Humne aksar suna hai ki garibi ek aisi chiz hai jo insaan ko andar tak thod deti hai phir uski bhuk usse wo sab karwati hai jo usne kabhi apne sapne mein bhi nhi socha tha. Aisa hi kuch hua tha Gauri Shankar ke sath wo apne biwi bache ke sath aachi zindagi bita raha tha lekin uski garibi aur paiso ki bhuk ne usse kahi ka nhi chodda, aur wo apradh ki daldal mein fasta chala gaya. Gauri Shankar ka janam Vellore ke paas kangayanallur mein hua tha, jab wo PUC mein the tab unke pita ji ghar ko chor kar Odisha chale gaye the. Saal 1970 ke dasak ki shuruaat mein wo south chennai ke bahari ilaake mein Thiruvanmiyur ke teji se develop ho rahi chetra mein jaane se pahele waha toh Mylapore ke slum ke log aane laage the uske baad gauri Shankar waha gaya tha. Gauri Shankar ki kai saari patniya thi lekin usne paheli Shaadi Jagadeeswari se ki thi wo bhi apne aapradhik career ki shuruat mein ki thi aur uske sath uske 4 bache the, lekin uski paheli patni ne suicide kar liya tha jiske kaaran unhone dusri shaadi ki aur ye koi aur aurat nhi balki wo cabaret club mein ek kalakaar thi jaha Gauri roj jaaya karte the.
Gauri Shankar utna padh likh nhi paaye the apne garibi ki wajah se toh unke paas ab sirf ek hi option tha ki wo khud se koi kaam shuru kare isliye unhone cycle rikshaw chalane ki sochi lekin baad mein wo ek auto rikshaw chalane lage jiske wajah se unhe Auto Shankar ka naam mila. Ab wo apne purey mohalle mein issi naam se mashoor ho gaye the. Uss samaye wo chetra apradhiyo ka adda tha aur Shankar ne illegal sharaab ka transportation shuru kar diya tha aur jald hi Shankar ko ye aihsas hua ki wo prostitution waala kam jokhim ke sath jada faidemand thi kyuki ye rajnitik roop se prabhaavashaalee logo ke sath juda tha. Uske giroh ne pratidvandviyon ko ya toh police force ke jariye se ya hatya ke jariye se khatam kar diya tha. Iss ghatna mein Babu naam ka ek pratidvandviyon gangster ki saal 1980 ke dasak ki shuruaat mein hatya kar di gayi thi aur jisse antatah cover kar diya gaya tha jiske baad Shankar ko bola gaya ki wo prostitution waale kaam par jyada dhiyan de.
Shankar ki teesri patni lalita, ek dalaal aur Shankar ka ek dost Sudalaimuthu ke sath bhaag gayi thi aur unhone apna sex trade ka kaam khud shuru kar liya tha. Jab shankar ko ye baat pata chali toh wo gusse se usne apne dosto ke sath ek plan banaya jisme usne socha ki wo apni patni aur dost se badla jarur lega. October saal 1987 mein ek raat usne usse Periyar nagar mein apne ek jagah par invite Kiya phir usse wahi maar dala jiske baad usse wahi dafna bhi diya tha, usne ghar ko ek budhi vidwa ko 150 rupaye mein kiraaye par de diya tha. Shankar ne sudalai ko bataya ki lalita ek VIP ke sath India ke daure par hai aur wo do mahine baad unhe raat ke khaane par invite kiya hai. Shankar ne sudalai ko sharaab se bhar diya jiske baad uska gala ghot diya aur uske body ko jala diya tha aur uski raakh ko samudar mein phek aaya tha. Uske baad usne khud ko bachane ke liye uss ghar ka restoration karwaya aur jale huye nishan ko bhuna hua maans hone ka dawa karke dur kar diya tha. Jab sudalai ke dost ravi ne Shankar ka saamna kiya toh Shankar ne usse bhi maar dala aur usse Periyar nagar bhukhand ke bahar dafan kar diya tha. Saal 1988 tak unke paas ek bahumanjila ghar, care, bike aur aise aise connection the jisse wo kuch bhi kar sakhte the. 29 may saal 1988 ko unka aur unke giroh ka ek pratidvandvee giroh ke 3 logon: Sampat, Mohan aur govindraj se saamnaa hua, jinhone apni mahilaaon ka istemaal karne ke liye bhugtaan karne se inkaar kar diya aur protection money ki maang ki thi. Shankar ne unhe bhugtaan karne ka wada karke apne den mein bulaya aur phir unhe pit pit kar maar dala aur dafna bhi diya. June ke aant mein sampat ki patni vijya ne Mylapore police mein complain Kara di thi ki uska pati lapata hai aur iske liye Shankar jemedaar ho sakhta hai. Usse iske bajaye Tiruvanmiyur police mein complain karne ki salah di gayi thi jisse baad mein Shankar ko giraftaar kar liya gaya tha. Vijya ne Rajyapal ko ek yachika bheji jisne police ko Shankar ki jaanch karne ka aadesh diya tha, halaaki anichchhuk police ne vijya se kaha ki wo unhe apne complaint se pareshan na kare. Jaanch partal hone par pata chala ki usne hi saare khoon kiye the jiske liye usse 31 May saal 1991 ko unhone apne do sehyogi Eldin aur Shivaji ke sath maut ki saja sunai gayi thi antatah saal 1995 mein Salem central jail mein unko phassi di gayi thi. Ye kahani ho sakhti hai aane waali movie Tridev 2 ki, aapko ye story kaisi lagi comments karke jarur bataiyega aur tab tak aap apna dhiyan rakhiye aur hamesha muskurate rahiye.
Chandan Pandit
