Ajji

Manda.

Manda.

Manda.

Manda?

Let's look here.

Manda.

Manda.

Manda?

Manda.

Ma'am?

Why are we looking for Manda here?

That silly girl loves walking on these pipes.

I've warned her so many times.

I told her she might fall. Just take the road.

But she has never listened to me.

Manda.

Hey, Manda.

Manda!

Silly girl.

She came all that way for an anklet.

You promised to give it to her.

I know. It slipped out of my mind.

But Manda doesn't forget.

Manda.

Does it hurt bad?

Manda.

Manda!

Ma'am!

Ma'am, I told her to wait...

Not now.

SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION SITE, 10:00 P.M.?

What's her name?

Manda

Kadam.

Manda Kadam.

What were you doing on the streets at night?

She was on her way home.

Can't she speak?

She's suffering a lot, sir.

She had come to meet me, sir.

What's your name?

Leela.

Tell me your full name.

Everyone calls me Leela.

Where did Manda come to meet you?

Shiv Tekdi.

Wait, so you're a...

Yes, sir.

I'm a prostitute.

I alter clothes, sir.

Leela had given her blouse to alter.

And I sent Manda to deliver it.

At night?

A girl this young, you...

Tell me, how old is she?

She's ten years old.

You...

You sent a ten-year-old girl to Shiv Tekdi alone

to return a blouse?

-Is that right? -No, sir.

That's not what happened, sir.

She didn't inform us before leaving.

She goes to watch TV at her friend's house every evening.

I had never let her go to this woman's place.

Wait a minute.

She went to deliver a blouse?

Or to watch TV?

-To deliver blouse. -To watch TV.

Excuse me, sir. Can you help them make up their mind?

-Sorry sir, we're all a bit stressed... -You should be! It's a rape case.

Isn't it a rape case?

-Sir... -Or even that is not yet decided?

Who found Manda?

Grandma.

Where were you?

I...

I needed to prepare the ingredients for my cooking.

So, I was busy in the kitchen.

Do you run a hotel?

No, sir.

I run a small breakfast business on my bicycle.

Do you have a license for that?

No, sir.

But we have to do it to feed ourselves.

And what laws have you broken?

I...

I work in the power loom factory, sir.

What's your working hours?

I leave for work at 7:00 a.m.

And I return home around 10:00 p.m. or 11:00 p.m.

A 15-hour shift? That's illegal too.

You people don't take the law seriously, do you?

That's not the case, sir.

But I'll still help you out.

I have a daughter too.

I know how painful this must be.

What makes you think she was raped?

We can tell from looking at her, sir.

How can you tell? Have you seen a rape victim before?

No, sir. How can we see one, sir?

I know what a rape victim looks like.

Without a doubt, we're pretty sure she's been raped.

Did you take her expert opinion?

No, sir.

We just had a look...

Just show it to me.

Sir, I'll show it.

It really hurts her.

I'll do it, sir. Let me.

Manda, don't be scared. I'm here to help you.

But I need to take a look.

So, we can understand your pain.

Sir, it hurts her a lot if she moves.

She has lost a lot of blood.

Sir?

Can I cover her now, sir?

Manda, tell me exactly what happened?

It's hard for her to speak, sir.

She will be able to speak in a day or two.

Register a complaint first.

You know nothing about what happened, where, when and who was the perpetrator.

-Yet you want me to lodge a complaint? -So, find out who it was.

How do I do that without a statement?

Look at the poor girl. She can't even speak.

What do you expect me to do?

This town is filled with migrants like your friend Leela here.

She can't even provide me her full name.

Come on, ma'am.

Who's the police here?

Go ahead and explain it to them.

Or ask her...

Manda?

Can you identify the man?

-Speak up, Manda. -Manda.

Don't worry, I'm here. Tell me.

He...

-Who? -He was wearing shades!

Dhavle?

Manda did you go through that construction site?

Who is Dhavle?

Manda? Do you know this fellow?

Manda!

Speak up, Manda.

-Manda. -Let her rest.

I'll bring a doctor tomorrow.

We'll have him check her up.

Check her up?

You should go investigate that Dhavle guy first.

Okay. I'll do that.

I'll make sure I investigate him thoroughly.

But before I prepare a report...

I'll have to investigate all of you thoroughly too.

Let's do that.

One is a prostitute.

The other does an illegal business.

And a little girl who sauntered through red light areas at night.

How do I know her dad is not her pimp?

What are you saying, sir?

Who knows Manda might be an underage whore herself?

-Sir... -Consider I agree with what you said.

All of you are involved in illegal activities.

-No, sir. -I'm trying to help you. But...

Come on. Let's go to the police station.

We'll file a complaint against Dhavle.

From tomorrow we'll investigate Dhavle and all of you.

-But, sir.... -Dhavle's dad is a legislator.

And he will face the consequences.

You just have to fight to win the case for at least two to three years.

Let's do it.

From tomorrow onward, stop doing business without a license.

No extra illegal work hours for you.

And no more prostitution on Shiv Tekdi from now on.

-Sir... -What else can I do?

What if the court questions me about all of this later on?

-We do it to survive. -Our law has no exception.

Make daily trips to the court.

Do the alterations you need to pay for a lawyer.

Come on then. Who's coming with me?

Bring the girl along.

I need her statement to start investigating Dhavle.

I need your names, your family details and everything about your past.

The court will need every detail.

No, sir. Please.

And if Dhavle knows who complained

and decides to pay you a visit...

Don't come to me then.

-I'm leaving. -Wait.

Sir!

Sir, we won't lodge a complaint.

We won't do that.

That's what I've been trying to explain.

But you people don't get it.

No doctor will touch her without police's permission.

Your girl is in pain. You should know that.

I'll bring a doctor tomorrow.

Then we'll decide what to do.

Get her on her feet and send her to school.

And keep all of this to yourself.

-Will you not speak to me? -If this goes public

-Yes? -and Dhavle gets to know about it,