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Chapter 3
Precap: Everyone in the room sat still, reeling under various emotions at the same time. Though various emotion were at play, they all knew one thing. Seerat is the culprit. She was the one who destroyed Sahiba"s and Angad"s marriage, destroyed the peace of the family. Before they could react to anything, a commotion from the hall interrupted them. They heard Pam calling Angad.
Pam: “Angad sir, please jaldi ayiye…”
Earlier when Veer was asked to take leave of the guests and put an end to the party, he delegated some of the tasks to Pam and asked her to clear the cheques and settle payments to event organizers, caterers etc. As Pam was completing the tasks, she found a discrepancy in the number of clowns. Having been through a very scary experience the night before, she could not help but be cautious. Boy, did her vigilance pay off! As she followed the clown who was unaccounted for, she found that it was none other than that psychopath Rumi. Asking one of the loyal security personnel to keep an eye on Rumi covertly, she called the police officer who is in good terms with the Brar’s to come immediately to Brar mansion after briefly explaining the matter. She then recruited some more security guards and asked them to secure the place after clearing everyone out and keep a close eye on Rumi. Her next call then was to one of the staff members at the office, Shekhar, and asked him to email her all the evidence of the phone hacking and the video that was taken of the aftermath of yesterday’s attack. Waiting for the police to come was nerve wrecking, and she turned her thoughts to last night’s attack. She was unhappy with Angad’s and Sahiba’s decision to let Rumi go. Pam could not shake the feeling that Rumi was not done with his psycho stalking and decided that being hypervigilant could not hurt and it paid off.
Pam breathed a sigh of relief as she saw the police come through the gates. She met them and briefed them about the situation and showed them all the evidence she collected from the night before. When asked about the family members Pam replied that everyone was dealing with a family matter, and she would call them once Rumi is apprehended. On learning the exact location of Rumi, and ins and outs of the house, the police have devised a plan to capture him. This might be a little overboard, but considering the destruction he caused yesterday, they figured being err on the side of caution is warranted. After successfully getting him into custody, Pam called out for Angad, “Angad sir, please jaldi ayiye.."
As everyone entered their own personal supreme court, aka, the hall, they were shocked to see the presence of police. The ones who were shocked more than others were Angad, Sahiba and Veer as they recognized Rumi in clown’s attire. Angad in a cold fury said, “iska matlab you did not board the plane to leave the country. What the hell are you doing here in that attire? We made a mistake in not handing you over to the authorities yesterday.”
Rumi who was feigning innocence all this while broke his charade and sneered at Angad, “To kya socha tumne, mein aise haar maan kar desh chodke chala jaaunga??? In your dreams Mr.Brar.. SAHIBA IS MINE. You do not deserve her. For your own safety, make a wise decision and do not become a haddi in the Sahiba Mirza’s story. Sahiba tumhe aise beizzati sehne ki zaroorat nahi hain. Come with me. We belong together. Let’s erase your past once and for all start a new beginning together. We will erase everything and everyone who reminds us of your past. You know what, I have made all the plans and arranged everything. We will change your name to Natasha and ek nayi zindagi ki shuruat karenege. You do not have to worry for anything. See, look at the passport I made for you. Hum log tumhare iss dokhebaaz pati aur behen se bahut doore chale jayenge. Aao.. mere paas..” . Saying so he tried to approach Sahiba. Sahiba took a step back and said, “you have lost your mind if you think such things will happen. What you call it love, I call it stalking. Angad is right, we made a big mistake yesterday by not reporting you to police even after witnessing your monstrous side.”
This reply of Sahiba made him furious, and he started his tantrum, saying how if she could not be his, she would not be anyone else’s. He then began threatening how he would destroy both Angad and Sahiba for spoiling his plans. The craziness in his eyes and voice sent a shiver in the spine of everyone. The police who were restricting his moves gave a stern warning to shut his mouth or they would do for him.
The police then started asking questions to Rumi on how he learnt about the party and how he gained access. Before Rumi could reply there was another commotion at the front door.
The police and media are trying to enter the house. With a hint of confusion, the inspector asked the police to enter the house and asked them about the reason as they did not call for backup. The newly arrived police approached Angad and said, “Mr. Angad Singh Brar, you are under arrest for the murder of your wife, Mrs. Sahiba Brar.”