SS: Second Hand News - Part 1

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Part 1


13th June 2012


Arnav Singh Raizada (27) was declared missing and 'presumed dead' in a statement issued today by his cousin Akash Singh Raizada (26) after a month long search has failed to reveal any leads despite the promise of an undisclosed reward by the Raizada family.

'It is with great sadness that I must inform the media that my brother, Arnav Singh Raizada has been declared dead. While we continue to live in hope that some information will come to light and his body will be retrieved in the future we are holding a funeral ceremony this week. I hope that the media will give our family privacy in this time of great loss and turmoil.'

We at the Delhi Times have headed the search for Arnav Singh Raizada this past month running numerous campaigns for any information leading to a discovery of the business magnate. We sympathise with the family in this difficult time but applaud their courage in accepting the death of a loved one with so much grace.

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Arnav read the report again. He'd watched Akash's statement on the internet as well but just as in all the other statements Akash had given in the past month he was calm, collected and revealed nothing. In any other circumstances Arnav would have been proud; he always knew Akash had the capability to be an excellent leader and head of the household only if given the opportunity.

However it grieved him that he could only provide Akash with this opportunity through his own cowardice. There was no other word for it. He had been cowardly in running away, leaving his family to clean up the mess that Shyam had made of their lives. He couldn't have stayed and watched as Khushi left him for that bas***d. Instead, he had stepped back. Now that he'd been declared dead she would be free to leave. Di would be alright as well, Akash would handle her, he was sure of that now. And then when it had all died down, when they had left, when it didn't hurt anymore... he could go home. Go home to his Di.