1 00:00:51,594 --> 00:00:55,807 I knew policemen as big, burly men with thick moustaches. 2 00:00:57,350 --> 00:01:02,021 I'd even get a little scared when I saw policemen. 3 00:01:06,442 --> 00:01:09,779 As a child, I had never seen a female police officer. 4 00:01:15,868 --> 00:01:20,164 I didn't even know that women could be officers. 5 00:01:22,625 --> 00:01:25,628 But I'd seen male officers 6 00:01:25,711 --> 00:01:29,465 and I was impressed by their power and courage. 7 00:01:30,550 --> 00:01:32,301 And I wanted it. 8 00:02:32,069 --> 00:02:32,904 Yes? 9 00:02:32,987 --> 00:02:34,363 A murder has been reported 10 00:02:34,447 --> 00:02:36,991 in the Subramanyanagara Police Station limits. 11 00:02:37,074 --> 00:02:38,367 Where did this happen? 12 00:02:38,451 --> 00:02:43,206 Gayathrinagar Ram Temple, Koutilya Medical Stores. 13 00:02:43,831 --> 00:02:45,041 What's the story? 14 00:02:45,958 --> 00:02:52,131 The neighbor said that he saw a boy crying. 15 00:02:52,215 --> 00:02:57,553 He said there's blood everywhere and a lady has been murdered. 16 00:02:57,637 --> 00:02:59,764 Please send me the pictures on WhatsApp. 17 00:03:22,662 --> 00:03:26,040 Can you call me back please, I'm just dealing with a murder. 18 00:03:30,419 --> 00:03:32,046 In my 13 years of service, 19 00:03:33,339 --> 00:03:35,007 I have seen almost 500 murders. 20 00:03:36,926 --> 00:03:38,386 Each victim is different. 21 00:03:38,970 --> 00:03:42,682 Their backgrounds. The motive for the murder. 22 00:03:45,226 --> 00:03:47,186 -Where is it? -Inside, to the left. 23 00:03:49,897 --> 00:03:50,815 Oh, my God! 24 00:03:53,442 --> 00:03:55,987 She's sitting up. 25 00:03:56,070 --> 00:03:59,407 She was lying down. The son sat her up like that. 26 00:04:00,074 --> 00:04:01,325 She fell here. 27 00:04:02,201 --> 00:04:03,244 -Here? -Yes, sir. 28 00:04:10,710 --> 00:04:13,754 The forensic team can take fingerprints when they arrive. 29 00:04:13,838 --> 00:04:15,589 Have you called for an ambulance? 30 00:04:15,673 --> 00:04:17,258 -If we have an ambulance… -Yes, sir. 31 00:04:18,050 --> 00:04:21,470 -Go away! -Move away, move back! 32 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:24,140 Go! Move it! 33 00:04:33,316 --> 00:04:37,236 Have you covered her face? 34 00:04:40,698 --> 00:04:42,950 No! I can't see my sister like this. 35 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:45,453 Come away, lady. 36 00:05:02,386 --> 00:05:05,973 -Are there no men from the family here? -No, only her sisters. 37 00:05:06,057 --> 00:05:08,351 -How are you related to her? -I'm her sister. 38 00:05:09,643 --> 00:05:11,437 Manjula was your sister? 39 00:05:12,396 --> 00:05:14,690 We're four sisters, I'm the eldest, she's second, 40 00:05:14,774 --> 00:05:16,233 Manjula was third and she's fourth. 41 00:05:17,026 --> 00:05:19,487 Was she involved in anything we should know about? 42 00:05:19,987 --> 00:05:21,072 Come with me. 43 00:05:26,702 --> 00:05:31,248 Did anyone have any ill will towards her? Someone she didn't get along with? 44 00:05:32,291 --> 00:05:35,795 She wanted to live separately, she didn't consult us. 45 00:05:35,878 --> 00:05:40,216 She moved here, saying she knows how to live independently-- 46 00:05:40,299 --> 00:05:42,468 Was she seeing a man after she left her husband? 47 00:05:42,551 --> 00:05:45,471 -Yes. Some say so. -But she wouldn't tell us anything. 48 00:05:45,554 --> 00:05:48,766 All right, ma'am. Well, this is all I'll say. 49 00:05:48,849 --> 00:05:51,727 People do things, everyone has a life story. 50 00:05:51,811 --> 00:05:55,898 But no one deserves to die like this, that's all we care about. 51 00:05:55,981 --> 00:05:59,652 No matter what mistakes one makes, God must give us all natural deaths. 52 00:05:59,735 --> 00:06:00,903 Sir. 53 00:06:00,986 --> 00:06:06,075 Listen, these ladies know all about her friends and contacts. 54 00:06:06,158 --> 00:06:10,121 Bring them to the station and take all the information they give you. 55 00:06:10,204 --> 00:06:13,624 Form three teams and catch the culprit by tonight. 56 00:06:13,707 --> 00:06:14,542 Yes, sir. 57 00:06:24,510 --> 00:06:28,222 Subramanyanagara Police Station, in Bangalore North Division, 58 00:06:28,305 --> 00:06:33,561 received this information at 4:00 p.m. today. 59 00:06:33,644 --> 00:06:39,150 A 42-year-old woman named Manjula, 60 00:06:39,650 --> 00:06:42,194 a housewife in Gayathrinagar. 61 00:06:42,695 --> 00:06:47,741 We were told that she was lying dead, covered in blood. 62 00:06:48,826 --> 00:06:50,661 We have registered a case of murder. 63 00:06:50,744 --> 00:06:52,997 We don't know who has committed the crime yet. 64 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:56,083 We will find the person who did this as soon as possible. 65 00:06:58,878 --> 00:06:59,712 Move aside. 66 00:07:17,855 --> 00:07:18,939 Hello, sir. 67 00:07:20,733 --> 00:07:21,567 Yes, sir. 68 00:07:24,570 --> 00:07:31,118 Sir, her son's name is Bhanuprakash, we're collecting information about him. 69 00:07:31,202 --> 00:07:33,454 We've yet to gain clarity, sir. 70 00:07:36,123 --> 00:07:39,335 Her husband left her, he wasn't living with her. 71 00:07:39,418 --> 00:07:44,006 Her sisters are with us at the station, we're talking to them. 72 00:07:44,089 --> 00:07:46,217 They are cooperating with our inquiries. 73 00:07:49,136 --> 00:07:51,889 I haven't handled a murder case before. 74 00:07:54,058 --> 00:07:55,809 The whole scene, 75 00:07:56,435 --> 00:08:01,982 the pool of blood, her disheveled clothes, 76 00:08:02,691 --> 00:08:05,611 all suggest that she had put up a fight. 77 00:08:07,196 --> 00:08:11,575 I felt like she was murdered by someone who knew her. 78 00:08:17,540 --> 00:08:19,291 I've sent the crime team, sir. 79 00:08:19,375 --> 00:08:25,714 They're getting information from the neighbors. 80 00:08:25,798 --> 00:08:30,052 Another team is looking for CCTV footage. 81 00:08:31,136 --> 00:08:37,101 Of course, sir. We're focused on this and we're sure to crack it. 82 00:08:40,813 --> 00:08:44,525 Yes, sir. Certainly, sir. Thank you, sir. 83 00:08:44,608 --> 00:08:46,944 Goodbye, sir. 84 00:09:05,796 --> 00:09:07,881 There was an ironing shop on that corner. 85 00:09:09,258 --> 00:09:11,176 It was an illicit business. 86 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:13,596 This woman was into immoral work. 87 00:09:13,679 --> 00:09:14,513 Yeah. 88 00:09:16,015 --> 00:09:18,726 I heard no sound coming from inside. 89 00:09:19,310 --> 00:09:20,936 I opened the gate. 90 00:09:22,479 --> 00:09:23,522 That made a noise. 91 00:09:23,606 --> 00:09:25,816 That's when her son came running out. 92 00:09:25,899 --> 00:09:28,569 He was screaming that someone had killed his mother. 93 00:09:28,652 --> 00:09:32,823 His left hand was completely covered in blood. 94 00:09:32,906 --> 00:09:34,366 There was so much-- 95 00:09:34,450 --> 00:09:36,994 -How old is he? -He must be 17 or 18 years old. 96 00:09:38,162 --> 00:09:40,748 Bring the son to the station. 97 00:10:08,942 --> 00:10:12,112 On the day your mother was murdered, 98 00:10:13,030 --> 00:10:15,366 when did you visit your friend? 99 00:10:15,949 --> 00:10:17,826 I left home just after 11:45 a.m. 100 00:10:18,410 --> 00:10:21,830 11:45 a.m. How long were you in his house? 101 00:10:22,873 --> 00:10:28,253 I was there until I got a phone call at 3:00 p.m. 102 00:10:29,922 --> 00:10:34,551 What were you doing there? 103 00:10:35,302 --> 00:10:40,265 I ate, watched TV, played a game on my phone. 104 00:10:40,974 --> 00:10:43,769 When did you leave his place? 105 00:10:43,852 --> 00:10:47,147 I left when I got a phone call. 106 00:10:49,525 --> 00:10:51,777 Where was your mother when you returned? 107 00:10:51,860 --> 00:10:57,116 In the bedroom. I went into the house, I went in and switched on the light. 108 00:10:57,199 --> 00:11:02,413 -I saw her head. So I went in. -Wasn't the door shut? 109 00:11:02,496 --> 00:11:08,502 Not tightly. It was a little ajar. 110 00:11:09,795 --> 00:11:14,425 I screamed. The neighbors arrived and called the police. 111 00:11:17,344 --> 00:11:18,595 That's all I know. 112 00:11:25,561 --> 00:11:27,688 A suspect is always a suspect. 113 00:11:29,857 --> 00:11:33,485 He may cry and plead with us to let him go, 114 00:11:33,569 --> 00:11:35,779 he may lie and say he is innocent. 115 00:11:38,198 --> 00:11:42,411 Worrying about their feelings gets in the way of our investigation. 116 00:11:43,370 --> 00:11:47,791 If I fail in my investigation 117 00:11:47,875 --> 00:11:50,043 I cannot do my job properly. 118 00:11:51,670 --> 00:11:53,839 We must only focus on the facts. 119 00:11:54,798 --> 00:11:58,802 And find ways to prove or disprove the suspect's account. 120 00:12:11,648 --> 00:12:13,108 Sir, this is Vijay. 121 00:12:13,817 --> 00:12:16,487 Manjula's son, Bhanuprakash, 122 00:12:16,570 --> 00:12:19,907 says he was at his house at the time of the murder. 123 00:12:23,243 --> 00:12:26,747 -What do you do? -I'm a student. Second year BCom. 124 00:12:27,539 --> 00:12:29,124 You don't look like a student. 125 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:31,835 Look at those pants. 126 00:12:32,753 --> 00:12:34,713 May God save you. 127 00:12:37,466 --> 00:12:39,134 Why did he eat breakfast at 11:30? 128 00:12:39,218 --> 00:12:42,054 He delivers milk early in the morning. 129 00:12:42,930 --> 00:12:45,849 He leaves at 3:00 a.m. and returns at 9:00 a.m. 130 00:12:46,808 --> 00:12:50,729 -How long was he at your house? -He was at my house until 3:30 p.m. 131 00:12:50,812 --> 00:12:52,814 Then he got a call from someone. 132 00:12:52,898 --> 00:12:55,651 A friend of his mother's called him. 133 00:12:57,819 --> 00:12:58,946 Why did they call him? 134 00:12:59,029 --> 00:13:02,699 They said, "Your mother's phone is off, go home and check on her." 135 00:13:02,783 --> 00:13:06,245 So Bhanu went home. 136 00:13:06,912 --> 00:13:08,413 That's when he found out. 137 00:13:10,457 --> 00:13:14,711 -What did he say? -"Someone killed Mommy. Come quick." 138 00:13:14,795 --> 00:13:18,090 When we arrived, the police were there. We couldn't go in. 139 00:13:20,551 --> 00:13:22,010 Okay, go sit outside. 140 00:13:27,099 --> 00:13:29,351 It's like trying to catch fish. 141 00:13:33,522 --> 00:13:35,983 People never tell on their friends. 142 00:13:38,527 --> 00:13:41,363 They worry about the consequences if they tell the truth. 143 00:13:42,948 --> 00:13:46,743 We have to be stern with the suspects. 144 00:13:46,827 --> 00:13:52,457 If we let them see our weaknesses, we will never solve the case. 145 00:13:53,875 --> 00:13:56,587 After the investigation is complete, 146 00:13:56,670 --> 00:14:01,216 we'll find out if they're guilty, or have been wrongfully accused. 147 00:14:01,300 --> 00:14:06,263 Until then, it's better to keep them at arm's length. 148 00:14:07,389 --> 00:14:09,182 Where were you on the 10th? 149 00:14:09,266 --> 00:14:11,518 The 10th? Friday? 150 00:14:12,269 --> 00:14:14,521 -Speak up! -I came home after 7:00. 151 00:14:14,605 --> 00:14:18,066 -Was your mother home on Friday? -She was at home, but I-- 152 00:14:18,150 --> 00:14:21,111 But I'm not sure when she came. 153 00:14:21,945 --> 00:14:23,572 I'll beat you right now. 154 00:14:28,327 --> 00:14:30,454 Was your mother at home on Friday? 155 00:14:30,954 --> 00:14:32,581 -She came home. -What time? 156 00:14:32,664 --> 00:14:34,499 I didn't see the time. 157 00:14:35,292 --> 00:14:37,794 Check her call records to see if she was home. 158 00:14:46,511 --> 00:14:47,888 She was at Majestic Bus Station. 159 00:14:56,939 --> 00:15:01,985 Majestic is infamous for prostitution. 160 00:15:10,202 --> 00:15:12,788 When we searched Manjula's house, 161 00:15:13,997 --> 00:15:19,628 we found a bag in the kitchen containing about 100 condoms. 162 00:15:21,171 --> 00:15:24,716 Until then, I had no idea about what Manjula did. 163 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:30,055 It's only when I saw the condoms that I realized she was a sex worker. 164 00:15:33,558 --> 00:15:38,689 Honestly, I had seen sex workers before. 165 00:15:39,189 --> 00:15:44,611 I've led raids on sex workers 166 00:15:45,570 --> 00:15:49,157 and on brothels. 167 00:15:51,910 --> 00:15:56,331 The sight of these women makes me angry. 168 00:15:58,250 --> 00:16:02,170 To be honest, I wouldn't even want to touch them. 169 00:16:19,229 --> 00:16:22,441 A woman was murdered in Kolar once. 170 00:16:23,025 --> 00:16:27,779 She was a prostitute and had met the man a few times. 171 00:16:27,863 --> 00:16:33,452 She'd get drunk and would refuse to have sex with him. 172 00:16:34,202 --> 00:16:35,537 So he attacked her. 173 00:16:36,079 --> 00:16:38,290 That could've happened here as well. 174 00:16:38,999 --> 00:16:41,543 -Either way, I don't suspect the son. -No, sir. 175 00:16:41,626 --> 00:16:43,920 It's not him. I'm sure it was someone else. 176 00:16:44,004 --> 00:16:46,923 His movements have been verified by his phone records. 177 00:16:48,341 --> 00:16:50,844 The son is ruled out. 178 00:16:54,431 --> 00:16:56,933 Let the boy go free, he's not a suspect. 179 00:16:57,434 --> 00:17:00,979 The crime team is treating the son like a suspect. 180 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:06,068 -Yes, sir. -Let him go, he should be left alone. 181 00:17:06,151 --> 00:17:07,694 Yes, sir. I'll inform them. 182 00:17:34,596 --> 00:17:37,099 When the pain gets unbearable, 183 00:17:37,182 --> 00:17:40,060 I gas up my bike and just drive around. 184 00:17:44,689 --> 00:17:46,858 I don't talk about my pain to anyone. 185 00:17:51,113 --> 00:17:52,614 I lost my mother. 186 00:17:54,825 --> 00:17:57,786 Something unimaginable happened to me that day. 187 00:18:00,747 --> 00:18:02,040 I want to forget everything. 188 00:18:31,653 --> 00:18:32,821 What is it? 189 00:18:34,197 --> 00:18:35,615 I'm at Majestic. 190 00:18:37,576 --> 00:18:40,495 They say platforms seven and nine were her regular spots. 191 00:18:46,459 --> 00:18:49,254 Call all the women who were here yesterday. 192 00:18:51,173 --> 00:18:54,801 Let's talk to them and find out where Manjula was that day. 193 00:19:05,187 --> 00:19:08,273 Manjula stood here until noon. 194 00:19:08,982 --> 00:19:10,859 This woman says she saw her. 195 00:19:12,360 --> 00:19:14,029 She asked me if I'd had my breakfast. 196 00:19:14,112 --> 00:19:16,823 -I had some water and left. -Which platform was she on? 197 00:19:16,907 --> 00:19:18,867 Right here, sir. Platform three. 198 00:19:18,950 --> 00:19:21,369 She was wearing a red saree. 199 00:19:21,453 --> 00:19:24,164 -Who was with her? -I didn't see anyone. She was alone. 200 00:19:35,967 --> 00:19:39,512 Sex workers look different than everyone else. 201 00:19:41,514 --> 00:19:44,267 It's not hard to identify them at Majestic. 202 00:19:45,185 --> 00:19:49,189 They dress well and wear makeup and lipstick. 203 00:19:50,857 --> 00:19:54,611 They have handbags to carry all their stuff and they go about casually, 204 00:19:55,445 --> 00:19:59,324 on the lookout for clients. They dress to attract them. 205 00:20:01,201 --> 00:20:03,828 They ruin the lives of men. 206 00:20:03,912 --> 00:20:06,414 That is the common perception among the police. 207 00:20:06,915 --> 00:20:12,045 Which is why the police hate sex workers so much. 208 00:20:21,972 --> 00:20:25,267 The police are our enemies. 209 00:20:28,270 --> 00:20:32,524 The police call us "dirty whores." 210 00:20:33,942 --> 00:20:35,277 "You deserve to die." 211 00:20:37,237 --> 00:20:40,115 They chase us away and beat us with sticks. 212 00:20:42,158 --> 00:20:45,287 The people who are supposed to protect us are not doing it. 213 00:20:50,083 --> 00:20:51,835 Majestic is a dangerous place. 214 00:20:53,003 --> 00:20:55,922 There's the risk of running into the police or our relatives here. 215 00:20:57,090 --> 00:20:58,216 It's very worrying. 216 00:20:59,676 --> 00:21:02,345 Everyone is a threat. We have to watch our own backs. 217 00:21:17,235 --> 00:21:20,488 Were all these women acquainted with her? 218 00:21:21,656 --> 00:21:23,575 They all knew her. 219 00:21:23,658 --> 00:21:25,535 Many of them also know Manjula's house. 220 00:21:25,618 --> 00:21:29,581 She let them use her house for sex work. 221 00:21:30,332 --> 00:21:32,959 -Who was she with? -I didn't see who she was with. 222 00:21:33,043 --> 00:21:36,671 She was one of you, tell us what you know. Help get her justice. 223 00:21:38,173 --> 00:21:41,051 -What happened? -I saw her at the bus stand. 224 00:21:41,634 --> 00:21:44,929 She said, "The crime patrol is headed this way, I have to go." 225 00:21:45,430 --> 00:21:48,266 She got along with everyone, she didn't have any enemies. 226 00:21:48,850 --> 00:21:53,146 She always bought food and tea for us. 227 00:21:53,229 --> 00:21:58,276 She fed us in her house many times. She had a good heart. 228 00:21:58,360 --> 00:22:01,905 She said she wanted to go to the temple. 229 00:22:01,988 --> 00:22:07,285 She needed a customer because she was out of money. 230 00:22:07,911 --> 00:22:11,039 Later, she said she was heading home with a customer. 231 00:22:11,122 --> 00:22:12,665 She said she had a customer? 232 00:22:13,625 --> 00:22:16,211 Yes, and she said she was going home with him. 233 00:22:28,390 --> 00:22:30,183 She is a sex worker. 234 00:22:31,142 --> 00:22:35,438 Her phone placed her here at 1:00 p.m. 235 00:22:35,522 --> 00:22:41,236 The incident took place at her home between 1:30 and 3:00 p.m. 236 00:22:41,319 --> 00:22:44,155 She got a customer from here yesterday. 237 00:22:45,448 --> 00:22:48,910 We're hoping to get a photo of the person she left with. 238 00:22:48,993 --> 00:22:51,579 Any man who was here with her. 239 00:22:52,372 --> 00:22:56,084 -Do you have a camera here? -There's one here. 240 00:22:59,379 --> 00:23:01,923 There are thousands of CCTV cameras in Bangalore. 241 00:23:02,423 --> 00:23:05,009 Many are privately installed. 242 00:23:06,177 --> 00:23:08,555 They're installed in houses and shops. 243 00:23:13,101 --> 00:23:16,437 Getting the suspect's photo is as good as catching him. 244 00:23:17,272 --> 00:23:19,607 We cannot rest until we get that photo. 245 00:23:42,422 --> 00:23:44,591 Who is this one? 246 00:23:51,097 --> 00:23:53,308 Search for this number. 247 00:23:55,602 --> 00:23:58,521 She spoke with someone for four minutes. 248 00:24:02,442 --> 00:24:05,778 Around 1:45 p.m. But I'm not able to find out whose number this is. 249 00:24:07,447 --> 00:24:11,075 We analyzed Manjula's phone records 250 00:24:11,159 --> 00:24:14,245 and traced everyone she'd called. 251 00:24:16,497 --> 00:24:19,751 On the day she was murdered, she'd called a man. 252 00:24:21,711 --> 00:24:24,881 We asked her sisters about it. 253 00:24:25,465 --> 00:24:28,426 They told us he's Manjula's ex-lover. 254 00:24:35,725 --> 00:24:39,062 -That's her. -Isn't that Veerabhadran? 255 00:24:39,145 --> 00:24:41,231 Look at him. Who does he think he is? 256 00:24:50,114 --> 00:24:52,617 You are an old man, don't give us a reason to hurt you. 257 00:24:52,700 --> 00:24:53,868 Do you understand? 258 00:24:53,952 --> 00:24:56,412 Don't get beaten in your old age. 259 00:24:57,413 --> 00:24:58,414 Who's that? 260 00:24:59,082 --> 00:25:00,959 When did you last have sex with Manjula? 261 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:03,586 Sir, I haven't done anything. 262 00:25:05,546 --> 00:25:09,133 I haven't seen her in over a year and a half. 263 00:25:09,842 --> 00:25:11,052 I stopped speaking to her. 264 00:25:12,136 --> 00:25:16,140 -What do you do for a living? -Shagging is his job. 265 00:25:16,224 --> 00:25:17,058 Isn't that right? 266 00:25:17,767 --> 00:25:20,144 -What do you do for a living? -I'm a mason. 267 00:25:20,228 --> 00:25:23,523 Come here. Show me your hands. 268 00:25:23,606 --> 00:25:26,359 -What's this? -I hurt myself on a masonry mold today. 269 00:25:28,903 --> 00:25:29,779 Move your hand. 270 00:25:32,740 --> 00:25:33,825 Is this from today? 271 00:25:33,908 --> 00:25:38,246 -Show me the other one. -It is a masonry injury from today. 272 00:25:41,332 --> 00:25:42,166 Show it to them. 273 00:25:43,042 --> 00:25:46,170 Look at the injuries on the right thumb. 274 00:25:46,254 --> 00:25:48,089 That's it. 275 00:25:48,172 --> 00:25:50,008 When did you last speak to her? 276 00:25:50,508 --> 00:25:52,385 She called me in the morning. 277 00:25:52,468 --> 00:25:56,389 I was at work. I didn't answer. 278 00:25:57,265 --> 00:26:00,184 I declined her call. I was busy-- 279 00:26:00,268 --> 00:26:04,981 One hard kick will send you flying, you son of a bitch. 280 00:26:06,024 --> 00:26:11,321 I met her when she lived near the temple. She told me she didn't have a house. 281 00:26:11,946 --> 00:26:17,160 I pawned my jewelry to get her a house. 282 00:26:17,243 --> 00:26:20,663 -That was the last time I spoke to her. -The bastard is lying again. 283 00:26:21,539 --> 00:26:22,790 What time did she call you? 284 00:26:22,874 --> 00:26:26,669 At 12:15 p.m. She asked me for 4,000 rupees. 285 00:26:26,753 --> 00:26:29,547 I told her I'm a laborer and I don't have money. 286 00:26:29,630 --> 00:26:33,509 You said you didn't take the call, you bastard! Tell us the truth. 287 00:26:33,593 --> 00:26:36,054 -That's all I said. -How much did she ask for? 288 00:26:36,137 --> 00:26:37,055 Get the lathi. 289 00:26:37,138 --> 00:26:40,350 She asked me for 4,000 rupees. That's all. 290 00:26:40,850 --> 00:26:41,768 No, sir. 291 00:26:42,435 --> 00:26:43,603 Where is Manjula now? 292 00:26:43,686 --> 00:26:46,147 I know nothing about her whereabouts, sir. 293 00:26:48,024 --> 00:26:51,402 No, sir. 294 00:26:51,486 --> 00:26:53,321 Spit out the truth, you ass! 295 00:26:53,404 --> 00:26:55,865 I just got her a house, that is all. 296 00:26:57,700 --> 00:27:00,036 You don't deserve the respect owed to your age. 297 00:27:01,954 --> 00:27:04,457 He's just beating around the bush. 298 00:27:04,540 --> 00:27:08,002 How can he talk openly with the film crew here? 299 00:27:09,170 --> 00:27:10,630 Please give us ten minutes. 300 00:27:13,549 --> 00:27:16,844 We'll call you back after we put the final touches on him. 301 00:27:56,926 --> 00:28:01,097 Manjula lived with her son. 302 00:28:01,180 --> 00:28:06,436 Her husband left many years ago. 303 00:28:10,356 --> 00:28:12,567 She was 42 years old. 304 00:28:14,318 --> 00:28:18,156 She'd written in her diary, 305 00:28:18,239 --> 00:28:21,075 "It was my husband who pushed me into sex work." 306 00:28:22,243 --> 00:28:25,246 "He's an alcoholic." 307 00:28:25,746 --> 00:28:28,082 He never provided for her. 308 00:28:29,750 --> 00:28:35,506 The responsibility of running the family fell to Manjula. 309 00:28:36,632 --> 00:28:39,218 That's how she became a sex worker. 310 00:28:46,601 --> 00:28:50,605 She had to raise her son. She loved her son very much. 311 00:28:50,688 --> 00:28:53,149 He meant the world to her. 312 00:28:53,649 --> 00:28:58,321 She went through many hardships for him. 313 00:29:02,909 --> 00:29:07,330 I know what it is to be a mother and feel that. 314 00:29:10,792 --> 00:29:15,004 Anyone in her place would have done what she did. 315 00:29:24,972 --> 00:29:26,474 We compartmentalize our lives, 316 00:29:26,557 --> 00:29:29,894 our work and our personal lives are separate. 317 00:29:31,521 --> 00:29:35,358 I've left my children in the village so they could have a blissful childhood. 318 00:29:37,235 --> 00:29:40,404 I want them to be happy and stay innocent. 319 00:29:47,870 --> 00:29:49,372 Look, he's got a coconut. 320 00:29:52,083 --> 00:29:56,838 The person who inspires me the most is my husband. He's my hero. 321 00:29:58,381 --> 00:30:02,051 It is thanks to him that my life changed for the better 322 00:30:02,552 --> 00:30:06,264 and I am doing well in my career. 323 00:30:09,058 --> 00:30:10,768 No, no, no. 324 00:30:10,852 --> 00:30:12,645 At the moment, 325 00:30:12,728 --> 00:30:18,401 I'm busy with my work at the police station. 326 00:30:18,901 --> 00:30:23,030 So my husband takes complete responsibility 327 00:30:23,114 --> 00:30:27,869 for our family. 328 00:30:28,786 --> 00:30:34,333 It was his biggest dream to become a sub inspector. 329 00:30:34,417 --> 00:30:39,547 But he realized his dream through me. 330 00:30:40,047 --> 00:30:42,800 He takes care of my responsibilities 331 00:30:42,884 --> 00:30:45,386 so that I can be free to pursue this career. 332 00:30:45,887 --> 00:30:49,849 Him taking on these responsibilities demonstrates his magnanimity. 333 00:31:23,090 --> 00:31:23,925 Sit down. 334 00:31:27,386 --> 00:31:30,097 There are about 50 women who work out of Majestic. 335 00:31:30,181 --> 00:31:34,143 Six or seven of them were close friends of Manjula's. 336 00:31:35,436 --> 00:31:37,313 -Are they sex workers? -Yes. 337 00:31:37,396 --> 00:31:38,856 More than 50 women. 338 00:31:40,942 --> 00:31:43,486 They do it to survive. Their stories are terrible. 339 00:31:43,569 --> 00:31:45,446 Only God can help them. 340 00:31:47,573 --> 00:31:54,163 Manjula would pick up a customer from Majestic and take him home. 341 00:31:54,246 --> 00:31:56,040 She would take money after the job. 342 00:31:56,123 --> 00:32:01,087 Her movements near her house are covered by two cameras. 343 00:32:01,170 --> 00:32:04,382 She called her friend at 12:50. 344 00:32:05,508 --> 00:32:10,680 She told her that she'd found a customer and was heading home with him. 345 00:32:13,808 --> 00:32:16,811 We think this customer may be involved. 346 00:32:16,894 --> 00:32:19,480 If he isn't a regular customer, it'll make our work harder. 347 00:32:19,563 --> 00:32:22,149 That's what it looks like. 348 00:32:22,233 --> 00:32:24,819 A man called Veerabhadran is her ex-lover. 349 00:32:26,320 --> 00:32:29,740 We've brought him in. We haven't got his phone records yet. 350 00:32:29,824 --> 00:32:31,826 Once we do, we'll know if he's involved. 351 00:32:37,206 --> 00:32:39,208 There's no murder without a motive. 352 00:32:41,794 --> 00:32:45,881 Why was this person targeted? Why did the suspect do it? 353 00:32:46,382 --> 00:32:48,551 We need to work out the story. 354 00:32:49,051 --> 00:32:54,140 The genuine story which finally concluded as the offense. 355 00:33:07,903 --> 00:33:13,451 Veerabhadran's phone records confirmed 356 00:33:13,534 --> 00:33:18,497 that he wasn't in the area when Manjula was murdered. 357 00:33:22,043 --> 00:33:26,255 There wasn't any evidence to tie him to the murder. 358 00:33:32,595 --> 00:33:36,724 Small mistakes happen during investigations. 359 00:33:38,059 --> 00:33:42,396 Sometimes we may presume someone's guilty and interrogate them harshly. 360 00:33:42,480 --> 00:33:44,148 We may scold and intimidate them. 361 00:33:44,774 --> 00:33:46,609 But then we might find out they're innocent. 362 00:33:48,402 --> 00:33:52,031 There's no black-and-white fixed method. 363 00:33:54,325 --> 00:33:58,287 We put pressure on the staff to catch the culprits, constant pressure. 364 00:34:00,289 --> 00:34:02,625 But innocent people shouldn't be convicted. 365 00:34:03,542 --> 00:34:06,921 Ensuring that is our highest duty. 366 00:34:11,884 --> 00:34:14,303 We don't have the complete picture of this crime yet. 367 00:34:14,386 --> 00:34:16,138 He could attack again. 368 00:34:17,014 --> 00:34:19,517 Every second lost is a matter of concern for us. 369 00:34:34,949 --> 00:34:39,078 The only lead we have now is Manjula's last customer. 370 00:34:42,873 --> 00:34:47,503 She told her friend she was heading home with him. 371 00:34:49,755 --> 00:34:53,843 We must check the CCTV cameras near her house 372 00:34:53,926 --> 00:34:56,220 to see if we can spot them. 373 00:35:04,687 --> 00:35:08,315 You see the bike parked there? That's the phone shop. 374 00:35:10,943 --> 00:35:14,321 Looking for a suspect in a city like Bangalore 375 00:35:14,405 --> 00:35:17,199 is like looking for a needle in a haystack. 376 00:35:19,118 --> 00:35:23,706 In an investigation, patience is crucial. It's everything. 377 00:35:25,749 --> 00:35:29,461 We must work with the faith that we'll solve it, no matter what. 378 00:35:30,421 --> 00:35:32,006 This is from the 11th? 379 00:35:36,969 --> 00:35:38,179 Go back a bit. 380 00:35:42,516 --> 00:35:47,521 He looks like the same guy who was with Manjula in the other CCTV. 381 00:35:51,400 --> 00:35:52,818 He looks just like him. 382 00:35:59,950 --> 00:36:02,203 Is this after the crime? 383 00:36:04,205 --> 00:36:05,456 He is wearing sandals. 384 00:36:06,498 --> 00:36:08,334 Sandals and pants. 385 00:36:13,631 --> 00:36:15,341 This image quality isn't bad. 386 00:36:17,218 --> 00:36:19,220 His bag looks the same. 387 00:36:21,597 --> 00:36:23,974 -The bag is black. -No, it's blue. 388 00:36:24,934 --> 00:36:27,811 It's a little purple. But that's him for sure. 389 00:36:28,479 --> 00:36:30,231 The driver wasn't there, he just got in. 390 00:36:34,652 --> 00:36:37,529 A red scooter passed by. He'll come onscreen now. 391 00:36:42,826 --> 00:36:44,203 He's getting into the auto. 392 00:36:47,748 --> 00:36:51,126 We need to show this footage to the other sex workers. 393 00:37:19,488 --> 00:37:20,781 So… 394 00:37:22,741 --> 00:37:25,911 This is the customer. He went home with her. 395 00:37:26,870 --> 00:37:29,581 He gets out of the auto and goes with her. 396 00:37:29,665 --> 00:37:31,208 He gets off the auto. Look. 397 00:37:32,167 --> 00:37:35,504 He has a bag on his back. Do you know anyone with a bag like this? 398 00:37:37,256 --> 00:37:40,217 At least one of you must be able to identify this man. 399 00:37:40,301 --> 00:37:42,428 He must have been with one of you. 400 00:37:44,722 --> 00:37:46,432 Look closely. 401 00:37:47,433 --> 00:37:48,726 Try to remember. 402 00:37:51,895 --> 00:37:55,607 We see so many people, but we don't recognize him. 403 00:37:58,527 --> 00:38:01,113 He could target someone else. 404 00:38:01,196 --> 00:38:05,701 He's on the loose now. It will be someone else next. 405 00:38:13,459 --> 00:38:14,877 Come here. 406 00:38:14,960 --> 00:38:18,714 Tell the senior officer everything that you told us yesterday. 407 00:38:19,548 --> 00:38:21,967 Manjula had a cup of tea with her at Majestic. 408 00:38:22,051 --> 00:38:24,511 I met her at 12:30 at the cafe in Majestic. 409 00:38:24,595 --> 00:38:27,973 I wanted a coffee at the cafe, 410 00:38:28,057 --> 00:38:31,018 but she insisted we have one at the bakery. 411 00:38:31,101 --> 00:38:32,770 We shared a cup of coffee. She paid. 412 00:38:32,853 --> 00:38:36,357 I haven't seen her since then. 413 00:38:36,440 --> 00:38:39,902 -How long have you been doing this work? -For the last three years. 414 00:38:41,153 --> 00:38:44,990 -Where were you before that? -I was taken to Mumbai and sold, sir. 415 00:38:45,074 --> 00:38:48,202 They sold you in Mumbai? How did you get here? 416 00:38:48,285 --> 00:38:51,705 -I ran away, sir. -I've never heard such a story before. 417 00:38:57,252 --> 00:39:02,049 -Do you have a disease, lady? -I have HIV. 418 00:39:05,469 --> 00:39:07,888 -You don't have it yet, do you? -No way. 419 00:39:08,389 --> 00:39:10,265 I never have unprotected sex. 420 00:39:10,349 --> 00:39:12,643 My fate would be the same as these women if I did. 421 00:39:13,352 --> 00:39:15,354 I always use a condom. 422 00:39:21,318 --> 00:39:22,611 Right, take them away. 423 00:39:25,572 --> 00:39:27,491 Their stories are heart-wrenching. 424 00:39:27,574 --> 00:39:30,744 What can they do? They have no education, no support. 425 00:39:30,828 --> 00:39:35,249 Their husbands die. It's hard to feed their families. 426 00:39:36,041 --> 00:39:39,002 -They have children. -There are other ways to earn a living. 427 00:39:39,086 --> 00:39:43,757 The woman who cleans my house also works in a garment factory. 428 00:39:43,841 --> 00:39:45,926 My house cleaner earns 10,000 rupees a month. 429 00:39:46,009 --> 00:39:48,512 That is enough for her, she makes a living off it. 430 00:39:48,595 --> 00:39:50,806 That must be the best way forward. 431 00:40:22,754 --> 00:40:26,383 We got some new CCTV images from Majestic. 432 00:40:26,467 --> 00:40:27,801 Photos from today, sir. 433 00:40:29,761 --> 00:40:31,472 There's a good one from the front. 434 00:40:33,682 --> 00:40:36,935 The suspect's face is clearly visible. 435 00:40:37,019 --> 00:40:41,732 It's taken from the underpass into the bus station. 436 00:40:44,943 --> 00:40:47,571 Print some photos. 437 00:40:48,697 --> 00:40:53,118 Send a team to Majestic to ask around. 438 00:40:53,869 --> 00:40:58,707 See if any of the vendors recognize him. 439 00:41:13,180 --> 00:41:14,973 -Coffee? -No, thanks. 440 00:41:15,057 --> 00:41:18,769 I'm busy with a murder case, someone's been killed. 441 00:41:18,852 --> 00:41:20,646 We're looking for the culprit. 442 00:41:28,195 --> 00:41:30,072 Hey, mister, come here. 443 00:41:31,532 --> 00:41:34,117 -Have you seen this man? -No. I haven't seen him. 444 00:41:54,096 --> 00:41:55,097 Go on in. 445 00:41:57,015 --> 00:41:59,017 Hey! Hey, you! Stop! 446 00:42:03,897 --> 00:42:05,732 Put him in an auto. 447 00:42:09,903 --> 00:42:12,114 Yeah, that's him. 448 00:42:15,033 --> 00:42:16,827 Subramanyanagara calling control. 449 00:42:18,662 --> 00:42:21,707 The suspect has been arrested, sir. Mukunda HH. 450 00:42:24,001 --> 00:42:25,877 Mukunda HH has been detained. 451 00:42:27,296 --> 00:42:31,800 After 11 days of searching, we got lucky. 452 00:42:32,843 --> 00:42:37,848 Our crime team caught the suspect waiting for a bus at Majestic. 453 00:42:55,115 --> 00:42:57,743 You'd been going to Majestic before the murder, right? 454 00:42:58,827 --> 00:43:00,787 How many times had you gone there? 455 00:43:00,871 --> 00:43:03,040 I didn't go there much, sir. 456 00:43:04,041 --> 00:43:05,917 I don't visit such women. 457 00:43:06,001 --> 00:43:08,086 She called out to me. 458 00:43:08,170 --> 00:43:11,048 So what? Lots of women solicit customers at Majestic. 459 00:43:11,131 --> 00:43:14,051 Why should you look at any of them? 460 00:43:14,134 --> 00:43:17,721 -I might've looked by mistake-- -You must have slept with them before. 461 00:43:18,722 --> 00:43:20,849 My wife wasn't well. I couldn't control myself. 462 00:43:20,932 --> 00:43:23,644 I've never done this before. If this lady wasn't there… 463 00:43:23,727 --> 00:43:27,814 If I'd just missed her by five minutes, I would've left for my village, sir. 464 00:43:28,357 --> 00:43:33,695 God knows, my fate is rotten. I'm disgraced. 465 00:43:33,779 --> 00:43:38,116 I'll admit I don't want to show my face to anyone now. I want to hang myself. 466 00:43:38,200 --> 00:43:40,661 I beg you to shoot me. Don't keep me alive. 467 00:43:40,744 --> 00:43:43,705 We'll see about that. First tell us the truth, you bastard! 468 00:43:44,873 --> 00:43:47,751 Handcuff him and take him away. 469 00:43:55,676 --> 00:43:57,260 Ask them to stop filming. 470 00:43:57,886 --> 00:44:00,555 Please don't record this. 471 00:44:28,542 --> 00:44:30,919 During his interrogation, 472 00:44:31,002 --> 00:44:34,756 Mukunda told us he went home with Manjula. 473 00:44:36,800 --> 00:44:40,345 He wanted to have sex without a condom. 474 00:44:40,429 --> 00:44:43,682 Manjula refused. 475 00:44:45,350 --> 00:44:48,645 She insisted on safe sex. 476 00:44:49,229 --> 00:44:51,106 But he wouldn't agree to it. 477 00:44:51,189 --> 00:44:56,027 Manjula had already taken 1,500 rupees from him. 478 00:44:56,111 --> 00:44:59,114 They fought over the money. 479 00:44:59,781 --> 00:45:03,410 That's when they clashed and the crime took place. 480 00:45:04,661 --> 00:45:08,790 A murder happened over a condom. 481 00:45:10,500 --> 00:45:13,044 For this to happen in a city like Bangalore 482 00:45:14,629 --> 00:45:16,423 makes me so sad. 483 00:45:45,785 --> 00:45:49,539 He refused to use a condom. 484 00:45:49,623 --> 00:45:51,917 How safe do you think it is to go with such men? 485 00:45:53,001 --> 00:45:54,628 How safe are your customers? 486 00:45:56,505 --> 00:46:03,303 I used to be intolerant of prostitutes before working on the Manjula case. 487 00:46:04,137 --> 00:46:08,183 I thought sex workers were worse than criminals. 488 00:46:10,060 --> 00:46:12,604 I felt like hitting them. 489 00:46:12,687 --> 00:46:15,023 I regret that now. 490 00:46:16,816 --> 00:46:18,860 They do sex work to feed their children, 491 00:46:18,944 --> 00:46:24,449 their drunk husbands, their ageing parents. 492 00:46:27,619 --> 00:46:31,164 It is only after I spoke at length with each of them 493 00:46:31,248 --> 00:46:34,417 that I saw how much pain they have in their hearts. 494 00:46:34,501 --> 00:46:37,254 Go to your app store. 495 00:46:37,837 --> 00:46:38,713 Okay? 496 00:46:38,797 --> 00:46:43,260 Type in "Suraksha App." S-U-R-A-K-S-H-A. 497 00:46:45,011 --> 00:46:46,596 Press install. 498 00:46:46,680 --> 00:46:47,806 Press install. 499 00:46:49,849 --> 00:46:51,059 Click on "open." 500 00:46:52,644 --> 00:46:53,520 Okay. 501 00:46:53,603 --> 00:46:57,899 When you press the red button, the police will call you. 502 00:46:57,983 --> 00:47:00,777 When you tell them you are in trouble, 503 00:47:00,860 --> 00:47:07,242 no matter where you are, a police vehicle will come to your rescue. 504 00:47:13,832 --> 00:47:18,712 In this male-dominated society, everyone blames women. 505 00:47:20,880 --> 00:47:23,925 But in truth, women are being destroyed. 506 00:47:27,220 --> 00:47:29,598 People should remember that a man 507 00:47:29,681 --> 00:47:32,642 is always the reason a woman becomes a sex worker. 508 00:47:33,768 --> 00:47:34,603 Yes. 509 00:47:35,687 --> 00:47:39,357 This case has affected me deeply. 510 00:47:39,858 --> 00:47:41,067 So… 511 00:47:46,406 --> 00:47:47,282 Let's go. 512 00:48:15,393 --> 00:48:17,646 -Please move a little to the right. -Okay. 513 00:48:19,147 --> 00:48:20,774 Everyone, please be silent. 514 00:48:20,857 --> 00:48:23,109 It's her first time briefing the press. 515 00:48:25,445 --> 00:48:30,909 On January 11th, we logged this murder case in our station. 516 00:48:30,992 --> 00:48:36,498 We, female officers, began the preliminary investigation into this case. 517 00:48:36,581 --> 00:48:39,959 The victim's GPS location 518 00:48:40,043 --> 00:48:44,964 appeared to be in Majestic. 519 00:48:46,216 --> 00:48:48,843 We conducted the investigation in plain clothes 520 00:48:48,927 --> 00:48:53,848 and found a CCTV image of the accused. 521 00:48:53,932 --> 00:48:57,769 We caught him and brought him to the police station. 522 00:48:58,269 --> 00:48:59,145 Okay. 523 00:48:59,229 --> 00:49:00,105 Good. 524 00:49:02,982 --> 00:49:03,942 Okay. 525 00:49:05,735 --> 00:49:07,862 -I was shaking. -We saw that. 526 00:49:09,280 --> 00:49:12,367 Sitting next to the DCP is no joke. 527 00:49:13,410 --> 00:49:15,537 I'm too scared to even look at that photo. 528 00:49:16,287 --> 00:49:17,539 Don't worry, it was good. 529 00:49:20,083 --> 00:49:21,292 I'll tell them. 530 00:49:25,130 --> 00:49:26,464 Come to the front, ladies. 531 00:49:28,049 --> 00:49:29,426 Female constables, come forward. 532 00:49:34,305 --> 00:49:40,270 The first time I saw him, I felt a surge of rage. 533 00:49:51,823 --> 00:49:56,202 He committed such a gruesome murder. 534 00:49:57,287 --> 00:50:01,791 If Manjula is to get justice after death, 535 00:50:01,875 --> 00:50:03,835 he must be convicted. 536 00:50:11,468 --> 00:50:12,927 I used to be a respected man. 537 00:50:16,347 --> 00:50:17,724 Now everything is ruined. 538 00:50:26,691 --> 00:50:30,278 Manjula got in my way and caused all of this. 539 00:50:32,447 --> 00:50:33,448 These women are bad. 540 00:50:36,493 --> 00:50:37,911 They ruin the lives of men. 541 00:51:17,742 --> 00:51:18,868 North Control? 542 00:51:19,911 --> 00:51:21,371 -Sir, hello. -Yes, hello? 543 00:51:22,121 --> 00:51:25,542 A child has been kidnapped, possibly by somebody known to the family. 544 00:51:28,294 --> 00:51:29,504 A kidnapping? 545 00:51:30,129 --> 00:51:32,131 A baby. She's one and a half years old. 546 00:51:40,431 --> 00:51:45,353 We've sent the baby's photo and details to all the stations in the city. 547 00:51:50,149 --> 00:51:52,569 I imagine all kinds of things. 548 00:51:56,114 --> 00:52:03,079 The sad reality is that child trafficking is a thriving market. 549 00:52:05,123 --> 00:52:08,376 The longer the baby is away from her mother, the riskier it is.