Daayra (2026) Movie Script
Why are you afraid, son?
Today is the day of the fearless.
Be brave. Light the spark!
LONG LIVE STRIKE TEAM
- Hail Anand sir!
- Hail!
- Hail Raman sir!
- Hail!
- Hail Anand sir!
- Hail!
Please excuse us, Auntie.
I'm not asking for anything.
I'm just distributing sweets!
To celebrate what
happened this morning!
What happened this morning?
Long live Teerthana police!
Long live Raman Sir!
Long live Anand Sir!
Long live Raman Sir!
The public sentiment
is ringing loud and clear.
The atmosphere here
is nothing short of festive.
This is the biggest story
of the moment,
that unfolded right here,
just a few hours ago.
The people are happy, sir.
Sir
Sir! Please convey my regards
to DCP Raman!
He's right here, go ahead!
Long live DCP Raman!
Long live Raman Sir!
Long live Raman Sir!
Sir One selfie?
Next time.
Everybody is involved in the celebration,
from children to the elders.
This incident has brought
the entire country together.
Anjali.
Thank you, Tanya
We're seeing visuals of people
rejoicing across the country.
They're celebrating the encounter
and applauding the Teerthana police
Because the public
has lost faith
in the judicial system.
They have little hope left for justice,
and who can blame them?
There are nearly
150,000 rape cases
pending in courts
across the country.
Here's what the father
of the Delhi rape
and murder victim has to say.
It's a good thing.
I'm happy to hear this news.
The pain we've been bearing
for seven years,
dying a little every day
Finally, she will rest in peace.
Facing their lawyers in court
Going through
appeal after appeal
At least that family
will not have to suffer
the way we are.
It's been a week
since you went home, right?
As soon as you leave from here,
switch off your phone.
Have a couple of drinks, and go to sleep.
Sir
Sir
I wanted to say something.
Thank you for including me
in the team.
I've been in the force
for three years now.
For the first time,
I felt I'd done
something worthwhile today.
Sir?
In half an hour?
Yes, sir.
Lunch at home, I promise.
I had told you
to switch off your phone.
Now make a U-turn and come back.
Where to?
Anand Sir.
Greetings, Ma'am.
Thakur Sir specifically said
to get this to you
before the 16th.
He'll come himself tomorrow.
Happy Birthday in advance, Ma'am.
All this is fine, Indra,
but where's my laptop?
That
I've spoken to Forensics
Since it was seized in the raid,
your laptop is primary evidence.
It's taking some time
to get it out, Ma'am.
Quinoa Pulao and Kale Salad?
It's been specially ordered for you.
Avocado Tikki.
Please try some.
Delicious.
Where's it from?
Straight from my kitchen, Ma'am.
Ajooni Kohli.
Internal Vigilance, Unit 3.
Indra!
What's all this?
Would you like to finish
your cutlet here, Ms. Pandey
Or shall I pack it for you?
Vishal
I'll get that.
Thank you.
Ma'am!
Was there an undercover raid
at the District Jail?
- Nothing happened.
- Is SP Pandey under arrest, ma'am?
- On what charges?!
- Ma'am, please
Please, Ma'am!
This morning's events
have got the entire nation
speaking in one voice.
One sentiment echoes loud and clear
The police are being hailed
for their actions.
In the dead of night,
the police carried out a daring encounter
Delivering justice
for a heinous crime.
"In the dead of night,"
"the police carried out
a daring encounter!"
Nice.
And what about the raid
in broad daylight?
How did that go?
The usual.
In a short while,
DCP Raman Kumar
and Commissioner Prakash Anand
will arrive here
at the encounter site
and address the media.
What do you think, Your Honor?
The media held the trial,
the public delivered the judgment
and the police did the rest.
Who has patience left
for the judiciary anymore?
People want everything instantly.
Sir
Good job.
I got the report.
Thank you, sir.
There's another matter, Ajooni
Right, sir.
Our team brought the four accused
here to recreate the crime scene.
We also had to recover the
victim's phone and other articles.
During the search,
the accused attempted to escape.
They attacked our team in the process.
PI Shiva Karad
and HC Rama Vasu
are in the hospital
with grievous injuries.
Sir, what was the reason behind
bringing them here late at night?
Why not during the day?
Sorry, can you repeat your question?
Sir, as per police protocol,
a photographer or videographer
should have been present at the scene.
We had a videographer with us.
When will that footage be
made available to the media?
Sorry, no
Please don't publish the victim's name
or any personal details.
Think about that family
They've finally found some closure today.
So please
Respect their privacy.
Why were the police weapons unlocked, sir?
Why would the weapons be unlocked, Ma'am?
So the accused unlocked them on their own?
They knew how to unlock weapons?
The incident occurred around 4:30 a.m.
I can't give you the exact time because
I didn't check my watch
during all the firing.
Any more questions?
Thank you very much for coming.
Sir, was this a planned police encounter?
We now take you
to the encounter site
where the Teerthana police
are holding a press conference.
During the search,
the accused attempted to escape.
Why were the police weapons
unlocked, sir?
Why would the weapons
be unlocked, Ma'am?
Sir, was this a planned
police encounter?
There is also an opinion
that the police have taken
the law in their own hands.
All I can say
is that the law has done its duty.
Breaking news just came in.
Another Public petition has been filed.
That makes this the
seventh petition nationwide
filed against the police action.
If, like the Police everyone
takes the law into their own hands,
what will be the difference
between revenge and justice?
After the Delhi rape case,
everyone said,
"She's India's daughter.
We will never forget her."
"We won't let this happen again."
But it's still happening.
And the culprits
They keep escaping punishment.
Good they were killed.
Maybe this will change something.
So, IG Prisons
is very upset with you.
Congratulations.
I'll apologize at the
Raising Day dinner.
And the other big news today
I assume you've heard about it.
I've heard about it,
and I'm watching it too.
The whole country
is celebrating.
But the Commission for Human Rights
is not celebrating.
They're filing a case.
Judge Pushpa Sawant has signed the order
to form a Special Investigation Team.
And I'm sorry,
but no time off for you now.
You're going to lead
this investigation.
Of course, sir.
Any questions?
Ready for a trip?
Already, Ma'am?
If I don't get a break,
you don't get a break.
Of course, Ma'am.
I think this case
will interest you.
I thought you'd called me
about your father's case.
You've already given your
deposition in Judge Kohli's case.
I don't think the court
will summon you again.
I need you on this new case.
When do we start, Ma'am?
Tomorrow at 12:30 p.m.
I'm going to Delhi, sir?
Eight to ten petitions
have been filed.
We've both been invited
by the Home Ministry.
No problem, sir.
There is a problem.
On the petition of
the Commission for Human Rights,
a Special Investigation has been set up.
You should be here
to handle them.
I'll brief the team, sir.
They'll handle the SIT.
It may get slippery, Raman.
The team is experienced, sir.
It's not the first time
that an SIT has been set up.
All I can say
is that the law has done its duty.
Thank you.
Have some breakfast.
Not sure if you'll eat
anything on the flight.
Why are you so stressed?
Just follow your process
like you always do.
I'm stressed about you.
About me?
Am I being arrested too?
I'm serious.
You can't miss Tuesday's court hearing.
Too serious.
I won't miss it.
I can't always be around
to remind you.
I'll go, my dear.
There can't be any delay
from our side.
There's already a delay
For your team
that's waiting for you outside.
- Finish this at least!
- Bye.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
- The e-check-in is done, Ma'am.
- Okay.
Did you see
the press conference?
- It clearly looked staged
- Vishal.
We weren't there.
We don't know what happened.
Our job is to find out exactly that.
Without prejudice.
We conducted an undercover raid
at the District Jail
because our information
suggested that
accused Gomti Thakur wasn't
being treated like a prisoner,
but like a princess.
I went there to explain
to Superintendent Pandey
Either every inmate
gets Quinoa Pulao
or everyone eats watery curry
and rice full of grits.
Because the law
does not discriminate.
Police officers and officials
It is often you who is sent
to investigate your colleagues, DCP Kohli.
What is the reason behind that?
I'd like to correct you.
I don't investigate my colleagues.
I investigate the incident.
And in any case
Law has to do its duty.
Okay.
Sorry, sir
I got delayed.
My bicycle got a puncture,
so I had to take the bus.
What's your name?
Gopal, sir.
Jai Hind, sir.
Yes.
Welcome, sir.
Come in.
Gopal ji,
this is my team,
Vishal and Aarti.
Greetings.
Could we all get some tea?
Tea
What is it, Gopal ji?
The thing is, sir,
hardly anyone stays here.
Most officers use the
guest house in the city.
So, there's a lake there,
every room has air conditioning
And here
And here?
There's neither tea
nor sugar nor milk.
Tea leaves, coffee powder
A carton of milk,
and sugar.
What were you expecting?
A 21-gun salute?
A police band?
No kitchen supplies,
no vehicle to travel in.
And the bathroom
Hey, don't forget soap!
Oh yes
Soap,
toothpaste,
and toilet paper.
What paper?
Forget it.
Just give me hand-wash.
I'm out of hand wash.
Will disinfectant work?
Thank you, Gopal ji.
Alright. Thanks.
And?
When can we meet
DCP Raman Kumar and his team?
Ma'am DCP Kumar is in Delhi.
His schedule is undisclosed.
Karad is in the hospital
and isn't meeting anyone.
Shekhar is on leave.
Ibrahim has been assigned
to another case.
And Nayar,
the lady Sub-Inspector
She's observing
a seven-day religious fast.
She's feeling weak, apparently
So we have no interviews.
We can't access
the victim's post-mortem report
because the paperwork
isn't ready.
The same is the case
with the bodies of the accused.
The truck has been returned
to the transport company.
The scooter is at the forensic lab.
And to examine the ballistics...
The paperwork isn't ready?
It's ready.
But it's not signed yet.
What about our transport?
It will arrive tomorrow morning.
Then it'll stay with us
for as long as we want.
How generous of them!
Actually, it's my father's vehicle.
My parents live here.
The local team was never told
to arrange transport for us.
This is expected, Vishal.
It's not the first time
that an SIT is being welcomed.
So today is wasted, Ma'am?
Let's build a timeline.
And start from a week ago.
Eighth October
6:30 in the morning.
He's an eyewitness, sir.
He was out jogging.
The smell made him suspicious,
so he came to check.
We've taken his statement.
Forensics?
The photographer's work is done.
Forensics is starting now.
Sir
Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
- If this is
- If this is who we think it is, Murti
There's going to be trouble.
Should I call them?
Don't call.
- Send a vehicle.
- Okay, sir.
- And Murti
- Yes?
Actually, you go yourself.
Get the identification done too.
Then call me.
Okay, sir.
There's no news yet.
Everyone is at home, waiting.
A police vehicle have come.
Gauri, call Kabir.
Tell him the police has come.
You found her, right?
The police have found
a charred body
beneath the Manhar Underpass
on Express Road 171.
According to early reports,
the victim is a young woman
from the Shamnagar area
who went missing last night.
Look, the girl shouldn't have
called her brother.
In such situations,
one should always call 100.
Sir?
Yes, sir.
- Sir.
- Next time.
While the forensic report
is still pending,
the family has identified her.
The victim was 24 years old,
and was working in a legal
What are you doing?
The order was one egg masala
and one chicken masala
Both of these are mutton!
Where's your mind at?
Are our daughters really safe
in this country?
Sir!
What is this, Karad Sir?
Back to smoking again?
What can I say now?
I hadn't been smoking for four months.
Then that god man's
double-murder case came up.
And I started smoking again.
A lot has happened
in four months.
From no-smoking
to smoking
And from single to married!
Hey!
You didn't even tell us!
No party, nothing?
It was a court marriage.
My parents are still upset.
His name is Aftab.
The guy who used to meet you
at Amarpet Police Station?
The caterer, right?
Madam
After this case, you better
invite us for a meal.
You won't even need a caterer!
What's the case?
Sir has called the whole team.
It must be something big.
This is Prasad, he'll
be with me on this case.
Get to know everyone.
I already know everyone, sir.
Commissioner Anand has assigned
this case directly to us.
Your seniors have relieved you
of all your current duties.
And as always,
until this case is solved,
you won't be working
on anything else.
Sir.
A young woman's dead body
was found this morning.
With 80 to 90 percent burns.
- I'm sure you all are aware.
- Yes, sir.
That case is ours now.
The details are
in your files and
Sorry!
The post-mortem report
isn't in yet.
Whether there was rape or not
We can't say right now.
In her last phone call,
the victim
told her brother
about a truck driver.
Her scooter had been stolen,
and the truck driver
was offering help.
She was scared.
We'll form three teams.
The first team will handle
the family and cell phone records.
The second team will pursue
the truck driver angle.
And the third team
will locate the scooter and
follow up on the post-mortem.
- Activate your networks.
- Yes.
You will all report to Karad.
The rules are
the same as always:
Foolproof detection.
And no room for errors.
Whether this was one man or a gang,
whatever the case is
It needs to be airtight.
If the matter goes to court,
the suspects shouldn't be acquitted
under any technicality.
Our investigation will
be textbook. Is that clear?
Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.
Once again, a family
has lost their daughter
Yet again.
Are you ready?
17th October 2019, 11:30 hours.
Special Investigator
Ajooni Kohli,
along with
Inspector Vishal Mishra,
recording the statements
of Parvati and Kabir Pujari,
next of kin.
What happened on
the seventh of October?
Can you tell us
from the beginning?
Like every other day,
Ragini called
when she left work.
Another 30-45 minutes?
Okay, come soon.
No, no, I don't need anything.
I bought vegetables
just yesterday.
Just come home.
Mom! Remind her to pick up
my glasses.
My midterms start Monday,
and I can barely study for
ten minutes without them.
But you can watch TV!
It's the TV and phone that
have ruined your eyesight.
No more toast, butter,
and noodles every evening.
Only carrots now.
Give me that.
I told you not to!
They were really cheap
near the highway.
And really fresh.
Specs?
Oh
I knew it.
Exams are a week away,
but who cares?
I said we should get them
from the optician nearby,
but no
The optician near her office
gives a discount, right?
Now what do I do
about this headache?
No discount on that!
The optician is open till eight.
I'll go get them.
Get them tomorrow
You've just come home.
No, Mom
He'll fail his exams,
and blame me for it.
I'll be right back.
That night,
around 8:45 p.m.,
Ragini called.
Yeah, Didi, what's up?
Stolen?
Who told you?
Okay, I'll call you back in five minutes.
What did Ragini say?
What is stolen?
Say something!
Her scooter's been stolen.
Near the Toll Plaza.
Her phone is running low on battery.
A truck driver is offering
to help her find it.
But she sounded scared.
Scared?
Call her.
Tell her to stay there.
I'll go get her.
- The number you're trying to reach
- Her phone is switched off.
- Is switched off.
- I'll go, Mom.
No. You stay here.
- If she gets home, call me.
- But, Mom...
If anything needs to be done, no
one will listen to a kid. You stay here.
The number you're trying
I thought
Maybe it would help
if I went instead of Kabir.
Perhaps, if he had been there
Brother!
The toll booth staff
didn't know anything.
She was riding a blue scooter.
Or they were too bothered to find out.
I told them there were cameras everywhere.
Perhaps Ragini was caught on one of them.
They refused.
They said they couldn't do
anything without the police.
Please leave.
I already told you,
we can't show you the footage.
Keep it coming!
Sir Sir!
I need to file a report.
My daughter hasn't come home.
Please have a seat. I'll call you.
Could you hurry, please?
We have no idea
where my daughter is.
And her phone is switched off.
The senior officer is coming.
Please wait for five minutes.
The senior officer arrived
30 minutes later.
Kabir too, had arrived by then.
Look Don't worry.
Go home.
When your daughter comes back, inform us.
Sir, my daughter is missing.
We need to find her.
How can we go home?
I've been doing this
for 25 years, Madam.
I've seen all kinds of cases
in my career.
What I'm saying is
This happens.
All the time.
A young girl doesn't come home,
and her parents promptly
rush to the police station.
The next day, she turns up.
Everyone's happy.
Only our time gets wasted.
She was on her way home, sir.
Her scooter got stolen.
And her phone got switched off.
How old are you, son?
Seventeen.
You're not even an adult yet.
Let the grown-ups talk.
She was expected home
three hours ago, right?
Yes.
Being three or four hours late
is pretty common these days.
Maybe she ran into a friend,
and they went to a party
What's her boyfriend's number?
She doesn't have a boyfriend.
She doesn't have a boyfriend
Or you just don't know about him?
Alright.
Here's what we'll do.
If she's not back by the morning,
we'll file a report.
Now you can go home if you like,
or one of you can stay here.
What time did Shamnagar
Police Station in-charge,
Inspector Anup Bala,
file your FIR?
Inspector Bala never filed
our complaint.
You're just not listening to me!
Going on with your own story.
- Murti!
- Sir?
- Go to the Toll Plaza. Check the CCTV.
- Yes, sir.
There
Go back.
See?
She parked there.
Is this her daily routine?
Parking the scooter and
crossing the Toll Plaza on foot?
Yes.
Two-wheelers aren't allowed
on the expressway, sir.
My sister usually takes
a shared cab to work.
She'd gone back
to pick up my glasses
So she must've taken
an auto from the other side.
Fast-forward this camera feed.
Till she comes back
to her scooter.
What do you mean?
Their recording system
had some issues.
The camera kept
switching on and off.
When my sister came back,
the camera was off, and
There was no footage.
So there's no evidence
of foul play, then.
Sir, please find my daughter.
File the report, start the search!
It's already 1:30 a.m., sir!
Murti
Give them the form.
This format is wrong.
Fill it out properly.
Murti, show him.
This isn't even
our jurisdiction.
This falls under
Nandipet's jurisdiction.
You've come to
the wrong police station.
- Sir
- Have a seat. Two minutes.
Look, Madam, I can't do what
you're asking for. Try to understand.
- Sir
- Two minutes!
"Two minutes" is all we've been hearing!
And the night is almost over!
We've been waiting here
quietly for two hours,
and there's still no news
of my daughter!
I'll call you back.
Ravi, look into this.
Name?
He started with her name
and asked everything
from start to finish.
Then said
Sir, one minute.
The girl was headed from Mahabali
Toll to Azad Nagar, to an optician.
That falls under
Shamnagar PS only.
Inspector Bala sent them here,
but it is his jurisdiction.
Take the complaint.
Circulate her photo.
Put out her description.
Alright, sir.
What happened next?
I got a call from her. And
Three hours later,
the police came home
and took us with them.
My daughter's body had been found.
And needed to be identified.
Ajooni Kohli,
with Inspector Vishal Mishra.
End of questioning
with Parvati and Kabir Pujari.
Thank you.
How many times will we hear
the same story, Ma'am?
A family walks into a police station
asking for help to find their daughter
The police reassure the family
And immediately
circulate the girl's details.
A team is dispatched.
They reach her last known location
and start searching from there.
Five kilometers away,
they spot a suspicious truck.
They investigate it and find four
men and a young woman inside.
The men are arrested,
and the girl returns safely to her family.
They just had to do their bloody job.
After the Delhi rape case,
even the rules were changed, right?
That inspector could have filed a
Zero FIR. Jurisdiction doesn't matter.
The system was changed
to ensure this doesn't happen.
Systems change, Vishal.
People don't.
How do you change attitudes?
If a girl doesn't come home,
it has to be her fault.
She must be partying,
drinking for sure
Who knows
Maybe she turns tricks too?
Nice clothes, good makeup
where does the money come from?
Not rape
Perhaps it was
a "trick gone wrong"?
They just had to do
their bloody job.
Everything Shamnagar PS recovered
from the crime scene is at the lab.
All the information we got
from the family is here.
The victim's scooter, phone, and
purse are missing. And we also know
that she visited Eye Care
Opticians, near Azad Nagar.
Can you show me
yesterday's receipts, please?
Customer name, sir?
Ragini Poojari.
Yes, Ibrahim.
According to the
time stamp on the receipt,
the victim collected
the spectacles at 7:45 p.m.
And at around 8:00 p.m.
the staff here saw her
get into an autorickshaw.
Both triangulation
and GPS reports
show the victim's phone
near the optician at 7:45 p.m.
and near the Toll Plaza at 8:30 p.m.
The drive from the shop to the
Toll Plaza is roughly 30-35 minutes.
At 8:40 p.m.,
the victim called her brother.
And the CCTV is offline?
We have footage up to 7:30 p.m.
After that, there's nothing.
There's a truck parked
near the scooter.
Can't decipher the number,
but the truck is confirmed.
But it's a "no parking" area, right?
The day before, sir?
Yes, day before. On the 7th.
On the 7th, the officers on duty
were Sridhar and Jagdish.
Sir
Sir, Inspector R. Ganesh.
Nandipet Police Station.
And?
The day the body was found,
a man came to see me.
I didn't realize then
that he'd turn out to be
an eyewitness.
I've brought him to meet you, sir.
Hello, sir.
Sir, I'm on night duty at the
Azad Nagar petrol pump.
The night before last,
around 4 a.m.
two men came on a scooter.
They wanted petrol
in a plastic bottle.
Both were drunk.
I told them I could not
give it in a bottle.
They insisted, "We don't want
to fill it in the scooter,
give it in the bottle."
We're not allowed
to sell petrol in containers, sir
So I refused.
Was it a blue scooter?
Yes, sir.
Sorry, sir. I didn't make
the connection then.
If you would've
connected the dots earlier,
or those at Shamnagar PS had,
that girl would be alive today.
Is the CCTV working?
You're on duty
at the Toll Plaza, right?
Yes, sir.
What shift?
From 10 a.m., sir.
There's a "no parking" area for
heavy vehicles on the toll road, right?
Yes, sir.
Only two-wheelers are allowed.
Then why did you let them park there?
Who who, sir?
He took money.
No, sir I didn't
You think we're idiots?
Here they are, sir.
Pause.
Shekhar
Two suspects came to Azad Nagar
petrol pump on the victim's scooter.
I've got the CCTV footage.
We've got a lead too, sir.
The RTO officer told
the truck to move,
but didn't issue a ticket
or note the truck number.
Didn't even ask for the license.
Took money and let them go.
I'm sending you the photo.
Ask if it's the same men.
Is this them?
There were two others.
Karad, focus on the scooter.
Comb the entire 5 kilometers radius
of the crime spot.
Yes, sir.
Finding that scooter
is critical.
It's confirmed
that these two were
at the petrol pump
and in the truck as well.
King's Delight Whiskey.
A quarter costs 100 bucks.
400 bucks for the bottle.
Come on.
He came to buy King's Delight.
Whiskey. King's Delight.
Haven't seen him, sir.
Not here, sir.
It's hard to recall, sir
But let me check.
Here
This one, sir.
And this helmet.
- Stop! Stop here!
- Yes, sir!
- Sir!
- Yeah.
Over here!
Prasad!
We've found the scooter, sir.
Yes, he was here.
Bought three bottles in one go.
They bought the whiskey from here.
Three bottles.
Lok Kalyan Bank.
Good.
- Good.
- Thank you, sir.
Prakash Transport.
It's my company, sir.
I'm Prakash Shetty.
I own six trucks.
And the day you're asking about
On that day,
one of my trucks
was on that route.
Is this him?
No, sir.
Driver Raju had the truck that day.
Raju what?
Just Raju.
Address?
- Mom!
- Come on, son, let's leave from here.
You're Raju?
What's happened, sir?
What's going on?
What did you do, Raju?
Tell them what you did.
Why don't you tell us
what you've done?
What have you done, Raju?
Tell your mother
what you've done.
Say something!
What did he do, sir?
Please, stop!
- At least tell us what's happened!
- Raju!
Raju!
Sir! What happened?
Sir, please wait!
Sir
Sir, listen!
What's the matter?
What happened?
Look outside.
Look outside!
Look at those trees,
the hills
You see them?
See it all.
Take a good look at the
world outside. One last time.
- Open your mouth.
- I wasn't even there, sir.
Open your mouth.
Wider.
The truck was parked there.
The police told me
to move it, so I did
Open again.
I didn't see any girl, sir.
Hold out your hand.
There must be some mistake, sir.
Take off your pants.
Sir.
Are you Mrs. Poojari? Come.
We called them in to identify
some articles and the scooter.
The suspect is in detention.
All his accomplices,
wherever they are
We'll find each one.
No one will get away.
And that Inspector?
The one who gave us
the runaround all night
He'll get away.
Keep giving us the runaround!
- No, sir
- No, no
You weren't there
You have no friends
And you never saw the girl!
He's not talking.
Prepare the report.
Write this:
The drinking plan was his idea.
He's the one
who called his friends.
And he was the first one to spot the girl.
The plan to steal
the scooter was his too.
His friends tried to stop him,
but he was adamant.
He was the first
to rape the girl.
And burning her body
was also this asshole's idea.
No
Write it in the report
He's the mastermind.
He's confessed, sir.
Three suspects.
Three teams.
Three arrests.
Failure is not an option.
Yes, sir.
The arrests will be simultaneous
so the suspects
can't warn each other.
Ibrahim!
Hey, have you lost it?!
Hey, move!
Stop!
Leave me! Leave!
I haven't done anything.
Leave me!
- Let me go!
- You okay?
Let me go!
- Who are you guys?
- Who do you want?
- What do you want?
- Nothing! Relax.
Why don't you answer?
Who are you?
Stop!
Stop, you rascal!
Hey! Come here, you!
Leave!
Sir!
Where are you going?
To my village.
Let me drop you.
Come on! Come!
Unburden yourself.
Mom
Yes?
There were four of them.
All four are in custody.
This news will be
all over the channels soon.
The media will be outside your house,
wanting to interview the family.
If there's someplace else you can stay...
What have we done, Inspector
That we should hide?
We'll have to get used to this now.
Anything else?
The charge sheet will be airtight.
It's an open-and-shut case.
Their story is over.
Hardly over.
This is just the beginning.
Endless rounds of the court
Our lawyers, their lawyers
Only God knows
how many years it'll take
for my Ragini to get justice.
Please take the prasad.
Listen to him, sir!
You know what
he was saying earlier?
"Now that we've made
all the arrests, ask sir
if we can take the team
to Papa Dhaba."
It's not the time
for dhaba parties yet.
Or sweets, for that matter.
We've only detected the case.
There's still work to be done.
There's cauliflower for lunch.
- Thank you.
- Thanks!
Tea.
Yes, yes
I'm holding, yes.
What's going on, Mr. Kriplani?
Now the grandmother of
accused number two has died,
so the sentencing
is adjourned again?
Last month, Accused no. 1
had food poisoning.
What's next?
A dental appointment
for Accused no. 2?
Alright
We've waited this long.
A few more days won't hurt.
Ma'am
Are you investigating
another case as well?
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to
Not investigating.
I'm fighting one.
For the past five years.
In court.
My Raju never even made it to court.
He didn't do any of this.
The police beat him mercilessly.
He confessed out of fear.
Then perhaps you'd know
where Raju was
on the night of the 7th.
7th, 6th, 5th
We know nothing.
He never told us anything.
He barely spoke.
Really?
Surely he spoke to his wife?
He wouldn't talk to anyone.
Wouldn't say a thing.
We could never tell
what he was thinking
Or what he wanted.
Even his
Even when his kid
was born last year,
he said nothing.
He even tried to
kill himself once
Had they taken him to court,
he could've been pardoned.
Or perhaps received
a lighter sentence.
My Raju wasn't right
in the head, you know
For the past two years,
Raju had been driving
on this 500-600 kilometer
stretch of highway.
And his license had expired
two years ago, as well.
Basu, that reporter.
He messaged me all this.
Two years.
Six hundred kilometers.
And no one to stop him.
Raju Kasu, Mani Ravi,
Mastan Ali, and Bablu Chaubey.
These are the four accused
currently being held here at
Chandan Nagar Police Station.
Police haven't confirmed it yet,
but it is believed that the
four accused will be produced
before a magistrate today.
The anger of the crowd
outside continues to grow.
You're about to become a star.
Do you know how many
cameras there are outside?
The public is waiting too.
Listen to the story of your movie.
This is Raju's statement.
When the girl parked her
scooter, Bablu made the plan.
- He said they should hide the scooter and
- Lies!
He's lying, sir.
Raju saw the girl first.
I had told him
Bablu had told Raju
But Raju wouldn't listen
to any of us.
Told him what?
That we'd get into trouble.
Let's not do
the "girl" thing today.
How do you know the other three?
I only know Bablu.
We've been working together
for three years.
Raju drives,
I'm the cleaner and mechanic.
And the other two?
I met Raju for the first time that day.
Bablu lives near me.
He would take me along for odd jobs.
Mastan and Bablu
They both have said
they tried to stop you.
But you didn't listen.
They were right, sir!
We should've let this one go!
This one?
I don't know of anything before this.
I swear.
This was my first time.
Raju said nothing would happen.
Nothing ever happened before.
Have you had a similar case
reported at your station
in the last two years?
Sir, the owner of
Prakash Transport informed me
that Raju had been driving
this route for two years.
There are 17 police stations
along this route,
of which three have reported cases
with the same MO
in their jurisdiction.
But we're not going to get
much more information over the phone.
We'll go tomorrow morning.
Yes, sir.
Anyone else from the team
you want to take along, sir?
Sir, I wanted to thank you.
I'm suspended,
and you still called me in.
You've given 25 years
to the police force.
Your experience will be
useful today, Bala Sir.
Exactly, sir.
No one appreciated
all those years of service.
They just suspended me.
In such cases,
ninety-nine out of a hundred
times, the girl does return home.
And that one time?
Just this one time
I made a mistake, sir.
- Get out, you!
- Let me go.
Move, darn it!
Let me go inside.
I want to go inside!
Karad, check the files.
- If there's any evidence, record it.
- Yes, sir.
Your job is to note down
the Officer's statement.
Sir.
There was a similar case here,
six to eight months ago.
Six or eight?
- Shetty!
- Yes, sir.
That burnt body
we found on the highway
When was that?
Six or eight months ago.
Check the file and tell me exactly!
Six or eight.
Sir.
Would you like some tea, sir?
One Cinnamon Latte
with almond milk.
Have it?
Sir
Eight months ago, a body
was found near the highway.
No one came forward to identify her.
I checked the "Missing persons" list too.
But there was no match.
So?
You let it go?
Not at all, sir.
The file is still open.
The victim's name was Sarita Devi.
Twenty-one years old.
She went to visit her father
in the hospital.
And never returned home.
What else did the investigation uncover?
Not much, sir.
There was no CCTV in the area.
The family had no enemies.
And there weren't any eyewitnesses either.
This isn't "not much" information.
You have no information.
And why would you?
There was no press hounding you.
No calls from the higher-ups.
She was just an
ordinary village girl after all
Not the "Daughter of the nation".
Right?
Sir
Her parents had come in
to file a missing report.
She was seventeen
A young girl
I assumed she's just on an outing
and will return home.
So, I
He feels the same way.
Ninety-nine times out of a hundred,
the girl returns home.
Isn't it, Bala Sir?
I didn't realize it then, sir.
But when I saw your case on TV,
it did strike me.
The pattern is the same.
We found a burned body
near the highway as well.
Couldn't tell whether
she'd been raped or not.
The body was completely burned.
Sir
It's my first year in the police force.
I made a terrible mistake.
You're writing this down, Bala Sir?
His first year.
His first mistake.
In a few moments, DCP Raman
Kumar, who is inside right now,
will come out
and give a statement.
Ma'am, please. Please.
Sir.
Sir, the statement
Sure, sir.
I'll let you know.
Thank you, sir.
I wanted it in English.
It is in English, sir.
Written in Hindi.
Decision is made to
Shift
All accu
Accused
From station
To a
Sir, Cozy Lodge is available,
and Happy Guest House too.
Which one is Cozy?
The one where we took
the acid-attack suspect.
No.
The media knows that location.
- We'll use Happy.
- Done, sir!
I'll write it in English myself.
Sir.
Thank you.
We have a strong suspicion
that the accused
have committed similar crimes earlier.
So we are shifting them to a
safe house for further questioning.
Sir, Basu from InDynamic News.
Why can't the suspects
be questioned here?
I had already stated
that this isn't a press conference.
- Sir will only give a statement...
- Karad.
People are angry,
and there's a mob gathering here.
There's a risk of public
outrage, and even rioting.
We're moving the accused
for their own safety
- Okay?
- Sir
Where is this safe house?
You're asking me for the location
of the safe house, ma'am?
They didn't tell us the location then.
But this is where they kept all four.
According to them,
a mob of around 2000
was outside the station.
In reality, there were no
more than 50 or 60 people.
With the public, CCTV cameras,
and reporters
outside the station
Getting the suspects out discreetly?
Impossible.
"Happy."
I wonder if
it was their inside joke.
Hello, ma'am.
PI Ibrahim.
You took the accused
to Happy Guest House
for questioning, right?
It wasn't their first time, ma'am.
Did they confess to this?
The questioning
was still going on.
We had a remand of ten days.
Who conducted the questioning?
DCP Raman was going to.
Was "going to"?
Can you tell us
what happened that night?
The accused opened fire.
We fired back in self-defense.
Gopal ji
Are you married?
Yes, madam.
It's been thirty years.
Is your wife at home?
What happened, madam?
And you'll be Mani.
Mani, over here
Bablu, a few steps back.
Raju, further ahead.
And Mastan,
you stay there.
Just do as madam says.
Just stand here.
All set, ma'am.
Why was the recreation
conducted at night?
The crime happened
at night, ma'am.
It had to be recreated
the same way.
So you're saying night crimes
can only be recreated at night?
There's no such rule, ma'am.
Could you describe
the incident in detail?
So that our records are accurate.
Karad Sir was holding
accused Raju's hand.
It was raining heavily.
Sir let go of his hand for a
second to get his handkerchief.
Raju seized the chance,
snatched Karad Sir's gun
from its holster,
and threw dust in his eyes.
Accused Mastan grabbed a stick.
Bablu picked up a stone.
Mani injured Vasu
and took his weapon.
Raju snatched Karad's
weapon from its holster.
Snatch it.
Come on!
Then he threw dust in his eyes.
There's no dust here, madam.
The ground is rock hard.
Then Mastan picked up a stick.
Bablu grabbed some stones.
- And Mani snatched another weapon.
- Snatch it.
Hey
Then all four ran
in that direction.
Come.
You're so experienced, Constable Vasu.
How did you lose your weapon so easily?
Easily?
I got three stitches.
Besides, age has caught up
You know what I mean.
How many rounds did Raju and Mani fire?
Raju fired eight.
Mani fired four.
A total of twelve rounds
were fired at the police.
And what were Bablu
and Mastan doing then?
You two, move farther back.
Raju and Mani
are firing from behind.
And right in front
of the police team,
Bablu is throwing stones.
And Mastan is swinging a stick, ma'am.
Hey, watch it!
How many rounds did your team fire?
Inspector Ibrahim fired three.
Inspector Shekhar fired four.
And DCP Sir emptied his gun.
Your DCP fired all 17 rounds
from his sidearm.
So the accused fired twelve,
the police fired seven, plus seventeen
Thirty-six rounds in all?
Yes, ma'am.
The problem is, Inspector,
that the rounds fired
don't match your statement.
By your count, a total
of 36 rounds were fired.
- Thirty-six.
- Yes.
But 40 shell casings
were recovered.
Forty.
So four more rounds were fired.
Who fired those?
Vasu did
My gun has been snatched away!
How am I supposed to fire?
Karad and Jyoti's weapons
were taken too.
And Prasad wasn't armed.
Maybe Ibrahim and I
fired a few more.
Maybe?
You have filed a report.
And now you're saying
something else may be possible?
It was raining, madam.
It was dark.
The accused were firing at us.
We weren't counting rounds.
We were trying to stay alive.
Their report even says
the two men standing behind
accidentally shot the two
in front of them in the back!
This is incorrect, ma'am.
All four were hit by frontal firing.
Anyway, moving on.
Next.
Following the police version,
now you all run backwards
while simultaneously
attacking the police.
What?
We have to run backwards.
Come on.
Yes, yes.
If the bullet count doesn't match,
is it possible that the report you filed
isn't entirely accurate?
It is possible.
Well, anything is possible,
Inspector Shekhar.
The point is, you're accepting
that your report has discrepancies.
I'm sorry, ma'am.
I made a mistake.
It wasn't 40 rounds.
Actually, 36 rounds were fired.
My total was wrong.
Aarti!
You have unnecessarily admitted
that there are errors
and that your report
could be inaccurate.
Never mind.
Let's start again.
Yes, madam.
Leaving weapons unlocked
isn't standard procedure, is it?
- No, ma'am.
- Then?
The accused unlocked them.
So the accused snatched the weapons,
unlocked them,
and started firing?
Yes.
They were criminals, madam.
Everything is available
online these days.
Maybe they watched a
"how to unlock" video tutorial.
Were the victim's articles
recovered from the crime scene?
Her phone, charger, goggles.
Why weren't they identified by the family?
The scooter had already been identified.
And the victim's photo
was on the phone wallpaper.
But the phone was dead.
Who led you to the phone?
Suspect number one.
Raju.
But Raju snatched a weapon the
moment he got there, and the encounter
the shootout started, right?
A little further, ma'am.
To the right.
That's it. Right there.
The police recovered the articles
almost 13 meters from the suspects'
bodies and the encounter spot.
We found the plastic bag
after the firing ended, ma'am.
Behind some wild bushes.
Planting evidence
is a crime, Inspector.
Are you the youngest member
of the police team?
Yes, ma'am.
How old are you?
Twenty-six.
Who was the youngest
among the accused?
- Mani
- Accused Mani Ravi.
Yes, that's right, ma'am.
He would've turned seventeen
in four months.
No, ma'am
He was 18 years old.
He just looks young.
That's a photocopy, sir.
How do we know it's genuine?
The original school register
is in your possession.
Confession tapes?
They can't be released without
DCP Sir or Karad Sir's signature.
Sorry, ma'am.
I'm meeting Karad tomorrow.
Inspector Vishal Mishra will accompany
you. Hand the tapes over to him.
I'll get Inspector Karad's signature.
Sir, take some rice.
For you as well.
- Yes. Please serve.
- One more spoon, please.
Thank you, ma'am.
That was amazing.
The school records of accused number two
Got them from the headmaster.
It has too many cancellations.
A lot of overwriting too.
Each entry is in
a different handwriting,
and in different ink.
Correct.
Good enough for
the headmaster's records.
Not for the court.
Come.
Pooja has brought dinner.
So
How's the Annual Day preparation
going? I can't wait to see it.
What preparation?
It's too early.
The Annual Day was yesterday.
Next year now.
It's okay
-I already have an idea.
-Yeah.
For next year's Annual Day.
- Want to hear it?
- I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
You'll have some more?
Yes, I will.
That's enough! Thank you!
Hello.
Sir, I have to leave.
Something urgent has come up.
Sir?
What's the case?
A sex offender, sir.
He's in a protection program.
He's been missing since the morning.
Who called?
From the NGO.
He was given a new identity.
Where are we headed?
He'd been saying for two
days that he's feeling anxious
He wants to go home.
His mother lives in Delhi.
He couldn't reach her.
That troubled Chhotu as well.
Why didn't you call and inform me?
He says things like this every month, sir.
Sometimes he wants to go to his
brother's place, sometimes to a friend's.
But he never actually goes.
Who knows what happened this time?
Do the NGO people always call you?
Well, he's only disappeared twice.
The first time, Amrita madam,
the NGO volunteer,
came to the station.
I took the case.
Found him at the bus stand.
And the second time?
The second time
He was found here.
What news?
He hasn't been here in a month, sir.
Hasn't even called.
If he calls you, let me know.
Sure.
Should I drop you off at home, sir?
You've only just learned
to control your temper.
You'll lose it again.
Can I say something, sir?
Anger is necessary
in our line of work.
I still get angry, Karad.
I've just learned to
hide it better from people.
Yes, madam.
Where did you find him?
All right, I'm on my way.
He's got a new name, a new identity,
a completely fresh start.
And yet, he's restless.
Very unpredictable.
He'd been sober for a year.
No idea what triggered it
He's been at a bar,
drinking since the morning.
So who's bringing him home?
He had the bar owner call me.
I gave them the address and rushed here.
His wife's been worried as well.
His mother lives in Delhi.
He's got a new name, a new
identity, a complete fresh start.
We can see the only juvenile accused
in the Nirbhaya case
being escorted back
from the Magistrate's court.
A sex offender, sir.
He's in a protection program.
He's the juvenile from
the Delhi Rape Case, right?
That's him, sir.
According to the school records,
one of the accused is 16 years old.
And according to his Aadhaar card?
He's an adult.
School records can't be
considered official documents.
Handwritten, full of overwriting
We'll go with Aadhaar.
Sir.
- Bhaskar
- Sir.
We're taking the accused
to the crime scene tonight.
For the recreation.
If any more of the victim's articles
are recovered during the recreation,
it'll help us later.
Yes, sir.
Basu was saying.
Mani's Aadhaar card
was leaked to the media.
So that the issue of
him being a juvenile
would be settled once and for all.
Because if Mani
was proven a juvenile,
then his arrest procedure,
his judicial remand,
the police custody
The court would've
ruled all of it illegal.
Similarly, in Raju's case,
his defense would've
brought up his depression.
Then an insanity plea.
Who knows,
maybe even a mercy petition.
You know the drill.
You can see him now.
What would the ICU here
cost per day, ma'am?
Yes.
DCP Ajooni Kohli.
I know who you are, madam.
You're at the guest house
near the highway, right?
I arranged it myself.
There's a tea stall a bit ahead
with the best samosas and tea.
Do try it before you leave.
The release form
for the confession tapes.
Just a formality.
You've been kept in the ICU
For this injury?
They ran many scans.
Could've been an internal injury.
Was there?
Even shaking my head hurts.
Do you believe in coincidences,
Inspector Karad?
This is the third time, isn't it?
You and DCP Raman Kumar
have faced this before.
Twice.
Faced the same situation.
During a crime scene recreation,
the suspect attacked.
The police retaliated.
And in self-defense,
killed him.
In the acid attack case too,
the accused tried to escape.
Same story repeated in Nandipur.
The accused wanted to flee
So he grabbed your weapon,
attacked you
And was killed in the crossfire.
That's right.
That's exactly what happened.
Each time, the accused
manages to snatch your weapon.
You're either very careless,
or very unlucky.
Depends on how you
look at it, DCP Madam.
I think I'm very lucky.
They take my weapon,
but I never get shot.
Sometimes, Inspector Karad, we repeat
the same story to ourselves over and over.
And eventually,
it starts seeming real.
But just believing it
doesn't make it the truth.
Madam, when you return
to the guest house today,
you'll find the confession tapes
on your table.
And along with them, there is DCP
Sir's detailed statement from Delhi.
Between those tapes and the statement,
you can decide for yourself
what is coincidence
and what is the truth.
"On the night of
14th October 2019,
for the purpose of recreation,
we were taking the four accused
from the safe house to the crime scene,
which is about 45 minutes
from the Toll Plaza...
Sir, between deliveries,
I park my truck at the Toll Plaza.
The boss says not to drive without cargo.
So after the delivery,
we had 24 hours to kill.
That's when Bablu said:
Three friends are coming.
Twenty-four hours will pass in a breeze.
There they are.
These buggers will live a hundred years!
You said three friends.
Where's the third?
It's not just any whiskey.
It's imported!
Raju
You have a son, right?
What's his name?
Everyone at home calls him Babu.
That's where we go wrong.
Now he'll always be Babu.
He's Bablu, you're Raju
Are these even names?
Then there's him
Mani!
His parents thought it through!
That means nothing.
He's still a truck cleaner.
A good name doesn't ensure good luck.
You have a good name, Mani.
And good luck too.
Let's not do the "girl" thing today, Raju.
Let this one be, Raju.
Sister
You're all alone
on the expressway?
My scooter
I had parked it right here.
The blue scooter?
Yes. Did you see it?
I did.
Two men took it away.
What? Where?
No idea.
But we have a vehicle.
We can help you look.
One minute.
- Kabir!
- Yeah, Didi, what's up?
My scooter has been stolen
from the Toll Plaza.
Stolen?
Who told you?
I don't know.
There's a truck driver here
offering to help.
My phone's battery is also dying.
I'm scared, Kabir.
We're leaving, sister!
Tell us if you want a lift.
We can drop you off at a taxi.
Kabir, I'll just call you back.
Okay.
Please help me find a taxi.
Come.
Sir!
Stop the truck!
I want to get out!
Stop the truck!
Stop it!
Sorry, Madam.
The brakes have failed.
This truck won't stop now.
Let go of me!
Please, let me go!
Let go of me!
Let me go!
Let me go!
Come on out.
Why have you
brought us here, Sir?
Get out.
I'll tell you why.
Let me go!
Let me go!
Let me go!
Please let me go!
Please let me go!
No!
Let me go!
Sir This is
Let go!
Please let me go!
Mummy!
Where have you brought me?
Let me go! Please!
Please
Please let me go!
Please!
Let me go! Please!
- Bablu, grab her hands!
- Let me go!
Mani!
Let me go! Please!
Let me go!
Shut her mouth.
You raped her here, right?
We made a mistake, Sir.
Please let us go.
Let me go
Let me go!
Go.
Go.
How about a cup of coffee?
Thank you.
President's Police Medal in 2014.
In 2018, an award from the Minister.
What are you expecting this time?
Another medal?
A promotion?
Or both?
In the 2018 custodial death inquiry,
a DCP and two inspectors
were suspended.
In the 2015 land scam,
twelve officers faced charges.
After your report,
what are you expecting?
My suspension?
Charges pressed on me?
Or both?
Have you submitted your report?
How can I submit it without
meeting the lead investigator?
Didn't you get my statement?
I read your statement.
But I wanted to meet you.
Law has a framework, DCP Kumar.
And I work within its boundaries.
And I don't.
Can't say yet.
But you're the one who said,
"The law has done its duty."
- But it was the police that did the job.
- Duty.
The law didn't even
get its turn, DCP Kumar.
Sir, the car
Five minutes.
Sir, please.
You met the family, I'm sure.
I did.
They feel that, had the police taken
their missing complaint seriously,
their daughter would
have been alive today.
They also believe that the case doesn't
end with the arrests of the accused.
The real battle begins in the court.
And the families of the accused?
Did you meet them?
They believe that,
had the case gone to trial,
there were chances
of a lighter sentence.
Mental instability.
Depression.
There were many options.
Let them go.
Haven't we been watching?
How the Delhi Rape accused
have been playing the system.
For seven years now.
One of them has even
slipped through the cracks.
That's not a crack.
It's the Juvenile Protection Law.
A juvenile who can rape and murder
He deserves protection?
Aren't the accused in the Judge Kohli case
trying the same thing?
Your father, Judge Kohli, was shot
outside his own court.
Five years ago.
The case is still dragging on.
Witnesses.
Confessions.
Forensics. Ballistics.
Everything is there.
- And yet
- Yet
There was another adjournment.
Five days ago.
Because the accused's
grandmother had died.
But Judge Kohli believes
in the judiciary, DCP Kumar.
That the law will take its course.
The law will take its course.
And how many years, Ajooni?
You're missing an update on this case.
The sentencing happened yesterday.
Both accused got 14 years' imprisonment.
You could've turned one of your accused
into an approver.
Which one?
The one who said,
"Let this one go"?
This one?
They deserved the death penalty, Ajooni!
These men were serial killers.
They'd done this many times before.
Then you should've let them hang.
The law would have done its duty.
No?
No.
Why?
Because
They tried to escape, DCP Kohli.
When they attacked the police team,
we warned them.
They didn't stop.
We returned fire in self-defense.
Thank you, DCP Kumar.
For your statement.
I'll submit my report now.
Give Judge Kohli my regards.
Can I drop you somewhere?
No.
My path is different.
Different mirrors.
- Drive fast, ma'am.
- Yes, sir.
Different tales.
Different views.
Time wears a hundred veils.
Some call it judgment.
Some say revenge.
Some stake their right.
Some justice claim.
Truth remains the truth at heart.
Always walks the line.
Yet the circle truth defines.
Shifts and changes over time.
Chhotu, one egg masala
with two rotis.
Today is the day of the fearless.
Be brave. Light the spark!
LONG LIVE STRIKE TEAM
- Hail Anand sir!
- Hail!
- Hail Raman sir!
- Hail!
- Hail Anand sir!
- Hail!
Please excuse us, Auntie.
I'm not asking for anything.
I'm just distributing sweets!
To celebrate what
happened this morning!
What happened this morning?
Long live Teerthana police!
Long live Raman Sir!
Long live Anand Sir!
Long live Raman Sir!
The public sentiment
is ringing loud and clear.
The atmosphere here
is nothing short of festive.
This is the biggest story
of the moment,
that unfolded right here,
just a few hours ago.
The people are happy, sir.
Sir
Sir! Please convey my regards
to DCP Raman!
He's right here, go ahead!
Long live DCP Raman!
Long live Raman Sir!
Long live Raman Sir!
Sir One selfie?
Next time.
Everybody is involved in the celebration,
from children to the elders.
This incident has brought
the entire country together.
Anjali.
Thank you, Tanya
We're seeing visuals of people
rejoicing across the country.
They're celebrating the encounter
and applauding the Teerthana police
Because the public
has lost faith
in the judicial system.
They have little hope left for justice,
and who can blame them?
There are nearly
150,000 rape cases
pending in courts
across the country.
Here's what the father
of the Delhi rape
and murder victim has to say.
It's a good thing.
I'm happy to hear this news.
The pain we've been bearing
for seven years,
dying a little every day
Finally, she will rest in peace.
Facing their lawyers in court
Going through
appeal after appeal
At least that family
will not have to suffer
the way we are.
It's been a week
since you went home, right?
As soon as you leave from here,
switch off your phone.
Have a couple of drinks, and go to sleep.
Sir
Sir
I wanted to say something.
Thank you for including me
in the team.
I've been in the force
for three years now.
For the first time,
I felt I'd done
something worthwhile today.
Sir?
In half an hour?
Yes, sir.
Lunch at home, I promise.
I had told you
to switch off your phone.
Now make a U-turn and come back.
Where to?
Anand Sir.
Greetings, Ma'am.
Thakur Sir specifically said
to get this to you
before the 16th.
He'll come himself tomorrow.
Happy Birthday in advance, Ma'am.
All this is fine, Indra,
but where's my laptop?
That
I've spoken to Forensics
Since it was seized in the raid,
your laptop is primary evidence.
It's taking some time
to get it out, Ma'am.
Quinoa Pulao and Kale Salad?
It's been specially ordered for you.
Avocado Tikki.
Please try some.
Delicious.
Where's it from?
Straight from my kitchen, Ma'am.
Ajooni Kohli.
Internal Vigilance, Unit 3.
Indra!
What's all this?
Would you like to finish
your cutlet here, Ms. Pandey
Or shall I pack it for you?
Vishal
I'll get that.
Thank you.
Ma'am!
Was there an undercover raid
at the District Jail?
- Nothing happened.
- Is SP Pandey under arrest, ma'am?
- On what charges?!
- Ma'am, please
Please, Ma'am!
This morning's events
have got the entire nation
speaking in one voice.
One sentiment echoes loud and clear
The police are being hailed
for their actions.
In the dead of night,
the police carried out a daring encounter
Delivering justice
for a heinous crime.
"In the dead of night,"
"the police carried out
a daring encounter!"
Nice.
And what about the raid
in broad daylight?
How did that go?
The usual.
In a short while,
DCP Raman Kumar
and Commissioner Prakash Anand
will arrive here
at the encounter site
and address the media.
What do you think, Your Honor?
The media held the trial,
the public delivered the judgment
and the police did the rest.
Who has patience left
for the judiciary anymore?
People want everything instantly.
Sir
Good job.
I got the report.
Thank you, sir.
There's another matter, Ajooni
Right, sir.
Our team brought the four accused
here to recreate the crime scene.
We also had to recover the
victim's phone and other articles.
During the search,
the accused attempted to escape.
They attacked our team in the process.
PI Shiva Karad
and HC Rama Vasu
are in the hospital
with grievous injuries.
Sir, what was the reason behind
bringing them here late at night?
Why not during the day?
Sorry, can you repeat your question?
Sir, as per police protocol,
a photographer or videographer
should have been present at the scene.
We had a videographer with us.
When will that footage be
made available to the media?
Sorry, no
Please don't publish the victim's name
or any personal details.
Think about that family
They've finally found some closure today.
So please
Respect their privacy.
Why were the police weapons unlocked, sir?
Why would the weapons be unlocked, Ma'am?
So the accused unlocked them on their own?
They knew how to unlock weapons?
The incident occurred around 4:30 a.m.
I can't give you the exact time because
I didn't check my watch
during all the firing.
Any more questions?
Thank you very much for coming.
Sir, was this a planned police encounter?
We now take you
to the encounter site
where the Teerthana police
are holding a press conference.
During the search,
the accused attempted to escape.
Why were the police weapons
unlocked, sir?
Why would the weapons
be unlocked, Ma'am?
Sir, was this a planned
police encounter?
There is also an opinion
that the police have taken
the law in their own hands.
All I can say
is that the law has done its duty.
Breaking news just came in.
Another Public petition has been filed.
That makes this the
seventh petition nationwide
filed against the police action.
If, like the Police everyone
takes the law into their own hands,
what will be the difference
between revenge and justice?
After the Delhi rape case,
everyone said,
"She's India's daughter.
We will never forget her."
"We won't let this happen again."
But it's still happening.
And the culprits
They keep escaping punishment.
Good they were killed.
Maybe this will change something.
So, IG Prisons
is very upset with you.
Congratulations.
I'll apologize at the
Raising Day dinner.
And the other big news today
I assume you've heard about it.
I've heard about it,
and I'm watching it too.
The whole country
is celebrating.
But the Commission for Human Rights
is not celebrating.
They're filing a case.
Judge Pushpa Sawant has signed the order
to form a Special Investigation Team.
And I'm sorry,
but no time off for you now.
You're going to lead
this investigation.
Of course, sir.
Any questions?
Ready for a trip?
Already, Ma'am?
If I don't get a break,
you don't get a break.
Of course, Ma'am.
I think this case
will interest you.
I thought you'd called me
about your father's case.
You've already given your
deposition in Judge Kohli's case.
I don't think the court
will summon you again.
I need you on this new case.
When do we start, Ma'am?
Tomorrow at 12:30 p.m.
I'm going to Delhi, sir?
Eight to ten petitions
have been filed.
We've both been invited
by the Home Ministry.
No problem, sir.
There is a problem.
On the petition of
the Commission for Human Rights,
a Special Investigation has been set up.
You should be here
to handle them.
I'll brief the team, sir.
They'll handle the SIT.
It may get slippery, Raman.
The team is experienced, sir.
It's not the first time
that an SIT has been set up.
All I can say
is that the law has done its duty.
Thank you.
Have some breakfast.
Not sure if you'll eat
anything on the flight.
Why are you so stressed?
Just follow your process
like you always do.
I'm stressed about you.
About me?
Am I being arrested too?
I'm serious.
You can't miss Tuesday's court hearing.
Too serious.
I won't miss it.
I can't always be around
to remind you.
I'll go, my dear.
There can't be any delay
from our side.
There's already a delay
For your team
that's waiting for you outside.
- Finish this at least!
- Bye.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
- The e-check-in is done, Ma'am.
- Okay.
Did you see
the press conference?
- It clearly looked staged
- Vishal.
We weren't there.
We don't know what happened.
Our job is to find out exactly that.
Without prejudice.
We conducted an undercover raid
at the District Jail
because our information
suggested that
accused Gomti Thakur wasn't
being treated like a prisoner,
but like a princess.
I went there to explain
to Superintendent Pandey
Either every inmate
gets Quinoa Pulao
or everyone eats watery curry
and rice full of grits.
Because the law
does not discriminate.
Police officers and officials
It is often you who is sent
to investigate your colleagues, DCP Kohli.
What is the reason behind that?
I'd like to correct you.
I don't investigate my colleagues.
I investigate the incident.
And in any case
Law has to do its duty.
Okay.
Sorry, sir
I got delayed.
My bicycle got a puncture,
so I had to take the bus.
What's your name?
Gopal, sir.
Jai Hind, sir.
Yes.
Welcome, sir.
Come in.
Gopal ji,
this is my team,
Vishal and Aarti.
Greetings.
Could we all get some tea?
Tea
What is it, Gopal ji?
The thing is, sir,
hardly anyone stays here.
Most officers use the
guest house in the city.
So, there's a lake there,
every room has air conditioning
And here
And here?
There's neither tea
nor sugar nor milk.
Tea leaves, coffee powder
A carton of milk,
and sugar.
What were you expecting?
A 21-gun salute?
A police band?
No kitchen supplies,
no vehicle to travel in.
And the bathroom
Hey, don't forget soap!
Oh yes
Soap,
toothpaste,
and toilet paper.
What paper?
Forget it.
Just give me hand-wash.
I'm out of hand wash.
Will disinfectant work?
Thank you, Gopal ji.
Alright. Thanks.
And?
When can we meet
DCP Raman Kumar and his team?
Ma'am DCP Kumar is in Delhi.
His schedule is undisclosed.
Karad is in the hospital
and isn't meeting anyone.
Shekhar is on leave.
Ibrahim has been assigned
to another case.
And Nayar,
the lady Sub-Inspector
She's observing
a seven-day religious fast.
She's feeling weak, apparently
So we have no interviews.
We can't access
the victim's post-mortem report
because the paperwork
isn't ready.
The same is the case
with the bodies of the accused.
The truck has been returned
to the transport company.
The scooter is at the forensic lab.
And to examine the ballistics...
The paperwork isn't ready?
It's ready.
But it's not signed yet.
What about our transport?
It will arrive tomorrow morning.
Then it'll stay with us
for as long as we want.
How generous of them!
Actually, it's my father's vehicle.
My parents live here.
The local team was never told
to arrange transport for us.
This is expected, Vishal.
It's not the first time
that an SIT is being welcomed.
So today is wasted, Ma'am?
Let's build a timeline.
And start from a week ago.
Eighth October
6:30 in the morning.
He's an eyewitness, sir.
He was out jogging.
The smell made him suspicious,
so he came to check.
We've taken his statement.
Forensics?
The photographer's work is done.
Forensics is starting now.
Sir
Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
- If this is
- If this is who we think it is, Murti
There's going to be trouble.
Should I call them?
Don't call.
- Send a vehicle.
- Okay, sir.
- And Murti
- Yes?
Actually, you go yourself.
Get the identification done too.
Then call me.
Okay, sir.
There's no news yet.
Everyone is at home, waiting.
A police vehicle have come.
Gauri, call Kabir.
Tell him the police has come.
You found her, right?
The police have found
a charred body
beneath the Manhar Underpass
on Express Road 171.
According to early reports,
the victim is a young woman
from the Shamnagar area
who went missing last night.
Look, the girl shouldn't have
called her brother.
In such situations,
one should always call 100.
Sir?
Yes, sir.
- Sir.
- Next time.
While the forensic report
is still pending,
the family has identified her.
The victim was 24 years old,
and was working in a legal
What are you doing?
The order was one egg masala
and one chicken masala
Both of these are mutton!
Where's your mind at?
Are our daughters really safe
in this country?
Sir!
What is this, Karad Sir?
Back to smoking again?
What can I say now?
I hadn't been smoking for four months.
Then that god man's
double-murder case came up.
And I started smoking again.
A lot has happened
in four months.
From no-smoking
to smoking
And from single to married!
Hey!
You didn't even tell us!
No party, nothing?
It was a court marriage.
My parents are still upset.
His name is Aftab.
The guy who used to meet you
at Amarpet Police Station?
The caterer, right?
Madam
After this case, you better
invite us for a meal.
You won't even need a caterer!
What's the case?
Sir has called the whole team.
It must be something big.
This is Prasad, he'll
be with me on this case.
Get to know everyone.
I already know everyone, sir.
Commissioner Anand has assigned
this case directly to us.
Your seniors have relieved you
of all your current duties.
And as always,
until this case is solved,
you won't be working
on anything else.
Sir.
A young woman's dead body
was found this morning.
With 80 to 90 percent burns.
- I'm sure you all are aware.
- Yes, sir.
That case is ours now.
The details are
in your files and
Sorry!
The post-mortem report
isn't in yet.
Whether there was rape or not
We can't say right now.
In her last phone call,
the victim
told her brother
about a truck driver.
Her scooter had been stolen,
and the truck driver
was offering help.
She was scared.
We'll form three teams.
The first team will handle
the family and cell phone records.
The second team will pursue
the truck driver angle.
And the third team
will locate the scooter and
follow up on the post-mortem.
- Activate your networks.
- Yes.
You will all report to Karad.
The rules are
the same as always:
Foolproof detection.
And no room for errors.
Whether this was one man or a gang,
whatever the case is
It needs to be airtight.
If the matter goes to court,
the suspects shouldn't be acquitted
under any technicality.
Our investigation will
be textbook. Is that clear?
Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.
Once again, a family
has lost their daughter
Yet again.
Are you ready?
17th October 2019, 11:30 hours.
Special Investigator
Ajooni Kohli,
along with
Inspector Vishal Mishra,
recording the statements
of Parvati and Kabir Pujari,
next of kin.
What happened on
the seventh of October?
Can you tell us
from the beginning?
Like every other day,
Ragini called
when she left work.
Another 30-45 minutes?
Okay, come soon.
No, no, I don't need anything.
I bought vegetables
just yesterday.
Just come home.
Mom! Remind her to pick up
my glasses.
My midterms start Monday,
and I can barely study for
ten minutes without them.
But you can watch TV!
It's the TV and phone that
have ruined your eyesight.
No more toast, butter,
and noodles every evening.
Only carrots now.
Give me that.
I told you not to!
They were really cheap
near the highway.
And really fresh.
Specs?
Oh
I knew it.
Exams are a week away,
but who cares?
I said we should get them
from the optician nearby,
but no
The optician near her office
gives a discount, right?
Now what do I do
about this headache?
No discount on that!
The optician is open till eight.
I'll go get them.
Get them tomorrow
You've just come home.
No, Mom
He'll fail his exams,
and blame me for it.
I'll be right back.
That night,
around 8:45 p.m.,
Ragini called.
Yeah, Didi, what's up?
Stolen?
Who told you?
Okay, I'll call you back in five minutes.
What did Ragini say?
What is stolen?
Say something!
Her scooter's been stolen.
Near the Toll Plaza.
Her phone is running low on battery.
A truck driver is offering
to help her find it.
But she sounded scared.
Scared?
Call her.
Tell her to stay there.
I'll go get her.
- The number you're trying to reach
- Her phone is switched off.
- Is switched off.
- I'll go, Mom.
No. You stay here.
- If she gets home, call me.
- But, Mom...
If anything needs to be done, no
one will listen to a kid. You stay here.
The number you're trying
I thought
Maybe it would help
if I went instead of Kabir.
Perhaps, if he had been there
Brother!
The toll booth staff
didn't know anything.
She was riding a blue scooter.
Or they were too bothered to find out.
I told them there were cameras everywhere.
Perhaps Ragini was caught on one of them.
They refused.
They said they couldn't do
anything without the police.
Please leave.
I already told you,
we can't show you the footage.
Keep it coming!
Sir Sir!
I need to file a report.
My daughter hasn't come home.
Please have a seat. I'll call you.
Could you hurry, please?
We have no idea
where my daughter is.
And her phone is switched off.
The senior officer is coming.
Please wait for five minutes.
The senior officer arrived
30 minutes later.
Kabir too, had arrived by then.
Look Don't worry.
Go home.
When your daughter comes back, inform us.
Sir, my daughter is missing.
We need to find her.
How can we go home?
I've been doing this
for 25 years, Madam.
I've seen all kinds of cases
in my career.
What I'm saying is
This happens.
All the time.
A young girl doesn't come home,
and her parents promptly
rush to the police station.
The next day, she turns up.
Everyone's happy.
Only our time gets wasted.
She was on her way home, sir.
Her scooter got stolen.
And her phone got switched off.
How old are you, son?
Seventeen.
You're not even an adult yet.
Let the grown-ups talk.
She was expected home
three hours ago, right?
Yes.
Being three or four hours late
is pretty common these days.
Maybe she ran into a friend,
and they went to a party
What's her boyfriend's number?
She doesn't have a boyfriend.
She doesn't have a boyfriend
Or you just don't know about him?
Alright.
Here's what we'll do.
If she's not back by the morning,
we'll file a report.
Now you can go home if you like,
or one of you can stay here.
What time did Shamnagar
Police Station in-charge,
Inspector Anup Bala,
file your FIR?
Inspector Bala never filed
our complaint.
You're just not listening to me!
Going on with your own story.
- Murti!
- Sir?
- Go to the Toll Plaza. Check the CCTV.
- Yes, sir.
There
Go back.
See?
She parked there.
Is this her daily routine?
Parking the scooter and
crossing the Toll Plaza on foot?
Yes.
Two-wheelers aren't allowed
on the expressway, sir.
My sister usually takes
a shared cab to work.
She'd gone back
to pick up my glasses
So she must've taken
an auto from the other side.
Fast-forward this camera feed.
Till she comes back
to her scooter.
What do you mean?
Their recording system
had some issues.
The camera kept
switching on and off.
When my sister came back,
the camera was off, and
There was no footage.
So there's no evidence
of foul play, then.
Sir, please find my daughter.
File the report, start the search!
It's already 1:30 a.m., sir!
Murti
Give them the form.
This format is wrong.
Fill it out properly.
Murti, show him.
This isn't even
our jurisdiction.
This falls under
Nandipet's jurisdiction.
You've come to
the wrong police station.
- Sir
- Have a seat. Two minutes.
Look, Madam, I can't do what
you're asking for. Try to understand.
- Sir
- Two minutes!
"Two minutes" is all we've been hearing!
And the night is almost over!
We've been waiting here
quietly for two hours,
and there's still no news
of my daughter!
I'll call you back.
Ravi, look into this.
Name?
He started with her name
and asked everything
from start to finish.
Then said
Sir, one minute.
The girl was headed from Mahabali
Toll to Azad Nagar, to an optician.
That falls under
Shamnagar PS only.
Inspector Bala sent them here,
but it is his jurisdiction.
Take the complaint.
Circulate her photo.
Put out her description.
Alright, sir.
What happened next?
I got a call from her. And
Three hours later,
the police came home
and took us with them.
My daughter's body had been found.
And needed to be identified.
Ajooni Kohli,
with Inspector Vishal Mishra.
End of questioning
with Parvati and Kabir Pujari.
Thank you.
How many times will we hear
the same story, Ma'am?
A family walks into a police station
asking for help to find their daughter
The police reassure the family
And immediately
circulate the girl's details.
A team is dispatched.
They reach her last known location
and start searching from there.
Five kilometers away,
they spot a suspicious truck.
They investigate it and find four
men and a young woman inside.
The men are arrested,
and the girl returns safely to her family.
They just had to do their bloody job.
After the Delhi rape case,
even the rules were changed, right?
That inspector could have filed a
Zero FIR. Jurisdiction doesn't matter.
The system was changed
to ensure this doesn't happen.
Systems change, Vishal.
People don't.
How do you change attitudes?
If a girl doesn't come home,
it has to be her fault.
She must be partying,
drinking for sure
Who knows
Maybe she turns tricks too?
Nice clothes, good makeup
where does the money come from?
Not rape
Perhaps it was
a "trick gone wrong"?
They just had to do
their bloody job.
Everything Shamnagar PS recovered
from the crime scene is at the lab.
All the information we got
from the family is here.
The victim's scooter, phone, and
purse are missing. And we also know
that she visited Eye Care
Opticians, near Azad Nagar.
Can you show me
yesterday's receipts, please?
Customer name, sir?
Ragini Poojari.
Yes, Ibrahim.
According to the
time stamp on the receipt,
the victim collected
the spectacles at 7:45 p.m.
And at around 8:00 p.m.
the staff here saw her
get into an autorickshaw.
Both triangulation
and GPS reports
show the victim's phone
near the optician at 7:45 p.m.
and near the Toll Plaza at 8:30 p.m.
The drive from the shop to the
Toll Plaza is roughly 30-35 minutes.
At 8:40 p.m.,
the victim called her brother.
And the CCTV is offline?
We have footage up to 7:30 p.m.
After that, there's nothing.
There's a truck parked
near the scooter.
Can't decipher the number,
but the truck is confirmed.
But it's a "no parking" area, right?
The day before, sir?
Yes, day before. On the 7th.
On the 7th, the officers on duty
were Sridhar and Jagdish.
Sir
Sir, Inspector R. Ganesh.
Nandipet Police Station.
And?
The day the body was found,
a man came to see me.
I didn't realize then
that he'd turn out to be
an eyewitness.
I've brought him to meet you, sir.
Hello, sir.
Sir, I'm on night duty at the
Azad Nagar petrol pump.
The night before last,
around 4 a.m.
two men came on a scooter.
They wanted petrol
in a plastic bottle.
Both were drunk.
I told them I could not
give it in a bottle.
They insisted, "We don't want
to fill it in the scooter,
give it in the bottle."
We're not allowed
to sell petrol in containers, sir
So I refused.
Was it a blue scooter?
Yes, sir.
Sorry, sir. I didn't make
the connection then.
If you would've
connected the dots earlier,
or those at Shamnagar PS had,
that girl would be alive today.
Is the CCTV working?
You're on duty
at the Toll Plaza, right?
Yes, sir.
What shift?
From 10 a.m., sir.
There's a "no parking" area for
heavy vehicles on the toll road, right?
Yes, sir.
Only two-wheelers are allowed.
Then why did you let them park there?
Who who, sir?
He took money.
No, sir I didn't
You think we're idiots?
Here they are, sir.
Pause.
Shekhar
Two suspects came to Azad Nagar
petrol pump on the victim's scooter.
I've got the CCTV footage.
We've got a lead too, sir.
The RTO officer told
the truck to move,
but didn't issue a ticket
or note the truck number.
Didn't even ask for the license.
Took money and let them go.
I'm sending you the photo.
Ask if it's the same men.
Is this them?
There were two others.
Karad, focus on the scooter.
Comb the entire 5 kilometers radius
of the crime spot.
Yes, sir.
Finding that scooter
is critical.
It's confirmed
that these two were
at the petrol pump
and in the truck as well.
King's Delight Whiskey.
A quarter costs 100 bucks.
400 bucks for the bottle.
Come on.
He came to buy King's Delight.
Whiskey. King's Delight.
Haven't seen him, sir.
Not here, sir.
It's hard to recall, sir
But let me check.
Here
This one, sir.
And this helmet.
- Stop! Stop here!
- Yes, sir!
- Sir!
- Yeah.
Over here!
Prasad!
We've found the scooter, sir.
Yes, he was here.
Bought three bottles in one go.
They bought the whiskey from here.
Three bottles.
Lok Kalyan Bank.
Good.
- Good.
- Thank you, sir.
Prakash Transport.
It's my company, sir.
I'm Prakash Shetty.
I own six trucks.
And the day you're asking about
On that day,
one of my trucks
was on that route.
Is this him?
No, sir.
Driver Raju had the truck that day.
Raju what?
Just Raju.
Address?
- Mom!
- Come on, son, let's leave from here.
You're Raju?
What's happened, sir?
What's going on?
What did you do, Raju?
Tell them what you did.
Why don't you tell us
what you've done?
What have you done, Raju?
Tell your mother
what you've done.
Say something!
What did he do, sir?
Please, stop!
- At least tell us what's happened!
- Raju!
Raju!
Sir! What happened?
Sir, please wait!
Sir
Sir, listen!
What's the matter?
What happened?
Look outside.
Look outside!
Look at those trees,
the hills
You see them?
See it all.
Take a good look at the
world outside. One last time.
- Open your mouth.
- I wasn't even there, sir.
Open your mouth.
Wider.
The truck was parked there.
The police told me
to move it, so I did
Open again.
I didn't see any girl, sir.
Hold out your hand.
There must be some mistake, sir.
Take off your pants.
Sir.
Are you Mrs. Poojari? Come.
We called them in to identify
some articles and the scooter.
The suspect is in detention.
All his accomplices,
wherever they are
We'll find each one.
No one will get away.
And that Inspector?
The one who gave us
the runaround all night
He'll get away.
Keep giving us the runaround!
- No, sir
- No, no
You weren't there
You have no friends
And you never saw the girl!
He's not talking.
Prepare the report.
Write this:
The drinking plan was his idea.
He's the one
who called his friends.
And he was the first one to spot the girl.
The plan to steal
the scooter was his too.
His friends tried to stop him,
but he was adamant.
He was the first
to rape the girl.
And burning her body
was also this asshole's idea.
No
Write it in the report
He's the mastermind.
He's confessed, sir.
Three suspects.
Three teams.
Three arrests.
Failure is not an option.
Yes, sir.
The arrests will be simultaneous
so the suspects
can't warn each other.
Ibrahim!
Hey, have you lost it?!
Hey, move!
Stop!
Leave me! Leave!
I haven't done anything.
Leave me!
- Let me go!
- You okay?
Let me go!
- Who are you guys?
- Who do you want?
- What do you want?
- Nothing! Relax.
Why don't you answer?
Who are you?
Stop!
Stop, you rascal!
Hey! Come here, you!
Leave!
Sir!
Where are you going?
To my village.
Let me drop you.
Come on! Come!
Unburden yourself.
Mom
Yes?
There were four of them.
All four are in custody.
This news will be
all over the channels soon.
The media will be outside your house,
wanting to interview the family.
If there's someplace else you can stay...
What have we done, Inspector
That we should hide?
We'll have to get used to this now.
Anything else?
The charge sheet will be airtight.
It's an open-and-shut case.
Their story is over.
Hardly over.
This is just the beginning.
Endless rounds of the court
Our lawyers, their lawyers
Only God knows
how many years it'll take
for my Ragini to get justice.
Please take the prasad.
Listen to him, sir!
You know what
he was saying earlier?
"Now that we've made
all the arrests, ask sir
if we can take the team
to Papa Dhaba."
It's not the time
for dhaba parties yet.
Or sweets, for that matter.
We've only detected the case.
There's still work to be done.
There's cauliflower for lunch.
- Thank you.
- Thanks!
Tea.
Yes, yes
I'm holding, yes.
What's going on, Mr. Kriplani?
Now the grandmother of
accused number two has died,
so the sentencing
is adjourned again?
Last month, Accused no. 1
had food poisoning.
What's next?
A dental appointment
for Accused no. 2?
Alright
We've waited this long.
A few more days won't hurt.
Ma'am
Are you investigating
another case as well?
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to
Not investigating.
I'm fighting one.
For the past five years.
In court.
My Raju never even made it to court.
He didn't do any of this.
The police beat him mercilessly.
He confessed out of fear.
Then perhaps you'd know
where Raju was
on the night of the 7th.
7th, 6th, 5th
We know nothing.
He never told us anything.
He barely spoke.
Really?
Surely he spoke to his wife?
He wouldn't talk to anyone.
Wouldn't say a thing.
We could never tell
what he was thinking
Or what he wanted.
Even his
Even when his kid
was born last year,
he said nothing.
He even tried to
kill himself once
Had they taken him to court,
he could've been pardoned.
Or perhaps received
a lighter sentence.
My Raju wasn't right
in the head, you know
For the past two years,
Raju had been driving
on this 500-600 kilometer
stretch of highway.
And his license had expired
two years ago, as well.
Basu, that reporter.
He messaged me all this.
Two years.
Six hundred kilometers.
And no one to stop him.
Raju Kasu, Mani Ravi,
Mastan Ali, and Bablu Chaubey.
These are the four accused
currently being held here at
Chandan Nagar Police Station.
Police haven't confirmed it yet,
but it is believed that the
four accused will be produced
before a magistrate today.
The anger of the crowd
outside continues to grow.
You're about to become a star.
Do you know how many
cameras there are outside?
The public is waiting too.
Listen to the story of your movie.
This is Raju's statement.
When the girl parked her
scooter, Bablu made the plan.
- He said they should hide the scooter and
- Lies!
He's lying, sir.
Raju saw the girl first.
I had told him
Bablu had told Raju
But Raju wouldn't listen
to any of us.
Told him what?
That we'd get into trouble.
Let's not do
the "girl" thing today.
How do you know the other three?
I only know Bablu.
We've been working together
for three years.
Raju drives,
I'm the cleaner and mechanic.
And the other two?
I met Raju for the first time that day.
Bablu lives near me.
He would take me along for odd jobs.
Mastan and Bablu
They both have said
they tried to stop you.
But you didn't listen.
They were right, sir!
We should've let this one go!
This one?
I don't know of anything before this.
I swear.
This was my first time.
Raju said nothing would happen.
Nothing ever happened before.
Have you had a similar case
reported at your station
in the last two years?
Sir, the owner of
Prakash Transport informed me
that Raju had been driving
this route for two years.
There are 17 police stations
along this route,
of which three have reported cases
with the same MO
in their jurisdiction.
But we're not going to get
much more information over the phone.
We'll go tomorrow morning.
Yes, sir.
Anyone else from the team
you want to take along, sir?
Sir, I wanted to thank you.
I'm suspended,
and you still called me in.
You've given 25 years
to the police force.
Your experience will be
useful today, Bala Sir.
Exactly, sir.
No one appreciated
all those years of service.
They just suspended me.
In such cases,
ninety-nine out of a hundred
times, the girl does return home.
And that one time?
Just this one time
I made a mistake, sir.
- Get out, you!
- Let me go.
Move, darn it!
Let me go inside.
I want to go inside!
Karad, check the files.
- If there's any evidence, record it.
- Yes, sir.
Your job is to note down
the Officer's statement.
Sir.
There was a similar case here,
six to eight months ago.
Six or eight?
- Shetty!
- Yes, sir.
That burnt body
we found on the highway
When was that?
Six or eight months ago.
Check the file and tell me exactly!
Six or eight.
Sir.
Would you like some tea, sir?
One Cinnamon Latte
with almond milk.
Have it?
Sir
Eight months ago, a body
was found near the highway.
No one came forward to identify her.
I checked the "Missing persons" list too.
But there was no match.
So?
You let it go?
Not at all, sir.
The file is still open.
The victim's name was Sarita Devi.
Twenty-one years old.
She went to visit her father
in the hospital.
And never returned home.
What else did the investigation uncover?
Not much, sir.
There was no CCTV in the area.
The family had no enemies.
And there weren't any eyewitnesses either.
This isn't "not much" information.
You have no information.
And why would you?
There was no press hounding you.
No calls from the higher-ups.
She was just an
ordinary village girl after all
Not the "Daughter of the nation".
Right?
Sir
Her parents had come in
to file a missing report.
She was seventeen
A young girl
I assumed she's just on an outing
and will return home.
So, I
He feels the same way.
Ninety-nine times out of a hundred,
the girl returns home.
Isn't it, Bala Sir?
I didn't realize it then, sir.
But when I saw your case on TV,
it did strike me.
The pattern is the same.
We found a burned body
near the highway as well.
Couldn't tell whether
she'd been raped or not.
The body was completely burned.
Sir
It's my first year in the police force.
I made a terrible mistake.
You're writing this down, Bala Sir?
His first year.
His first mistake.
In a few moments, DCP Raman
Kumar, who is inside right now,
will come out
and give a statement.
Ma'am, please. Please.
Sir.
Sir, the statement
Sure, sir.
I'll let you know.
Thank you, sir.
I wanted it in English.
It is in English, sir.
Written in Hindi.
Decision is made to
Shift
All accu
Accused
From station
To a
Sir, Cozy Lodge is available,
and Happy Guest House too.
Which one is Cozy?
The one where we took
the acid-attack suspect.
No.
The media knows that location.
- We'll use Happy.
- Done, sir!
I'll write it in English myself.
Sir.
Thank you.
We have a strong suspicion
that the accused
have committed similar crimes earlier.
So we are shifting them to a
safe house for further questioning.
Sir, Basu from InDynamic News.
Why can't the suspects
be questioned here?
I had already stated
that this isn't a press conference.
- Sir will only give a statement...
- Karad.
People are angry,
and there's a mob gathering here.
There's a risk of public
outrage, and even rioting.
We're moving the accused
for their own safety
- Okay?
- Sir
Where is this safe house?
You're asking me for the location
of the safe house, ma'am?
They didn't tell us the location then.
But this is where they kept all four.
According to them,
a mob of around 2000
was outside the station.
In reality, there were no
more than 50 or 60 people.
With the public, CCTV cameras,
and reporters
outside the station
Getting the suspects out discreetly?
Impossible.
"Happy."
I wonder if
it was their inside joke.
Hello, ma'am.
PI Ibrahim.
You took the accused
to Happy Guest House
for questioning, right?
It wasn't their first time, ma'am.
Did they confess to this?
The questioning
was still going on.
We had a remand of ten days.
Who conducted the questioning?
DCP Raman was going to.
Was "going to"?
Can you tell us
what happened that night?
The accused opened fire.
We fired back in self-defense.
Gopal ji
Are you married?
Yes, madam.
It's been thirty years.
Is your wife at home?
What happened, madam?
And you'll be Mani.
Mani, over here
Bablu, a few steps back.
Raju, further ahead.
And Mastan,
you stay there.
Just do as madam says.
Just stand here.
All set, ma'am.
Why was the recreation
conducted at night?
The crime happened
at night, ma'am.
It had to be recreated
the same way.
So you're saying night crimes
can only be recreated at night?
There's no such rule, ma'am.
Could you describe
the incident in detail?
So that our records are accurate.
Karad Sir was holding
accused Raju's hand.
It was raining heavily.
Sir let go of his hand for a
second to get his handkerchief.
Raju seized the chance,
snatched Karad Sir's gun
from its holster,
and threw dust in his eyes.
Accused Mastan grabbed a stick.
Bablu picked up a stone.
Mani injured Vasu
and took his weapon.
Raju snatched Karad's
weapon from its holster.
Snatch it.
Come on!
Then he threw dust in his eyes.
There's no dust here, madam.
The ground is rock hard.
Then Mastan picked up a stick.
Bablu grabbed some stones.
- And Mani snatched another weapon.
- Snatch it.
Hey
Then all four ran
in that direction.
Come.
You're so experienced, Constable Vasu.
How did you lose your weapon so easily?
Easily?
I got three stitches.
Besides, age has caught up
You know what I mean.
How many rounds did Raju and Mani fire?
Raju fired eight.
Mani fired four.
A total of twelve rounds
were fired at the police.
And what were Bablu
and Mastan doing then?
You two, move farther back.
Raju and Mani
are firing from behind.
And right in front
of the police team,
Bablu is throwing stones.
And Mastan is swinging a stick, ma'am.
Hey, watch it!
How many rounds did your team fire?
Inspector Ibrahim fired three.
Inspector Shekhar fired four.
And DCP Sir emptied his gun.
Your DCP fired all 17 rounds
from his sidearm.
So the accused fired twelve,
the police fired seven, plus seventeen
Thirty-six rounds in all?
Yes, ma'am.
The problem is, Inspector,
that the rounds fired
don't match your statement.
By your count, a total
of 36 rounds were fired.
- Thirty-six.
- Yes.
But 40 shell casings
were recovered.
Forty.
So four more rounds were fired.
Who fired those?
Vasu did
My gun has been snatched away!
How am I supposed to fire?
Karad and Jyoti's weapons
were taken too.
And Prasad wasn't armed.
Maybe Ibrahim and I
fired a few more.
Maybe?
You have filed a report.
And now you're saying
something else may be possible?
It was raining, madam.
It was dark.
The accused were firing at us.
We weren't counting rounds.
We were trying to stay alive.
Their report even says
the two men standing behind
accidentally shot the two
in front of them in the back!
This is incorrect, ma'am.
All four were hit by frontal firing.
Anyway, moving on.
Next.
Following the police version,
now you all run backwards
while simultaneously
attacking the police.
What?
We have to run backwards.
Come on.
Yes, yes.
If the bullet count doesn't match,
is it possible that the report you filed
isn't entirely accurate?
It is possible.
Well, anything is possible,
Inspector Shekhar.
The point is, you're accepting
that your report has discrepancies.
I'm sorry, ma'am.
I made a mistake.
It wasn't 40 rounds.
Actually, 36 rounds were fired.
My total was wrong.
Aarti!
You have unnecessarily admitted
that there are errors
and that your report
could be inaccurate.
Never mind.
Let's start again.
Yes, madam.
Leaving weapons unlocked
isn't standard procedure, is it?
- No, ma'am.
- Then?
The accused unlocked them.
So the accused snatched the weapons,
unlocked them,
and started firing?
Yes.
They were criminals, madam.
Everything is available
online these days.
Maybe they watched a
"how to unlock" video tutorial.
Were the victim's articles
recovered from the crime scene?
Her phone, charger, goggles.
Why weren't they identified by the family?
The scooter had already been identified.
And the victim's photo
was on the phone wallpaper.
But the phone was dead.
Who led you to the phone?
Suspect number one.
Raju.
But Raju snatched a weapon the
moment he got there, and the encounter
the shootout started, right?
A little further, ma'am.
To the right.
That's it. Right there.
The police recovered the articles
almost 13 meters from the suspects'
bodies and the encounter spot.
We found the plastic bag
after the firing ended, ma'am.
Behind some wild bushes.
Planting evidence
is a crime, Inspector.
Are you the youngest member
of the police team?
Yes, ma'am.
How old are you?
Twenty-six.
Who was the youngest
among the accused?
- Mani
- Accused Mani Ravi.
Yes, that's right, ma'am.
He would've turned seventeen
in four months.
No, ma'am
He was 18 years old.
He just looks young.
That's a photocopy, sir.
How do we know it's genuine?
The original school register
is in your possession.
Confession tapes?
They can't be released without
DCP Sir or Karad Sir's signature.
Sorry, ma'am.
I'm meeting Karad tomorrow.
Inspector Vishal Mishra will accompany
you. Hand the tapes over to him.
I'll get Inspector Karad's signature.
Sir, take some rice.
For you as well.
- Yes. Please serve.
- One more spoon, please.
Thank you, ma'am.
That was amazing.
The school records of accused number two
Got them from the headmaster.
It has too many cancellations.
A lot of overwriting too.
Each entry is in
a different handwriting,
and in different ink.
Correct.
Good enough for
the headmaster's records.
Not for the court.
Come.
Pooja has brought dinner.
So
How's the Annual Day preparation
going? I can't wait to see it.
What preparation?
It's too early.
The Annual Day was yesterday.
Next year now.
It's okay
-I already have an idea.
-Yeah.
For next year's Annual Day.
- Want to hear it?
- I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
You'll have some more?
Yes, I will.
That's enough! Thank you!
Hello.
Sir, I have to leave.
Something urgent has come up.
Sir?
What's the case?
A sex offender, sir.
He's in a protection program.
He's been missing since the morning.
Who called?
From the NGO.
He was given a new identity.
Where are we headed?
He'd been saying for two
days that he's feeling anxious
He wants to go home.
His mother lives in Delhi.
He couldn't reach her.
That troubled Chhotu as well.
Why didn't you call and inform me?
He says things like this every month, sir.
Sometimes he wants to go to his
brother's place, sometimes to a friend's.
But he never actually goes.
Who knows what happened this time?
Do the NGO people always call you?
Well, he's only disappeared twice.
The first time, Amrita madam,
the NGO volunteer,
came to the station.
I took the case.
Found him at the bus stand.
And the second time?
The second time
He was found here.
What news?
He hasn't been here in a month, sir.
Hasn't even called.
If he calls you, let me know.
Sure.
Should I drop you off at home, sir?
You've only just learned
to control your temper.
You'll lose it again.
Can I say something, sir?
Anger is necessary
in our line of work.
I still get angry, Karad.
I've just learned to
hide it better from people.
Yes, madam.
Where did you find him?
All right, I'm on my way.
He's got a new name, a new identity,
a completely fresh start.
And yet, he's restless.
Very unpredictable.
He'd been sober for a year.
No idea what triggered it
He's been at a bar,
drinking since the morning.
So who's bringing him home?
He had the bar owner call me.
I gave them the address and rushed here.
His wife's been worried as well.
His mother lives in Delhi.
He's got a new name, a new
identity, a complete fresh start.
We can see the only juvenile accused
in the Nirbhaya case
being escorted back
from the Magistrate's court.
A sex offender, sir.
He's in a protection program.
He's the juvenile from
the Delhi Rape Case, right?
That's him, sir.
According to the school records,
one of the accused is 16 years old.
And according to his Aadhaar card?
He's an adult.
School records can't be
considered official documents.
Handwritten, full of overwriting
We'll go with Aadhaar.
Sir.
- Bhaskar
- Sir.
We're taking the accused
to the crime scene tonight.
For the recreation.
If any more of the victim's articles
are recovered during the recreation,
it'll help us later.
Yes, sir.
Basu was saying.
Mani's Aadhaar card
was leaked to the media.
So that the issue of
him being a juvenile
would be settled once and for all.
Because if Mani
was proven a juvenile,
then his arrest procedure,
his judicial remand,
the police custody
The court would've
ruled all of it illegal.
Similarly, in Raju's case,
his defense would've
brought up his depression.
Then an insanity plea.
Who knows,
maybe even a mercy petition.
You know the drill.
You can see him now.
What would the ICU here
cost per day, ma'am?
Yes.
DCP Ajooni Kohli.
I know who you are, madam.
You're at the guest house
near the highway, right?
I arranged it myself.
There's a tea stall a bit ahead
with the best samosas and tea.
Do try it before you leave.
The release form
for the confession tapes.
Just a formality.
You've been kept in the ICU
For this injury?
They ran many scans.
Could've been an internal injury.
Was there?
Even shaking my head hurts.
Do you believe in coincidences,
Inspector Karad?
This is the third time, isn't it?
You and DCP Raman Kumar
have faced this before.
Twice.
Faced the same situation.
During a crime scene recreation,
the suspect attacked.
The police retaliated.
And in self-defense,
killed him.
In the acid attack case too,
the accused tried to escape.
Same story repeated in Nandipur.
The accused wanted to flee
So he grabbed your weapon,
attacked you
And was killed in the crossfire.
That's right.
That's exactly what happened.
Each time, the accused
manages to snatch your weapon.
You're either very careless,
or very unlucky.
Depends on how you
look at it, DCP Madam.
I think I'm very lucky.
They take my weapon,
but I never get shot.
Sometimes, Inspector Karad, we repeat
the same story to ourselves over and over.
And eventually,
it starts seeming real.
But just believing it
doesn't make it the truth.
Madam, when you return
to the guest house today,
you'll find the confession tapes
on your table.
And along with them, there is DCP
Sir's detailed statement from Delhi.
Between those tapes and the statement,
you can decide for yourself
what is coincidence
and what is the truth.
"On the night of
14th October 2019,
for the purpose of recreation,
we were taking the four accused
from the safe house to the crime scene,
which is about 45 minutes
from the Toll Plaza...
Sir, between deliveries,
I park my truck at the Toll Plaza.
The boss says not to drive without cargo.
So after the delivery,
we had 24 hours to kill.
That's when Bablu said:
Three friends are coming.
Twenty-four hours will pass in a breeze.
There they are.
These buggers will live a hundred years!
You said three friends.
Where's the third?
It's not just any whiskey.
It's imported!
Raju
You have a son, right?
What's his name?
Everyone at home calls him Babu.
That's where we go wrong.
Now he'll always be Babu.
He's Bablu, you're Raju
Are these even names?
Then there's him
Mani!
His parents thought it through!
That means nothing.
He's still a truck cleaner.
A good name doesn't ensure good luck.
You have a good name, Mani.
And good luck too.
Let's not do the "girl" thing today, Raju.
Let this one be, Raju.
Sister
You're all alone
on the expressway?
My scooter
I had parked it right here.
The blue scooter?
Yes. Did you see it?
I did.
Two men took it away.
What? Where?
No idea.
But we have a vehicle.
We can help you look.
One minute.
- Kabir!
- Yeah, Didi, what's up?
My scooter has been stolen
from the Toll Plaza.
Stolen?
Who told you?
I don't know.
There's a truck driver here
offering to help.
My phone's battery is also dying.
I'm scared, Kabir.
We're leaving, sister!
Tell us if you want a lift.
We can drop you off at a taxi.
Kabir, I'll just call you back.
Okay.
Please help me find a taxi.
Come.
Sir!
Stop the truck!
I want to get out!
Stop the truck!
Stop it!
Sorry, Madam.
The brakes have failed.
This truck won't stop now.
Let go of me!
Please, let me go!
Let go of me!
Let me go!
Let me go!
Come on out.
Why have you
brought us here, Sir?
Get out.
I'll tell you why.
Let me go!
Let me go!
Let me go!
Please let me go!
Please let me go!
No!
Let me go!
Sir This is
Let go!
Please let me go!
Mummy!
Where have you brought me?
Let me go! Please!
Please
Please let me go!
Please!
Let me go! Please!
- Bablu, grab her hands!
- Let me go!
Mani!
Let me go! Please!
Let me go!
Shut her mouth.
You raped her here, right?
We made a mistake, Sir.
Please let us go.
Let me go
Let me go!
Go.
Go.
How about a cup of coffee?
Thank you.
President's Police Medal in 2014.
In 2018, an award from the Minister.
What are you expecting this time?
Another medal?
A promotion?
Or both?
In the 2018 custodial death inquiry,
a DCP and two inspectors
were suspended.
In the 2015 land scam,
twelve officers faced charges.
After your report,
what are you expecting?
My suspension?
Charges pressed on me?
Or both?
Have you submitted your report?
How can I submit it without
meeting the lead investigator?
Didn't you get my statement?
I read your statement.
But I wanted to meet you.
Law has a framework, DCP Kumar.
And I work within its boundaries.
And I don't.
Can't say yet.
But you're the one who said,
"The law has done its duty."
- But it was the police that did the job.
- Duty.
The law didn't even
get its turn, DCP Kumar.
Sir, the car
Five minutes.
Sir, please.
You met the family, I'm sure.
I did.
They feel that, had the police taken
their missing complaint seriously,
their daughter would
have been alive today.
They also believe that the case doesn't
end with the arrests of the accused.
The real battle begins in the court.
And the families of the accused?
Did you meet them?
They believe that,
had the case gone to trial,
there were chances
of a lighter sentence.
Mental instability.
Depression.
There were many options.
Let them go.
Haven't we been watching?
How the Delhi Rape accused
have been playing the system.
For seven years now.
One of them has even
slipped through the cracks.
That's not a crack.
It's the Juvenile Protection Law.
A juvenile who can rape and murder
He deserves protection?
Aren't the accused in the Judge Kohli case
trying the same thing?
Your father, Judge Kohli, was shot
outside his own court.
Five years ago.
The case is still dragging on.
Witnesses.
Confessions.
Forensics. Ballistics.
Everything is there.
- And yet
- Yet
There was another adjournment.
Five days ago.
Because the accused's
grandmother had died.
But Judge Kohli believes
in the judiciary, DCP Kumar.
That the law will take its course.
The law will take its course.
And how many years, Ajooni?
You're missing an update on this case.
The sentencing happened yesterday.
Both accused got 14 years' imprisonment.
You could've turned one of your accused
into an approver.
Which one?
The one who said,
"Let this one go"?
This one?
They deserved the death penalty, Ajooni!
These men were serial killers.
They'd done this many times before.
Then you should've let them hang.
The law would have done its duty.
No?
No.
Why?
Because
They tried to escape, DCP Kohli.
When they attacked the police team,
we warned them.
They didn't stop.
We returned fire in self-defense.
Thank you, DCP Kumar.
For your statement.
I'll submit my report now.
Give Judge Kohli my regards.
Can I drop you somewhere?
No.
My path is different.
Different mirrors.
- Drive fast, ma'am.
- Yes, sir.
Different tales.
Different views.
Time wears a hundred veils.
Some call it judgment.
Some say revenge.
Some stake their right.
Some justice claim.
Truth remains the truth at heart.
Always walks the line.
Yet the circle truth defines.
Shifts and changes over time.
Chhotu, one egg masala
with two rotis.