'The life we work hard'
'to improve,'
'is sadly unpredictable.'
'Someone's death'
'can shatter a family'
'because nobody is ever'
'ready to lose one's beloved.'
'Missing.'
[engine whirring]
[door closing]
Yes, sir, Ganesh here.
Sir, you sent 5000 rupees less.
Sir, that won't work.
Sir, you can call Govind if this is the amount you want, not me.
I want my entire money.
Yes, sir.
[tense music]
You've come.
- Sit. I'll make tea for you. - Forget the tea.
Tell me, where is Ritu? I can't see her anywhere.
I feel like playing cricket all the time
and never go home.
What do you mean by never going home?
Have you failed your exams this time, as well?
Yes. I can't understand Maths and Science.
My father wants me to be studious.
A slap is heading my way upon going home today.
Will you roam outside to avoid a slap?
Apologise after going home.
Neha, my father doesn't accept apologies.
Listen. There's still some time.
- Let's play some cricket, please. - No.
- Let's go home. - Gosh! You're so boring.
[phone ringing]
Yes, Govind, tell me.
Hey, Ganesh!
Don't you dare steal my client hereafter!
Ramnik sir has been my client for the last five years. Understood?
So, what?
I gave him my tempo at a lesser rate. So, he came to me.
You can give your tempo at a lesser rate, as well.
Hey! Stop acting over-smart, Ganesh!
I can kill if it comes to my bread and butter.
Hey! Who are you threatening?
Say that to my face if you have the guts.
I will do whatever I deem fit.
You can do whatever you want. Hang up now!
Here, hold this.
Where's Ritu? It's 6:30 pm.
Hasn't she come yet?
Her results were due today. What about that?
She has failed in two subjects.
What!
Fail? I won't spare her today.
Look. Please calm down and don't hit her.
- Studying is hard for her. - Why must I not hit her?
I drive a tempo and toil hard for days together.
You give these tiffins out.
Isn't all this for our kids' education and bright future?
Yet, this queen failed!
Let her come today. I will teach her to play cricket.
Please calm down.
[tense music]
Ritu.
What happened? Why are you standing outside?
Janhvi, dad is furious.
Let's go inside. Standing out won't lessen your beatings.
I won't spare you now.
- Dad, no! - Please don't hit her.
Ouch!
Your father beat you today.
I've asked you to focus on your studies several times.
But you don't listen to me.
Mom, I don't want to study.
I want to play cricket for India.
Don't be so stubborn, dear.
You know our family's situation.
Look at your older sister. She is so responsible.
Please be mature now. Huh?
Please? Concentrate on your studies.
Understood?
Come on.
[tense music]
Is everything ready?
Yes, mom. Everything is ready.
You cooked seven dishes. Right?
- Yes. - I've packed everything.
Listen.
It is a birthday party. I can be late, so don't wait for me.
Ensure everyone eats food, and you can go off to sleep. Okay?
Yes. But mom, let me come along.
You come home so late.
Don't you get scared?
Your delivery job is enough for me.
So, focus on your studies.
I will handle the rest.
Ah!
[tense music]
Couldn't you come sooner?
I will come whenever I want. I am not your servant.
Then, why do you even come home? Huh?
Do you care about me?
I don't care about you! I don't care about you or this relationship.
As it is, what have you given me till today?
What have I given you?
I've given you everything.
What else do you want? Huh?
It was such a wrong decision to marry you.
Be quiet,
or I will kill you.
You can only threaten me. You're a coward
like your family.
Your mother
sits like a snake in my life.
Don't you dare utter a word about my mother!
Otherwise, you will regret it.
You will regret it.
I will teach you a lesson for life.
I will expose you before everyone.
I've never met a woman like you.
- Take these for a week. - Thank you, doctor.
Leena, do you know anything about Janhvi?
Did you talk to her on a call? Did she say anything?
No, ma'am. I tried calling her, but it's not reachable.
Janhvi knows that her intestines have an infection.
The infection will increase if she doesn't get treated.
She has missed her appointments for the last three weeks.
Oh! Do we have her address?
Perhaps she lives in the old city, Laal Square.
Note her complete address from the visitor book.
Okay, ma'am.
- Madam... - Please give me a minute.
Sir, I'm Dr Pooja.
I need your help.
Okay. Please sit.
Thank you.
Tell me.
Sir, I have a patient, Janhvi Shah.
She and her family have been missing for the last seven days.
Do you have her home address?
Sir, I visited her house.
That's why I came to you.
[tense music]
[door closing]
[tense music]
What is that weird smell?
Break the lock.
[clanking]
[tense music]
Sir, so much blood!
- Stand outside. - Sir! - Take her outside.
The blood has dried off.
- Everyone, check the house. - Yes, sir.
[tense music]
Sir, there is no dead body or injured person in the house.
There's so much blood here.
There's nobody in the house.
Find out how many people live in this house.
Sir, I find one thing strange.
Why is Dr Pooja so concerned about a patient
who missed the appointment that she came to her house?
Dr Pooja!
Yes, sir.
Why are you so concerned about Janhvi?
A doctor treats several patients.
Then, why are you so concerned about one patient
that you visited her house?
It's not an easy thing to digest.
What's the matter?
Look, sir. It's not like that.
Janhvi is a hard-working and sweet girl.
I am fond of her.
Sir, I've been treating her for the last year.
Sir, not only her but also her mom and younger sister
visit my clinic for regular check-ups.
Mom and younger sister!
You have to come with us to the police station.
The missing family had four people.
Ganesh Shah, his wife, Sarita Shah,
and their two days, Ritu and Janhvi.
The neighbours don't know much about this family.
They say that this family kept to themselves.
According to the neighbours,
Ganesh used to hit his daughters, Janhvi and Ritu,
quite often.
[slapping]
'Dad, sorry!'
- 'Won't you study? Want to play cricket? - Please don't hit her!'
[indistinct]
Sir, I was very fond of Janhvi.
She was an intelligent girl.
She used to visit me with her mom for her treatment.
Sir, that girl's determination and passion
are rare in kids nowadays.
Sir, I request you.
Please find her.
When and how did you meet Janhvi for the first time?
At my home a year ago.
[doorbell ringing]
'Your order, madam.'
'Thank you.'
- 'Please give the rating. - Sure.'
'Ah!'
'Child, what happened?'
'No, madam, it's nothing.'
'I am a doctor. Don't be scared. Come in.'
'No, madam. I'll go.'
'Come in for a minute.'
'Relax! Sit down.'
[yelping]
'Wait a minute. I'll be back.'
'Madam?'
'Wait a minute.'
[yelping]
'Lift your feet. It's okay.'
'Relax. Breathe deeply.'
'Deeper.'
'What is your name, dear?'
'Janhvi.'
'Is it paining here?'
'I think you have a stomach infection.'
'I'll get a painkiller.'
'Madam, I'll get going.'
'I have other orders. There's a lot of work.'
'Look, child. You can deliver the orders later. You're sick.'
'You need to get admitted to the hospital.'
[tense music]
'Oh, God! What happened to my Janhvi?'
'Who are you?'
'I am her mother.'
'Look. There's nothing to worry about.'
'There's an intestinal infection.'
'She will recover with regular treatment.'
'I told her several times'
'to stop working, but she doesn't listen.'
'Look at what happened now. Huh?'
'I am okay, mom.'
'Let's go home.'
'No, dear. You cannot go home.'
'The infection will become severe if this treatment isn't completed.'
'But, ma'am, we don't have the money for the treatment.'
'Neither do we have any money to get admitted here.'
'If I don't go to work tomorrow,'
'my salary will be deducted.'
'Relax, Janhvi. None of that will happen.'
'I will talk to your office.'
- 'Look after her. - Yes.'
[tense music]
'Dear, are you okay?'
'What can happen to me, mom?'
'I am okay.'
'Did you get into a fight again?'
'Why are you both quiet?'
'Did something happen at home?'
'Where is dad?'
'Your dad has gone to Jaipur for a delivery. He'll come soon.'
'You need not worry about the money.'
'You need not get worked up about Ritu, as well.'
'Please take care of yourself.'
Sir, I felt that
Ritu had a complex.
I mean, she used to get into fights too often.
Janhvi got her to me for treatment two months ago.
Ritu's treatment? For what?
'Janhvi!'
'What happened to her? Who hit her?'
'It's nothing, madam. A boy named Pakya'
'came to hit me. So, I hit him, as well.'
'Will you let me talk?'
'I am fed up with her, madam.'
'Look at what she's done to herself by fighting.'
'Why do you do that, dear?'
'She needs dressing. Come.'
- 'Ouch! - That's it, dear. Almost over.'
'It's over.'
'Janhvi, you have an appointment scheduled for next week.
Be on time and don't miss it.
- Okay, madam. Thank you. - Take care.
What has happened in this case isn't clear yet.
We found a lot of blood but not a single body.
The whole family is missing.
Who is the victim, exactly?
Did the family kill someone,
or has something happened to someone in the family?
Sir, there is no reference point to match the DNA of the blood.
Get information on Ganesh and Sarita's background.
They might have a relative with whom we can match the DNA.
We need to find out who the victim is
and whether they are multiple.
Did Ganesh's call records provide any leads?
Sir, Ganesh's call records have vendor's records.
Ganesh's last call was to his wife, Sarita.
Ganesh's phone was last switched off on the Ahmedabad highway.
Sarita's last call was to Janhvi.
Did you get Janhvi's last location?
Sir, Janhvi delivered food to a total of seven places that day.
We've spoken to the rest.
But her last delivery was a man in the Ahmedabad defence colony.
That man ordered food from Janhvi.
He is not at home for now. We're trying to reach him.
[phone ringing]
- Hello. - 'Sir, we've found a girl's dead body.'
Where? Send the location.
[mournful music]
How could this young girl have wronged anyone?
Trace the man at the last location as soon as possible.
Match the blood we found
at Janhvi's house with her blood.
Yes, sir.
[mournful music]
Janhvi!
'What happened, Janhvi? Is everything okay?'
'I am worried about Ritu.'
'I hope she mends her ways.'
'Everything will be okay, Janhvi.'
'Why are you getting stressed out?'
'So, how is your exam preparation going on?'
'I study early in the morning'
'and leave for work later.'
'I'm proud of you, Janhvi.'
'If you ever need anything,'
'I'm always there for you.'
'Thank you, madam.'
'Whose photo is that?'
'My daughter.'
Janhvi!
[tense music]
Sir, Ganesh is still missing.
We didn't get anything from his call records.
Sir, the neighbour told me that three days ago,
Ganesh got in a fight with a man named Govind.
Call him.
Yes, sir.
Sir, it was a huge fight.
They got into a fistfight.
'What? Let him go!'
'Let him go. Why are you hitting him?'
- 'What happened? - For how long will you hide behind your wife?'
'You snatched my vendor.'
'I won't let you sleep peacefully'
'hereafter. Understood?'
'Get lost!'
Get more information about her.
Who killed Janhvi?
Did he exact Ganesh's revenge on Janhvi?
[sinister music]
Sir, we checked Ganesh and Sarita's background.
Both of them came here from Pune a year ago.
Ganesh is Sarita's second husband.
Who is her first husband?
Sir, he died due to a heart attack four years ago.
According to the local police, it was a strange case.
But the crime was not proven.
That's not all, sir.
Sarita's entire family, her parents and younger sister
died within one year of her husband's death in a car accident.
It means the whole family is no more.
- After that, Sarita married Ganesh. - Yes, sir.
So, there is no way we can match Sarita's DNA.
Ganesh's background?
Sir, he grew up in an orphanage.
The people there told me that Ganesh was very short-tempered.
Neither do we have Ganesh, nor do we have his truck.
What if Ganesh did something to his family
and went missing?
Find Ganesh's truck anywhere in India.
Ganesh can hide in a hole.
Where will he hide his truck?
Yes, sir.
Where is your senior?
Your senior?
Namaste, sir!
I want to surrender, sir.
Why? What have you done?
My name is Nandan Bhaskar. My wife's name is Aparna Bhaskar.
I killed my wife.
You killed her with a ballpen!
Ball pen.
[tense music playing]
[dramatic music playing]
[dramatic music continues playing]
[crying]
I'm sorry, Aparna.
Please forgive me.
[suspenseful music playing]
Sir.
We've got some information about Rahul, Janhvi's special friend.
Special friend?
Even then he did not come to complain.
- Get him. - Yes, sir.
Who could it be?
I don't know, sir.
I myself was shocked to hear about it.
Sir, we found Govind. The one who fought with Ganesh.
[suspenseful music playing]
Where is Ganesh? Where is his family? Speak.
Ganesh must have sold his wife.
He used to use his wife
to lure all my customers away from me.
What do you mean?
Sir, he was his wife's pimp.
God knows how many lovers his wife had.
'Greetings, Sarita. Is Ganesh at home?'
'He's not at home.'
'But you come inside.'
'Come. Sit down.'
'Tell me, what would you like to have?'
'Tea, coffee, anything else?'
'No, Sarita. I don't want anything.'
'Are you sure?'
He had a catering business.
But sir,
I found them a little strange a couple of times.
[dramatic music playing]
- 'Nimesh. - Hmm.'
- 'Where is Rita? - She's gone to the market.'
- 'I see. - Where does she keep the sugar?'
[bangles jingling]
- 'I'll give it to you. - Uh... uh...'
'Sugar.'
[dramatic music playing]
- 'Is this enough? - Yes.'
- 'Anything else? - No, that's all.'
She's a very strange woman, sir.
I don't know how all this happened to their daughter Janhvi.
[eerie music playing]
[gasping]
Sir... I have not done anything, sir.
We have Janhvi's messages with us.
Both of you had fought.
Just one day before she was murdered.
Am I right?
- Am I right? - I'll tell you, sir.
I'll tell you.
'Janhvi, why did you call me here?'
'I love you, Rahul.'
'Janhvi, what are you doing?'
'Look, you're mistaken.'
'But Rahul, I love you.'
'Look... We are fine as friends.'
'Please try to understand.'
'I... I don't love you.'
What do you think? We'll accept any story that you tell.
If you are here for a few more days
then you will tell us everything on your own.
'3 days later (10th May 2024)'
Rahul is in the lock-up for three days, but he's not said a word.
Detain him for one more day.
He will speak.
[phone ringing]
Sir, Dr Pooja is calling.
Hello.
Sorry, sir. I called you here since I was a little busy.
I have to tell you something.
Janhvi had come to me a few days back.
'My dad, Ganesh'
'is not my real father.'
'What? What do you mean?'
'My mother was married before this.'
'But mom never spoke to me about this.'
'Janhvi, your mom must have had some difficulty.
'And, your younger sister, Ritu,'
'is she your first father's daughter or your second father's daughter?'
'No, Ritu and I are both daughters of our first father.'
'My father lives in Ujjain.'
'And when I was six years old'
'my mom broke her first marriage.'
'And got married to Ganesh dad.'
Thank you.
[mellow music playing]
Sir, Sarita's first husband was Himanshu Parimal.
He had a catering business.
But, sir, he is a sex addict.
There are many complaints of sexual violence against him in Baroda.
He had come to Ahmedabad two weeks ago.
His phone is switched off, sir.
And he's not at his Baroda home, either.
Janhvi's death also occurred around the same time.
And her younger sister, Ritu,
where could she have gone all alone?
Sir, I'm fearing that she also...
'Control room. A girl's dead body has been found
near a lane of Veernagar Chowk. Please report.
[tense music playing]
[dramatic music playing]
Sir, this body has been here for the last five days.
Sir, Ritu's initial report has come.
Her throat was slit with a knife.
Drug samples were found in the blood.
Sir, that...
What happened? Why did you stop?
Sir, the young girl, Ritu was also brutally raped.
I want all the rapists and murderers
behind bars as soon as possible.
Did you find out who the man was to whom Janhvi made the last delivery?
Yes, sir. Nachiket Joshi.
He runs a medical shop.
I did his thorough background check.
He's absolutely clean.
Then, the next part of the story
can be told only by Sarita and her first husband.
- Find Himanshu. - Yes, sir.
[knocking on the door]
Why was your phone turned off?
Sir, my phone was not working.
We're not able to trace Sarita.
And both your daughters have been killed.
Where is Sarita?
Where is Ganesh?
Two weeks ago, you came to Ahmedabad
and the entire family is missing after that day.
Where did you make them disappear?
Sir, why will I make them disappear?
I have not done anything to her.
She couldn't even take care of my daughters.
Sir, I'm telling the truth. She must have run off with her lover.
She's the one who killed my daughter and also filed a case against me.
She filed a case.
What did you do?
Sir, I did not do anything.
She ran away with her lover.
And she's the one who's killed my daughters.
[eerie music playing]
[tense music playing]
'What's going on here? What's all this?'
'I was hurt. She was just applying medicine.'
Sir, I went two weeks ago to meet my daughters.
Rs 10,000 was transferred from Janhvi's phone to you.
For alcohol.
[dog barking]
Why is this dog barking since yesterday?
'There is such a foul smell here.'
'Even the pipe is broken.'
Is something stuck here?
[dramatic music playing]
The whole game has turned around.
This means the culprit is Sarita.
[dramatic music playing]
We did not believe anyone.
But it was all Sarita's doing.
She must know about all the CCTV cameras in the neighbourhood.
Sarita is the murderer, sir.
Find Sarita.
'There is shocking news coming in from Ahmedabad.
'Police have recovered dead bodies of two children.'
'The prime suspect was the girl's father.'
'But now even the father's body has been recovered.'
'The police are now suspecting the girls' mother, Sarita.'
'Why is she still at large?'
'Keep watching 'Murderer Mom.'
[tense music playing]
'You can only threaten. You're a coward.'
'Just like your family.'
'And your mother is always sitting like a snake on my life.'
[gasping]
[mellow music playing]
Now, we go according to the theory
then Sarita told her daughters a half-baked story.
Sarita first married Himanshu.
And when Himanshu left her,
she married a simple man, Ganesh, who was a tempo driver.
So that when Ganesh is out driving all day long,
Sarita can fulfil her desires.
Right, sir. Janhvi was mature enough.
But Ritu became a drug addict.
What a strange mother.
She got her own daughters killed.
Dr Pooja came to us with a complaint on Saturday.
And according to the post-mortem report
Ganesh, Ritu and Janhvi
were killed around two days before that, on Thursday.
This means they had already prepared
to hide their bodies on Thursday.
They might have used Ganesh's tempo for that.
Sarita first killed her husband Ganesh.
And buried him behind the house.
Then she must have got rid of her daughters' bodies.
Parmar, killing three people
and getting rid of their bodies
is not such an easy task.
If the tempo had been used
then all this cannot be done by Sarita alone.
There was someone else who helped Sarita.
Who is that?
[eerie music playing]
I don't know how this happened.
Whatever happened, I did not do it on my own.
I did not do it, but I don't know how it happened.
Aparna, please forgive me. Please.
It's been one month
but we've not found Sarita yet.
Let's see how many more days she'll hide.
I have alerted all the police stations.
It's very astonishing to me
that a woman can be so cruel.
We still have to find the one who helped Sarita.
I have combed all the nearby areas and checked the CCTV.
Neither could we trace the tempo nor Sarita.
We have to close this case as soon as possible, Parmar.
Just a minute.
So far, apart from Dr Pooja,
no one else has come forward to file a complaint.
There are always two sides to a story.
We have only heard one side of the story.
And we have to solve the other side.
I don't know what I'm thinking
is true.
Sir, the problem is that this is just a story, not proof.
On June 2nd, Ganesh, Janhvi and Ritu were killed.
On June 2nd, Sarita ran away.
And then Dr Pooja came to complain after three days.
And in these three days, no one else came.
Listen.
You'll die. You haven't eaten for so many days.
Eat it quietly.
I had hidden something from you that day.
What? Did you commit another murder?
Yes.
Sir, there's a criminal, Nandan Bhaskar.
He said that he killed his wife on the 2nd of last month.
He has been in jail ever since.
Now he's saying that he did another murder
on second near Ahmedabad Highway.
[car approaching]
[tense music playing]
Sarita.
The entire family has been killed.
I... I killed her.
I was there.
I saw whatever happened with my eyes.
[shouting]
I could have saved her if I wanted to, but I did not.
I had a lot of rage against women in my mind.
That's why I did not bother, and I let her die.
You let her die, meaning,
you did not kill her?
My bike was punctured while I was in the forest.
I was pushing my bike and going.
Was this the lady?
Yes, she was the same lady.
They raped her beside the tempo and then hit a big stone on her head.
[tense music playing]
Why did you kill them?
How did that family harm you?
What do you mean, how did they harm us?
What proof do you have?
I will bring the proof from hell, if required.
All of you narrated a story
which was completely false.
Dr Pooja's story was true.
'God knows how many lovers his wife had.'
'She's a very strange woman, sir.'
'I don't know, sir.'
During the post-mortem
we found some hair samples on Sarita's body.
And it's DNA matches with all three of you.
Now, tell me, why did you kill Sarita?
She would encourage us at first
and if we touched her, she'd play hard to get.
[doorbell ringing]
'Coming.'
[door opening]
'Please come in, brother.'
'Sit down. I'll make tea for you.'
'Ganesh will be back any minute.'
'Are you okay, brother?'
'Sarita, my wife has left me.'
'I don't know how to manage my house now.'
Please don't worry, brother.'
'We're here. We're also your family.'
'We won't let you live alone.'
'You're very nice, Sarita.'
- 'You're very nice. - What are you doing?'
'You are my husband's friend.'
'Forget that donkey.'
'You love me, don't you?'
'I call you my brother.'
'Sarita, you worry so much about me. That means you love me.'
'I worry about everyone, brother.'
'You're mistaken.'
'I speak to everyone nicely.'
'Please don't mistake me.'
- 'Stay away. Stay away. - Listen to me.'
'Get out of here.'
'Otherwise, I'll call the police.'
'She'd always sit close to me and talk.'
[high-five]
Sir... I...
I loved her.
[doorbell ringing]
'Rahul, child. Janhvi is not at home.'
'Is Ritu there?'
'No, she's gone to school.'
'Come in. Will you have some 'poha?'
- 'Yes. - Come in.'
'That's also fine.'
[tense music playing]
'Here you go. 'Poha.'
'Why don't you feed me with your hands?'
'What are you doing?'
'What are you doing? Leave me.'
'Leave me.'
'Get out of here right now.'
[dramatic music playing]
'I'm in love with Sarita.'
'I think she has no character.'
'Forget Sarita,'
'I feel like'
'killing Ganesh.'
'She slapped me.'
'Me.'
'What an outcome of your love.'
'I won't spare her. Wait and watch.'
- 'I have a great plan. - What?'
'Ganesh has gone out for two days.'
'We will enter the house from the back.'
'And...'
'Listen, we will not bury all them here.'
'Someone might suspect it.'
'We will bury all of them in different places. Got it?'
'But Sarita is still alive.'
[vocalising]
[vehicle moving]
[eerie music playing]
If any girl or woman smiles and talks to you
does it mean she has no character?
You should be ashamed of yourselves. Rot in the jail now.
[dramatic music playing]
[sombre music playing]
Women don't have the freedom to even laugh and smile.
Because of the society in which we live in
people think of a self-employed women
as a characterless woman.
And start weaving stories as per their wish.
This world may be right for women, but not the people who live in it.
If Sarita had taken a strong step against these three
then they wouldn't have dared to do anything.
If Sarita had taken the help of police when she was first abused
then maybe today, she and her family would've been safe.
Please recognise the signs of crime.
Inform the police as soon as crime knocks on your door.
We are always at your service.
'Jai Hind.'