This story is of the time
when we had no right to make our own decisions.
This is the story about the present as well,
when our decisions
are not just our own.
It is said that it's our time,
but why does everyone live in the past?
They make decisions for us.
Who even are they?
What kind of fate is this?
If we raise our voices,
they try to silence us.
Yes, Mom.
I'll be a bit late in coming home today.
I have many appointments.
Smita.
What was the need to take so many appointments?
While doing mental treatment for other people,
you shouldn't go crazy.
Just a second.
Yeah, Riddhi.
Then you can send them.
Mom, the clients are here. I'll hang up.
Please, keep taking medicines for your blood pressure.
I'll call you later, okay?
A psychologist can read the minds of patients
and cure them,
but what if a psychologist
is struggling with a trauma?
That is exactly what happened to me.
I could never get over it.
Hey!
Tanisha.
What are you doing here?
Have you come to meet me after so many years,
or have you lost your mind too?
Just a second.
Here. Have some water.
-Smita. -Yeah.
I haven't come here alone.
What do you mean? Who are you here with?
Move away. Move aside.
-Move! -Sir.
I think she has been throttled with this rope.
The girl seems to be from a good family.
Who would she have come here with?
Sir, look at this.
The girl was brought by dragging her from here.
She was strangled over there.
It's possible that she might have been raped as well.
We don't know how long the body has been here.
We can't tell if the criminal's DNA is present on the body or not.
I think the girl's nails
have the criminal's clothes stuck in them.
-Nitin. -Sir.
Check the CCTV footage of the checkpoint nearby.
Maybe we will find something.
Sir, a purse has been found near the bushes.
Check it.
Sir, this is the ID proof.
Does Mini Joshi live here?
Yes.
Mini is our daughter. What is it?
Look.
In a jungle near the highway,
we found a dead body.
It had Mini's ID with it.
-What? -What?
Mini!
My child. Mini!
What did your daughter Mini used to do?
She was a CA.
She used to live in Agra. She moved to Lucknow three months ago.
She was going to Agra for an audit.
Then, these things happened.
It's all our mistake.
I had said that
we shouldn't have arranged Mini's marriage.
That guy was so cruel.
I didn't know about it.
Which guy was Mini's marriage confirmed with?
Rahul.
He was Mini's childhood friend.
Do you mean to say that
whatever happened to Mini was done by Rahul?
The one with whom her marriage was fixed.
Mini.
-How are you? -I'm good.
Where is Grandma? Grandma!
Mom, where is Grandma?
Don't you see me?
I know that you are my mom,
but Grandma is my friend.
She is my best friend.
Where is Grandma?
-Mini. -Dad.
Grandma.
Your best friend is in her room.
You're back, Mini.
How did you know without even seeing me?
I heard your footsteps.
My dear grandma.
They've started.
They will gossip for hours now.
So finally, the climax of the story has come.
Now, you will get him
and I will get my new grandma. Yeah!
Say it quietly. The door is open.
What are the two best friends talking about?
It's nothing.
We were just talking about love.
I just remembered now.
Rahul visited many times before you arrived.
My phone was out of network range. I completely forgot about it.
I'll go and call him.
-Yeah, go on. -Talk to him.
Go on. Call him.
Hello, Uncle.
Mother. We need to talk to you
about Prahlad Sinha and yourself.
You should have thought about your age at least.
Do you know how people are gossiping about you?
What is going on between Prahlad Sinha and you?
Why don't you give an answer?
It means whatever Pravin is saying is true.
Dad, what's wrong with it?
It has been 15 years since Grandpa passed away.
Should Grandma have stopped living?
Does she not have a right to be happy?
You're so shameless!
Don't butt in. Do you understand?
Smita, I know this is very awkward for you.
Smita.
I know you don't feel good looking at us together…
Whatever happened in the past,
I am so sorry for that.
When did you both get married?
It has been four years.
That's the reason you didn't contact me for four years.
Tanisha, you were my best friend, right?
You married my ex-boyfriend.
Smita.
You are the only one who can solve our problem
How are you?
Why didn't you pick up my call?
Actually, I was with my friends.
So, I got busy.
You were with friends.
It means you were with Sameer.
Arvind. Why would I be with Sameer?
I was with my friends.
Arvind!
You are lying to me.
You were with Sameer, right?
Do you not understand that I don't like it when you are with Sameer?
Why do you still go to him?
Let me go.
You can see that I am hurting you.
Can't you see that I love you?
Love, my foot!
There is trust in love.
There is freedom for each other.
Freedom?
Do you want to be free from me?
You are mine.
If you can't be mine,
I won't let you belong to someone else.
I can't tell you to leave today.
You have come as her husband.
-Smita, listen to me. -There's no need to talk about me.
Tell me.
What happened between you two?
NOT COMPLETELY…I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE ARVIND AFTER SO LONG… BUT I'M TRYING TO BE NORMAL
Before going to Agra,
Mini was going to meet you. You had called her to your place.
Yeah.
Mini was coming to give us the notary papers of our flat.
There's a flat in Adarsh Nagar that Mini's dad and I are going to sell,
but she didn't come.
So, I had called her around eight at night.
Yes, Chacha ji.
I got the papers, but I will be a bit late.
I told you to come by seven.
It's eight now.
How long will it take?
Sorry, Chacha ji, but I'll be there by 11.
Do I have to be awake all night waiting for you?
Come here by ten.
Okay. I will try.
I don't know what she was doing late at night.
She didn't come to me.
What are you trying to say, sir?
Do you think I'm lying?
We have found out that you had some problems with your niece Mini.
You suspect me.
I was upset with Mini because of my mother.
Because of your mother,
what were you upset with Mini about?
All this is happening because of Prahlad Sinha.
I don't know how he manipulated my mother
that she got involved with him.
Mini was just a kid.
Without any thought,
she supported her grandmother.
Sir, I feel embarrassed to tell you about it.
You tell me.
If at 65 years of age, if your mother tells you that
she wants to marry someone,
you will be angered by it too.
Did you kill Mini out of anger?
What are you saying, sir?
I have nothing to do with Mini's murder.
Here.
Prahlad.
Nothing feels good without Mini.
I feel sad about Mini too.
Mini went against your sons for our love.
She fought with them.
Did it happen because of this reason?
No.
My sons could never be so horrible.
Ranjit… Ranjit.
I have given an injection to you.
Everything will be fine. Be careful.
Are you okay?
Thank god I had learned to administer injections when Dad was sick.
It has come in handy today.
These conditions of yours happened because of Arvind.
Why did you accept Arvind and Tanisha's case?
You are thinking a lot.
Let go of all this now. Mom must be waiting.
Wait a minute. Listen to me.
When have you called them again?
I have given them an exercise for a month.
I will meet them next month.
Look.
Whenever they come next time,
I will be with you.
I can't put you in any problem.
I am not in a problem.
Tanisha is in a problem.
She wants me to help her maintain this relationship.
She doesn't understand that Arvind can never change.
This is the problem with us girls.
We get involved with emotions
and make wrong decisions.
I don't doubt that
after me and before Tanisha,
more girls came into his life.
What do you mean?
I just don't understand
how I can get Tanisha out of Arvind's trap.
Mini was in her office till six in the evening.
According to Mini's parents,
she was going to go to Agra that night.
Before going to Agra,
she was going to go to her Uncle Pravin's house.
But according to her Uncle Pravin,
she didn't meet him.
It's possible that Pravin is lying.
Sir, her uncle's last location was his home.
Yes, but he could leave his mobile at home too.
Maybe he changed his plan.
Rather than meeting at home, he met her at the highway and killed her.
Sir, we are investigating her uncle.
The forensic team is analyzing the crime scene.
We'll get the report by tomorrow.
Sir, we found nothing in the CCTV at the checkpoint.
We will have to find a clue.
At last, she was at the office.
She was going to Agra for some official work.
-It could be an office fight as well. -Of course, it could be.
Well, did you find anything in Mini's call records?
Mini used to mostly talk with clients.
Since it's the month of July,
she was working on IT returns of many people.
What about Mini's boyfriend Rahul? Did you find anything about him?
Sir, he has been missing from Lucknow since Mini's murder.
Wherever he is,
we'll have to bring him in quickly.
He is the one that Mini's parents suspect.
-Sir, you called me. -So, you are Rahul.
You were Mini's boyfriend.
Why did you run away to Agra when Mini was murdered?
Sir, what are you saying? I didn't run away.
I left to do some work.
Mini was going to go to Agra too.
Well, who killed her?
It is possible that you might have killed her.
-Sir, what are you saying? -We found out.
We know that you were going to meet Mini before she went to Agra.
You had called to meet her.
Sir, it wasn't possible to meet,
but I was possessive about her. So, I called her.
-What did you talk about? -Just normal talk.
Oh, yes. She was going to meet her uncle.
-Sir, I think her uncle must've… -Really?
That's because Mini's grandma's marriage is not the only reason.
-What do you mean? -Well, sir.
Mini's uncle had faced a big loss in his business.
He has three flats in Lucknow.
Two of them are in his mother's name.
If his mother had gotten married,
he feared that Uncle Prahlad would usurp his property.
Well, Mini's parents are speaking against you.
Sir, they are trying to frame me.
Not just Mini's uncle, Mini's father was also upset
because Mini was supporting her grandma and Uncle Prahlad.
You can do my enquiry if you want. I have no problem.
Sir, I think that
her family might be involved in Mini's murder.
The girl fell from upstairs.
We came running from there. That's when we saw her.
Constable Naresh checked it. The terrace door is open.
For now, it's difficult to say if it's suicide or murder.
-What did you say her name was? -Dr. Smita Bansal.
Smita! My child.
Smita! Let go of me.
Sir, I agree that Rahul cannot be trusted,
but it is also possible that Mini's murder is an honor killing.
Well, nothing has been found against the uncle or the parents for now.
Nothing has been found against Rahul either.
Mini was strangulated with this rope.
The rope must have been bought from somewhere.
Go and ask questions in the stores.
In this case, whatever suspects there are, including Rahul,
find out the smallest of details about them.
We have to find Mini's murderer quickly. Is that clear?
That guy is very cruel, sir.
How can you even trust him?
Not just Rahul,
without proof,
we won't spare your husband Trilok and brother-in-law Pravin, either.
They could have killed Mini too,
because Mini was supporting her grandma in getting married again.
I don't know what my devar did,
but Trilok ji is Mini's father.
How can you think that about him?
Rahul was Mini's childhood friend too.
If he was that evil,
why did you arrange Mini's wedding with him?
That's where I went wrong, sir.
Mini could never gauge Rahul.
But I always felt
that boy had evil intentions and a corrupted mind.
When that happened,
I thought I misunderstood it.
But his real intentions came out
-in front of Mini soon. -Rahul.
Rahul, what are you doing?
Rahul, let go! What are you doing?
What is this?
Try to understand. We can't do it right now.
Why not now?
You're always saying the same thing.
Look. Listen to me.
How can I trust that you love me
if you don't
make me feel this closeness?
Rahul, we are engaged, not married.
Yes. But my family has permitted me
to do it before my marriage.
It's like the KYC.
Shall we verify?
Do you realize what you're saying?
Did you dare to hit me?
I am your future husband.
Will you slap me?
Mini came home and told me everything at that time.
We couldn't do anything out of fear of her defamation.
Rahul's father is a corporator.
He has many contacts.
But it was my mistake.
Had I fought for my daughter at that time,
today,
Mini would've been with me.
Sir, you called me again.
I said, I didn't kill Mini.
Mini's uncle…
Why did you slap me?
You'll get beaten more.
You'll get bashed into a pulp.
Did you check his phone?
Sir, it looks like he has deleted the video.
Video?
-Which video? What are you saying? -The KYC video!
The recording of you raping Mini.
No problem. We'll retrieve the data very soon.
Then, we'll have the video.
Look. You don't know my father.
Okay!
Look. This CCTV footage is of the road near the highway.
You were only three kilometers away from the crime location.
It is enough for us to keep you in the lock-up.
Speak up.
Why did you kill Mini? Speak up!
Sir, I am telling the truth.
I did not kill Mini.
I admit to being possessive about her.
That's why I installed a location tracker on her phone.
When she went to the highway,
I met her in the mall's parking lot.
Stop spying on me.
As it is, I've decided to end my relationship with you.
Mini, we're engaged.
If you end the relationship now,
I have no option
except to leak that video.
Don't threaten me!
I will have you imprisoned.
I am so scared!
Do you know my father?
I am being polite here. Marry me.
I will keep you happy.
I hate your face.
I left after that.
I don't know what happened after that, sir. It's true.
-Jatin. -Sir!
Hit him.
-Till he tells the truth. -Sir, I am telling the truth. I…
-Speak! -Sir, I'm…
Sir, Smita Bansal died by falling off the roof.
I've checked it. There was
no forced entry or any struggle marks inside her house.
Perhaps Smita knew the person who was in her house.
Smita must've let him in.
That person must've pushed her off the roof.
Do one thing.
-Yes, Sir. -Check this house well.
We might get a fingerprint, a clue,
or something to tell us about
the person here with Smita.
Yes, Sir.
Sir! I found Smita's photo, Sir.
The rope that was used to kill her
might've been bought by Rahul.
Sir, we've not found such a lead from any rope vendors.
But we're trying.
Mini's mother said
Rahul had moved to Lucknow a year ago.
He worked in Kanpur before that.
He might've done something similar there,
and his father must've covered it up.
Get Rahul's track record.
Don't forget Mini's uncle here.
There are chances of his involvement.
Sir.
Sir, the forensic team has found some footprints at the crime scene.
-Which footprints? -The side filled with water.
It has dried off. They found footprints over there.
Sir, those could belong to the killer.
The forensic team is examining the footprints.
Sir, these are shoe imprints.
But one is a size eight, and the other a ten.
But both the shoes are alike.
But we found imprints of only two shoes. What is this?
Do these belong to one person or two?
Sir, had they belonged to two people,
there would've been four imprints.
But we only got two footprints.
One is a size 8, and the other a 10.
Which man could possibly wear
a size eight on one foot and a ten on the other?
Sir, this is a rare case.
But the forensic team doesn't deny the possibility.
Many people have different sized feet.
Who in our suspect list
has different foot sizes?
Did Mini know someone like this who we're missing out on?
Sir.
We've found a partnership deed in Mini's digital records.
According to this, Mini planned to start a partnership business.
But her family didn't tell us about it.
-Who is the partner in the deed? -Ranjit Singh.
Ranjit Singh.
Call him. I want to meet him.
Sir, I am Ranjit.
You summoned me.
Ranjit?
Your friend, Mini, was murdered.
Yet, you never came to the police station. Take a seat.
Sir,
I didn't know about it.
I learned about it right now.
Also, Mini went to Agra. So, I didn't disturb her.
Neither did I contact her.
Then, what do you think? Who could have killed Mini?
Sir,
I can't say anything.
But Mini had a heated argument with someone.
I asked her what had happened and if there was a problem.
But she didn't tell me anything, sir.
On 11th July.
Where were you when Mini was murdered?
Sir, 11th July is one of my best friends' birthday.
So, I was at his birthday party.
-Where was the birthday party? -Sir, Wilson's Resort.
Er, it's near the highway.
-Were you genuinely there? -Yes, sir, for sure.
Sir, I have
some photographs of that birthday party.
Here it is, sir. Take a look.
Sir, Mini had mentioned that she'd return on the 14th.
We planned to check out
a space for our new office after that.
Mini's family didn't tell us anything about you.
How is it that
Mini was ready to start her new business with you?
Sir, I met Mini through one of our mutual clients.
She was seven years younger than me.
But, sir, she was sharp and clear.
So, I had a thought. If we
could come together, her talent and my experience
would be good for my business.
Okay. You may leave.
Sir, I don't think it can be him. His foot size is also different.
Still, find out everything about him.
We can't give him the all clear.
Sir, I have some information about Ranjit.
Ranjit moved to Lucknow six months ago.
He's from Delhi originally.
I've learned about his case in Delhi.
There was a psychologist named Dr. Smita Bansal over there.
She was his good friend.
Then Dr. Smita died under suspicious circumstances.
He went to jail for it. He is out on bail.
What was the Smita Bansal case?
Smita died by falling off a building.
We found Ranjit's fingerprints on the terrace.
Ranjit's sister pushed us a lot saying that her brother is innocent.
Inspector, my brother didn't do anything.
He was Smita's friend.
Smita was already depressed. She committed suicide.
The case is still in the High Court,
but a few months ago, the court gave Ranjit bail.
I hope you know that Ranjit has moved to Lucknow.
We know.
Truth be told, we feel that Ranjit didn't kill Smita.
What do you think then? Who must have killed Smita?
Another name has come up in this case.
Arvind.
Smita's ex-boyfriend. We had suspected him too.
Arvind.
Okay, sir. I'll call you if it's needed. Thanks.
Find out about each and every activity of
Ranjit since the moment he moved to Lucknow.
Sir, nothing has been found for us to suspect Ranjit.
His footprints do not match the ones at the crime scene.
Jatin.
Ranjit is already out on bail for some case.
We can't take him lightly.
Ranjit.
Don't you worry at all.
It will be proven soon that you have nothing to do with Smita's murder.
Thank god that you are there for me,
or else I would have died.
No… I am with you.
Sir. The Delhi police have sent Smita's case file.
Smita and Mini had no connection whatsoever.
Ranjit is a common friend of both.
Sir, Arvind is the prime suspect in Smita's case.
He is Smita's ex-boyfriend.
He used to harass Smita a lot.
In fact, he came back into her life after marrying her friend.
He is such a toxic man.
He divorced his wife too.
Sir, I think in Smita's case, the Delhi police
wasted a lot of time on Ranjit.
Arvind was the prime suspect.
Are we wasting our time on Ranjit just like the Delhi police?
The question still stands.
Who killed Mini?
Sir, we checked the foot size of all the suspects.
We are checking the foot sizes of everyone associated with Mini.
-Did you find anything? -We found a match, sir.
Who?
Well, I am perfect. This is the only problem I have.
What is the problem with your feet?
Because of a calcium deficiency in my childhood,
I have one foot smaller than the other.
So, I wear a size eight on one foot and size ten on the other foot.
The puzzle of the Mini Shastri murder case was solved today.
Sixty-four-year-old Prahlad Sinha has been arrested for her murder.
The oldies are so ruthless.
Sorry, Mini. I couldn't save you.
And you too.
I got here late.
This mistake won't happen again.
Here. Eat something.
Hey, look.
Smita is gone, Mini is gone too.
Don't be scared. I won't let you go anywhere.
Neither will I kill you nor will I let you die.
There's a great thing about you.
No one knows you.
No one is going to come look for you if no one knows you.
Don't be scared.
This is for our safety.
Someday or the other, the police will come here.
So, I have to be ready for everything.
-How far away is it? -Just a bit more.
Listen to me. Don't you die, okay?
I will come back next week.
I want to have as much fun as I had today.
Listen to me.
I have kept a lot of food for you.
You should eat regularly.
I need you to be strong.
Sir, he is inside.
Be alert.
He might have a weapon.
Sir, why didn't we come with the team?
This task would have been easy if other people were with us.
There is an informer in our department.
Ranjit would have run away if he knew he was the prime suspect.
Sir.
Naina is an orphan.
He is taking advantage of that. She has no family of her own.
Sir, if we look at his track record,
he must have killed Naina by now.
I know you.
You are policemen in civil dress.
You've come here looking for Naina. Go away from here.
-Or else I will kill this girl. -Ranjit.
Let Naina go.
It would be good for you if you surrendered.
Sure.
Do you think I am dumb?
Do you think I'll surrender and let Naina go?
How far will you run, Ranjit?
You won't be able to escape us.
You are the one who killed Smita and Mini, right?
But in Mini's case,
you have arrested that old guy, right?
That news link was just for me.
Lucknow police is doing its job.
Well, you should know
why I killed Smita.
I used to love her,
but she couldn't understand it.
You don't have to be scared.
I am with you.
Ranjit, what are you doing? Ranjit, let go of me.
You want my shoulder to cry on,
but you have a problem if I touch you.
Have I ever tried to give you any false hopes?
I'm in love with you.
You don't love me.
Don't you love me?
-Don't you love me? -Ranjit, let go of me.
Go!
Then I fell in love with Mini,
but she didn't understand my love either.
So, I killed Mini too.
Let's go, Mini.
What happened? Did Rahul do something?
He keeps doing something or other.
-Why don't you leave him, Mini? -It's not so easy.
Our marriage has been arranged.
Look, Mini. We will both make everything right together.
I am right here. Don't worry about it.
Both of us will make everything right together.
Ranjit.
Ranjit, let go. Ranjit, let go of me.
Have you gone crazy? What are you doing?
You touch me too.
You share all your feelings with me.
You share everything with me,
but you feel bad when I touch you.
Have you gone crazy? Huh?
This is my nature.
This is how I am with all my friends.
You are not special to me.
Go away.
I asked for her forgiveness.
Then I sat in the car saying that I'd drop her off.
I strangled her and killed her.
Mini had told me
about that old guy, Prahlad's feet.
He had one foot smaller than the other.
So, I made the footprints of his feet.
Naina is mine now.
Do you all want to come here and take her away from me?
I won't let it happen.
I love Naina a lot. She will have to love me back.
Naina… Listen to me.
Naina, say that you love me. You love me, right?
-Say it quickly. -Let me go.
What did I ever do to you?
No… Smita and Mini are gone now.
You won't go anywhere.
You love me a lot. Just say that you love me.
-No… -Say that you love me!
Come on. Say that you love me.
Say that you love me.
I will count till three. Or else, I will kill you.
No one can tolerate rejection in love.
People like Ranjit don't deserve love.
They only deserve hate.
Girls often make mistakes in recognizing such guys.
Dr. Smita.
She had fallen prey to Arvind's betrayal.
She couldn't decipher Ranjit's reality either.
Mini.
She had fallen prey to Rahul's cruelty.
She could not realize Ranjit's real intentions either.
Mini knew very well
that Ranjit was a suspect in Dr. Smita's murder.
Even after this, she couldn't realize that a crime might happen.
We saved Naina.
An insider from our department
was informing Ranjit about every step we made.
We are still investigating that.
People like Ranjit are in our society among us.
So, before having any kind of relationship with someone,
it is very important to understand them and realize their intentions.
I'll say goodbye to you now.
We will meet again. Jai Hind. tand them and realize their intentions.