1 00:00:24,065 --> 00:00:25,545 Amar. 2 00:00:27,545 --> 00:00:28,825 Akbar. 3 00:00:29,825 --> 00:00:30,985 - Mr. Akbar. - Hello. 4 00:00:31,385 --> 00:00:33,065 - So good to see you. - Same here. 5 00:00:33,145 --> 00:00:33,985 Hello. 6 00:00:34,065 --> 00:00:35,065 It's a good thing you showed up. 7 00:00:35,145 --> 00:00:36,505 Because if you hadn't, 8 00:00:36,545 --> 00:00:37,385 you would have been brought here anyway. 9 00:00:37,425 --> 00:00:40,305 The police called right after you did. 10 00:00:40,545 --> 00:00:42,305 I'm a law-abiding citizen, so... 11 00:00:42,785 --> 00:00:43,985 Here I am. 12 00:00:44,105 --> 00:00:46,465 I just hope the case is resolved quickly. 13 00:00:46,585 --> 00:00:47,665 Why wouldn't it be? 14 00:00:47,785 --> 00:00:50,185 If everyone cooperates, it will be. 15 00:00:50,425 --> 00:00:51,065 Of course. 16 00:00:54,865 --> 00:00:55,665 Nice perfume. 17 00:00:55,785 --> 00:00:56,585 Thank you. 18 00:00:56,825 --> 00:00:57,865 You get it in Dubai. 19 00:00:57,865 --> 00:00:59,705 Next time I return from Dubai, 20 00:00:59,745 --> 00:01:01,065 I'll definitely get one for you. 21 00:01:01,105 --> 00:01:02,305 No, it's... 22 00:01:03,225 --> 00:01:04,225 I don't mind one. 23 00:01:04,585 --> 00:01:05,265 Sure. 24 00:01:05,905 --> 00:01:06,825 Thank you. 25 00:01:36,785 --> 00:01:37,665 Start proceedings in: 26 00:01:37,705 --> 00:01:39,785 Bahar Chakravarty versus The State. 27 00:01:40,065 --> 00:01:41,145 Prosecution. 28 00:01:41,425 --> 00:01:43,785 Your Honour, as per the defence, 29 00:01:45,265 --> 00:01:50,025 the accused claims that, 30 00:01:51,785 --> 00:01:57,185 Jessu Momin recorded her private moments with Sudarshan, 31 00:01:57,905 --> 00:02:02,225 and then used those videos to blackmail her. 32 00:02:04,025 --> 00:02:05,785 My learned friend's client 33 00:02:05,905 --> 00:02:07,905 must have heard about the MeToo movement. 34 00:02:07,985 --> 00:02:09,025 I'm sure she has. 35 00:02:09,185 --> 00:02:13,385 Then she must also know that the laws against crimes 36 00:02:13,465 --> 00:02:15,905 against women in our country are extremely strong. 37 00:02:16,025 --> 00:02:18,945 Your Honour, just one phone call... 38 00:02:20,265 --> 00:02:22,665 and the accused could have been sent to jail 39 00:02:22,785 --> 00:02:24,505 under a non-bailable offence. 40 00:02:25,105 --> 00:02:26,305 So, Ms Bahar, 41 00:02:26,785 --> 00:02:29,785 when Jessu Momin blackmailed you for the first time, 42 00:02:31,025 --> 00:02:32,465 why didn't you approach anyone? 43 00:02:32,785 --> 00:02:34,145 You could have told someone. 44 00:02:34,225 --> 00:02:36,225 You could have gone to the police. 45 00:02:36,505 --> 00:02:40,665 Your Honour, I would like to ask my junior defence council, 46 00:02:41,025 --> 00:02:43,265 that she had dozens of opportunities 47 00:02:43,345 --> 00:02:45,905 to send Jessu Momin to jail. 48 00:02:46,625 --> 00:02:48,985 She could have dialled 100. 49 00:02:49,105 --> 00:02:51,225 There are several NGOs for women in our country. 50 00:02:51,425 --> 00:02:52,985 She could have approached any one of them. 51 00:02:53,065 --> 00:02:53,985 Social media. 52 00:02:54,065 --> 00:02:54,945 Digital media. 53 00:02:55,105 --> 00:02:57,145 Print. Electronic I mean. 54 00:02:57,745 --> 00:03:00,105 One reel, one post, one byte- 55 00:03:00,225 --> 00:03:01,745 and it would have been the end of the matter. 56 00:03:01,865 --> 00:03:04,105 But she did none of that. 57 00:03:04,385 --> 00:03:05,745 Instead, she went to 58 00:03:05,865 --> 00:03:07,985 Jessu Momin's hotel late at night, 59 00:03:08,865 --> 00:03:11,505 to get her video deleted. 60 00:03:12,905 --> 00:03:13,985 And there, 61 00:03:14,145 --> 00:03:16,625 suddenly, Jessu Momin ends up dead. 62 00:03:17,305 --> 00:03:19,545 She panics and runs away. 63 00:03:19,865 --> 00:03:20,585 I mean, 64 00:03:20,665 --> 00:03:24,265 what could be a bigger motive to commit murder? 65 00:03:24,385 --> 00:03:26,225 Your Honour, everyone is aware 66 00:03:26,745 --> 00:03:28,585 that there are many women- across the world, 67 00:03:28,665 --> 00:03:30,145 if not in our country- 68 00:03:30,385 --> 00:03:31,865 who choose not to speak up in such situations. 69 00:03:31,945 --> 00:03:33,065 They are judged by society. 70 00:03:33,065 --> 00:03:34,425 The media is insensitive, 71 00:03:34,425 --> 00:03:36,105 always hungry for the next scandal. 72 00:03:36,505 --> 00:03:37,665 And, frankly- 73 00:03:37,985 --> 00:03:38,905 what is the actual number of convictions so far 74 00:03:38,905 --> 00:03:39,985 in MeToo-related cases? 75 00:03:41,025 --> 00:03:43,665 My client's career had just begun, Your Honour. 76 00:03:43,865 --> 00:03:45,585 She was afraid that if the video leaked, 77 00:03:45,745 --> 00:03:47,265 how would she face society? 78 00:03:47,385 --> 00:03:48,625 How would she face her family? 79 00:03:48,745 --> 00:03:49,905 She would be humiliated. 80 00:03:50,145 --> 00:03:51,025 And so, she chose silence. 81 00:03:51,105 --> 00:03:52,905 Then why didn't she think of any of this, 82 00:03:53,025 --> 00:03:54,745 Your Honour, when she went to 83 00:03:54,825 --> 00:03:56,785 Jessu Momin's hotel room late at night? 84 00:03:56,945 --> 00:03:58,425 If this news had leaked, 85 00:03:58,625 --> 00:04:00,225 wouldn't she and her family 86 00:04:00,385 --> 00:04:01,945 be humiliated anyway? 87 00:04:04,465 --> 00:04:05,825 Another point, Your Honour. 88 00:04:09,025 --> 00:04:12,785 I would like to refer to the Thane extortion case of 2022, 89 00:04:12,985 --> 00:04:15,865 where the victim eventually killed the blackmailer. 90 00:04:16,825 --> 00:04:21,065 A similar pattern was seen in State of Karnataka vs Babu, 2019. 91 00:04:21,585 --> 00:04:25,545 Mohammad Rafat Khan vs Veena Ahir, 2024. 92 00:04:25,905 --> 00:04:27,865 The Hemant murder case, Your Honour- 93 00:04:28,145 --> 00:04:31,225 where the victim, Nafisa, killed Hemant 94 00:04:31,425 --> 00:04:36,425 after being blackmailed for ten consecutive years. 95 00:04:47,065 --> 00:04:48,985 I apologise for the outburst, 96 00:04:49,185 --> 00:04:50,385 Your Honour. 97 00:04:50,865 --> 00:04:54,585 But as things stand today- 98 00:04:54,865 --> 00:04:56,825 there is only one accused in this case. 99 00:04:57,905 --> 00:05:00,385 Ms Bahar Chakravarty. 100 00:05:01,865 --> 00:05:02,785 Your Honour, 101 00:05:03,225 --> 00:05:05,265 according to all the evidence, 102 00:05:05,825 --> 00:05:08,825 Jessu Momin did not commit suicide. 103 00:05:09,465 --> 00:05:13,065 And Your Honour, according to the forensic reports, 104 00:05:13,385 --> 00:05:15,865 there was no scuffle between Ms. Bahar 105 00:05:15,865 --> 00:05:17,865 and Jessu Momin during which Jessu Momin 106 00:05:17,905 --> 00:05:19,425 could have accidentally shot himself. 107 00:05:19,865 --> 00:05:20,665 Is that correct? 108 00:05:21,625 --> 00:05:22,825 Your Honour, 109 00:05:23,265 --> 00:05:28,225 the accused had the strongest motive to kill Jessu Momin. 110 00:05:31,905 --> 00:05:32,905 Time for the googly. 111 00:05:33,385 --> 00:05:34,025 Your Honour. 112 00:05:34,105 --> 00:05:35,065 Yes, Defence. 113 00:05:35,665 --> 00:05:36,865 There is another person 114 00:05:37,985 --> 00:05:40,665 who had a motive to kill Jessu Momin. 115 00:05:42,785 --> 00:05:43,585 I am going to contradict 116 00:05:43,665 --> 00:05:45,305 my own argument from the last hearing, 117 00:05:45,425 --> 00:05:46,945 for which I apologise. 118 00:05:47,265 --> 00:05:49,145 I want to congratulate the prosecution, 119 00:05:49,305 --> 00:05:52,425 because my focus shifted in this direction thanks to you, sir. 120 00:05:52,585 --> 00:05:54,265 As I said, I still have a lot to learn from you. 121 00:05:54,945 --> 00:05:55,825 Your Honour, 122 00:05:56,665 --> 00:05:58,785 Sudarshan had a clear motive. 123 00:06:01,265 --> 00:06:02,745 On the night of 25th August, 124 00:06:03,185 --> 00:06:06,865 he was seen in CCTV footage of Hotel Sun n Beach's lobby. 125 00:06:07,065 --> 00:06:08,745 Shortly after that, 126 00:06:09,105 --> 00:06:10,585 he disappeared and has not been found since. 127 00:06:10,745 --> 00:06:11,945 Your Honour, 128 00:06:12,505 --> 00:06:15,265 he is once again trying to waste the court's time. 129 00:06:15,585 --> 00:06:18,785 Your Honour, I am surprised 130 00:06:18,905 --> 00:06:20,865 that my learned prosecutor said in the last hearing, 131 00:06:20,905 --> 00:06:22,385 "Do not look at the reason, look at the motive." 132 00:06:22,465 --> 00:06:24,065 And now, when I am examining the motive, 133 00:06:24,505 --> 00:06:26,505 he claims I am wasting the court's time. 134 00:06:26,745 --> 00:06:27,825 Please decide, sir, 135 00:06:27,865 --> 00:06:31,945 whether Sudarshan is the prime suspect in this case or not. 136 00:06:32,225 --> 00:06:34,225 Your Honour, this mystery will not be resolved until 137 00:06:34,305 --> 00:06:35,505 Sudarshan appears before this court. 138 00:06:35,585 --> 00:06:37,825 The mystery has already been solved, Your Honour. 139 00:06:38,225 --> 00:06:40,505 Ms. Bahar's actions clearly indicate- 140 00:06:40,585 --> 00:06:43,065 Your Honour, if you may please permit me, I want to prove 141 00:06:43,145 --> 00:06:46,065 before this court that Sudarshan had a clear motive. 142 00:06:46,225 --> 00:06:48,025 Then go ahead. Prove it. 143 00:06:48,145 --> 00:06:50,025 That will be all from my side, Your Honour. 144 00:06:50,225 --> 00:06:51,185 Thank you. 145 00:06:52,065 --> 00:06:53,305 Your Honour, I would like to present one of 146 00:06:53,425 --> 00:06:55,385 Ms. Bahar's statements before the court. 147 00:07:00,065 --> 00:07:02,865 Your honour, in her statement, Ms. Bahar said 148 00:07:03,105 --> 00:07:06,225 that her flatmate, Ms. Achala, gave her the idea to delete the video 149 00:07:06,425 --> 00:07:08,665 from Jessu Momin's phone. 150 00:07:08,865 --> 00:07:09,865 For that purpose, 151 00:07:09,905 --> 00:07:11,625 I would like to call Ms. Achala to the witness box. 152 00:07:11,825 --> 00:07:13,065 You may please. 153 00:07:16,905 --> 00:07:18,185 Ms. Achala, 154 00:07:19,065 --> 00:07:20,905 how long have you known Ms. Bahar? 155 00:07:22,145 --> 00:07:25,385 We have been flatmates for nearly eight months. 156 00:07:25,625 --> 00:07:28,585 Did you give Ms. Bahar the idea to delete the video 157 00:07:28,785 --> 00:07:30,305 from Jessu Momin's phone? 158 00:07:30,905 --> 00:07:32,025 Yes. 159 00:07:32,225 --> 00:07:36,865 "Meet Jessu. Make him comfortable with your 160 00:07:37,065 --> 00:07:39,385 sweet talk. Make him drink. 161 00:07:39,665 --> 00:07:40,585 He'll zone out." 162 00:07:40,865 --> 00:07:43,825 "Then take his phone 163 00:07:43,985 --> 00:07:46,305 and delete the video." 164 00:07:51,825 --> 00:07:52,785 "Okay, 165 00:07:54,505 --> 00:07:56,145 but do you think 166 00:07:57,945 --> 00:08:00,265 I can do all this?" 167 00:08:01,825 --> 00:08:02,945 "Of course, babe. 168 00:08:03,265 --> 00:08:04,825 You're a great actress. 169 00:08:04,945 --> 00:08:05,905 You'll do it." 170 00:08:06,425 --> 00:08:09,185 Jessu made Bahar's 171 00:08:09,265 --> 00:08:11,305 life miserable by blackmailing her, 172 00:08:11,745 --> 00:08:13,145 and I knew Jessu. 173 00:08:13,465 --> 00:08:15,105 You knew Jessu? 174 00:08:15,385 --> 00:08:16,425 Yes. 175 00:08:16,625 --> 00:08:18,145 He would completely black 176 00:08:18,225 --> 00:08:20,545 out under the influence of drugs and alcohol. 177 00:08:20,785 --> 00:08:22,145 That was the only opportunity 178 00:08:22,225 --> 00:08:24,185 to delete the video from his phone. 179 00:08:24,385 --> 00:08:25,825 How did you know Jessu? 180 00:08:26,905 --> 00:08:30,505 I knew his partner, Mr. Akbar. 181 00:08:30,625 --> 00:08:31,505 Akbar Baig? 182 00:08:31,745 --> 00:08:32,665 Yes. 183 00:08:33,105 --> 00:08:34,665 We met through him. 184 00:08:34,865 --> 00:08:38,585 Did you inform Mr. Akbar Baig about the blackmail? 185 00:08:39,105 --> 00:08:40,145 Yes. 186 00:08:40,865 --> 00:08:42,905 Did Mr. Akbar take any action? 187 00:08:43,785 --> 00:08:44,905 Yes. 188 00:08:45,025 --> 00:08:48,225 He said he would talk to Jessu about it, 189 00:08:48,585 --> 00:08:51,905 but he left for Dubai due to a family emergency, 190 00:08:51,945 --> 00:08:54,265 and after that we lost touch. 191 00:08:55,065 --> 00:08:55,905 Alright. 192 00:08:55,985 --> 00:08:59,025 Ms. Achala, you lied in your police testimony. 193 00:08:59,185 --> 00:09:01,145 You stated that you did not know Sudarshan. 194 00:09:01,265 --> 00:09:02,465 Is that correct? 195 00:09:04,065 --> 00:09:07,225 Yes. I did that on Bahar's insistence, 196 00:09:08,465 --> 00:09:12,385 because she did not want Sudarshan's name to be involved. 197 00:09:14,905 --> 00:09:15,905 But according to Ms. Bahar, 198 00:09:15,945 --> 00:09:17,225 Sudarshan was innocent. 199 00:09:17,825 --> 00:09:19,545 So either she was lying, 200 00:09:19,785 --> 00:09:20,825 or you are. 201 00:09:21,785 --> 00:09:24,505 Ms. Achala, lying to the police 202 00:09:24,745 --> 00:09:28,465 and lying in this court are very different things. 203 00:09:29,465 --> 00:09:31,745 If you lie in the witness box, 204 00:09:31,825 --> 00:09:33,305 that constitutes perjury, 205 00:09:33,585 --> 00:09:34,425 which carries a punishment of up to 206 00:09:34,505 --> 00:09:35,945 seven years of imprisonment. 207 00:09:36,225 --> 00:09:37,505 So please speak the truth. 208 00:09:39,505 --> 00:09:43,425 Bahar told me everything I know about Sudarshan. 209 00:09:44,505 --> 00:09:46,185 What do you know about Sudarshan? 210 00:09:46,585 --> 00:09:50,465 Only this-when Sudarshan 211 00:09:50,785 --> 00:09:54,545 found out that Jessu was blackmailing Bahar over the contract, 212 00:09:54,785 --> 00:09:58,585 he said he would kill Jessu. 213 00:09:58,865 --> 00:09:59,825 What? 214 00:10:01,665 --> 00:10:05,745 Sudarshan said he would kill Jessu. 215 00:10:06,985 --> 00:10:08,505 And Bahar was 216 00:10:08,585 --> 00:10:10,105 afraid that he might actually do it, 217 00:10:10,385 --> 00:10:15,905 because I have seen him hit a man in the club before 218 00:10:16,865 --> 00:10:20,105 just because he bumped into Bahar, while dancing. 219 00:10:20,305 --> 00:10:23,185 Sudarshan had trouble controlling his anger. 220 00:10:25,305 --> 00:10:26,865 That will be all, Ms. Achala. 221 00:10:26,905 --> 00:10:27,745 Thank you. 222 00:10:29,825 --> 00:10:31,505 Your Honour, before I conclude, 223 00:10:31,905 --> 00:10:33,425 I would like to refer to a few cases 224 00:10:33,505 --> 00:10:37,785 where a loved one of the victim killed the blackmailer. 225 00:10:38,745 --> 00:10:40,505 Surender Pandey vs Vishal Shinde, 226 00:10:40,585 --> 00:10:42,665 Navi Mumbai Sessions Court, 2024. 227 00:10:42,825 --> 00:10:44,265 Ansar Khan vs State of Uttar Pradesh, 228 00:10:44,425 --> 00:10:45,825 October 2023. 229 00:10:46,025 --> 00:10:48,225 Divyendu Ghosh vs State of West Bengal, 230 00:10:48,425 --> 00:10:49,545 Kolkata High Court, 231 00:10:49,625 --> 00:10:51,625 September 2023. 232 00:10:51,825 --> 00:10:55,025 Similarly, in the present case, on the night of 25th August, 233 00:10:55,105 --> 00:10:58,425 Sudarshan went to Room No. 111 at Hotel Sun n Beach. 234 00:10:58,545 --> 00:11:00,225 He confronted Jessu over 235 00:11:00,305 --> 00:11:02,225 the blackmail of Bahar 236 00:11:02,305 --> 00:11:05,905 and then shot Jessu to death. 237 00:11:08,585 --> 00:11:09,625 That is all, Your Honour. 238 00:11:09,785 --> 00:11:11,985 Considering today's arguments, 239 00:11:12,225 --> 00:11:14,865 the court grants two weeks time 240 00:11:15,025 --> 00:11:17,105 for the police to complete their investigation. 241 00:11:17,185 --> 00:11:18,225 Investigating Officer. 242 00:11:18,905 --> 00:11:19,545 Yes, Ma'am. 243 00:11:19,625 --> 00:11:20,985 Are you feeling alright? 244 00:11:21,145 --> 00:11:21,865 Yes, madam. 245 00:11:21,905 --> 00:11:23,185 Then what is the delay for? 246 00:11:24,825 --> 00:11:26,905 Give me his senior's number. 247 00:11:28,585 --> 00:11:30,625 I expect that before the next hearing, 248 00:11:30,785 --> 00:11:32,425 the other possible suspect, 249 00:11:32,665 --> 00:11:35,585 Mr. Sudarshan, will be arrested 250 00:11:35,825 --> 00:11:39,105 and produced before this court for questioning. 251 00:11:39,505 --> 00:11:41,505 Failing which, the court will be compelled 252 00:11:41,585 --> 00:11:44,265 to take action against the investigating team. 253 00:11:44,345 --> 00:11:45,585 Adjourned. 254 00:11:46,425 --> 00:11:48,305 Sir, please enlighten me. 255 00:11:48,425 --> 00:11:50,025 What happened in court today? 256 00:11:50,105 --> 00:11:52,065 What exactly was it? Let me explain. 257 00:11:52,385 --> 00:11:55,105 You spoke extensively inside today, that's why. 258 00:11:55,785 --> 00:11:59,825 Sonali, remember the T20 India vs South Africa final? 259 00:12:00,065 --> 00:12:00,945 Yeah. 260 00:12:01,625 --> 00:12:03,825 We had ninety percent lost that match. 261 00:12:04,065 --> 00:12:06,985 Then came Rishabh Pant with a fake injury. 262 00:12:07,665 --> 00:12:09,185 Team India bought time. 263 00:12:09,945 --> 00:12:11,465 The batsman lost focus. 264 00:12:11,625 --> 00:12:14,985 After the break, he got out on the very first ball. 265 00:12:16,025 --> 00:12:17,305 I get it now. 266 00:12:17,745 --> 00:12:19,185 You mean, after today's trial, 267 00:12:19,265 --> 00:12:21,465 the police and media will assume Sudarshan is the killer. 268 00:12:21,545 --> 00:12:22,545 Which he obviously is not. 269 00:12:22,625 --> 00:12:25,385 But they'll believe it because Amar sir said so. 270 00:12:25,745 --> 00:12:27,865 The media and the police will leave no stone unturned 271 00:12:27,945 --> 00:12:30,665 to find Sudarshan, whom we couldn't trace. 272 00:12:30,865 --> 00:12:32,025 It's not that- 273 00:12:32,945 --> 00:12:33,865 Khandekar. 274 00:12:34,585 --> 00:12:36,785 Amar, buddy, what is your problem with me? 275 00:12:36,865 --> 00:12:38,985 If you don't like my face, say it straight. 276 00:12:39,105 --> 00:12:41,145 Why are you messing with me indirectly in court? 277 00:12:41,225 --> 00:12:43,425 I am really sorry, pal, but trust me, 278 00:12:43,865 --> 00:12:45,225 it's all part of the plan. 279 00:12:46,145 --> 00:12:48,105 It's important that Sudarshan gets caught. 280 00:12:48,865 --> 00:12:50,745 But is Sudarshan the killer? 281 00:12:50,945 --> 00:12:51,905 I have my doubts. 282 00:12:52,425 --> 00:12:55,265 Unfortunately, I have very few leads and 283 00:12:56,185 --> 00:12:57,425 too many missing links. 284 00:12:57,825 --> 00:12:59,465 Look, for the next couple of hearings, 285 00:12:59,545 --> 00:13:01,625 the court's focus will be on Sudarshan. 286 00:13:01,825 --> 00:13:02,905 The public prosecutor won't pester you 287 00:13:03,065 --> 00:13:05,265 for anything other than Sudarshan. 288 00:13:05,385 --> 00:13:07,545 That will buy me time. 289 00:13:07,745 --> 00:13:09,865 Just find Sudarshan, no matter how. 290 00:13:10,065 --> 00:13:11,825 But we don't have any leads. 291 00:13:12,745 --> 00:13:14,985 How, when, and where he disappeared that day- 292 00:13:15,065 --> 00:13:16,585 no one has a clue. 293 00:13:27,825 --> 00:13:28,385 Jai Hind, sir. 294 00:13:28,465 --> 00:13:29,905 Get married, Khandekar. 295 00:13:30,065 --> 00:13:30,985 Take a few days leave. 296 00:13:31,825 --> 00:13:33,625 I'll keep your transfer order ready. 297 00:13:33,745 --> 00:13:35,105 I'm thinking of handing this case over 298 00:13:35,185 --> 00:13:36,425 to another ACP. 299 00:13:36,585 --> 00:13:37,905 There's a lot of pressure from the media. 300 00:13:38,065 --> 00:13:38,905 I understand, sir. 301 00:13:38,985 --> 00:13:40,305 I'm really sorry. 302 00:13:40,505 --> 00:13:42,145 I will give you results very soon. 303 00:13:42,425 --> 00:13:43,985 And yes, sir, I believe 304 00:13:44,065 --> 00:13:47,505 if Akbar and Achala knew about the blackmail, 305 00:13:47,865 --> 00:13:50,225 we should interrogate them soon. 306 00:13:50,305 --> 00:13:53,425 Khandekar, I don't care what you believe. 307 00:13:53,545 --> 00:13:54,665 I don't care. 308 00:13:54,945 --> 00:13:56,665 Follow the court's orders. 309 00:13:56,825 --> 00:13:58,145 Find Sudarshan! 310 00:13:58,545 --> 00:13:59,505 Right, sir. 311 00:14:00,185 --> 00:14:01,105 Jai Hind, sir. 312 00:14:03,065 --> 00:14:04,225 What, sir? 313 00:14:04,305 --> 00:14:05,465 Pressure cooker? 314 00:14:06,585 --> 00:14:07,665 What else? 315 00:14:08,225 --> 00:14:10,625 Let's find Sudarshan before this pressure cooker 316 00:14:10,785 --> 00:14:11,545 blows its lid. 317 00:14:11,625 --> 00:14:12,865 - Come on. - Yes. 318 00:14:14,385 --> 00:14:15,985 "Bahar Chakravarty vs The State" has turned into 319 00:14:16,065 --> 00:14:18,745 a reality game show by defence lawyer 320 00:14:18,825 --> 00:14:19,545 Amar Vishwas. 321 00:14:19,625 --> 00:14:20,585 Is defence lawyer 322 00:14:20,665 --> 00:14:23,385 Amar Vishwas misleading the common people? 323 00:14:23,545 --> 00:14:25,545 the common people? His suspects keep changing every week. 324 00:14:25,625 --> 00:14:27,145 Good shot, DD. 325 00:14:29,905 --> 00:14:31,265 Wait a second. 326 00:14:33,985 --> 00:14:34,905 Who is it? 327 00:14:36,665 --> 00:14:37,625 Yes, dear? 328 00:14:38,065 --> 00:14:39,905 Is it true? Are you losing to AV? 329 00:14:40,145 --> 00:14:41,865 - Losing to AV? - Yeah. 330 00:14:41,945 --> 00:14:42,905 Says who? 331 00:14:43,865 --> 00:14:44,945 I saw this news. 332 00:14:45,025 --> 00:14:47,225 Where did you see it? 333 00:14:47,745 --> 00:14:49,785 Dad, my friends are forwarding these reels, 334 00:14:50,145 --> 00:14:52,225 saying you're losing. 335 00:14:52,585 --> 00:14:53,385 Is it true? 336 00:14:53,505 --> 00:14:56,225 What do you expect from Insta reels? 337 00:14:56,425 --> 00:14:59,225 The case has just begun. 338 00:14:59,825 --> 00:15:02,785 Give it some time and soon your friends will be saying 339 00:15:02,865 --> 00:15:03,945 your dad is a winner. 340 00:15:04,025 --> 00:15:05,385 And what's his name- 341 00:15:05,825 --> 00:15:06,265 AV? 342 00:15:06,385 --> 00:15:09,385 AV will be the loser. 343 00:15:09,545 --> 00:15:10,305 Okay. 344 00:15:10,425 --> 00:15:11,465 And yes, 345 00:15:11,865 --> 00:15:13,105 don't drink too much, okay? 346 00:15:13,225 --> 00:15:15,145 Okay, bye. I'll try. 347 00:15:16,585 --> 00:15:17,825 DD sir. 348 00:15:18,825 --> 00:15:19,905 Akbar. 349 00:15:20,825 --> 00:15:21,905 Akbar Baig. 350 00:15:22,065 --> 00:15:24,905 Ah, Akbar Baig. 351 00:15:25,465 --> 00:15:27,425 - Come, please. - Yes. 352 00:15:31,265 --> 00:15:32,785 So, Mr Akbar, 353 00:15:34,785 --> 00:15:40,865 what would you like to have? 354 00:15:41,145 --> 00:15:42,145 I don't drink. 355 00:15:42,425 --> 00:15:44,105 I just want some of your time. 356 00:15:45,545 --> 00:15:46,785 My time? 357 00:15:49,185 --> 00:15:50,785 Akbar sir, 358 00:15:50,905 --> 00:15:53,745 I guess you have a taste for expensive things. 359 00:15:53,865 --> 00:15:54,985 That I do. 360 00:15:55,065 --> 00:15:59,665 I was a big fan of your grandfather. 361 00:15:59,865 --> 00:16:00,785 Thank you. 362 00:16:00,905 --> 00:16:02,585 The films he made- 363 00:16:02,945 --> 00:16:04,905 they were a delight to watch. 364 00:16:04,945 --> 00:16:05,985 Thank you. 365 00:16:06,065 --> 00:16:10,905 The way he portrayed his heroines- 366 00:16:11,825 --> 00:16:12,865 You have good taste. 367 00:16:13,025 --> 00:16:15,585 Even your father did superb work. 368 00:16:15,825 --> 00:16:16,785 Thank you so much. 369 00:16:16,865 --> 00:16:17,825 Thank you. 370 00:16:18,865 --> 00:16:20,425 But, Akbar sir- 371 00:16:23,985 --> 00:16:26,025 I wish I could say the same about you. 372 00:16:29,025 --> 00:16:30,305 I understand what you are saying. 373 00:16:30,425 --> 00:16:31,385 You're right. 374 00:16:31,985 --> 00:16:36,745 Often, one doesn't excel 375 00:16:36,825 --> 00:16:39,865 in one's forefather's field. 376 00:16:40,265 --> 00:16:42,225 Filmmaking wasn't my passion. 377 00:16:42,625 --> 00:16:44,905 Property was. 378 00:16:44,985 --> 00:16:46,425 So I went to Dubai. 379 00:16:46,505 --> 00:16:48,145 I wasn't talking about work. 380 00:16:48,305 --> 00:16:50,505 What were you doing 381 00:16:51,465 --> 00:16:55,545 with a lowlife like Jessu Momin? 382 00:16:57,465 --> 00:16:58,905 How do I put this? 383 00:16:59,585 --> 00:17:03,745 What can I say now that he's no more? 384 00:17:07,745 --> 00:17:11,185 You're his lawyer, 385 00:17:11,385 --> 00:17:14,225 yet you talk like this? 386 00:17:14,425 --> 00:17:15,905 I work for the State. 387 00:17:17,065 --> 00:17:20,385 I represent the State. 388 00:17:21,025 --> 00:17:25,265 The case is "Bahar Chakravarty vs The State". 389 00:17:25,465 --> 00:17:26,625 That is my job. 390 00:17:26,865 --> 00:17:29,545 But I won't give a character certificate 391 00:17:30,065 --> 00:17:33,105 to a man like Jessu Momin. 392 00:17:33,185 --> 00:17:34,785 He was a sleazy man. 393 00:17:34,865 --> 00:17:36,425 Jessu was my partner. 394 00:17:36,505 --> 00:17:38,065 That was my mistake. 395 00:17:38,305 --> 00:17:40,905 But I have nothing to do with this case. 396 00:17:41,025 --> 00:17:43,665 I don't want to be dragged into this mess. 397 00:17:43,905 --> 00:17:45,105 For any reason. 398 00:17:45,185 --> 00:17:46,785 If you help me- 399 00:17:46,865 --> 00:17:48,905 whatever your fee is, I'll pay you double. 400 00:17:48,985 --> 00:17:50,865 Just get me out of this mess. 401 00:17:50,945 --> 00:17:54,505 Mr Akbar, as a public prosecutor, 402 00:17:54,905 --> 00:17:57,225 technically I cannot help you. 403 00:17:57,305 --> 00:18:00,305 But I know someone 404 00:18:00,665 --> 00:18:02,625 who would be perfect for you. 405 00:18:05,985 --> 00:18:07,065 Look, Khandekar. 406 00:18:07,465 --> 00:18:10,505 The van enters the hotel at 5:10 in the morning. 407 00:18:10,625 --> 00:18:11,785 Right? 408 00:18:11,945 --> 00:18:13,145 And then it exits 409 00:18:13,905 --> 00:18:17,785 at 5:20 a.m. 410 00:18:18,385 --> 00:18:20,905 Again, at 5:45, 411 00:18:20,985 --> 00:18:23,265 it enters the hotel. 412 00:18:24,385 --> 00:18:26,065 Goldie, what time did Sudarshan disappear 413 00:18:26,145 --> 00:18:27,465 from the CCTV camera? 414 00:18:27,585 --> 00:18:28,905 Almost the same time. 415 00:18:28,985 --> 00:18:30,625 And where could this van have gone at such an early hour? 416 00:18:30,785 --> 00:18:33,625 The hotel staff said it's the laundry van. 417 00:18:33,745 --> 00:18:35,865 It arrives every morning at 6:30 a.m. 418 00:18:36,025 --> 00:18:37,265 But that day, for the first time, 419 00:18:37,425 --> 00:18:38,425 it arrived at 5:00 a.m. 420 00:18:38,545 --> 00:18:39,545 What did the van driver say? 421 00:18:39,665 --> 00:18:42,305 He said he arrived early, at 5:00 a.m. 422 00:18:42,385 --> 00:18:43,785 Then he had to shit urgently. 423 00:18:43,865 --> 00:18:44,665 When he reached the hotel, 424 00:18:44,785 --> 00:18:46,785 the staff refused to let him use the toilet. 425 00:18:47,425 --> 00:18:49,625 So he got into his van and went outside 426 00:18:49,745 --> 00:18:50,865 to a public toilet. 427 00:18:51,425 --> 00:18:52,905 That's what he said. 428 00:18:53,905 --> 00:18:55,145 Sounds suspicious to you, Khandekar? 429 00:18:55,265 --> 00:18:57,305 He spun an entire story around a toilet. 430 00:18:57,505 --> 00:18:58,385 Doesn't matter. 431 00:18:58,465 --> 00:18:59,665 We'll beat the truth out of him. 432 00:18:59,945 --> 00:19:02,265 Khandekar, had it been me, 433 00:19:02,865 --> 00:19:06,785 I would have tracked the van's movement from 5:10 a.m. 434 00:19:06,865 --> 00:19:09,425 to 5:45 a.m. 435 00:19:12,105 --> 00:19:13,185 Mr Sushil? 436 00:19:14,785 --> 00:19:16,025 - Akbar? - Yes. 437 00:19:16,185 --> 00:19:16,985 Hello, Akbar. 438 00:19:17,065 --> 00:19:18,425 - Hello. How are you? - I am good. 439 00:19:18,545 --> 00:19:20,425 - Take a seat? - Thank you. 440 00:19:20,865 --> 00:19:22,225 Would you like a drink? 441 00:19:25,185 --> 00:19:27,185 I don't drink during the day. 442 00:19:27,665 --> 00:19:28,865 Only at night. 443 00:19:30,425 --> 00:19:31,305 You're right. 444 00:19:31,425 --> 00:19:32,465 Then shall I come straight to the point? 445 00:19:32,545 --> 00:19:33,585 Go ahead. 446 00:19:33,905 --> 00:19:38,505 As you know, my friend Jessu has passed away. 447 00:19:38,865 --> 00:19:40,025 By passed away, I mean- 448 00:19:40,865 --> 00:19:41,945 he was murdered. 449 00:19:42,105 --> 00:19:42,865 Yes. 450 00:19:42,945 --> 00:19:45,025 I want to stay out of this case. 451 00:19:45,145 --> 00:19:47,545 But Mr Akbar, you are not in this case 452 00:19:47,625 --> 00:19:49,585 that you want to stay out of it. 453 00:19:50,545 --> 00:19:51,665 Let me explain. 454 00:19:51,785 --> 00:19:53,585 The opposing lawyer, Amar, 455 00:19:54,225 --> 00:19:58,905 grilled my friend Achala at length to save Bahar. 456 00:19:59,225 --> 00:20:01,185 I don't want this to come back to me 457 00:20:01,265 --> 00:20:02,905 and trap me. 458 00:20:04,585 --> 00:20:08,945 My grandfather and my father suffered a lot 459 00:20:09,505 --> 00:20:11,545 in court cases like this. 460 00:20:12,665 --> 00:20:15,425 I am not comfortable being here. 461 00:20:16,465 --> 00:20:19,025 Look, I'm willing to pay double your fee. 462 00:20:19,185 --> 00:20:20,065 No- 463 00:20:20,145 --> 00:20:21,865 Just don't leave me in this mess. 464 00:20:21,985 --> 00:20:23,785 Get me out. 465 00:20:23,865 --> 00:20:26,105 Mr Akbar, don't worry. 466 00:20:26,385 --> 00:20:28,625 You will stay out of this mess. 467 00:20:28,865 --> 00:20:31,465 And Bahar will stay in it. 468 00:20:33,145 --> 00:20:35,025 Is it that easy? 469 00:20:35,185 --> 00:20:37,225 Not too difficult either. 470 00:20:47,945 --> 00:20:49,505 What a stupid driver, sir. 471 00:20:50,225 --> 00:20:52,105 Lying in the age of CCTV. 472 00:20:52,305 --> 00:20:56,305 Tavde, he wouldn't have been caught if he hadn't lied. 473 00:20:56,865 --> 00:20:59,425 And Amar wouldn't have got the idea to track this vehicle. 474 00:20:59,585 --> 00:21:00,465 Yes. 475 00:21:00,785 --> 00:21:01,985 - Sir. - Yes. 476 00:21:02,305 --> 00:21:04,585 The van took a right from this temple. 477 00:21:05,385 --> 00:21:06,065 Wait a minute. 478 00:21:06,145 --> 00:21:08,145 Pause at number seven. 479 00:21:09,225 --> 00:21:10,425 Now zoom in. 480 00:21:11,025 --> 00:21:12,865 That's the rehab centre, Tavde. 481 00:21:21,425 --> 00:21:22,985 - Hello. - Mahesh, listen. 482 00:21:23,145 --> 00:21:23,985 Yes, sir. 483 00:21:24,065 --> 00:21:26,305 Amar Vishwas is on Sudarshan's trail. 484 00:21:26,745 --> 00:21:28,545 Get rid of Sudarshan tonight. 485 00:21:28,745 --> 00:21:31,065 It must not look like a murder in any way. 486 00:21:31,145 --> 00:21:33,425 Then disappear for a few days. 487 00:21:33,505 --> 00:21:34,865 after the job. 488 00:21:34,945 --> 00:21:35,865 Understood? 489 00:21:36,065 --> 00:21:36,985 Yes, sir. 490 00:21:43,025 --> 00:21:44,145 Lock it. 491 00:21:46,385 --> 00:21:48,425 That bloody laundry van driver was lying. 492 00:21:49,065 --> 00:21:51,385 He said he went to shit. 493 00:21:51,825 --> 00:21:54,025 Now he'll think of us every time he goes. 494 00:21:54,385 --> 00:21:55,865 What's the point, Tavde? 495 00:21:57,865 --> 00:21:59,865 We thrashed him black and blue, 496 00:22:00,265 --> 00:22:04,185 but all we learned was that Mahesh paid him, from rehab. 497 00:22:06,385 --> 00:22:07,585 Alright. 498 00:22:08,105 --> 00:22:10,185 Let's tell Amar about this lead. 499 00:22:10,425 --> 00:22:11,865 Come inside. Get some tea. 500 00:22:12,665 --> 00:22:15,145 Go get tea. Go. 501 00:22:22,865 --> 00:22:24,985 Sudarshan is in a Mumbai rehab centre. 502 00:22:25,065 --> 00:22:27,865 Their caretaker, Mahesh, bribed the driver. 503 00:22:46,305 --> 00:22:47,145 Yes, Amar. 504 00:22:47,865 --> 00:22:49,025 Did you arrest Sudarshan? 505 00:22:49,105 --> 00:22:50,945 No. We're waiting for DCP sir. 506 00:22:51,065 --> 00:22:52,625 We'll be there in 45 minutes, once the 507 00:22:52,785 --> 00:22:53,825 warrant is signed. 508 00:22:53,865 --> 00:22:55,385 You and your procedures. 509 00:22:55,465 --> 00:22:56,745 Protocol, Amar. 510 00:22:59,305 --> 00:23:01,385 Sudarshan's life could be in danger. 511 00:23:01,465 --> 00:23:02,905 Goldie, does your bike have fuel? 512 00:23:03,265 --> 00:23:04,185 Yes, it does. 513 00:23:04,265 --> 00:23:05,505 Come, I'll take you for a spin. 514 00:23:05,785 --> 00:23:06,265 Where are we going? 515 00:23:06,385 --> 00:23:06,985 I'll tell you on the way. 516 00:23:07,065 --> 00:23:07,865 Come on. 517 00:23:32,625 --> 00:23:33,745 Mahesh. 518 00:23:34,025 --> 00:23:35,465 Sudarshan. Stop! 519 00:23:50,305 --> 00:23:51,145 Come on. 520 00:23:51,225 --> 00:23:53,625 Take him away.