Domestic violence ... Ranvj beats Rekha black and blue
Domestic violence (both mental and physical) had been shown in AJ previously but very superficially. Today it was shown in its gory details.
The way the story goes is that Suman sees Rekha in her husband's arms, goes and complains to Ranvijay who comes down and waves a finger at Madhur and follows Rekha into her bedroom where he beats her up.
She has bruises on her face and her body.
Next day Loha is entertaining potential voters in his house with eagerness and excitement, hoping to entice them to vote for him so he can become the village sarpanch.
Sumitra sees Rekha's condition and encourages her to take some refreshments to the visitors so that they can see what is happening in the Loha house.
In order to be seen as a good leader, Loha is forced to mete out justice to his son, Ranvijay. This after Laali steps in and confronts Loha about his leadership style and casts doubt on whether he can indeed be a good leader when he can't control his own son.
Loha's justice ... 20 lashes. Ranvijay gets about four before Rekha steps in and stops it.
The voters return with doubts in their minds about Loha.
Previously, Ranvijay had also physically and mentally abused Nandini. Later Nandini had stood up to him.
In my opinion, the story angle was one of the best among the recent ones, and very rarely seen in Indian dramas, although it is very much a fact of life.
Great acting by Ranvijay (although viewers would be very angry about him beating nice girl Rekha.)