Ok..so the argument against Rudra is that he is a trained army officer, plus he should know Paro by now and should trust his instincts. Fine...what does a trained mind do, put the pieces of the puzzle together, pick up the clues, heed the evidence...so lets look at the first overwhelming evidence pointing towards Paro in this case.
Prologue...his first instincts were KaakiSa...but she was present with them, through and through...
1. First hand impartial eyewitness...Sunehri explicitly stated that she saw Paro doing the same. Sunehri has no grouse or enemity against Paro, on the contrary she was a friend and fan of hers. Rudra asked her not once but twice, to think again and respond. Her answer remained firm and confident.
2. Samrat's evidence...The fire was definitely arson. Who was present?? Motive???
2. Paro's own words...Her total insistence that she will not marry him at any cost. Her reference to fire and her jumping in it..again and again. Especially fire being a highlight.
3. Paro's psychological state...No one can doubt how much she hated Rudra, and his sheer presence. Her ill will, her hatred was undisguised. So her trying to harm Rudra would be no surprise
4. Paro's actions...She hit him on the head, from the back, and escaped with the enemy. That itself points to the fact, that she was capable of going behind his back and was not trustworthy. Also her tie up with ThakurSa, meeting him at the fair and choosing him over Rudra, does not show her in a positive light.
5. Circumstancial evidence...Paro was supposed to come to the wedding venue with Ranawat Sr., but turns up alone. When asked about his whereabouts, alludes to Chachi Sa. She does not have an answer. She was the last one to reach the venue, so logically must have been the last one to leave the house too. Last but not the least, she was the one on the run, the only one missing from the scenario.
Are the above evidences not enough for a trained and logical mind to suspect Paro??
Instincts about a woman who has always professed her hatred, her mistrust in him openly. Ok., so she was innocent and guileless and a child...or was she?? It could have all been an act looking at what actually transpired at the fair!!
And the most important, seeing his father at his death bed, Rudra or any other human, would be off kilter. It is the most emotional low a man can be at, and expecting reasonable reactions at such an unreasonable moment...isn't that a bit inhumane??
EDIT - Is Rudra dumb or wrong in suspecting Paro after all the in you face evidence?? And is there enough evidence pointing at Paro to make her a suspect??
P.S...give the man some time, and he might surprise us!!
Edited by eveline - 11 years ago