'If there's one thing that is very important in life'
'then that is'
'about how much respect you give yourself.'
'In the lives of us women'
'two things are very important.'
'We just want that, whatever we do'
'should be appreciated by the men and the people around us.'
'And the second thing is'
'we should be able to share our thoughts with someone.'
'Women like us'
'who do household chores all day long,'
'and take care of their family,'
'need someone who will hear us out.'
'about how much respect you give yourself.'
'there are many options of sharing our thoughts.'
'But the options where we will be heard'
'are reducing by the day.'
'The main worry is what if there is no one who will listen to us?'
'should be appreciated by the men and the people around us.'
[tense music]
'who do household chores all day long,'
[woman shouting]
[woman shouting in pain]
'The Cold File Case Indore 2024'
'Anwar Siddique (38 years old)'
Here's your tea.
[phone ringing]
Good afternoon, sir.
'You have to go to Amsterdam.'
'There is a meeting tomorrow morning.'
'Rana is sending the ticket.'
'Your flight is at 11:00 p.m. Don't miss your flight.'
Don't worry, sir. I'll reach the airport on time.
Another urgent meeting, Anwar?
- Where do you have to go this time? - Amsterdam.
For how many days?
Maybe one week.
'Anwar Siddique (38 years old)'
Ruksar, you could take Zara and go to your father's house.
No. Zara will miss her school.
I can't go.
[phone ringing]
I am watching reels.
Look.
Why do you keep thinking that I talk to someone?
Keep your phone close to you. I will keep calling.
Don't worry, sir. I'll reach the airport on time.
Of course, Anwar.
Have I missed any of your calls until today?
And what will we do until then?
Take care of yourself.
And Mom too.
Don't trouble your Mom.
I'll be back soon.
Your bag.
Take care of yourself and Zara, Ruksar
You also take care of yourself.
Bye, dear.
Did you see that, Mom? I told you
that Dad still loves you a lot.
'Next day.'
My name is Mamta Tiwari.
I will never forget whatever happened that day.
I have never seen such a horrific incident ever before.
What did you see?
Take care of yourself and Zara, Ruksar
That house... House number 777...
[mellow music]
[tense music]
[suspenseful music]
[loud explosion]
[tense music]
Help!
Help...
[woman shouting]
[woman shouting in pain]
Zubeida... Zubeida.
Open the door, Zubeida. Quick, call Ubaid.
Zubeida...
Open the door, Zubeida.
- Zubeida... open the door. - Help me.
Open the door, Zubeida.
Someone call Ubaid.
Zubeida... Open the door.
Did anyone call Ubaid?
- Open the door. - Move aside.
Zubeid...
Zubeida.
- Zubeida... open the door. - Help me.
Oh, God... Zubeida.
Zubeida...
- Open the door. - Move aside.
[police siren blaring]
[car door closing]
- Where did the incident take place? - Here.
- Move aside, make way. - Please move aside.
Move aside. Ask everyone to wait outside.
Please go out. Wait outside, please.
What is all this?
[crying]
Zubeida...
What is the name of the lady who is dead?
- Zubeida. - Zubeida.
- And what's her husband's name? - Ubaid.
Ma'am, the victim's name is Zubeida Khan.
This is her husband Ubaid.
The neighbours said that this happened due to the cylinder blast.
He was in the office at that time. They called him to come home.
Inform the forensic team.
Find out if it is actually a gas leak or if it's something else.
[woman crying]
Oh, God.
My daughter...
They killed my daughter.
I knew it. I knew that she would not survive.
Why did you kill my daughter?
You burnt her alive.
Why did you kill her?
Hit me.
Had I been at home, I would have never let her die, Mother.
Hit me, Father.
My Zubeida...
My daughter.
I knew it. I knew that she would not survive.
[phone ringing]
Why did you kill her?
Hit me.
Had I been at home, I would have never let her die, Mother.
He said that the body is 90 per cent burnt.
Do one thing. Speak to the forensic doctor,
- and get me the detailed report as soon as possible. - Hmm.
As per Zubeida's parents, her husband has killed her.
Did you find out anything from the neighbours?
I've spoken to almost all of them.
But Zubeida's mother Salma says that Ubaid's family used to trouble her.
Parents should understand that it's important to take the right step
at the right time.
[joyous music]
[doorbell ringing]
Mom.
Mom...
Mom.
Mom...
[tense music]
[phone ringing]
How are you, my child?
I'm okay, Grandpa.
But Mom has not yet returned home.
And her phone is also not reachable.
It's 10:00 p.m. Has Ruksar not yet come home?
When did your mother go out?
I don't know, Grandpa. But when I came back from my tuition,
Mom was not at home.
Okay, dear. Don't worry.
Have your dinner. I will come there.
Your Mom must be held up somewhere.
Ma'am, someone has intentionally cut the gas pipeline with a blade.
It looks like murder.
It could be Ubaid.
Get details of Ubaid's movements yesterday.
And get all the details about his parents.
Maybe all of them did it together.
Bring Zubeida's in-laws here.
[tyres screeching]
[doorbell ringing]
I'm okay, Grandpa.
But Mom has not yet returned home.
- Come with us. - Sir, listen to me. I have not killed Zubeida.
You are misunderstood.
You are lying. The gas pipeline had been cut.
I don't know, Grandpa. But when I came back from my tuition,
I have not cut the gas pipeline.
I had gone to make a delivery.
'I have to make a delivery. I'll be back soon.'
Take him along. Come on.
Ma'am, someone has intentionally cut the gas pipeline with a blade.
[tyres screeching]
'File a chargesheet for family torture,'
'harassment and murder.'
'Ubaid had cut the gas pipeline before leaving the house.'
'Due to the gas leakage, even the neighbours could smell the gas.'
When Zubeida might have started cooking,
the cylinder might have blasted.
Zubeida was 90 per cent burnt in 20 minutes.
My daughter was under stress.
Ubaid was having an affair.
He used to beat her every day.
He killed my daughter.
Now he will get married for the second time.
I have the SMS sent by Zubeida.
'Ubaid is having an affair with someone, Mom.'
- We'll find out soon. - I'm telling the truth, sir.
'I'm not able to live here anymore.'
'I just can't.'
'I'm getting very scared, Mom.'
'I'm scared Ubaid will do something to me.'
'Due to the gas leakage, even the neighbours could smell the gas.'
From Indore to Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh,
he would bring and take fruits.
He used to supply fruits in the markets of Indore and Bhopal.
I'll leave now. Make my favourite bitter gourd curry for dinner.
Don't forget to add potatoes.
'I'm getting very scared, Mom.'
'I'm scared Ubaid will do something to me.'
[dramatic music]
Where does your daughter live?
We live in the house above the one
where there was a fire yesterday.
- Flat number? - 775.
Do you know when and where your daughter went?
I don't know where she has gone.
But when Zara went for tuition in the evening, she was at home.
I'll leave now. Make my favourite bitter gourd curry for dinner.
Ruksar was not at home.
I called my Mom many times
but she did not answer the phone.
She never does this.
She loves me a lot.
Please find my Mom, please.
My dear...
Please, ma'am.
Don't cry. Calm down.
We will surely find your mother. Calm down.
Your son-in-law?
His name is Anwar Siddique.
He's gone to Amsterdam for work.
My daughter Ruksar is missing from last night.
He also tried to call Ruksar several times, but she did not answer him.
Did you speak to Ruksar's friends or relatives?
Ruksar does not have many friends in Indore.
Nor does she talk to too many people.
Do you know when and where your daughter went?
I don't know where she has gone.
Do one thing. Take his daughter's photo and other details from him.
When Zara came back at 7:00 p.m.
Go with him.
Ma'am could Ruksar have gone away on her own?
She never does this.
The wife is missing one day after her husband went to Amsterdam.
Do one thing. Check Ruksar's call records.
- And check the location of her tower. - Okay, ma'am.
'What a coincidence. Two cases in one building.'
He's gone to Amsterdam for work.
Ruksar Siddique's phone is still switched off.
He also tried to call Ruksar several times, but she did not answer him.
What's the current location?
- Half an hour ago, it was active in Mathura. - Mathura?
What is Ruksar doing in Mathura without telling anyone?
Get Ruksar's call records.
Find out whom she spoke to last.
Why did she go to Mathura all of a sudden without telling anyone?
She's missing from the day after her husband went to Amsterdam.
Has she gone alone or with someone?
Ma'am, could she be having an affair?
It's possible.
Do one thing. Get call records from the last six months.
Find out in detail whom she has spoken to.
[tyres screeching]
[mellow music]
It turns on in between, but the location is quite surprising.
Zara.
Dad... I told you not to fight with Mom, right?
Mom left me and went away.
I'm all alone now, Dad.
Zara, don't say that.
Why did she go to Mathura all of a sudden without telling anyone?
We will find Mom together.
Anwar,
did you both fight again?
No, Father. Nothing like that.
All couples have small fights.
That does not mean she should leave the house and go.
If not anyone else, at least think about Zara.
Both of you fight like kids in front of your child.
Father.
- Ma'am. - Come in.
Ma'am, Anwar is back.
As per Ruksar's current phone location, she's in Dehradun.
Dehradun?
She was in Mathura yesterday.
Maybe she travelled to Dehradun overnight.
But she's still not answering anyone's calls.
As per call records, she's mostly spoken to her father or husband.
But we have found another number too. Here.
I'm all alone now, Dad.
She speaks to him once or twice in a day.
Between 5 to 45 minutes.
But his phone is still switched off. We are tracking it.
That's strange.
The number that she talks on regularly is switched off,
and Ruksar's number is active.
One more thing is bothering me.
There are two incidents in the same society,
one where the wife is burnt alive and killed.
Both of you fight like kids in front of your child.
'Didn't I tell you'
'that Dad still loves you a lot?'
[dramatic music]
As per call records, she's mostly spoken to her father or husband.
[pensive music]
Who is Nikunj?
He is Ruksar's college friend.
But why are you asking about him?
We want to see you Amsterdam ticket and we want to check your phone too.
Yes, I'll give it. But where is Ruksar?
- Ruksar is in Dehradun at present. - Dehradun?
What is she doing there?
We have come here to find out that.
Please tell us.
Ma'am, why did my wife leave me and go?
What have I done that she's punishing me?
She did not even think about our daughter.
Were there misunderstandings or arguments between the two of you?
No. Yes...
I mean, sometimes.
Was Ruksar having an affair?
I knew it.
But now I'm convinced.
'I feel very good when I speak to you.'
'Otherwise, all day long I feel as if my life is empty.'
'Whom were you talking to?'
'My friend.'
'You don't believe me, right? Here, check for yourself.'
We want to see you Amsterdam ticket and we want to check your phone too.
'You suddenly came in as if I was doing something wrong.'
Yes, I'll give it. But where is Ruksar?
'Do you know how it is to live with you?'
'I don't know why I'm living like this.'
Do you think she might have been having an affair?
I wasn't sure, but I'm convinced now
that she was having an affair,
and she's roaming around Dehradun with him.
She did not even think about our daughter.
I had heard Nikunj Pandey's name in college.
I never heard his name after that.
And now... I'm hearing his name again now.
I don't know whom my wife would meet,
what she would talk to them and where she would go.
What will I do, ma'am?
How will I manage my daughter... I can't understand anything.
[crying]
'You know that I don't live a double-faced life.'
Mom... Please come back to your Zara.
I have not even made any mistake, Mom.
'Otherwise, all day long I feel as if my life is empty.'
Zubeida was a very nice girl.
Whenever she was alone, she would come to me.
We would talk a lot.
'You don't believe me, right? Here, check for yourself.'
But this kind of incident
'You suddenly came in as if I was doing something wrong.'
Anwar is not telling the complete truth.
He had hired a private detective agency to keep a watch on Ruksar.
That means a suspicious husband.
Contact the detective too.
And did you find any details about Nikunj Pandey?
No, ma'am. His phone is still unreachable.
He lives in Indore and his house is locked.
I have told our informer to keep an eye.
Good. And what about Ubaid? Did he confess anything?
No, ma'am. He keeps saying that he has not done anything.
That he was not at home that day and hasn't killed his wife, Zubeida.
- 'Ubaid. - Yes.'
'Tell me the truth. There is no one in your life other than me, right?'
How will I manage my daughter... I can't understand anything.
'If there is someone in my life, I will divorce you first.'
'Zara? What about Zara?'
'You're sure, right? There is no one else, is there?'
'Zubeida, I promise you, there's no one else in my life other than you.'
Mom... Please come back to your Zara.
'I will not let go of you so easily.'
Is it?
Whenever she was alone, she would come to me.
I'll call you later. Yes. Tell me.
The detective agency had told Anwar about Nikunj. Here...
They had clicked some photos too.
Nikunj and Ruksar would meet four to five times a week.
And that too in different places.
Why is Anwar pretending that he does not know anything about this?
Ma'am, maybe he's stressed.
His wife has run off with her boyfriend.
Maybe he's not saying anything out of embarrassment.
She's not left only her husband.
But a mother has left her daughter too.
Do one thing. Find out about Nikunj as soon as possible.
'Tell me the truth. There is no one in your life other than me, right?'
'You're sure, right? There is no one else, is there?'
'He's alone. Please come. I'll keep an eye on him.'
[car approaching]
[tense music]
'Nikunj Pandey (Ruksar's friend)'
His wife has run off with her boyfriend.
Maybe he's not saying anything out of embarrassment.
After coming back from Kolkata, I heard that Ruksar has gone missing.
And her husband
Anwar has got detectives behind us.
When I saw the police outside my house, I got scared.
That's why I ran away.
Were you both having an affair?
No, ma'am. We're not having any affair.
We are both just good friends.
But she was very stressed.
'He... He wants to take all my property.'
'Last year he added his name'
'on my flat papers.'
'Who? Anwar?'
'We've been married for 15 years'
'but I could never understand'
'that he married me only for money.'
'Now it feels as if'
'he never really loved me.'
'He fought with me even today morning.'
'He wants to sell the flat.'
'I told him that the flat belonged to my father.'
'But he said that since he's married to me'
'he has complete right on my flat too.'
[crying]
'Do you know, he does not give me money for household expenses?'
'Only I know how suffocated'
After coming back from Kolkata, I heard that Ruksar has gone missing.
'Ruksar, better than living like this,'
'you should just leave him.'
'No. It's not so easy.'
'How will I manage everything alone?'
'Zara? What about Zara?'
'I'm not able to understand anything.'
'What should I do?'
Ma'am, Anwar earns quite well.
He's an insurance agent in a multi-national company.
He has many companies under him.
And even his company sends him out of the country for conference.
Despite having so much money, he does not give Ruksar any money.
Instead, he doubts her. Anyone would feel suffocated.
All I know is, Ruksar is very loyal to Anwar.
She will never leave him and go.
'he never really loved me.'
'He wants to sell the flat.'
that Ruksar would leave her daughter Zara and go away somewhere.
How can any mother do this?
Ruksar Siddique, meaning Zubeida Sheikh's neighbour?
Both of them were very good friends too.
Zubeida and Ruksar were both frustrated with their husbands.
I don't know what might have happened to both of them.
Were they both friends
and knew each other?
This means, the husbands also will know each other.
'Ubaid had cut the gas pipeline before leaving the house.'
the same day the other friend burnt and died.
'How will I manage everything alone?'
'Zara? What about Zara?'
And we've called Anwar for interrogation.
[melancholic music]
'Help... Help...'
[woman shouting]
'Please help me.'
Zubeida, the one whose husband burnt and killed her?
How do you know her? Did you know her before she died?
Ruksar knew her.
'Oh, yes. I almost forgot...'
'Please sit down. I'll bring you some tea.'
'Don't heat the left over tea and serve.'
'No, no.'
'You live in the flat below us. What's the number... 777?'
There is some connection in this case.
'Do you come here every day?'
'No, no... She's come here to have tea.'
'The cylinder in their house was over.'
'She couldn't reach her husband, so I gave her the gas agent's number.'
'Ruksar was telling me that you're an insurance agent.'
'My husband wanted to get my insurance done.'
'Will you please do it?'
'Actually, I'm a corporate insurance agent.'
'But since you're my neighbour'
'I can certainly help you out.'
'Please send me all your details'
'and I'll fill the form.'
'Help... Help...'
I got the forms filled out for Zubeida the very next day.
'Whose name should I add as the nominee?'
'Nominee...'
- 'Zubeida. - Yes.'
'God forbid, but if something happens to you,'
'then who should get your insurance money?'
'Don't say that, Ruksar. This should not happen to our enemies too.'
'But it's important to add a nominee.'
'In that case...'
'Ubaid said his name should be added in this.'
'And he's my husband. His name can be added, right?'
'Of course, why not? Any relative's name can be added.'
- 'Now I'm writing, Ubaid Sheikh. - Sheikh.'
'Okay?'
'Please take his signature here.'
'And send the cheque for the amount that I've written here.'
- 'I'll submit the form. The work will be done. Don't worry. - Okay.'
This was around two months ago.
I met her only at that time.
But why are you asking me all this?
Where is Ruksar?
You knew that Ruksar and Nikunj used to meet regularly.
Why did you hide it from us?
Yes, Zubeida and Ruksar were quite good friends.
Did you ever see Anwar going to Zubeida's house?
Ruksar's husband Anwar?
I don't know. Maybe he had gone.
But my memory cannot be trusted.
I have started forgetting things.
It's called Dementia.
I will show you my doctor's file.
No, it's okay.
If you remember anything, please call us.
Ma'am.
I had seen Ubaid and Ruksar talking to each other a couple of times.
'You live in the flat below us. What's the number... 777?'
Could Ruksar and Zubeida's case be connected?
Because whatever happened to both of them, happened on the same day.
Is it just a coincidence or a well-thought-out plan?
'She couldn't reach her husband, so I gave her the gas agent's number.'
Ubaid will get 10 million rupees as insurance claims after the murder.
Could Ubaid have killed her for the money?
Or we are trying to look into Anwar and Zubeida's relationship
but is it possible that something started between Ubaid and Ruksar,
'Actually, I'm a corporate insurance agent.'
Mom... I really miss you.
Mom, please come back to me.
Mom. I have written down all my promises.
I will never make these mistakes again.
Mom, I promise.
Mom... I will take care of you.
Please come back to me, Mom.
If you don't want to live with Dad,
then we will go away elsewhere.
Mom, please come back.
'Ubaid said his name should be added in this.'
- 'I'll submit the form. The work will be done. Don't worry. - Okay.'
You knew that Ruksar and Nikunj used to meet regularly.
What happened?
Ma'am, I've got bail. What is this way of treating me?
We know, Ubaid. But your bail has been cancelled.
Why did my bail get cancelled, ma'am?
Zubeida got her insurance on your advice.
The payment release for it was starting after two months.
Zubeida died two months after her insurance was made.
And you know who the nominee is, right?
You told her to add your name as nominee in the insurance papers.
I did not tell her, ma'am.
Zubeida put my name on her own.
I told Zubeida to add her father's name.
Cook up the remaining story in the court and tell.
I had seen Ubaid and Ruksar talking to each other a couple of times.
I've not killed her, ma'am. I've not killed her.
But I don't know what both of them were talking.
Sir, I have not killed Zubeida. I used to love her.
I did not kill Zubeida.
I want to get rid of my girlfriend.
She's troubling me too much.
Run away. Make sure to get all the money in your name.
And secure all the documents.
Anyway, you're in a live-in relationship.
Quietly leave one night.
Change your mobile number.
And just disappear for a few months.
You're right. I'll have to do something like that.
Otherwise, I'll be done for.
Why are you so scared?
Mom, please come back to me.
why I'm getting scared. Hold on.
Mom. I have written down all my promises.
It's her message.
'Where are you? Why don't you come to me these days?'
'I want to become a mother once in my lifetime.'
Please come back to me, Mom.
then we will go away elsewhere.
Who can make some fake documents for me?
We've closed the Zubeida murder case file.
We have to send these papers to the court.
Ubaid is done for. He'll not come out before seven years.
Have the CCTV cameras been put up in the society?
Yes, ma'am. There are cameras on each floor.
Ruksar's case is very surprising.
It's been four months. God knows where she is.
No news, no contact.
I've not seen such a case in my career.
A mother is not trying to even meet her daughter.
And Ruksar would do this only if she is the victim of a crime,
or she has done a crime and has escaped.
I wanted to file a complaint.
Ma'am, I've got bail. What is this way of treating me?
We know, Ubaid. But your bail has been cancelled.
He's thinking about leaving me.
He has opened a bank account
and he has transferred all the money
from our joint account into his account.
I don't have even a single rupee to call my own.
What's his number? We will talk to him.
3-2-6-7-3-8...
Zubeida put my name on her own.
Are you doing a financial fraud?
No, sir. Her name is not Neha.
About how you burnt your wife and killed her.
I've not killed her, ma'am. I've not killed her.
Sir, she's not my wife.
Sir, I have not killed Zubeida. I used to love her.
I did not kill Zubeida.
[gloomy music]
If she had been your girlfriend, then you would realise
Your guess was right.
There has been a crime in the Ruksar missing case.
Delhi Police have sent this file.
Inform Ubaid's family. The case will have to be reopened.
But ma'am. The judgment is due after two days.
We have 24 hours to change the case.
The murderer is someone else, not Ubaid.
[shocking music]
Ubaid is done for. He'll not come out before seven years.
A mother is not trying to even meet her daughter.
She considered you as her friend, and you cheated her. Why?
I was frustrated.
I was tired of acting like a fake wife.
Ubaid used to love me but he used to beat me too.
Mr Ubaid.
No, no... Mr Ubaid.
We can't even utter our husband's name, right?
That's when I met Ashish.
I met him and fell in love with him.
[mellow music]
'Ashish, take me with you.'
'Zubeida, you're already married.'
'I'm not saying just for the sake of saying.'
'I have a solution.'
'But I can't live with Ubaid anymore.'
'Take me with you, please.'
Ruksar came to my house every day.
We would chit-chat over a cup of tea.
She was lonely and so was I.
She was upset with her husband, and I was upset with mine.
Both of us wanted to get out of this.
And then one day.
- 'Greetings, Zubeida. - Greetings, Ruksar. Come in. Sit.'
'Would you like some tea, Ruksar?'
'Yes, of course.'
[sinister music]
I don't have even a single rupee to call my own.
[tense music]
[suspenseful music]
'Where are you?'
'I'm ready. Meet me downstairs in ten minutes.'
[suspenseful music]
[tense music]
'Zubeida, what have you done?'
'I killed her.'
'Killed? Whom did you kill?'
- 'Ruksar. - But...'
'Hurry and let's go from here.'
[sinister music]
Ma'am, I've been living in fear for the last four months.
And Zubeida was acting crazy.
What if she ended up killing me?
That's why I thought of leaving her.
You've ruined the life of an innocent 13-year-old girl.
Your husband is being punished for your crime.
And what did you get from all this? Freedom?
You haven't seen how it is to suffer in jail, Zubeida.
Sit in the jail and think
what would happen if you had just taken a divorce.
I told my parents.
You're an adult and you're educated.
There are many women who are stuck in marriages like this.
I have sympathy for them.
But you...
Don't consider yourself as one of them.
You could have got freedom from your marriage.
If you can run away with your boyfriend, if you can kill a woman,
then you could have surely got out of your marriage.
You have ended two families, for your selfish needs.
[melancholic music]
Zubeida sent Ruksar's phone from one city to another with Ashish's help.
That's why we thought that Ruksar was missing.
There are many women like Ruksar in the cities,
who are alone at home during the day
and the evenings after their husbands go to work.
They talk with their neighbours.
The husband is busy with work throughout the day.
He does not even realise
that his wife is alone at home.
Where are you going? Whom are you meeting?
Make sure to inform someone about it.
And the other person should know
that your family knows where you are.
Maybe the criminal will not go ahead after knowing about it.
As far as Zubeida is concerned,
I would like to plead to the parents of such women,
that they listen to the difficulties of their daughters.
And tell her that the doors to your house are always open.
If you are worried about society, then bring her back grandly.
People will stop gossiping. Trust me.
Stay alert. Stay safe.
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