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Shaadi season ka time tha. Covid ke baad naye normal mein log ab hybrid weddings mana rahe the—aadhe mehmaan physically, baaki zoom pe. Aur Anaya–Rishabh ki shaadi to waise bhi Delhi elite mein tagdi news thi. Five-star hotel ke ballroom mein real stage laga tha, aur ek hi backdrop pe ek aur virtual mandap—jahan se duniya ke dus countries se relatives streaming dekh rahe the.
Sab kuch smooth chal raha tha. Pandit ji mantra padh rahe the. Dulha Suryadev sirf thoda late aaya tha—par wo to normal hai. Dulhan Anaya backstage se apna dupatta thik kar rahi thi. Aur us side, livestream studio mein ek technician, Bhaskar, transitions handle kar raha tha.
Tabhi ek instant mein sab kuch rukh gaya. Zoom screen suddenly glitch kiya. Ek high-pitched scream sunayi di—aur saamne ek dusri-image flash ho gayi. Shaadi ke mandap ke instead ek chhoti si kamra jaisa dikhayi diya screen pe—aur wahan ek aadmi ground pe pada tha—khoon ke saath. Sirf kuch seconds ke liye dikha, uske baad screen blank ho gayi.
Log confused the. Bhaskar ne kaha, “Technical error laga hai. Lagta hai kisi ne wrong stream inject kar diya.”
Lekin 10 minute ke andar waqt viral ho gaya. Zoom stream record ho rahi thi kisi guest ke end pe. Tab tak shaadi ki laddoos se zyada curiosity logon ko choke kar rahi thi.
Ek guest, Kirti, jiska background cybersecurity ka tha, ne video analyse kiya. Us stream mein jo kamra dikha, wo pehchana gaya. Wo ek guesthouse ka basement tha. Aur jahan aadmi pada tha—wo koi aur nahi, Rishabh tha—real dulha.
So, phir mandap mein Suryadev kaun tha?
Tab raz khula. Anaya ki family ne confession kiya—ki wo Rishabh se shaadi nahi karwa rahi thi. Wo kisi aur ke sath thi ussi shaadi mein, lekin double life chal rahi thi. Rishabh actually Anaya ka online boyfriend tha—jo sirf video chats pe mila tha, kabhi real nahi.
Shaadi ke kuch dino pehle Anaya ne Rishabh ko Delhi bulaya tha. Usne kaha ki wo dono finally milenge, shaayad bhaag chalein shaadi se pehle. Rishabh excited tha. Lekin uske baad uska phone unreachable ho gaya.
Anaya actually ek aur ladke ke sath shaadi arrange kar chuki thi—Suryadev—with help from her ambitious mother. Problem thi ki Rishabh shaadi mein virtually participate karne wala tha, aur Anaya ko dar tha ki wo kuch reveal na kar de sabke saamne.
Tab plan bana. Bhaskar, livestream technician, Anaya ka college senior tha—and secretly obsessed tha uske saath. Anaya ne usse emotional manipulation se convince kiya ki Rishabh ko temporarily hata dena hoga—sirf shaadi complete hone tak.
“Ek stream mein thoda glitch dikhega… toh kaun investigate karega?” Bhaskar ne socha.
Par Bhaskar ne apne obsession mein ek step aage badh diya. Usne Rishabh ko guesthouse mein bulaya, aur bina Anaya ko bataye—usse poisoned soft drink de di. Uska plan tha ki vo usse unconscious kare, uske doston ko blame kare aur sab kuch clean kar de baad mein.
Par Rishabh ki body react differently ki. Wo collapse kar gaya, through convulsions. Bhaskar ne panic mein stream switch kar diya, aur galti se us room ka live feed push kar diya jahan Rishabh pada tha.
Uske baad wo stream instantly off ki gayi, par record ho chuki thi.
Final twist? Anaya ne Bhaskar ko kabhi ye nahi kaha tha ki wo Rishabh ko hataye physically. Usne sirf stream manipulate karne ko bola tha. Jab Anaya ne dekha ki live stream mein Rishabh ki body dikh rahi hai, uska chehra ek dum pale pad gaya. Usne shaadi ke beech se hi stage chhod diya—aur chhup gayi.
Police ne Bhaskar ko arrest kiya cyber evidence ke base par—aur Anaya pe manslaughter aur conspiracy charge laga—kyunki uski planning ne indirectly Rishabh ki maut ka raasta banaya.
Suryadev? Wo iss sab mein clueless pawn nikla—shaadi sirf ek career move thi uske liye.
Zoom pe ek shaadi—ek screenshot—aur ek glitch ne sab ka chehra utaar diya. Murder koi gun se nahi, par obsession, manipulation aur virtual temporary likes ke safar mein gaya tha.
