Synopsis

The car sputtered, a flat tire a cruel interruption to Alok’s journey from Mumbai to Pune. Intoxication blurred his judgment, but the sudden stop brought him to a stark realization as he opened the boot: not tools, but a woman lay there. Shock froze him. He immediately summoned the CID. Their arrival brought a grim efficiency. A photograph of the deceased was found in Alok’s pocket. The woman had visited him at his hotel the day before, it transpired. Forensic evidence from the hotel room con