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And you shut the door.

- Maybe I did.

- That's all, your honor.

I would like to cross-examine Andrea

So Andrea...

you're from the North-East.

Meghalaya.

'Megha.'

Clouds! Mountains!

Beauty! Music... and football!

How is this relevant,

Mr. Deepak?

I thought it is.

Mukesh Kumar wasn't ever

asked whether he's from Rajasthan.

Sarla Premchand wasn't asked

if she happens to be from Haryana.

No one asked the Doctor or even

Ramakant Vijay... so, I thought that

if Mr. Prashant is specifically asking

Andrea, there must be some relevance.

Sir, I feel as a North-Eastern girl...

I am being harassed more than

the average Indian girl on the street.

So... Andrea, what was the reason

for going into the other room?

Rajvir said the flush

wasn't working in his room.

So he told me to go

to the other room.

- Did you verify this'?

- No, but it was Rajvir's room.

And he told me to

go to the other room.

What could I have done?

- Why didn't you go alone?

- Rajvir said that the room was locked.

He told Dumpy to open it for me.

And he just followed

me to the other room.

Why did you shut the door and not him'?

I didn't think clearly, I was in a rush..

He was switching the lights on.

It was instinctive Fair enough.

Then why did you stay behind?

What were you doing?

Answer me... the court wants to know.

First I used the bathroom.

Then, when I came

out of the bathroom...

he had already

switched off the lights.

I called out his name a few times,

I was scared to step out of the loo.

And then I heard him

laughing inside the room.

And then he started touching me.

Then he pushed me onto the

bed... and he started touching my...

He touched my...

That's all, your honor.

Mr. Prashant, it seems quite clear

why Andrea went into the room...

and why she stayed

for so long etc. etc.

But I do get your point.

And your point leads me to the

making of 'A girl's safety manual'.

A girl should never go

anywhere with a boy alone.

Not to a resort... and definitely

not to use the bathroom.

Because by her doing that,

people presume...

that since she has

willingly come there...

they have been issued a license

to touch her inappropriately.

Rule no. 1!

Let's not moralize unnecessarily,

Mr.Sehgal.

Let's talk about facts.

Sir, I would now like to call

upon Raunak Anand aka Dumpy.

Raunak Anand, please come!

Dumpy Anand, did you go with

Andrea to the other room that night?

Yes, I did.

And the two of you remained inside

for quite some time - Yes, we did.

What were you two

doing inside for so long?

Sir...

Sir, how can I say

such things publicly?

Take a guess He's lying!

Be quiet!

Sir, she told me that Minal

will talk to Rajvir about the money.

I was quite scared, sir.

Because she started kissing me,

and unbuttoning my shirt.

I tried to stop her, reason with her.

Right Dumpy Anand, but why

should the court believe

that you resisted?

After all you look like

a fairly healthy young man.

And Andrea is a very pretty girl.

You were inside a

room with a pretty girl...

and yet you did nothing.

In fact, you resisted.

All this is very difficult to believe!

Sir, because I have a girlfriend.

I am committed to her.

And I come from a very

decent family, sir - I object.

- To what'?

- To this awkward performance.

He's over-acting!

Sir, he's uttering nonsense.

He was flirting with

her the whole night!

And the poor girl was trying

to ignore him all the time!

I would like to call upon...

co-accused, Falak Ali.

She seems to have a lot to say.

Are you the only

breadwinner in your family?

Yes.

I am sure your brother's

treatment is quite expensive.

I mean after all he's a special child.

Yes.

How much does your tour job pay'?

Rs.40,000!

Rs.40,000!

And what do you get in-hand?

30,000

30,000!

Any loans?

A personal loan...

and a home-improvement loan.

Home-improvement loan!

Then I guess you're

always in the need of money.

Yes, I am but... - Any other

financial support from anyone?

No...

Sir, I am... I am not getting

whatever it is that you're hinting at.

Naturally... I just

wanted to establish

that you're perpetually

in the need of money...

and you have no

other source of income.

But... - Now let me clarify as to why

I wanted to establish this... For that...

I would like to

call upon Rajvir Singh.

Rajvir Singh, please come.

Please describe the series of

events that took place in RS resort!

Well, that night we happened

to be at a rock show and... - Objection!

But he hasn't even begun!

We all know Rajvir Singh,

that you did your schooling...

from a top international school.

After that you had the

opportunity to pursue Engineering...

but you opted for Economics.

First you studied

at the local University...

and later... you joined

King's College, London.

To study Economics.

I can understand that this

will be very difficult for you...

but, can you take your

hands out of your pocket?

Sure.

Sir, they first saw

us at the rock show.

Later they became very friendly

with us and we got along quite well.

Did it make you suspicious

considering you hadn't met before?...

No sir, I didn't get

suspicious at the rock-show.

I just thought they

are the friendly type.

But I started having doubts at the resort,

once they started dropping hints.

What kind of hints?

Like...'let's split up,

you can give us something...

and we'll all have a good time'.

- Even then they weren't being blatant?

- No, sir.

But later when they were a few

drinks down, they came to the point.

Which was? - That we

can have more fun if we pay up.

More fun? Please be more specific.

Sir, I was already suspicious

when they took us to separate rooms.

And you panicked

and later... - Objection.

Mr.Prashant,

why call him to the stand at all...

when you are so keen

to record your own testimony

Mr.Prashant, please don't

lead the witness. - Sir...

At the resort,

Minal made a drink for me.

Then she started touching me.

In fact even I responded,

I went with the flow.

Later she asked me for

money and I was shocked.

I panicked... when I realized

that these girls are soliciting

So I asked her to leave.

I said I am not interested

Right.

But she said doesn't matter...

you must pay me.

Or else I'll start screaming

that you're trying to rape me.

- But you still refused to pay her.

- Yes sir.

- Then?

- Then she pushed me.

She attacked me with

the bottle in her hand.

- That's all, your honor.

- I need to question him.

Rajvir Singh, you just

said that she dropped some hints.

What kind of hints?

She was being very frank, smiling at

me, touching me while talking to me.

- You've finished'?

- Yes.

You said she was smiling during the

conversation and touching you at times.

So... basically that becomes

the making of Rule no. 2...

of the 'Girl's Safety Manual'.

No girl should 'ever' talk

to a boy ' while smiling'..

Or 'touch him'.

Because he'll take that as a hint.

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