As soon as they stepped out of the temple…
Inspector Vikram made a quick decision—
"We need to go straight to Salim's house now."
Without wasting a moment, Vikram, Pankaj, and Ravi headed there.
The atmosphere inside the house was completely silent…
An eerie stillness had taken over—
as if the house had witnessed everything… and had now fallen quiet.
Faizan and Salma were sitting inside.
The moment Faizan saw the police, he stood up.
There was exhaustion in his eyes… but also a faint hope.
Vikram spoke,
"Faizan… we need to ask you something important."
Faizan nodded.
Vikram continued,
"On the night of the wedding… did anything unusual or suspicious happen?"
Faizan paused, thinking…
Then replied slowly—
"No, sir… no one came to the house…"
Vikram immediately asked the next question—
"After the wedding… did anyone threaten your father? Or come to meet him?"
Faizan shook his head.
"No, sir… nothing like that happened…"
Vikram stepped back slightly…
He observed Faizan carefully.
"There's something he's trying to recall…"
Suddenly, Faizan paused—
as if something had just clicked in his mind.
"Sir… something strange did happen that night…"
Hearing this, Vikram, Ravi, and Pankaj instantly became alert.
Pankaj quickly asked,
"What happened? Tell us carefully."
Faizan began explaining—
"Sir… when we were returning from the wedding…"
"we met Kishan, the haveli servant, on the way…"
"He told us that the bride's lehenga had torn after getting stuck somewhere…"
"Abbu immediately opened the shop and started stitching it that very night…"
Ravi interrupted,
"Then? Who took the lehenga back to the haveli?"
Faizan replied—
"Sir… Kishan suddenly got a phone call…"
"His mother's health had worsened, and he had to rush to the hospital…"
"I went with him to help…"
Vikram was now completely focused.
"So… Abbu had to take the lehenga to the haveli himself."
The moment Faizan said this—
something clicked in Vikram's mind.
He asked slowly—
"After that… when your father returned… was his behavior normal?"
Faizan immediately shook his head.
"No, sir… not at all…"
"He looked very disturbed…"
"He wasn't talking properly… and wasn't meeting anyone…"
"For two to three days, he didn't even open the shop…"
Tears filled Salma's eyes again.
"Sir… this had never happened before…
In 25 years, Salim had never kept his shop closed even for a single day…"
Silence filled the room.
Vikram closed his eyes for a moment…
and began connecting everything—
Going to the haveli at night…
Changed behavior after returning…
Remaining silent for three days…
Then suddenly… the rumor and the attack…
He opened his eyes.
Now there was clarity on his face.
"This… is all connected to the haveli."
Ravi and Pankaj looked at each other.
Ravi asked,
"Sir… what are you trying to say?"
Vikram answered directly—
"Either Salim saw something inside the haveli…"
"…or someone planned all this to silence him."
The room grew heavy.
Faizan asked nervously—
"Sir… this has to be someone's conspiracy…"
Vikram interrupted him calmly—
"Yes… it could be… but it's too early to accuse anyone."
"But one thing is certain…"
He said slowly—
"This is a well-planned conspiracy… and Vivek Verma is hiding something."
Outside, the wind was blowing softly…
But the direction of the case had completely changed.
Now, Vikram was determined to find the real culprit—
and uncover why such a conspiracy had been planned to kill Salim.
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