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Farmhouse D-93, Gurgaon ke ek exclusive retreat mein aaj shaadi ka mahual tha. Chandni aur Aarav, ek dusre se ek online matrimony site par mile the—ekdum perfect match. Chandni Delhi ki corporate lawyer thi, Aarav UK-returned entrepreneur. Sab kuch digital hi hua tha—video meets, online pujas, Instagram love stories. Aur aaj physical shaadi.
Shaadi ki heavy dekor ke beech bhi kuch ajeeb tha. Chandni ki chachi, Mrs. Taneja, baar-baar keh rahi thi: “Aarav kuch zyada hi formal lag raha hai, jaise kisi ne script di ho.”
Shaadi toh raat ke 12 baje finally conclude hui. Subah 6 AM, chandni ke kamre se cheekhne ki awaz aayi. Aarav gayab tha. Sirf ek open suitcase, aur ek phone jo baar-baar ek hi naam pe ring kar raha tha: “Mihir (Backup)”.
Police bulaayi gayi. SP Jatin Malik ne poora farmhouse cordon off karwa diya. “No one in, no one out,” he declared. Tab tak farmhouse mein chandni base huye rishtedaron aur kuch online doston ke alawa sirf event staff reh gaye the.
Aarav ke friends kuch awkward lag rahe the, especially uska best friend Mihir, jo uska ‘digital twin’ tha—har social post, online meeting mein baraabar ka hissa.
“Aarav aur Mihir alag hi nahi lagte, same hi lagte hai—voice tak identical,” billi se kehne lagi bride’s cousin, Tanya.
| Breakthrough: | Chandni ne police ko ek strange baat batayi—Aarav se woh asli mein sirf shaadi ke din physical mili thi. Sare rishta online hi bana tha. Aur shaadi ke din Aarav zyada baat nahi kar raha tha. Bartan uthate waqt haath se mehendi ka tikka chhota, par haath ka complexion pehle se kaala hua dikha. |
SP Jatin ne farmhouse ke sab CCTVs check kiye. Strange part? Shaadi ke baad ke footage missing the. Jo mila bhi, usme dulha predominantly Mihir hi lag raha tha. Groom’s photo ID pe fingerprint mismatch mila.
“Toh kisne kiya tha shaadi? Aarav ya Mihir?” kisi ne pucha.
Shaam tak Aarav ki laash milti hai—swimming pool ke pump chamber mein. Suit pe blood hack, aur face par dard ka frozen expression. Maarne ka time shaadi ke ek ghante pehle ka tha.
Toh jis se Chandni ne shaadi ki, woh Aarav tha hi nahi. Toh kaun tha?
Truth unravelled slowly: Mihir ne puri identity Aarav ki kehti thi. Aarav UK mein settle ho gaya tha, usse online kaam transfer kar diya tha. Mihir, jo professional gamer tha, aur voice mimicry master, use Aarav ban kar sab settings handle karta raha. Chandni ke saath online meetings mein wohi hota tha—even virtual ghar walon ka drama bhi Mihir ne manage kiya—deepfake videos aur AI-generated visuals se.
Shaadi ke waqt Aarav India aaya, usne dekha ki Mihir uske naam pe shaadi kar raha hai. Confrontation hua. Mihir panic mein usse maar deta hai.
Lekin twist baaki tha. Chandni ek criminal lawyer thi. Usne kisi point pe doubts catch kiye—voice lags, behaviour inconsistency. Usne hidden mic lagaya tha Aarav ke sehra ke andar.
Jab usne playback sune shaadi ke baad, voice waveform same nahi the.
Usne deliberately panic create kiya subah, Mihir ko force karne ke liye galti karne. Aur uski ek galti thi—apne naam wale phone se ek backup sim pe call karna. Trace hota gaya, aur guilt unfold ho gaya.
Final scene: SP Malik ne Mihir ko cuffs pehnate waqt kaha: “Shaadi.com pe toh emotional fraud hota rehta hai. Tumne toh identity ka hi murder kiya.”
Chandni bas ek baar dekhti hai shaadi ke album ke digital slideshow ko—aur quietly delete kar deti hai.
