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Candolim ke ek upscale beach resort mein, Kapoor aur Mehra families ki shaadi dhamakedar shuru hui thi. Mehendi night par sab log chill kar rahe the; neon lights, cocktails, live music ka vibe tha. Naina, dulhan, golden lehenga mein sabka centre of attention thi. Uska college dost Tarun bhi specially Dubai se aaya tha.
Tarun, thoda off lag raha tha. Button-down shirt ke neeche se awkwardly apne collar ko khojta hua dikha jab Naina ke fiancé, Arjun, usse introduce kiya gaya guests se. Baaki logon ne notice nahi kiya — ya kiya aur ignore kiya.
Next morning, Tarun missing tha.
Uska phone room mein mil gaya, phone ka screen cracked tha jaise kisi ne zabardasti gira diya ho. Room ka door locked tha — andar se.
Panic mein, family ne police ko call kiya. Inspector Deshmukh, jo Goa ke apne casual andar-lekin-chust style ke liye mashhoor tha, aaya. Sabko lag raha tha ki Tarun ya toh apne aap chale gaye ya kuch accident hua hai beach par. Lekin Deshmukh ne quickly notice kiya — Tarun ke suitcase mein packing ka koi indication nahi tha. Aur sabse ajeeb: jaane se pehle Tarun ne reception pe ek envelope chhoda tha, labeled “For Naina”.
Envelope empty tha.
Doubts bade. Kya Tarun kuch reveal karne wala tha shaadi ke pehle? Kya kisi ne usse chup kara diya?
Shaadi delay nahi hui — facade maintain karne ke liye. Par atmosphere mein ek chipchipi si tension thi jaise baarish se pehle hoti hai. Video footage mein last woh dikha tha poolside ke near Naina aur Arjun ke beech ek garm bahas karte hue. No audio tha.
Phir ek shocking twist: beach par ek shallow dune ke under ek laash mili. Labrador dog walk karte waqt sniff kar gaya tha. Tarun thi.
Postmortem: Drowning nahi — cyanide poisoning.
Poison milana asaan tha — dinner buffet mein cocktails, open bar sab kuch tha.
Suspect list long thi: jealous cousin Rhea, jisko Tarun se purani rivalry thi; Arjun, jiska Tarun se kuch awkward tha; aur resort ke bartender Aman, jisne secretly drugs deal karte dekha gaya tha kuch guests ke saath.
Investigation jab aage badha, Deshmukh stunned hua ek detail se: Tarun ke hand ke side ek mehendi ka feeka stain tha. Arre, mehendi sirf ladkiyon ko lagti hai na normally?
Flashback mein ek memory click ki: Mehendi function mein Rhea ne insist kiya tha ki Tarun bhi “mauj mein” ek small design apne haath pe banwaye. Sab haste rahe. Wohi paste mein slow-acting cyanide inject kiya tha.
Rhea, jo khud Arjun se secretly pyaar karti thi, aur Naina-Tarun ke beech purani khinch-taan se obsessed hoti ja rahi thi. Usne yeh plan banaaya tha — poison mehendi ke through skin absorption se Tarun ka chemical poisoning ka slow death chaalu ho.
Envelope mein kya tha? Shaadi ke kuch dark payments ka proof, jo Tarun accidentally dekh baitha tha, aur Rhea khud involved thi.
Naina jab sach jaan paayi, shaadi venue abandon kar gayi — shaadi nahi hui.
Aur Rhea? Ek gala cocktail party mein casually drink lete hue arrest kar li gayi, jab cyanide powder ke granules uske clutch purse mein mil gaye.
