Today, the final trial of the Madhusoodanan murder case,
which deeply shook the conscience of society, will take place here.
Hey, move away from the frame!
Will Benjamin Varghese, the accused who murdered the security personnel...
for being late in opening the gate, be indicted today?
Police have arrived with Benjamin Varghese, the accused.
A large crowd has gathered here, in spite of the heavy restrictions imposed.
Benjamin Varghese will soon be brought out of this bus and presented in the courtroom.
There will be arguments and counter arguments.
The verdict will be passed after that.
Sir, sir!
As the lawyer of the accused, are you confident about this case?
I wouldn't be doing this job otherwise, right?
I didn't hear you, Sir.
I wouldn't be doing this job otherwise!
Sir, do you think you can win this case?
All the world's media is here. You saw it, right?
All the documents should be correct.
Don't get stressed. Let the hearing be completed.
Have all the witnesses arrived, Prashanth?
Everyone is here except Krishnan.
He will come.
Sir, attempts were made yesterday to buy off witnesses.
It's a report from the Special Branch.
You investigated this case...
and we framed it.
No matter what games they play,
we will definitely get death penalty for that son of a gun,
who beat an innocent man to death!
- Yes, Sir. - Don't worry.
We have eye witnesses, right?
- Sir. - Okay then.
Thank you, Sir.
'My father is my favourite'
Rs. 60 from yesterday is still pending.
The hearing is happening on the upper floor.
I would need some help.
This is short by One Rupee.
Shall I give you some candy instead?
My diabetes has spiked!
They have arrived, Sir.
The defence lawyer is a shrewd guy.
He will ask questions in different confusing ways.
Don't be afraid. Say what we have to say, calmly.
What we have to say...?
Say it calmly.
That's it.
Krishnan!
- There's a small development. - What?
C-DAC had promised to retrieve the CCTV footage, right?
But they were unable to retrieve it.
So, there are no CCTV visuals?
There's absolutely nothing!
- Good morning, Sir. - Good morning, Sir.
So, shall we start?
SC-308/2021
Accused: Benjamin Varghese.
Hey, what special? You've come in a Saree?
- Vishwambharan, right? - Yes.
You were working along with the deceased Madhusoodanan...
at Scarlet Fashions as security staff.
Yes.
On the day of the incident,
the deceased Madhusoodanan, you...
and the 2nd witness Sathyanathan, were the only ones on duty.
- Am I correct? - Yes, Sir.
Around 8:45 PM,
The accused, Benjamin, who came to the godown behind the shop in his car,
kept honking repeatedly, and yet there was a delay in opening the gate,
though there were three of you on duty.
Why was that?
Madhusoodanan was the one stationed at the gate.
Satyanathan and I were having food.
- Where? - There itself...
in the room where we change our clothes.
While Madhusoodanan was checking on his daughter's illness over the phone,
he heard the honking and continuous abusive language,
and ran quickly to open the gate.
- Am I correct? - Yes, Sir.
The moment Madhusoodanan opened the gate, Benjamin, the accused, grabbed his shirt...
from inside the car and drove towards the parking yard.
Benjamin parked the car, got out and then started kicking Madhusoodanan,
who had fallen on the ground.
And he mercilessly thrashed Madhusoodanan using a wooden log that was lying nearby.
Despite repeated pleas from Sathyanathan and you,
the accused continued until Madhusoodanan became motionless.
Once the accused went inside the shop,
Satyanathan and you lifted Madhusoodanan up.
With the assistance of those who rushed to the scene...
upon hearing your cries, you informed the police.
Isn't this what happened that day?
No.
No?
Then what was it that happened?
I never saw Sir beating up Madhusoodanan.
The statement you gave to the police says that you saw it!
You even identified the wooden log that was used to beat him, right?
The police wrote something and asked us to sign it.
We signed it. That's all.
So, do you mean to say that such an incident never occurred?
After eating, we stepped outside to smoke.
When we came back, we saw Madhusoodanan lying on the ground.
Sir had parked his car and gone inside the shop much before that.
Is it because you are afraid of your boss who has money and influence...
Or is it because you think you will get a lot of money...
that you are trying to save a guy...
who beat one amongst you to death, in front of your eyes?
Mr. Vishwambharan!
Don't be afraid. Speak only the truth.
The court will ensure that you are not harmed.
Come on!
The person who was killed was a poor soul,
similar in age to you, and doing the same job as you.
Look at his wife and daughter.
The man who got a painful death that day was their sole hope, support and courage.
Say the truth, Vishwambharan.
Don't you also have a family?
What if they face a similar fate in the future?
You saw everything, right?
I already said what I have to say, Sir.
I don't know who killed Madhusoodanan.
I didn't see it.
Your Honour, PW-1 may be declared as hostile witness.
Defence counsel?
No cross, my Lord.
Satyanathan Saseedharan, right?
Your Dad must have given you this name...
because he wanted his son to always stand for the truth.
Right?
How was this Madhusoodanan?
Was he a kind person?
Yes.
That means, you also liked Madhusoodanan.
You were also his friend.
Yes.
Do you know Madhusoodanan's family who are sitting over there?
Yes.
Don't you want that mother and daughter who were orphaned that night...
to receive justice?
Objection, Your Honour!
Prosecutor is confusing the witness by asking unnecessary questions.
Unnecessary?
Overruled.
Everything that Vishwambharan, the first witness told this court, were lies, right?
The statement you gave the police on the day of the murder was the truth, right?
Sir, Vishwambharan was saying the truth.
We haven't seen the person who killed Madhusoodanan.
We had gone for a smoke, at that moment.
A man beat your innocent colleague to death right in front of you,
and neither of you saw anything nor heard any screams!
Great!
Your Honour, the second witness may also be declared as a hostile witness.
PW-3, Krishnan Rajasekharan!
I will speak nothing but the truth, before the court.
The statement you gave the police says that...
you saw Benjamin beating Madhusoodanan ruthlessly.
Yes, I saw it.
I saw him beating Madhusoodanan ruthlessly until he died.
Did you hear what the other witnesses said here?
- Yes. - What do you think?
I was astounded.
After pledging to speak only the truth in court,
how can they lie like this within minutes, showing no remorse?
Why do you feel that they were lying?
Because it's not the truth!
What do you mean by that?
While he was beating him, they were present along with me.
But... were you present there?
I mean, at the spot?
Yes, I was there.
It may be noted, Your Honour.
According to Krishnan, the third witness,
PW-1 and PW-2 were eye-witnesses to the incident.
In this regard,
I would like to remind the court of the famous ruling...
made by the Honourable Supreme court.
It's not the unreliable statements of 100 witnesses,
but the statement of one trustworthy witness, that the court should consider.
Your Honour, it is indeed forceful and unbelievable...
that both witnesses who turned hostile,
went for a smoke exactly when the incident occurred.
Hence, I humbly request the court to consider the statement of Krishnan,
and trust him, as the only eye witness in this case.
That's all, Your Honour.
Mr. Krishnan, what do you do for a living?
I am a Document Writer.
Oh, Title Deed writer.
You can say it that way too.
This is the statement you gave to the police 5 days after the incident.
In this, you've said that...
you saw the incident while you were standing near Volga lodge...
which is located opposite Scarlet Fashions and the nearby godown.
But right now, you said that...
you were also at the spot along with the 1st and 2nd witnesses.
Who taught you to change your statement like this?
Was it the prosecutor or his junior?
But I didn't change anything from my statement.
Initially, I was standing in front of Volga lodge.
I ran to the spot when I heard loud swearing.
Do you like to hear swearing so much that you rushed to that spot?
I like to hear swearing as long as it's not directed at me!
So, you went in front of the gate, after hearing the swearing.
Yes.
How tall is that gate?
I haven't measured it.
But I know it.
6.5 feet.
That gate is taller than you, right?
Most of the gates are taller than me.
Sir.
Order, Sir!
When you reached in front of the gate,
did you hear the swearing again?
I heard it.
You 'heard' it. Yes!
Your Honour, that may be noted.
He heard someone swearing at someone else.
He couldn't identify who was swearing because he only heard the sound.
There was no visual.
Of course, he cannot see it.
First of all, the gate was taller than him.
Secondly, there are godown buildings on either sides of the gate.
No, no! It's not like that!
What's not like that?
There are buildings on either sides of the gate, right?
Yes, but the gate was open, right?
Your Honour,
there's one thing that the prosecutor didn't pay attention to...
while he was prepping the witnesses.
That's a remote controlled gate!
It will always remain closed.
The details may be verified, Your Honour.
Objection, Your Honour.
The defence counsel is either trying to mislead us deliberately...
or he has been misled!
It's true that the gate is opened and closed with a remote key.
But it is not an automated gate.
The incident happened before the gate was closed,
right after Madhusoodanan opened it and the accused entered the premises.
The evidence report and the charge-sheet clearly mention that...
the remote key was found from Madhusoodanan's pocket.
Sir.
Trying to change 'he saw' to 'he heard',
dividing the witness' height by the gate's height,
asking for the power of the specs he wore that day,
the soap with which he bathed, etc....
Can't you avoid all these?
I have to give the verdict day after tomorrow.
Okay, Sir.
The gate was open.
Start from there.
You heard the accused swearing at Madhusoodanan through the open gate.
No... You saw it, right?
There was swearing.
But it wasn't just that.
As I looked,
he grabbed the collar of Madhusoodanan's shirt and drove the car inside.
Madhusoodanan lost his balance and fell down.
He parked his car, got out and kicked Madhusoodanan mercilessly.
He was crying loudly saying, 'Please don't kill me, Sir. Please spare me!'
By then, these two people rushed there.
I also went there.
Oh, so you intruded into a private property.
Intrusion was already happening there!
I just went inside.
Entering another person's property without permission is intrusion, right?
If others are intruding, there's nothing wrong in going inside, Sir.
We are all individuals with civic consciousness, right?
Don't you have civic consciousness, Sir?
- What? - Don't you?
This is a court.
You should have evidence.
Evidence! Can you show it?
Can you prove that you were present there?
Yes, I can.
There were CCTV cameras there. Two cameras.
The court can check that day's visuals, right?
The prosecution was unable to submit such a thing, Mister!
Objection, Your Honour!
The accused hid the hard disk containing the visuals, on the very same day.
Police were able to recover it only after a few days.
That too, from a computer centre owned by the accused's friend.
By then, the data in it was completely destroyed.
Though it was later sent to C-DAC for expert inspection,
we got their report that the data was irrecoverably lost.
With regard to that, Benjamin, the accused and his friend Sugeeth...
were charged with IPC-204 for destroying evidence.
So, there are no CCTV visuals?
Your Honour,
the accused's delusion that he can escape through the loopholes of the law...
by destroying CCTV visuals and manipulating witness statements...
with money and influence, should not be permitted!
If that happens,
it will be a denial of justice for...
the deceased Madhusoodanan...
and his family.
Your Honour
Mr. Prosecutor is trying to win the case by emotionally blackmailing the court.
Whereas, I am trying to uncover the falsity of the witness statement.
You may uncover!
Thank you.
Mr. Krishnan...
So, there are no CCTV visuals.
Do you have any other evidence?
For example,
any photos or videos on your phone?
Is it to find out my tower location, Sir?
I had forgotten my phone at home on that day.
Then how can we believe that you were present there?
Objection, Your Honour.
Defence lawyer can cross examine the witness statement.
But there's no need to ask evidence for the presence of the witness at the spot!
I may be excused, Your Honour!
This is also part of the cross examination.
I was just clarifying my doubts.
May I proceed?
Proceed, proceed.
Well, can you prove it, Krishnan?
- I can. - What?
But can you give me a pen and a paper, Sir?
Oh! Give whatever he wants. I want to give the verdict day after tomorrow.
'Truth alone triumphs'
Hey Benjamin!
What was the colour of the shirt you were wearing that day?
Was it a half-sleeve or full-sleeve shirt?
Half-sleeve. It was grey.
'Benjamin's shirt at that time: Grey colour, Half-sleeve'
Vishwambharan!
Were you not wearing shoes on that day?
What? What happened?
Tell the truth, at least now!
That day, I had a wound on my leg.
So I wore slippers.
'Vishwambharan was wearing slippers, not shoes'
- Satyanathan! - Sir.
That day, Benjamin came to the warehouse in his own white Range Rover car, right?
Do you remember the car in which he left after the incident?
It would suffice if you could tell the car's colour.
Mahindra XUV.
Black.
'Benjamin left in a black Mahindra XUV. He came in his own white Range Rover. '
- So, Mr. Advocate... - Sir.
Krishnan, our fake witness ...
Shucks! Krishnan, our 3rd witness...
was at the spot. The court is convinced.
Ask him the rest and finish it.
And what happened when you went inside?
I begged them to move him aside.
But they didn't even move!
I didn't have the courage to approach this person who was consumed by anger.
Then he picked up a wooden log lying nearby, and started beating him brutally.
He even tried to push that log into his mouth.
I cried out loud, 'Somebody come fast! He is beating a person to death!'
Then he threw that log at me!
No!
He is lying through his teeth!
He wasn't even there!
He is lying, Sir!
Benjamin Sir stopped beating him only when we begged him.
Even if I have to die,
I won't say even the slightest of lies, before the Honourable Court.
Krishnan!
Do you know what was the most brilliant part of your performance?
Those three questions you asked the judge.
That was the highlight.
How did you build this thing?
The evidence report or the charge- sheet didn't have any of those details.
If I reveal my trade secret, won't it spoil the fun, Prosecutor?
He is really something, right?
Kurukkan 'The Fox'
Good morning, Sir.
Move them aside!
You can go inside, Sir.
- Oh my God! - Oh no, Sir!
Lift him instead of standing there!
- Are you hurt, Sir? - Slowly, Sir!
I am okay!
- You are okay, right? - Yes.
The police fell down
Give me the umbrella!
Yes...yes
- Where is the water tap? - It's there, Sir.
Let's go there, Sir.
Slowly, slowly.
Slipping and falling is such a shameful thing or what?
Of course not, Sir.
Then why are these people giggling?
We should arrest everyone!
Everyone... How is that possible, Sir?
Then, you do this.
Sprinkle some bleaching powder there.
Isn't this a crime scene? If we put bleaching powder...
Then, don't do that either!
Sir, Sir... Umbrella!
Did you identify the body?
Yes, we did. Neenu Iype.
Give me the umbrella!
Was she alone?
Her room-mate went home at dawn today.
Normally, she goes home every week.
It was a painful fall.
Is there mud here, Sir?
- Don't look there! - Yes, Sir.
You might know this girl.
She is a celebrity model and a social media influencer.
Who informed us?
It was the person next door.
- At what time? - Must be around 8:00 AM.
Was the door closed?
Yes, Sir. But it was not locked.
What the heck?
Was it a homicide or an accident?
It looks like homicide.
Her sandals have high heels.
Is it possible that she slipped and fell?
Rare chance. She hit the back of her head with significant force.
Even if she slipped and fell,
an occipital fracture could be fatal, right?
Hmm.
Let's wait for the autopsy report.
How many sets of fingerprints are there?
Most of them belong to two people.
Both seem to be female.
So, there are no male fingerprints?
It appears that there are none.
There are fingerprints on the calling bell switch and the walls, as well.
They may belong to visitors.
So, we can send the body for autopsy, right Sir?
Yes.
We got a laptop and a tablet, Sir.
But her phone is missing. We searched everywhere.
Did she use a mobile phone?
Some celebrities don't use their phones sometimes, right?
Their managers and secretaries manage everything, right?
In that case, we should identify them.
- Sure, Sir. - Sir.
I have a habit of getting out and observing the surroundings once I wake up.
Also, it was raining today, right?
The room that you see through this window is mine.
And?
I used to hear loud music from here.
That's a routine.
So, I simply glanced at that window.
That must also be a habit since this house was occupied by girls!
Oh no, Sir!
I keep a watch over this place since girls live here.
A constant watch!
Yes, yes!
Continue.
Through this open window, I saw her lying here. Just once, Sir.
My mind slipped. I mean, got startled!
I haven't seen a body lying like this before.
- Whose body? - No one!
I saw it when I opened the window using a stick.
Phew!
I called the house owner immediately, but couldn't reach him.
That's when I called the police station.
What time was it?
It must be around 8:00 AM.
You wake up at 8:00 a.m.?
I slept late last night since they slept late.
So, you didn't hear any noise from here at dawn?
I didn't hear anything.
Moreover, it was raining, right?
I am scared of dead bodies, Sir.
Can I stand outside?
Our bodies will be dead sooner or later, right?
Well, we won't see that body then, right?
Can I stand outside now?
Go on.
Okay, Sir.
I will never peek again in my life!
We got that room-mate on the line. We've asked her to come.
- Get her Call Details Record. - Okay Sir.
What about the deceased girl's?
If she was using a phone, we should definitely get it.
After that, get the call details of the people in her frequent call list...
and mail it to me today itself.
- Sure, Sir. - Sir.
- Call list, right? - Yes.
Will you get it or should I?
Why is there such a large media presence outside?
The deceased is a celebrity, right Sir?
Moreover, she is a social media star.
- Because of that... - Yes, Sir.
- Don't give them any details! - We won't, Sir.
They will celebrate it.
Police's indifference, difference and what not!
Bloody hell!
- I will tell him. - Sir.
- Sir... - Wait!
Tie a barricade tape around the entire compound.
Not even a single photo should be leaked.
Never, Sir!
What were you going to say?
The house owner is asking if he can leave.
No. Ask him to stay here for 2 days!
If you've taken his statement, send him away!
Understood?
- Pathetic! - Sir.
What are you doing?
Well... I...
When Gopalakrishna Panicker called, I...
Will they boo at me again?
No... Now they...
They will, Sir.
Don't worry, Sir. We will ask them to bring the jeep inside.
It won't be a problem. We can get inside.
Ask them to bring it inside as much as possible. I will come out after that.
That will do, Sir.
I told, sir
Yes, sir
That was hilarious, right?
Change the channel and play some song!
- Yes, Sir. - Go!
Good photography, right?
You will get it only if you check her YouTube videos.
That's not necessary.
- Sir! - Sir!
- Sir. - What?
What is it?
We collected Neenu's frequent contacts' call details, tower location,
Neenu's employer details and bank details.
We got testimonies from Neenu's room-mate, manager,
milkman, newspaper guy and the neighbourhood women group.
None of them saw anyone coming there.
Anjitha, her room-mate, and her manager Bhagat, are waiting outside, Sir.
Is it the girl sitting in the front office?
- Yes, Sir - Yes, Sir.
Fingerprint identification?
The female fingerprints belong to Neenu and her room-mate.
We compared the male fingerprint with Bhagat, the manager.
But it's a mismatch, Sir.
Do this.
Cross match it with the fingerprints of the neighbour and the house owner.
Sir.
We should create an impression that the investigation is progressing rapidly.
We will create it, Sir.
Yes, Sir.
On the day Neenu died, your phone was near Thrissur Poonkunnam tower till 7:00 AM.
- Yes. - Then it was switched off.
Yes.
It was switched back on...
at Ernakulam at 9:05 AM.
Yes.
Why was your phone switched off for 2 hours?
That's because I switched off my phone, sir.
I asked you the reason for switching off your phone.
It's my phone, right Sir?
So I can switch it off, right?
Hey! We are asking you the reason for switching it off!
Understood?
I was travelling till here from Thrissur.
That's why I switched it off.
Why would you switch off your phone while driving?
We're not supposed to use the phone while driving, right Sir?
That is not a good answer, Bhagat!
My dear Sir, TV channels say that Neenu died at 6:00 AM.
I was near Poonkunnam tower at that point of time, right?
Moreover, you can check my tower location for the day before and the day before that.
It's all in Thrissur.
Then what is the issue here, Sir?
Come!
One minute, please. Don't go.
If you need any further clarification,
just call me, Sir.
And, yeah!
Call me if there's any function in your houses or residence associations.
We can do it at a reasonable rate.
Soon, there will be a function at your home!
- What for? - Get out!
- Him and his events! - Don't forget, Sir. It's a fancy number!
There's no better fancy number than 100. Get out!
Since they're watching so many investigation series,
we can't even interrogate nursery kids now!
How was this Neenu?
Did she enjoy going out with friends?
Are there no female officers here, sir?
What?
Well, women should be interrogated in the presence of a female officer, right?
Call Reena!
Sir.
Tell me now.
How was Neenu?
Outings, relationships, dating?
She wasn't interested in dating.
Any flirting or chatting through her phone or anything like that?
Those are personal matters, right Sir?
But yeah, I've seen her receiving some expensive gifts.
Yes!
Do you know who gave her those gifts?
No. We never used to interfere in each other's personal matters.
Was there anyone who used to come there regularly?
- Yes, Sir. - Who were they?
Food delivery partners,
newspaper delivery guy, courier boys, etc.
That day, you went to the bus stand at 5:30 AM.
Yes.
You wouldn't get an auto rickshaw at that time.
Did you walk?
That's what I normally do.
But it was raining heavily that day.
So I booked an online taxi, using 'Kerala Savari' app.
What if I slip and fall while walking on the road?
You know that very well, right?
I think this Neenu was not the socializing type.
We can realize that from her call details.
Hardly 6-7 calls in a day.
- That's all. - Yes, Sir.
Even my wife gets 10-15 calls in a day!
How do you know that?
Do you check her phone?
Oh! Pathetic!
Commissioner!
- Sir. - Hey!
Where are you?
I'm investigating, Sir.
What investigation?
It's been one week and you haven't even prepared a suspect list yet.
What investigation are you doing?
We are investigating, Sir. If we could get some more time...
Are you not seeing the protest marches taking place here?
Even today, two tons of water were wasted in the state capital.
Maximum 5 days!
If you don't find something within that time,
the case will be handed over to the Crime Branch.
That's the ADGP's stand.
Sir, I will close the case before that.
Hello?
Sir!
- What is it, Sir? - Shucks!
What the heck!
- What happened, Sir? - Sir!
- What happened? - Keep it there and come.
Oh okay.
Commissioner is very angry, right Sir?
The youth is making a lot of noise on social media.
Omelette, Sir!
Oh, I threw the plate!
Stuff it into my mouth!
Shall we leave, Sir?
Shall we go?
I have a doubt.
According to the autopsy report, the murder happened between 5:30 AM and 6:00 AM.
Yes.
Her room-mate was in the house till 5:30 AM.
Yes.
According to the newspaper guy's statement, he delivered the newspaper at 5:45 AM.
Yes.
Wouldn't it take 5-8 minutes to deliver newspaper to all the houses in that colony?
- Of course. - That is correct.
There's a good chance that he saw the murderer coming and leaving,
within that time.
Both of us asked him multiple times, Sir.
He said he didn't see anyone there.
Ask him to come again.
Sir.
And ask him properly!
- Sure, Sir. - Okay, Sir.
- Circle Inspector Sir? - He is inside.
Okay. It's a complicated case. That's why.
- Where is Dinesh Sir's room? - He is in that room.
- This room? - That one.
This case is important for him.
Oh, you came!
You wait over there.
He is busy. I will call you.
Okay.
Sir... I...
Shut up!
Come.
I didn't beat her, Madam. I just laid my hands on her.
Is it? We will also do the same with you. Walk!
Sit.
Sir, it's been a while since that newspaper guy came.
How much time?
Around 2 hours.
He should become mentally weak.
Let him wait there for another 30 minutes.
Sir.
If I could meet Sir, I could leave soon.
He will call you. Wait here.
Well, I had already said everything I had to say, on that day itself.
Don't be upset. He will call you. Sit.
It's not about being upset. I had some work.
Work? What work?
Sit there! Why are you in a hurry?
Leave it, Sir.
Do you want anything to drink?
No.
Sit down.
What's with the hospitality?
At what time did you deliver the newspaper, Hari?
Was it at 5:30 AM?
Between 5:30 AM to 5:45 AM.
How long does it take to deliver newspapers to all the houses in that colony?
I'm usually done within 7-8 minutes.
There is only one way to enter and leave that colony.
Yes. There is only one way for vehicles to enter and leave.
If anyone had come and left within those 7-8 minutes, you must have seen them, Hari.
Yes.
Did you see anyone there that day?
I didn't notice anyone.
Are you sure?
I am sure that I didn't notice anyone.
So, between 5:45 AM and 5:55 AM...
no one came there except you, Hari.
Not as far as I know.
Have you ever seen the deceased Neenu?
I have seen her.
She used to be awake when I deliver the newspaper on some days.
How was your relationship with Neenu?
We used to talk when we meet.
You used to talk regularly?
We talk whenever we used to meet.
When was the last time you spoke to her?
It must have been a month.
It was when I went to collect last month's dues.
So, you used to talk to Neenu in person and over the phone too?
Sometimes, she used to buy some magazines.
Neenu used to call me on my phone to get those magazines.
Were you following Neenu in social media?
Yes.
You used to like, comment and share her photos, right?
I used to 'like' the ones I liked...
and also share them.
What is your qualification?
I completed Masters in computer application, Sir.
- MCA? - Yes.
After completing MCA,
why aren't you working in an IT firm?
Should you be delivering newspapers to make a living?
I used to work in ACS Technologies as a Cyber Security Analyst.
I left that job.
I have started a startup firm along with my friends now.
Oh, is it?
And this newspaper agency was started by my father.
So, I thought of continuing it.
So, if our newspaper delivery boys are on leave,
I deliver the newspapers myself.
Note down what he said about his profession.
It should be corrected in the report.
Write down your email ID.
You may leave.
Thank you, Sir.
Pin it together.
Sir.
Get his fingerprint.
Also, his call details.
Okay, Sir.
"As the sun is smiling in the morning"
"The dark times are disappearing"
"Never wearing out, never faltering"
"Are you searching for a new shore?"
"Through scorching sun in desert's plight"
"You persist, forging ahead with might"
"Within, an ember burns, unyielding"
"Do you ascend, stairs of strife, challenging?"
This is today's, right?
No, Sir. It's yesterday's.
What all does he want to know!
Hey! A double strong coffee!
- Okay.
- What's the update? - The local Sub Inspector is saying...
that they haven't received any complaints against Hari till date.
They said he is a normal youngster who minds his own business.
But there are several instances where such people have committed crimes.
What about his family background?
I inquired what you asked for.
There are no policemen, lawyers or politicians in his family.
His financial status is just average.
Also, his parents are no more.
Okay.
But arresting him just on suspicious grounds...
will be a cruel move against that family.
Moreover, his sister, a single mom, and her daughter are dependent on him.
There's no point in ignoring a prime suspect on sentimental grounds, right?
No one except him has gone there at the time of the crime.
The only male fingerprint we obtained belongs to him.
The motive that we guessed is strong...
and there were pre-incidents as well.
But we are not sure, right Sir?
I will tell you something that you don't know.
He told us that he left his cyber security analyst job...
so that he could start his own startup firm, right?
- Yes. - Yes.
He was blacklisted for slapping the CEO of the company he worked for.
No company will hire him.
My strong intuition is that it was him who did this.
But he will confess only if we take him into custody.
Sir, but to arrest him based on an intuition...
It should not look like we framed him intentionally, right?
Yes, Sir.
What if he is innocent?
Why don't we do it after a detailed investigation?
"Kindly, time stretches its gentle hand"
"Dreams awaken, painted in hues so grand"
"Fly high, conquer heights untold"
"The sky awaits, a welcoming threshold"
"Days and nights, in ceaseless flow,"
- Good morning - Good morning
Don't forget 'Womanisam' magazine
"Unfading, as time continues to sow"
"As the sun is smiling in the morning"
"The dark times are disappearing"
"Never wearing out, never faltering"
"Are you searching for a new shore?"
(speaking in foreign language)
What is it? Is it an investigation series?
Yes.
Turn on the subtitles.
Don't you want to understand anything?
Manoj, tell me.
There's an information that could get you two good service entries, together.
I'll tell you if you get me two bottles of Chivas.
Tell me, Manoj!
It's been a long time since my name came on the newspaper.
It's about drugs.
The stuff would be worth at least 5 Crores.
Wow! Thank you, Manoj! I will start right away!
No! Don't lose your sleep!
They will be there for the entire day tomorrow.
Awesome!
So, I'll message you the time of the raid.
You keep the media ready.
If the higher officials know this, they will take all the credit.
Okay? Okay? Shall I hang up?
Okay? Bye.
Hey!
Don't miss the news at noon tomorrow.
There's a surprise.
Be careful.
Don't slip and fall again!
"He gazes with eyes that hold burning fire"
"A guardian angel, justice his desire"
"Beware his path, this mighty police tusker"
"Tihar jail awaits, for those who may suffer"
"A hero well-versed in tricks and moves"
"With righteousness...'
- Where is room no. 102? - I don't know.
Okay. Come on!
"He applies the rules strictly"
- Where is 102? - It's on the first floor, sir.
Come! Come on!
Come fast, come fast!
Wait!
Okay!
"Constantly seeking truth, his unwavering quest"
"Soft in temperament, yet firm in action, his motto expressed."
"The warrior, determined, pursues wicked crooks"
"In relentless pursuit, justice he seeks and hooks"
Don't move!
- Search! - Sir!
"O hero, banishing corruption and drugs from society's reign"
- What's the problem, sir? - Shut up!
Don't move.
- Sir, what is happening? - Quiet, please!
"All the thieves, doomed forever, face their fate"
- What is this? - I don't know.
Sir, there's nothing!
Sir, what do you want?
Sir!
There's nothing here.
There's nothing in here.
What are you looking for, sir?
- Sir, that's my... - The bag?
Open it!
Look!
- Sir! - Sir!
We found it, sir!
A bag full of stuff.
- Arrest them. - Okay, sir.
- Sir! - What?
- What have we done, sir? - Shut up, man!
Why this sudden raid, sir?
I will tell you.
'Is that drugs, sir?'
We've seized drugs worth Rs. 8 Crores...
from two Bangalore residents.
Sorry.
I seized it!
Where did you get the information from, sir?
Information?
No! It's observation!
Our department had already received alerts that...
drugs have been flowing from Bangalore to Kochi.
From that day onwards,
I've been observing all possible ways through which drugs could reach here.
Any more questions?
Thank you, sir.
I'm being flooded with appreciation!
How many calls can one person attend?
Hundred? Two hundred?
I didn't see your missed calls.
People are still calling me for interviews.
Hyder from Reporter TV had called.
I didn't give him any interview.
- Hey! - What?
Oh no!
Sir!
I saw your performance on TV.
Why didn't you inform me or the ACP, when you got such an information?
I thought I'll inform you once I confirm the authenticity of the case. Sorry, sir.
Have you started the interrogation?
No, sir. We're about to start.
Call all the media you spoke to earlier,
and give a news that the culprits are being questioned
under the leadership of the Commissioner.
Sir!
Will you give it?
I will give it, sir.
Come!
Bloody dog!
- Will our increment increase? - Hey, Sir is here.
- Sir! - Sir!
How much does it cost? What item is it?
Only they can confirm the price.
That's true.
The material is gypsum powder.
WHAT?
Yes, sir. It's usually used for the construction of buildings.
He made a blunder.
For how long have you been in the service?
15 years, sir.
What the hell have you done so far,
if you can't differentiate between drugs and gypsum powder?
- Ask him, sir. - Excuse me, sir.
Release us, please.
Release them.
Give them their phones.
Here you go.
Sir, several times we told this officer...
that it's not drugs. It's gypsum powder!
And he slapped my colleague!
Sorry!
Sir, we had meetings with three major architects today.
We lost all our sales. Who will cover these losses?
Will he give it?
Sir, this man is a disgrace to the entire police force.
Absolutely!
You come to my office. Let's talk.
Before that, we have some procedures.
So, Hi. I am at a police station now.
You may have seen this man today morning.
This idiot officer...
Come to my office tomorrow morning. I'll give your suspension order then.
And all these officers are involved in this.
Just because this man has authority,
he has been showing too much arrogance.
Apart from slapping my colleague, he...
Manoj, answer the call.
Answer my call!
Shucks!
My dear sir!
There's no point in calling me like this now.
I've told this to people who know me,
Don't attend my calls after 9:30 p.m.
Get lost, you scoundrel!
- Come! There he is. - Yeah, I saw.
- Sir! - Sir!
Such a disgrace!
At home, and everywhere else too.
I went to the Commissioner office today, sir.
I heard that all three of us will be suspended.
- Oh! You're also suspended? - Yes, sir. - Good.
If you could tell the Commissioner that we haven't done anything wrong,
our suspension can be avoided, right?
I won't tell him.
You guys cheered me on saying that you found the stuff, right?
You could have at least sniffed it.
You didn't give me time even to sniff it, sir.
Dinesh, shall I get you some powder?
Give that powder to your dad, you scoundrel!
Get lost!
If you're man enough, come and face me, you loser.
I think it's someone who saw our group live video.
Isn't it?
If we're suspended, we have no option other than suicide!
Please don't say that, sir.
We must do something.
I will do something.
Thank you.
Sir, Neenu had a great fan following.
She should have it!
Isn't that why she was called a celebrity?
Yes, yes.
So, someone who knew Neenu really well...
As his admiration for her grew beyond bounds,
it turned into an obsession. Consider it so.
Okay. Over there.
Due to this obsession,
he tried to get even more closer to Neenu.
That's when she began ignoring him.
And then, he felt really insulted.
This is a solid motive, right?
This is mayonnaise, right?
Yes.
Open it.
But such a person should exist, right?
There exists such a person, sir.
Oh!
Pour it.
Who is he?
Someone who followed Neenu on social media regularly.
As per the testimony of Neenu's room-mate
someone who was constantly talking to Neenu
over the phone and in person.
Someone who spent around 10 minutes,
at the same time, at the same tower location
on the day of the incident.
The one who delivers newspapers to Neenu's house - Hari.
Awesome.
Good taste...
and good choice too.
Thank you.
A person who's well aware of her house and premises.
Yes!
Low profile.
He chose his regular time of delivering the newspaper
to commit the crime,
so that he could escape from suspicions.
Yes.
It's good.
There's no need to hesitate. Go, get him!
Okay.
Will it appear as if it's solely based on my speculation?
There is no solid evidence. That's why...
We have the fingerprint and the room-mate's statement, right?
Go and catch him!
Go on!
What? Do you want this chicken?
No, I don't want it.
Then proceed!
I have the gold smuggling case trial in the afternoon.
I have to be prepared to sweat a lot! Go on!
Okay. I will leave. Sorry!
Unnecessarily wasting my time!
Did you frame this?
No way!
A little bit.
Does it look like that?
This will stand in court.
Our laws are like that, right?
It is the accused's responsibility to prove that this is false.
Did you consider the prosecutor's opinion?
He is double okay!
I am sure that he did this.
In that case, you proceed.
If it's a good defence lawyer, I will also come to the court for the trial.
- Okay. Go to sleep now. - Okay.
Is this just your speculation?
Will it end up like that gypsum powder case?
No, Sir.
I know it's him.
We also have an eye witness.
Oh!
One Saraswati Puja.
This is Lord Ganesha's temple.
Oh! Sorry.
Which puja is done here for passing in exams?
To pass in exams...
You just have to study well to pass the exam. Okay?
Anyway since you are here, do a Vighneshwara Puja.
All obstacles will be removed.
- Okay. - Say the name and birth star.
(humming an old Malayalam song]
Aren't you confident?
Why do you doubt it?
For me who was a cyber-security analyst in a multinational company,
entering the rank list of the IT department...
is as simple as plucking a flower, right?
Oh God, please make it simple!
Of course!
I prayed for you.
There won't be any obstacles.
Save me, Lord Ganesha!
- Sir... - Don't create a ruckus.
Get in the vehicle quickly, Hari.
Why should I?
We will explain, Hari. Get inside the jeep.
I haven't committed any crime, right?
Then why should I get inside the jeep?
Sajad.
- Take him. - Sir.
Sir... Sir!
- Take him! - Hari!
- Sir! - Please, Sir!
- Sir... - Please move aside!
- Listen to me! - Remove his helmet!
- Sir! - I didn't do anything, Sir!
- Get him inside! - He has an important PSC exam.
Can't he come to the station after that?
I didn't do anything, Sir! Please listen to me!
- Start the vehicle! - Sir!
- Sir...Sir! - Please, Sir!
Sir... please!
Police has arrested the accused in the Neenu murder case.
We received information that...
he has been under police surveillance for the last few days.
In fact, the Police had summoned and questioned him twice.
After that, he was arrested today morning...
after considering the circumstantial evidences.
Move aside!
A team led by Inspector Dinesh who found gypsum powder last day from a hotel...
is taking the accused to the Police Club for detailed questioning.
But he is very confident this time.
It looks like we can expect a positive outcome this time.
Hello. Sir!
- Where have you reached? - We will reach in 5 minutes, Sir.
You've fed all the information promptly, right?
The Commissioner is here.
Don't worry, Sir.
Our prosecutor has provided a witness who will not budge an inch...
even if the commissioner or all the Supreme Court lawyers appear together in court!
There is nothing to worry, Sir.
- Come fast. - Okay.
Okay, Sir.
Right now, we have exclusive news that we want to share with our viewers.
The important news is that there is an eye witness in this case!
The eye witness also saw the accused entering Neenu's house in his scooter.
This eye witness saw Neenu opening the door...
The eye witness has arrived, Sir.
- Call him. - Sir.
Namaste!
- You can sit. - Okay.
Come with me!
You think you are really smart!
That is not entirely true.
- I didn't understand, Sir. - I understood!
That person...
Do you think I wouldn't recognize the person...
who regularly appears as a false witness for the police?
But it's not you who should get convinced.
It's the court, right?
I'm sure that the court will be convinced.
No doubt about it.
And on what grounds are you saying that he is a false witness?
Has he turned a hostile witness in any case?
In every case he has testified for, the culprits have faced punishment.
Always!
And this is not the first time that evidence and witnesses...
have been created to strengthen a case, right?
In a previous case you investigated, you did the same, right?
That is true.
What if that guy's relatives and the public turn against us?
No one will come forward.
He doesn't have any connection with anyone.
He doesn't know even a Panchayat member.
But even then, can't we wait till we get more concrete evidence?
You are not the inquiry officer for this case.
I am!
I am very sure that he did it!
Please trust me.
You may go and ask your questions to Krishnan, Sir.
Go!
Walk!
Move, move!
Sir!
Sir.
Is it him?
One hundred percentage!
Are you sure?
I am sure, Sir.
He was the one whom I dropped in front of that house that day.
Where did you drop me?
I don't know him, Sir! I swear!
I saw him going to that house...
ringing the calling bell and that poor girl opening the door,
with my own eyes, sir.
He is a dangerous fellow, Sir! Put him in jail!
- He is lying, Sir! - I saw him! It's him!
- Put him in jail, Sir! - Take him away!
He killed a girl. He shouldn't be spared, sir.
- I haven't seen this person before! - Put him in jail immediately, Sir!
He is lying, Sir!
He is a liar, Sir!
'Come!'
'DISTRICT JAIL, ERNAKULAM'
He shouldn't have caught to him
Hello, Basheer
Bro!
He's the one who killed that girl.
Hey!
Do you think this is your mommy's house?
Dude, I'm terribly disturbed already.
Please don't talk to me like this.
Get up!
What will you do if I talk to you?
Kick that bloody swine!
Sir!
Sir! Sir!
Sir!
You'll misbehave with girls, right?
Sir, help!
Stamp him to death
Listen! You'll go out of the jail like a dried stem
Start the IV.
Who do you think you are?
Huh? Who do you think you are?
Excuse me.
She's my team-member.
The company will be giving her perks.
So, it doesn't matter whether she's your team-member or your concubine...
You bloody son of a gun!
- You and your damn company! - Hey! Enough!
CEO!
I'm sure, sir.
This is the guy whom I dropped at that house, on that day.
He's a criminal! Put him in jail, sir.
We've come to handcuff him.
Let him become conscious.
What if he has fractures?
This guy should become conscious first, sir.
Where is he?
Over there.
Two people from the armed forces should be here.
- Sir! - And two people at the gate too.
Okay, sir.
- Sir! - Any updates?
There are no serious injuries. Just some minor contusions.
Medication has started.
He's in sedation now. You may see him.
No need. You carry on.
Sir! Sir! Sir!
Since you've come this far, you should see him, sir.
Please, sir.
- Come, sir. Please. - Okay.
- I've deployed armed police on duty, sir. - Good.
Once he's out of sedation, we can shift him to the jail clinic immediately.
Sir wants to see him.
- Yeah, please. - Sir!
This way.
- Tell me. - He is in here.
I think we've come to the wrong bed.
- No! This is the one, sir. - Where?
- Where is the captive? - Huh?
Where is the captive?
- Sajad! - Sir!
What happened, sir?
Where?
Oh no!
Can't you see from here whether there's someone over there?
Yes, sir.
Go and search everywhere!
Has your dad just delivered a baby here?
No, sir.
Then go and find him quickly, you schmuck!
"A tiny flaw and all crumbles to dust"
"Traps concealed, awaiting steps of trust"
"Your tricks, ailing, stumble in defeat"
"A grand collapse, failure's bitter feat"
Sir! You cannot smoke here!
Hey!
What are you looking at, from there?
I am investigating, sir.
You were just recovering from the gypsum powder incident, right?
Sigh!
I feel really sad for you!
There won't be anyone as depressed as you in this town right now.
I'm keen to know how people like you would deal with such stressful situations.
There's something else, that I'm even more curious about.
What?
While taking him to the court,
do you remember what he shouted, outside the station?
I felt that he had said something, but I didn't hear it clearly.
I will make it clear.
Someday, when he gets out of jail
he said he will kill you.
No! That can't be.
Yes, it is.
His voice was firm with determination.
If a citizen is facing a threat against his life or assets from another person,
there's a law by which that citizen can ask for police protection.
Since you came here and spoke all that humbug...
Could you speak in a parliamentary language?
I will.
Since you came here and spoke all that bullshit,
do you think I'm going to give you protection?
Err...
I had told you not to break your promise when I called you, Hari.
I need to fix two iron latches as well.
These bolts can't be trusted.
Haven't you gotten this repaired yet?
But we don't close that window, right?
Now, when we have to close it, see!
Why should we close it?
Mosquitoes will enter the house at night.
I don't think mosquitoes are your problem.
Switch off the TV. Can't you see the lightning and thunder outside?
Radha!
Tell me a joke. I will laugh.
The accused in Neenu murder case hasn't left the city, as per the police.
I asked you to tell me a joke, Radha!
I don't know. I feel scared!
To get rid of your fear,
chant the names of the great warrior!
Arjunan, Phalgunan, Parthan, Kireedi...
Bhagat Sing, Karnan, Napoleon Bhagat Sing, Karnan, Napoleon
Sir! Sir! Sir!
That's the vehicle, sir.
KL 34 - 4111.
That's the one. That's the vehicle.
Go quickly.
- Are you sure? - I am sure, sir.
(singing foreign language song)
Go quickly!
What's in it?
It's not gypsum powder, sir.
- You check it! - Give it to me!
It's pepper, sir. Nothing else.
Check her phone.
Give me your phone.
You're already tracking all this, right?
What's the need for this now?
I had already told you this when you came home.
Don't come after me, looking for Hari.
He is quite intelligent.
He won't be calling me.
Send her away!
Get going!
Come this way, dear.
He is over there.
Let me go back to the shop.
Okay, I'll go.
Are you the owner of this shop?
- Yes, Madam. - Hey!
- Didn't a girl come here now? - Yes.
What did she give you?
Do you already know her?
She came to give pepper, sir. I've known her for a while.
Where did she go after that?
She'll be at the fish market or at Mani Shankar Iyer's sesame seed shop.
- What's the matter, Madam? - Hey!
Don't ask questions! Come on!
Hari!
Where were you so long?
I was late to get the WiFi Pineapple.
Oh!
And yeah, the software and password key are in this.
Will you be needing this HackRF?
Maybe.
Did you get any recent IP addresses for us to lock?
I've got five or six of them.
Our boys will text the rest as soon as they get them.
This has a Doha SIM and an Oman SIM too.
- Have they been recharged? - I've asked them to do it.
Phone!
Your phone is switched off, right?
But don't stay within this tower limit for too long.
- Get going. - Okay.
You didn't give me the phone numbers.
Oh!
Here you go!
The first one belongs to that Inspector.
And then, those of the Sub-Inspectors.
And the last one,
- belongs to him. - Krishnan?
Hello?
Krishnan, who gives false testimonies for money!
Right?
With your testimony,
the police can turn any innocent man into a culprit.
- Hari? - Yes, man!
Did you think that I will be damned inside the jail?
Hari!
Well...
Don't try to justify yourself!
That day I was just-
An affidavit saying that your testimony to the police was false,
should be filed at the court, tomorrow itself!
If I say so, the cops won't spare me, Hari.
Or else, I will burn you and your family alive!
I will go back to jail only after that.
You can decide at whose hands you should die.
Hari!
Hey!
Step on it, man! The case will be called at 11 AM.
Well, sir...
Did you have to come so far to start a fight?
What actually happened?
I was coming back from Madurai, six months ago.
Some losers blocked the entire road with their bulls and oxen.
They didn't move even when I honked. I cursed them with the choicest of abuses.
- You? - Yes!
But...
I was not in my uniform.
They would have thrashed you badly, right?
Yes!
Sir, can you give me your horoscope?
- Why? - To send it for research!
Hey!
He is calling that Inspector.
Sorry, sorry.
The Inspector rejected the call.
Shucks!
A fine of Rs. 3000.
You must pay that before you leave.
Krishnan!
Hey, Inspector!
You're not answering my calls after pushing me into this situation?
Call me back, man!
That Hari has set out to kill me!
That Inspector has a WhatsApp number, as well.
Add that also to the loop.
I've asked you to not to buy....
For the attention of Inspector Dinesh,
wherever the hell you may be sleeping at,
call Vendor Krishnan immediately.
- His life is in danger! - Hey!
What are you doing?
Sorry! It was some mad man!
I'll throw you into the jeep.
Aren't you a traffic policeman?
- What can a traffic policeman do to me? - Get lost!
Krishnan's location has changed.
Location has changed?
He was in Kacheripady when you called him in the morning, right?
- Yes. - He's at Manappattiparambu now.
Manappattiparambu?
We won't get a better chance to catch hold of him.
It's a place where truck drivers from Tamil Nadu take rest.
Yes, he will flee from this city.
If we don't catch him now, we won't get him ever.
Hari!
It's a huge risk for you to come out now.
All the police WhatsApp groups will have your photo.
My photo may be on all those groups!
But I must catch him at any cost!
I will catch him!
(Continue singing foreign language song)
Hey! It's moving!
Check which one is moving!
Hey! That one, right?
Arya, come on! Block!
Go! Go out quickly! Don't let him go, Ikka.
What, madam?
What's the problem?
Ikka, get that phone.
Why did he discard his phone after wiping out his call list?
All of us would have gone to Tamil Nadu thinking that he has escaped there.
Like the cops went to Coimbatore long back, to seize a CD.
How will we locate him without his phone?
Give it to me.
Ahmed Ikka!
Get into the car.
How many ever times he'd delete his call list,
We will...
retrieve it.
See!
So, we'll get everything that was in it, on this.
Nice!
And we'll get it here, at the same time.
What's happening?
Got it?
Yes!
I got his entire call list, from the day he bought his phone.
The last dialled number....
No name!
I'll try calling.
Good afternoon. Hotel Cochin Towers!
Convincing us that he fled to Tamil Nadu, he's hiding in a hotel room here.
- Chechi! - What is it?
- Do you have a spare key? - Why?
Our card went missing.
If you could open this...
Let me see.
Master key!
- Thank you! - Thank you!
Come.
Shucks!
Where did he go?
- Stop! Stop! Stop! - Get down carefully!
Hey, Krishnan!
Stop there!
Krishnan!
Hey, Krishnan!
If you want to go viral, you should focus only on reels.
What is this?
Start the vehicles!
- This way, right? - Yes, sir.
Reena and team, check inside the train.
Sajad, come with me!
- Plenty of fanboys, sir. - Leave them!
Focus on a black t-shirt and that thing.. What was it?
- Hoodie! - What?
- Hoodie! - Yeah, Chudi!
Find the guy wearing that!
Shucks!
Hurray, Cochin FC!
- The one at the back is in a black t-shirt. - He doesn't have a hoodie, sir.
Hurray, Cochin FC!
The train has left, sir.
- Over! - Where is he, sir?
- Is there any other exit? - No, sir. Only this one.
- Where's the black t-shirt guy? - Where?
- I don't know! - Where's the black t-shirt guy?
Shucks!
Let's go out and check, sir
Sir, we've caught a guy wearing a black Adidas t-shirt from the Metro bathroom.
- Over. - Okay, copied.
Yes!
Sir, shall I call the media?
Don't tell them the place now.
- Ask them to be prepared. - Okay!
- Open it! - Sir!
Sheesh!
Wait, wait. Just pause it.
Zoom in there.
Not that guy. Zoom in on this guy.
Sir!
See this!
Shah Rukh Khan, play it!
Sir, he left playing the ball right in front of your eyes, and you didn't see him!
- Shucks! - Not just me!
All of you were there, right?
Didn't you tell us that a guy in a black t-shirt and hoodie will get down? Where is he?
Sheesh!
- Hello? - This is Krishnan, sir.
Have you caught him?
Get lost, man! He'll be caught only after he kills you!
Huh?
None of these ideas will enter that idiot Dinesh's head!
That's why I asked you to come, sir.
If you spot an Invader Jeep on any TV,
inform the local traffic police immediately.
Arrange all the phone numbers for that.
We have other facilities here for that.
It's not like old times.
Oh no! Dinesh sir! Did he know about this?
Ask that loser to mind his own business!
Don't answer the call.
Hello, Dinesh sir!
Yes.
No, sir.
I've come to a friend's place.
I will come now, sir.
Okay, sir.
Look! An Invader Jeep at Palarivattam.
Where?
What was the vehicle number?
- KL... - KL 34 - 4111.
Control room, a silver Invader Jeep is passing that way.
Block it.
Check its number and tell us.
The number is not the same.
Okay, okay. Let it go.
Enter the Jeep's number and search on the TV.
Police are all around!
It's really risky to roam around like this now.
Where is his house?
Shall we go there and see?
That's not necessary.
We will make him file the affidavit within two days.
Take the Jeep to my shop, dear.
Okay.
Oh my God!
Bro! Bro! Are you alright?
You hit me with your car and you're calling me, 'Bro'?
A bike and Invader Jeep have collided.
No casualties. There's a slight traffic jam.
- Over! - Invader Jeep! Call him!
Control room.
Tell us the number of the Jeep that you reported about, now.
Madam, it's KL 34 - 4111.
Over.
How many people are in the vehicle?
Only two people.
An elderly man and a girl.
Hold the Jeep there.
Tell them that they can leave once the cops come.
An SI from Gandhinagar station will come there now.
- Okay, Madam. - Reena!
Hey, we've located the Jeep that Krishnan told us about.
At Palarivattam. You must reach there immediately.
And... sir shouldn't know about this. Okay?
Krishnan, let's go.
Ishana, if that Jeep changes its location, inform me immediately, okay?
Okay, sir.
Chetta!
Is this really the Jeep he came in?
I won't end up like Dinesh sir, right?
No, sir. Let's leave quickly.
Okay!
Sir, please listen to me.
He's totally all right. He's lying. I was careful.
- Can't you see my bike lying here? - Sir, I switched on the indicator...
Stop! Stop!
Let's go!
Quick!
- Where to? - Medical Centre.
Is it kidney stone or heart attack, sir?
What?
Well, I asked seeing your panic.
My mother is about to deliver a baby!
Just go quickly, man!
Hello?
- Sajad! - Yes!
Two people got down from that Jeep and left in an auto rickshaw.
Tell me the number of the auto rickshaw.
The auto rickshaw's number is not clear.
"My dad is the blessing of this vehicle" is written on the back of the rickshaw.
Okay.
Give me your phone, sir.
- Why? - There is an important matter.
- Hello? - Hello!
Manaf, I am Krishnan.
Don't talk back.
Don't stop your vehicle either.
Yes, sir.
Chetta, can you go faster?
The current passenger in your vehicle,
is an accused in a murder case.
Chetta, please.
Behave in a way that they don't feel suspicious at all.
Police and I are following you.
Okay, bro!
Tell me where you are headed,
and where you've reached now,
like you would tell a friend.
Yes, bro!
I'm headed to Medical Centre,
on a trip.
I've reached Pallimukku now.
Okay.
Lower your speed until you reach the junction.
We will reach there.
Go faster, Chetta.
Yes. It's an auto rickshaw, sir.
Not an air plane.
Hey! That's the vehicle!
Which one? That one?
- That auto rickshaw? - Yes!
Tell me, bro.
Turn right saying that it's a shortcut,
and enter MLA road.
Okay, bro.
- Shouldn't we be going that way?
Chetta, shouldn't we be going that way?
Chetta!
This is a shortcut, sir.
We can avoid the traffic blocks.
- Yes, Sajad. - Where have you reached, Reena?
I'm entering Market Junction from Johnson Master Square.
Don't go there.
Enter Pipeline Road and come to MLA Road.
Okay, okay.
Isn't this a longer route, Chetta?
There's no block here, sir. We'll take this route.
Where are you going?
You..!!
Stop there!
Stop I say
All okay?
Double okay!
Stop! Stop!
Catch him!
Catch him! That's the end of the road. Catch him!
Stop!
Come on!
Come on, I say!
Come!
Come on, walk!
Come!
Come on!
- Let go of me. - Catch him!
Come on!
He won't be coming in your stupid vehicle.
He will come in my car!
You can follow me!
Always!
Forever!
Manaf!
Sir!
Shall we have some candy?
Yes, Your Honour.
Let me conclude my points, please.
Your Honour, Neenu Iype, a celebrity model,
was making great progress in her career,
through some very popular advertisements.
The accused, who used to deliver newspapers to her house regularly,
developed an over-obsession towards her.
That's the beginning of the incidents that led to this case.
Neenu's room-mate,
PW1,
Anjitha Narayanan...
As per her testimony to this court,
the accused reached Neenu's house,
with the newspaper bill,
on October 1st, 2022.
Once the accused left her house,
Neenu told PW 1 in a scared tone,
'I think he is over-obsessed.'
'Let's stop the newspaper delivery from this month onward.'
It was from the realization that Neenu is avoiding him completely,
that the hysterical grudge that led to the murder, formed in the mind of the accused.
That is the motive of crime!
On October 10th, 2022, at dawn...
the accused was delivering newspapers...
and he saw Neenu's room-mate, Anjitha, leaving for her home-town.
Following which, he parked his bike somewhere on the road,
the accused waved at the scooter of PW 2, Krishnan Rajashekharan,
who was headed to Kaloor stadium for his usual morning walk,
and requested Krishnan to drop him at Friends' Nagar.
Since it was drizzling,
PW 2, Krishnan Rajashekharan offered to drop him home,
and dropped him in front of Neenu's house.
PW 2, Krishnan Rajashekharan has informed this court,
that he saw the accused barging into the house,
as soon as Neenu opened the door.
Your Honour, the accused who barged into the house,
got into an argument with Neenu,
and in the struggle which followed,
Neenu suffered from an occipital fracture,
as mentioned in the autopsy report,
and succumbed to death.
I request Your Lordship to punish the accused at his maximum,
under 302 IPC and 447 of IPC.
Mr. Hari...
Come here.
Just think once more.
I can get you a good lawyer.
Don't bother about the fees.
It's not because of that, sir.
I'm in a situation where I cannot believe anyone.
Me too?
I don't have any problems with you, right?
Sir, these two witnesses produced by the police...
If I prove that they are lying, will you acquit me?
No doubt about it!
Are you sure?
It won't be so easy.
I can do it, sir.
- Are you sure? - Yes.
Begin the cross-examination then.
Anjitha.
You said that I came home and spoke to Neenu, on October 1st, right?
- Yes. - What was the time then?
Around 7:00 a.m.
Are you sure?
- Yes. - Thank you.
Your Honour,
that's my Google Pay statement.
At 7:25 a.m. on October 1st,
Neenu transferred some money to me.
I've highlighted the amount on it.
Your Honour,
Neenu didn't pay the bills for the newspapers every month.
She would pay for six months, together.
The subscription amount for The Hindu newspaper,
from October to March,
amounts to 1410 Rupees.
And she transferred that amount to me, on that day.
If Neenu thought that I was over-obsessed and wanted to cancel the subscription,
she wouldn't pay me the amount for six months in advance, right?
From this,
the testimony of PW 1 that Neenu had a bad opinion about me,
has been proved to be false, sir.
I shall state nothing but the truth before the court.
While you were going for your morning walk,
the accused, that is... me,
asked you for a lift. That's what you have said.
Do you usually go for your morning walk on a scooter?
I may go on a scooter, a bus or even in a bus sometimes.
What scooter are you using?
TVS Wego, pure white.
But as per the RTO records, its ownership...
is in the name of one Miss Ramla.
Is this Ramla the one who's working as your colleague?
Yes.
Why are you using her vehicle?
Aren't you capable enough to buy a scooter on your own?
I am capable.
I do not wish to own anything, sir.
We don't take anything with us, when we leave for the heavenly abode, right?
Your house is in Pazhayakavu.
And you go for a walk at the stadium, in Kaloor.
Why do you travel so far, to go for a walk?
These two places are at least 15 kms apart.
Yes.
Why do you travel so far, to go for a walk?
Should I say the truth?
You say nothing but the truth, right?
Go ahead!
To ogle at women!
I swear!
On that day, it was raining at dawn.
At what time exactly did you leave your house?
At 5:15 a.m.
It takes 15 minutes to reach this Friends' Nagar.
Is your phone number 8547570420?
Yes!
- Do you have any alternate number? - No.
If you're planning to get into the details of the tower location,
I don't take my phone with me, when I go for a walk.
So, the phone would be within the limits of the tower near my house.
That's right.
But a call you received at 5:31 a.m.,
was answered,
and there was a continuous conversation for about ten minutes.
You were at Friends' Nagar,
and your phone was at home.
How can that happen then?
My phone is not adamant that it would get connected only if I answer the call myself.
That call was answered by my wife.
So, it was your wife who spoke for ten minutes, during that call.
Yes!
- Are you sure? - I am sure.
Sir!
In the affidavit I had submitted earlier,
I have mentioned that certain CCTV footage and phone data,
were hacked, with the help of my ex-colleagues.
And in a sealed cover I submitted along with it,
there is a pen drive.
You should listen to the voice clip in the first folder on that pen drive, please.
Objection, Your Honour.
The court should not accept hacked digital materials without any authenticity
as evidence.
You don't have to accept it as evidence, sir.
I just asked him to listen to it once.
Overruled.
Sheeba! Play it, dear.
- Sir. - Let me listen to it.
That's the clip.
The smartphone of the person who called Krishnan on that day,
had the automatic call-recording feature.
What's up, darling?
Oh! You haven't gotten up yet?
It's past 5:30 a.m.
It's raining, sweetheart!
Let me lie down for some more time.
You're lying down, feeling all cozy during the rain, huh?
For me to feel cozy,
you should be with me, right?
Yeah, right!
And you want Radha Chechi to smash my skull?
Wake up and get ready quickly.
Do you remember?
Today is the 10th.
So?
Dhanya Teacher will come to the office, early in the morning.
- Should I play the whole thing? - No, please!
Sir, that would be enough.
One of the voices in this clip belongs to your colleague Ramla, right?
Yes!
So, this Ramla is deeply in love with your wife, huh?
Don't talk nonsense!
In that case, who's the owner of the other voice?
You or your wife?
- Should I play the rest? - No, please!
It's my voice.
So, when he said that he left for a morning walk,
leaving his phone at home,
on the day of the incident,
and that he saw myself, the accused, on the way and gave me a lift,
and that he dropped me in front of Neenu's house,
he was lying through his teeth, right?
- Those were all lies, right? - Should I say that again?
Yes, they were lies.
You're good, man!
Both the witness statements have been proved to be false.
Prosecutor!
What's your next plan?
A thief's luck will run out someday or the other.
I made a mistake, Your Honour.
Sorry!
It's okay, Krishnan. You can go to jail for one year.
Your Honour!
There's no other way, Krishnan!
I'm a Judge, right?
Hey!
Take him outside.
They just gave false testimonies, sir.
So, there must be someone who made them say it, right?
The Honourable Court should allow me to cross-examine him.
- Go ahead! - Thank you, sir.
Your home-town is in Palakkad, right?
- Huh? - Yes.
You always had this wish to go back to your home-town.
Isn't that why you applied for a transfer?
Yes.
11.09.2022.
The date on which you applied for a transfer to your home-town.
Isn't that right?
You may not remember it.
Well, the connection of this fact to this case is that...
it was exactly one month before Neenu was killed.
Absolutely coincidental.
Then, why did you reject this transfer suddenly, after it was approved?
Huh?
Well, by that time, Palakkad became...
really hot.
Oh! Palakkad is always hot!
Sir,
the district that received the largest rainfall last October was Palakkad.
It's a record!
It will get really hot!
Your transfer order reached you on October 5th.
- Isn't that right? - Yes.
Five days after that,
the transfer which was approved, was cancelled.
That is.... on October 10th.
But...
there's a problem with this date, sir.
Neenu was killed...
on the same date.
October 10th.
Purely coincidental.
Isn't it?
Yes, yes.
On October 10th,
within hours after Neenu's murder,
you got your transfer order cancelled, sir.
I'll tell you something, sir.
An innocent girl....
She was murdered...
and to bring her murderers before the law,
a police officer developed sincere feeling of dedication.
Isn't it, sir?
You continued to stay within that jurisdiction,
and took charge of that case,
and you successfully completed it, and brought it before the court.
It's truly appreciable.
Isn't it?
Dedication!
Sincerity!
Honesty!
Isn't it, sir?
Yes, it is.
Your Honour!
In the pen drive that I submitted earlier,
there's a video in folder number 2.
You should please watch that video, Sir.
Huh?
So, unlike what people were mocking you for,
you didn't slip on sludge and fall.
It was a trick to take that, right?
Policeman!!
Now tell me, sir.
How did the emblem of your key chain
end up in front of Neenu's house?
Huh?
Your Honour!
The video clips in the next folder...
are the CCTV footage from sir's house, on that day.
Please watch that as well.
These are the CCTV visuals of sir leaving his home at 5:00 a.m. on that day.
In the next clip, we can see Sir coming back home.
At 7:00 a.m. sharp.
He had cleverly destroyed these visuals.
Deleting the data on the hard disk and formatting it twice,
is not like destroying evidence by burning papers or clothes.
Technology has grown a lot, sir.
Then, there's a clip of him withdrawing money from the ATM.
That's an ATM situated at Thammanam Junction.
The distance between this place and Friends' Nagar is around 1 k.m.
Sir was walking towards that area,
after parking his car there.
On the previous night of Neenu's murder,
and the day after at dawn,
he has withdrawn Rs. 1 Lakh, from four accounts, via ATM.
These are the bank statements of Dinesh sir and his wife, for the month of October.
I had submitted them earlier.
It has been recorded in the charge-sheet
that Neenu's missing phone could not be recovered.
But the data from Google, WhatsApp or Cloud could easily be recovered.
They just had to send an email.
Sir, the last folder has...
three files that Neenu had stored on her own Google Drive.
The first file among them...
is a fantastic WhatsApp chat.
Sir! Sir!
- Sir, don't! Please! - Don't rush!
- We'll play it now. - No, sir.
Don't play it, sir. Please, sir.
- Play the first file. - Chechi!
- Sheeba, play it. - Chechi, please don't!
What is this 'Ola' Dinesh?
It's not 'Ola' Dinesh, sir.
It's 'Oola' (Moron) Dinesh.
That's how Neenu had saved his name.
She had saved the perfect name. 'Moron' Dinesh!
Keep quiet. Or else, you'll be called to the witness box.
I shall take leave Let's go to Munnar
I am very good at massaging
'Let's book a suite room in Hyatti'
Dinesh sir met Neenu for the first time,
during a fashion show that happened two months ago.
In the meanwhile, sir tried to meet Neenu several times,
and Neenu had cleverly skipped those meetings too.
But a few days before Neenu was killed,
Neenu sent two video clips to Dinesh sir,
and told him that she will make him go viral by showing these two video clips.
After that, there was no end to the number of calls made from Dinesh sir's side.
If we have to find out why sir was calling her frantically,
the second file,
that is, the video call recording...
- We need to see that. - Sir! Sir!
Not the video, sir. Not the video recording, sir.
Please don't, sir. Don't watch it, sir.
Is there anything in it that women can't watch?
I'll watch it in the chamber.
What could be there that women alone cannot watch, sir?
Oh!
- Right! - Sir! Sir!
He's confusing you, sir. You don't have to watch it, sir.
You'll be wasting your time unnecessarily.
- Please, sir. Don't watch it. - Okay, okay.
Thank you, sir.
- Play it! - Sir!
Chechi, please. Say that there's an error.
- The second file. - Chechi!
Say that there's an error! Come on!
Hey you!
- Hey you! - Shush!
At last you answered my call, my darling!
I've been waiting for so long!
That's why I answered it.
The law and order of the city needn't be disrupted due to me.
I've lost all my law and order ever since the day I saw you.
I'm always thinking only about one thing!
You! You! You!
Oh no!
What will you do then? Your job has many responsibilities, right?
What responsibilities!
My sub-ordinates will take care of all that!
Huh?
I just have to say, "Do this", "Do that".
They even bring fish to my house.
Great, right?
Your body is really fit, sir.
Do you work-out daily?
Of course!
That's the secret of my fitness!
The other day, when the Commissioner came to the Police Club,
he tried arm wrestling with me, since he was drunk.
- Commissioner sir? - Of course! We're great buddies!
When he's not in uniform, he still calls me...
No. I call him 'Balan'.
Then, after you did arm wrestling?
- Did you win? - Of course!
He's still wearing that...
that pouch you wear when you have a fracture...
Hairline fracture!
Great! He's done for!
Forget all that.
Do you wear these kind of clothes when you go to sleep, Neenu?
I'm not sleeping now, right?
So, you'll change it when you sleep?
- Oh! - Chechi!
- Stop it, please. - Okay, sir. Good night.
Hey! Don't go so quickly!
Shouldn't we talk personally for some more time?
Stop it, please!
Won't your wife hear us talking?
That psycho must be sleeping like a log there.
Please don't talk about her and spoil my mood!
- So sad! - It's really sad!
I had to oblige when I was offered a dowry of Rs. 2 Crores.
Forget all that.
When can we meet?
- Shall I come there now? - Oh no!
Not now.
We will meet, soon.
Now, can you sing a song for me?
Like you sang that day.
I will sing!
But you should promise me that we will meet this week itself.
- Sure. - Are you ready?
Thank you.
Can you sing "Oo Antava Mawa" from the movie "Pushpa", sir?
You want the Telugu version?
Okay!
(Singing "Oo Antava Mawa" from "Pushpa")
- Thanks! - Sir! Sir!
Along with it,
if you dance as well,
- it will be awesome. - Okay!
Just a second.
It's our wedding album.
That psycho's and mine!
I'll keep this here for a grip. Okay?
(Singing again)
Stop it!
Silence!
Silence, please!
Excuse me, Your Honour.
I have a humble submission.
May I know you please, Ma'am?
Bincy George.
I'm doing a PhD on human rights.
Oh!
And
Unfortunately,
he is...
my husband!
Now, I have something to disclose regarding this case, My Lord.
Your Honour!
A few days, I heard a sound while at home, and when I checked,
I saw Dinesh destroying a phone using a hammer.
Then he wrapped it up, and put it in the water tank.
But... now I believe,
it must be Neenu's phone that went missing, as discussed earlier.
It's for your kind information, sir.
Bincy!
Get lost, you moron!
Sorry, My Lord!
It's okay.
It happens!
Sir, the next clip is a little more raunchy.
- Should I play it? - Whoa!
No, no!
Oh God!
- He maybe a moron... - Sir!
He maybe a troublemaker, but it's a matter of his privacy.
Sir
I didn't have any other option.
I have to prove my innocence, right?
And it will be useful for them, for further investigation.
Yes, yes.
They can collect further evidence, using these leads.
Sir!
Mr. Dinesh
Better you confess here.
You went to meet Neenu with Rs. 1 Lakh.
Yet,
she didn't give you her phone.
Is that why you killed her?
Tell me, Dinesh!
All the evidence is against you.
You have no other go!
You killed Neenu, right?
Dinesh!
Didn't you kill Neenu?
No!
I am not a murderer, Your Honour.
I haven't killed anyone!
It's always raining in Kerala.
Why do people lay vitrified tiles at home here?
She ran with her wet slippers over those vitrified tiles.
That's why she slipped and fell down, sir.
And you're saying that I killed her? What can I do?
He's the reason for all this!
He didn't throw the newspaper properly that day.
That's why she stepped out of the house to take the newspaper.
She got out of the house, and her slippers got wet.
I was just trying to grab her phone from her hand.
That's when she ran over those vitrified tiles with those wet slippers.
Then she ran up the stairs, slipped, fell down and died!
What can I do about that?
I'm not a murder, Your Honour.
I'm not a murderer! I'm just a creep!
I'm not a murderer, Your Honour.
Just a creep!
Don't laugh, you dogs!
For the first time in history,
we're witnessing a police officer
leaving the court room, crying and wailing like a little child.
Let's see those visuals.
Come on!
Media!
No!
- Come on! - No! I won't come!
I won't come, I say!
Don't bring disgrace to us wearing this uniform!
- Dinesh! - Get lost!
Let go, you creep!
Let go!
I won't come!
Come on!
Get into the vehicle!
- Shove him inside. - I won't come.
I won't come in the van that's used to take the accused.
- Call for my jeep. - Yeah, right!
Get into the vehicle!
Okay. I will get in. Let go of me.
Let go of me!
Dinesh, don't run!
Catch him! Come on!
- Come on! Bring him! - Let go of me!
- Bring him. - I will come back, you scoundrels!
- I will come back to prove my innocence. - Shut up!
Come on, shoot my video! You too!
- Put him inside. - Let go of me!
Let go of me!
What will be his future, sir?
I will come back!