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This is an archive article published on December 6, 2000
The mysterious Mr Jadeja
New Delhi, December 5: No. 4, W-14, GK II wore a deserted look on Tuesday night, a marked difference from the heady days of the CBI raids ...
New Delhi, December 5: No. 4, W-14, GK II wore a deserted look on Tuesday night, a marked difference from the heady days of the CBI raids a few months ago, when a carnival-like atmosphere prevailed outside the houses of the cricketers under cloud. Since then, there has been a lot of water under the bridge and that today8217;s BCCI decision to slap a 5-year ban on the bubbly Indian cricketer has not really come as a surprise to anyone.
There were no hangers on or mediapeople outside, just a couple of guards at the neighouring house who watched passersby with little concealed curiousity. One guard ventured the information that neither the player nor his car had been seen in several months, a statement supported by a couple of neighbours getting into a Maruti. After first responding with quot;why don8217;t you find out yourself,quot; one of the girls said, 8220;He has shifted out and doesn8217;t live here anymore.8221;
On ringing the doorbell to the Jadejas8217; flat, a young woman came out and very reluctantly said she was his 8220;bhabhi.8221; His parents, looking quite upset, were watching television in the room and said something to their daughter-in-law. She in turn, when asked if she knew where Jadeja was, said she didn8217;t at the moment. quot;Par mujhe pata bhi tha, to main aapko nahin bolti.quot;
The scene at the distinctive no-gate residence of Defence Minister George Fernandes8217; house at No 3 Krishna Menon Marg 8212; also the residence of Samata Party8217;s Jaya Jaitley, who8217;s daughter Aditi is Jadeja8217;s close friend 8212; was much the same. One of the policemen watching a neighbouring house said that the cricketer was a frequent visitor, but had not been seen today. 8220;Woh to aate rehte hain, lekin aaj, jabse meri duty lagi hain, maine nahin dekha unko.8221;
A man who said he lived behind the house denied ever seeing Jadeja anywhere near the place. 8220;Kabhi nahin dikhe.8221; And that really is the Jadeja story.
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