Meri Jung Page #7

...to take me with him

lndu Gupta also came there

She tried to persuade me.

And had some letters with her.

She wanted me to read them,

but Vikram intervened.

He snatched those letters,

and pocketed them.

- Then what happened?

- Vikram pushed her away from me.

She wanted come near and

talk to me.

But l got scared, and

went back into the house.

- What happened after this?

- Within a minute l heard Asha..

...l heard Dr. Asha scream.

l ran outside, and saw,

lndu Gupta's body lying there.

And Dr. Mathur and Dr. Asha,

standing near it.

You may step down.

Just a moment.

- l'd Like to question this witness

- Permission granted.

Take this handkerchief. Go on.

Wipe your Tears.

No, don't be scared.

Look, my dear.

l want to ask you very simple

and straight forward questions.

And you also answer them

very simply, okay?

Are your parents alive?

- My mother is, but my father...

- ...is not more. Right?

Can you tell how and

when your father died?

These questions have nothing

to do with this case

They've everything to do with it!

Somebody's life depends on this.

- That's why permit me to go ahead.

- Permission granted.

Well then, my dear.

Weren't you about to tell...

...how your father died?

Don't look at anybody.

Take your time to answer.

Tell me, how did he die?

- He was hanged!

- Hanged!

The lawyer who sent him to

the gallows...

- ...do you know his name?

- Yes. - Then you also must know...

- ...that Vikram is

that lawyer's son?

- No l didn't know before, but...

- But you knew later on.

And, since then, you've made up

your mind, that one day...

...you'd avenge your Daddy's death

through that lawyer, and his son. And...

...with that in mind, you lied

against Vikram Thakral.

The defense cannot wash off the

blood on the accused by her tears.

ln getting excited to prove Komal

Verma as killer, he forgot...

...that there are 2 more witnesses.

My next witness is Asha Mathur.

Yes! He's the one l saw.

lt's the same face.

My Lord, he's the one.

As per the police report,

you've made a statement...

- ...that when you saw the killer

you were at your gate, - Yes.

According to the same report,

the place where the body was lying...

...and the gate, where you were,

the distance is about 22 yards.

A distance of 22 yards...

...a stormy night, with very

little light. Do you believe...

...you've identified

the killer correctly?

l agree it's a bit difficult.

But l saw him only.

Tell me. What was he wearing?

- Coat and pant?

- Or just coat and just pant?

- Both!

- Both, coat and pant? - Yes.

May l know...

Where you had gone and

from where you were returning

We had gone to Dr. Dastur and

were returning from him.

You are telling the truth there.

He's a renowned ophthalmologist.

And as per his report

your eyes are every weak.

This is his report l think.

- ls it true?

- Yes.

Even after having such weak eyes...

...you could recognize the killer

from such a long distance?

Yes! l'm saying so.

Your reply was my question.

You may step down.

l admit that Dr. Asha's

sight is a bit weak.

But it seems now, that even behaving

the Defense lawyer has weak eyes!

lf he reads and sees

this report carefully...

...he'll know that Dr. Asha

is long-sighted!

And 22 yards is quite a distance.

He himself has admitted to it.

The Defense counsel is trying

to widen the gap...

...between the killer and justice.

But he won't be successful.

Because l've such a witness...

who has seen the criminal...

...at 22 inches,

let alone 22 yards!

lt's the same boy. He tried to

run away over the wall.

l tried to catch him

but he escaped.

l've seen him from very near.

l can never be mistaken.

When the killer ran away.

What did you do then?

- l went back to the corpse.

- Obviously, till the police came...

...you were near the body, and

you didn't even touch it.

- No. But yes, l did cover it

with my coat. - Just a minute.

- Did you go in and get the coat?

- No. l used my own coat.

- So, you were wearing a coat?

- Of course l was.

- You mean you wore coat and pant...

- l don't wear a coat without a pant.

- So you had worn even a coat?

- You ask me again and again.

l hold you l wore a coat.

Your wife said when she saw

the killer you weren't there.

And when you did come.

The killer had already filed.

That means your wife did not

see you, and the killer...

together, at that place.

ls that true?

- That's correct.

- She also said this...

...that the killer had worn

a coat on that night.

- The coat again! What do you mean?

- What l mean is...

...after parking your car,

instead of your wife...

...you went straight to the place.

Where lndu Gupta awaited you.

You may've had some illicit

relationship with the girl...

And that day she came to

your place to blackmail you...

...that if you don't pay up,

she'll tell everything to your wife.

Your blood boiled with rage and

in your anger you killed her!

Before you could think,

you saw that your wife...

...was at one gate.

Weak eyes....

...a distance of 22 yds. and a dark

night. She didn't recognize you.

She just saw you in a pant

and a coat from afar.

She screamed. Being scared,

your first reaction was...

...to run towards the garden,

but then you remembered...

...that may be your wife didn't

really recognize you. You....

...went around the garage and come

to your wife, and to hoodwink her...

...you again ran the same way

the killer was seen running.

You returned in a moment, convinced

her that the killer escaped.

Because your coat was stained

with the dead girl's blood...

...you covered her corpse

with it very cleverly. So that...

...people should believe those

stains were from her dead body!

Do you mean to say, that

l killed that girl?

l'm not just saying it, but

in fact prove it...

...that lndu Gupta was

murdered by you!

This story holds no water.

lf lndu Gupta was murdered...

...by Dr. Mathur, then

why would he call the police?

And if one accused hadn't gone to

the doctor, how did the doctor know...

...that the police would find Vikram

on the road in a while jeep?

That's not surprising.

Ashoka road is Vikram's way home.

He passes that way many times in

his white jeep. But the point is...

...when the police arrested him,...

...Vikram wasn't wearing a coat,

nor was a knife found on him.

- And his body too, was free

of any blood stains. - ln 30 mins...

...blood can be washed. Weapons

and coat can be thrown or hidden.

l telling you again. Vikram wasn't

wearing a coat, nor carrying a knife.

l want to give some good news to

the court, especially, the Defense.

The coat and the knife

hidden by the accused is found.

They are present in this court

as evidence in this case.

This is that knife which has

tasted the blood of the deceased.

The finger prints on this handle

have written the tale of that murder.

And the cruel story which this knife

can't finish, the coat will.

When the knife's blade keep quiet,

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