t get the birds.” They frame the death of Ashvin’s as ‘Wahhabism attacks by terrorists.’ Very soon, Sai Adhithya’s wife and children were killed by Ramesh. While, Sai Adhithya is spared by the gang.

PRESENT

At present, Adhithya is relaxing himself by sitting in a chair. He recalls, “How he joined hands with Aakaash and trained him in martial arts.” Further, they formed few more group members to avenge the death of Ashvin. Meanwhile, Vijay asked Raghavan to take down Aakaash as well as to finish off Akhil’s wife Malavika.

So that, he could retrieve rest of the birds species, which were hidden. Raghavan’s men attacked Adhithya and Aakaash. In the ensuing scuffle, Adhithya loses his life. Before dying he gets a promise from Aakash that: “He will avenge the death of Ashvin and spread the importance of birds species.” An angry and enraged Aakash killed some henchman of Raghavan. And then he subsequently murdered the police officers, involved in Ashvin’s death.

While, Raghavan holds Malavika at knife point and asked Akhil to come to the spot. His lap shivered and Akhil rushed to the spot in fear. But, he finds his wife dead with multiples of injuries in her body. Lots of blood are lost in her neck. Now, he reminds off the words said by Sai Adhithya in the prison. He cried out aloud and realizes his mistake.

Akhil joins hands with Aakaash. With some of his team’s help, he enters inside Vijay’s house, where they kill the security guards. Aftermath, he brutally kills Vijay by electrocuting him.

“It’s not yet over Aakaash. Our mission just now begins. We have lots of people to expose in illegal birds smuggling.” Akhil said coming back to the house.

“Yes. You know one thing? Birds have long been touted as symbols of freedom. People often tell tales about their desire to be as free as a bird.  Ironically, the very freedom of the bird that we aspire to have, is being ripped away from these majestic creatures. Birds in India are increasingly becoming victims of illegal trade – captured, caged, and shackled for life. Despite the ban on trapping and trade of Indian wild birds in 1990-91, the illegal trade of birds continues to flourish. We have to prevent this to save our future generation from becoming the victim of global warming and environmental destruction.”

Akhil, Aakaash and his team take an oath for this. They now goes to retrieve the container, which have birds in cage. Saravanan’s men followed them. There, he asked him to give the birds to them, which they refused. He made them all fly in the sky around 6:30 PM.

Slowly, the place becomes darker. Raghavan comes along with his men and some armed weaponries. But, Aakaash takes two machine guns. One is given to Akhil. Using the guns, they shoots the vehicles of Raghavan’s men. Along with the vehicles, a bunch of his men falls dead. Saravanan duels with Akhil, who kills him brutally by stabbing him multiples of times. Enraged with his brother’s death, Raghavan consumes cocaine and brutally beats up Aakaash. He falls unconscious.

Reminding the death of Ashvin and concerning deeply about birds species, Aakaash finally wakes up. He hits the neck of Raghavan. The latter tries to beat him up with an evil laughter. However, he beats him up brutally using martial arts, said by Sai Adhithya during the training with him. Raghavan gets injured badly and falls unconscious.

When Akhil takes his Desert Eagle gun to shoot Raghavan, he said: “Beloved agents. Kindly listen to me. An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind. If you feel like you need revenge, getting it won’t help you.” Pausing for a while, he said: “Revenge is not sweet. It is gloomy and a waste of time.”

Going near to him, Aakaash slapped Raghavan left and right. He said: “Look at me.” As he looks, he said: “Revenge is an act of passion, vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged, crimes are avenged.” As the birds were freed already, Akhil-Aakaash’s team members destroyed the container using a “Code.” While, Raghavan lies unconscious in the container. However, Akhil and Aakaash are not there in the place. The container explodes, killing Raghavan.

The Central government and State government brings an act stating: “Caging Indian birds is illegal.” They arrested illegal bird traders all over India. The news is also telecasted in TV Channels: “Important news headlines. Large scale of Illegal trade of birds exposed in New Delhi, Palakkad and parts of India. Who are the one to expose these things? Police or Indian Army! There’s no lead. But, people are appreciating them.

Meanwhile, some college students across a tea shop in Saravanampatti(a taluk in Coimbatore) asked: “Brother. Why is India a major hub for wildlife trafficking?”

One of their friend replied: “India is not only a major source, but also a transit and destination country for trafficked wildlife and wildlife products.”

“How these things happen actually?”

“International wildlife trafficking into and out of India mainly occurs through either the long international border along the Northeast or through airports. Chennai and Mumbai airports are major hubs for this illegal activity.” A student said the guys.

Similarly in Bangalore, a hotel customer asked his friend through a phone: “Hey. What are the things smuggled in our country da?”

“Wildlife trafficking in India is driven by the demand for raw material like red sandalwood and ivory, and animal parts- particularly rhinoceros horn and tiger parts- for traditional medicine, demand for meat, and the attraction towards exotic pets.”

“When seized, where would they be sent?”

“When exotic, live animals that have been smuggled into India are seized, they are sent to rescue centres or sanctuaries. Several international and national governmental organisations are teaming up to develop tools and networks that counter wildlife trafficking.” While in Kerala, people take an oath to conserve birds and animals, apart from growing trees.

Everyone kept waters in their house so that birds could drink the water and kids await for the birds to be happy with them. They are taught about the importance of conservation.

ONE WEEK LATER

NEW DELHI

One week later, a meeting had been organized in New Delhi by Kashmiri terrorist leader and prominent smuggler Farooq Afsajith. There, they planned a new strategy to attack Jammu and Kashmir region. They chant some Muslim slogans, before departing. Unbeknownst to him, Aakaash had been listening to his plans. While, Akhil is mourning the death of Malavika in Palakkad and proceeds with his next mission of nabbing Wahhabists in the state.

Aakaash is called by is senior officer Colonel Rakesh Varma to whom he informs about this issues. He asked: “So, the mission continues.”

“Yes sir. It continues like a feather…” Akhil and Aakaash recalled some important incidents, before they came to expose birds smugglers. From the beginning they worked together for this mission.

The duo have worked in Indian Army for one years in various missions such as “The Surgical strike” and “Infiltration missions.” They have been appointed as RAW agents with multiples of access and lessons to other languages. It’s during this mission, Aakaash learned about Ashvin’s death. He was completely devastated and met Sai Adhithya, who subsequently trained him in martial arts. While, Akhil said, “He will investigate about the police department’s role in Ashvin’s death." Subsequently, he sent a mail to ADGP Vijay from his phone about his work as an black-ops squad agent. Thus, he called him to investigate this case. However, he lost Malavika unexpectedly during this mission in the hands of Raghavan and his gang. Although vexed and painful for her death, he moves on in this mission.

After catching Sai Adhithya, Akhil and the team informed Aakaash secretly. And he formed a secret way of tunnel outside the prison wall, so that Adhithya could escape with Akhil. Now, Akhil phoned Aakaash and asked him: “Aakash. What’s next?”

“Code Red.” Aakash said which confused Akhil initially. But, he understands that: “He is giving a red alert about Wahhabists and terrorist attacks in India.”

Akhil walks into a new house with his teammates. While entering inside the house, he looked into the feathers of a bird. Going near, he finds the bird struggling to come out because of getting stuck in the window. Without disturbing it, he frees the window. The bird flied with it’s wings with rejoice that, “It have got it’s freedom to fly in the sky.”