Rishab K..

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Rishab K..

Drama Tragedy Thriller

Laal Bazaar

Laal Bazaar

15 mins
143


“Hell has three gates- Lust, Anger and Greed” 

-Bhagavad Gita… 

 

LAAL BAZAAR

The story of blood

By- RISHAB-KAUSHAL

 

“A delusional cop and his devoted assistant eventually uncover a heinous world of crime while investigating the murder of a mute young boy who pays his debt back even after death”  

Once a brilliant cop ACP ARJUN (46) is now struggling after his wife died in a bomb blast couple of years ago. His subordinate Inspector HRISHITA (32) still believes in him and finds him as her idol.  

On one stormy night, Arjun gives a lift to a mute boy. The boy strangely disappears from his car leaving a unique pencil sketch.  

The next morning a local Businessman VIPIN (50) finds a dead body wrapped in a plastic sheet inside his car’s trunk. Arjun and Hrishita visit the crime scene for investigation and Arjun find the body is of that same boy he picked up last night.  

The name of the deceased was AMAN (14). He was a bright painter and football lover. Unfortunately, he was mute by birth. Aman went missing from his Special School 2 days ago.  

Autopsy suggests the cause of death is Heart Failure due to excess blood loss from a deep cut on his left wrist and the time of Death is between 8 to 11 pm. This doesn’t match with Arjun’s statement where he said he picked Aman around 3 am.  

Arjun visits Aman’s school. There he comes to know about a notorious boy GOVIND (17) who used to bully Aman. Arjun interrogates Govind. He ultimately accepts that he kept Aman locked in a warehouse the day he disappeared. But he is not involved in the murder.  


Meanwhile, Hrishita goes through the CCTV of Vipin’s basement and she discovers a shocking fact in a mirror image. The dead body was already there inside the car when the driver MANOJ (35) parked the car at 9 pm. This makes him the prime suspect but Manoj had a serious accident that night while going back home and now he is in coma.  

Arjun re-interrogates Govind. He loses his temper and hits Govind badly. Unauthorised interrogation and hitting a minor ultimately leads to Arjun’s suspension.  

Arjun sees a particular dream every night since Aman died. He sees Aman and another boy, younger than Aman, both playing football in front of a wall which is painted yellow with a bright red sun on it.  

Hrishita feels concerned about Arjun and consults her psychologist friend. He gives a theory that Arjun never met Aman, but he built up the entire episode in his mind.  

Call records of Mukesh reveal a particular number he was in touch with that night. The number belongs to some RAVI (32) whose address is a village 350 km away. Hrishita visits and finds Ravi died 6 months ago. He was working in Mumbai as an Ambulance Driver in an NGO named Holy Cross. His co-worker cum room partner is now using his number. 

Arjun can’t keep himself away from the investigation. He goes to Vipin again for any further clues. But Vipin and his wife TARA (42) are devastated. Their only son died that morning. He was suffering from Thalassemia. Arjun is surprised to see Vipin’s son ALOK (10) who is exactly the same boy whom he sees in his dream along with Aman. Tara wants to say something to Arjun but Vipin stops her.  


Mukesh dies in the hospital. Hrishita goes to Holy Cross to find out Ravi’s roommate. His name is NAKUL (38). But he is missing since the day Aman died. Hrishita inspects the Ambulance he used to drive. Strangely it has a unique sticker of Jesus, exactly the same sketch Arjun claimed that Aman left in his car! She further inquires and gets to know that a social worker lady named SANDHYA (44) recommended both Ravi and Nakul to the NGO.  

Hrishita meets Arjun and both share their findings. Arjun recognises Sandhya’s photo, the lady whom he met at Aman’s school. She misguided him towards Govind. They try to catch Sandhya and Nakul but both already vanish.  

The forensic doctor reveals a surprising finding. The cut present on Aman’s hand was made much later of his death! He actually died due to excessive blood extraction. The cut was made to cover up and project it like a suicide. Aman had a rare blood type.  

Tara meets Arjun and confesses their guilt. Alok required regular blood transfusion. He had a rare blood group. Last time the blood was not available anywhere when their driver Mukesh introduced his friend named Nakul. He arranged the blood at a very high price. That time Tara noticed Aman, lying unconscious inside the Ambulance, while she went to Nakul to collect the blood. She believes they are responsible for Aman’s death and now even Alok is also gone!  

The case remains unsolved unless Sandhya or Nakul is found. Arjun revisits the place where he picked up Aman that night. There he meets a group of street dwellers. HANIF (18), one of them, identifies Aman. Hanif used to sell his blood to Nakul regularly at a nominal price. He met Aman at a secret blood farming centre located nearby. Aman was sick, half-conscious and chained. With Hanif’s help, Arjun and the team raid the Blood Farming Centre located in the basement of a Nursing Home. They rescue some half-dead people, drugged and chained. Nakul gets caught after a hectic chase. He reveals the dark truth.    

Sandhya is the kingpin of this bloody nexus. Few doctors and powerful people are also in the loop. Nakul and a few more blood touts are working under her. Sandhya was tracking Aman for a month for his rare blood group. She tried to convince Aman to sell his blood. But Aman denied. On that day when Govind locked Aman in a room, Sandhya saw it. She and Nakul drugged and kidnapped Aman from there. They took him to their secret farm and extracted 2 units of blood. Then Mukesh called and asked for another unit for Alok. During this Aman fainted. They decided to drop him somewhere around the school but Aman died inside the Ambulance. They were planning to dispose of the body when Holy Cross called for an emergency ambulance pick up. Nakul forced Mukesh to keep the body hidden in his (Vipin’s) car for the night. The plan was to throw it away the next morning when Mukesh will bring the car with the excuse of repairing it. But the entire plan fails because of Mukesh’s accident.  


15 years ago, struggling as an unqualified nurse in a small-town nursing home, Sandhya’s greed for quick money eventually made her the queen of the illegal blood market of Western India. She is cunning, ruthless and vindictive. The day she realised Arjun is after her, she planned her backup. Sandhya started mingling with ROSHNI (18), Arjun’s daughter. She is working as an intern in an NGO where Sandhya traps her. And now when her brick by brick made business is busted by Arjun, she goes for her revenge and kidnaps Roshni. Sandhya surrenders to Arjun and asks him to give her a clean chit; else he would never find where Roshni is. Furious Arjun denies the deal. Sandhya accidentally dies without disclosing Roshni’s whereabouts.  

Helpless Arjun can’t afford to lose Roshni, his last support. After a rigorous search and following trail of traffic CCTV recordings, Hrishita finally locates the area where Sandhya took Roshni. Arjun rushes there but can’t find the exact place where Roshni is kept. To his utter surprise, Arjun sees an old warehouse at the end of a dead lane. It has a wall, yellow coloured, a red sun on it; just like he sees in his dreams. Roshni is rescued alive from that place. Arjun never sees Aman in his dreams again.  

A year passes; Arjun still can’t understand why Aman chose him. Aman’s elder sister ASTHA (20) visits Arjun to invite him for Aman’s death anniversary rituals. She was surprised to see Arjun’s wife CHANDNI’s photo. Astha says, 3 years ago she and Aman were travelling in a bus where Chandni was sitting with them. Three of them became friendly. Chandni was pregnant. She felt thirsty. Astha went down at a stoppage to get a water bottle for Chandni. Aman followed her. They were at the shop on the other side of the road when the bus exploded. They were alive because of Chandni only.  

Arjun finally gets his answer. That’s how Aman paid back his debt by saving Roshni and bringing back the confident cop in Arjun.  

PS: The idea of the above story was developed in 2015 after reading this https://www.bbc.com/news/business-30273994  

Hell has three gates- Lust, Anger and Greed” 

-Bhagavad Gita… 


THE RED MARKET

BY- Rishab 

 

“A delusional cop and his devoted assistant eventually uncover a heinous world of crime while investigating the murder of a mute boy who pays his debt back even after death”  

 

E01- The fallen star:  

ACP ARJUN (46) is having the shabbiest phase of his glorious career. He is struggling since his pregnant wife died in a bomb blast couple of years ago. His entire department has lost confidence in him, unlike his subordinate Inspector HRISHITA (32) who still finds him capable and admire him as her idol. Arjun’s only reason to live is his daughter ROSHNI (18). On one stormy night, Arjun finds a young boy with an unforgettable smile, standing at the roadside. He gives a lift to the boy. Soon Arjun finds the boy is mute. Arjun gives him a pen and paper to write his address and goes to a medicine shop to buy his anti-depressants. The boy strangely disappears from the car leaving a unique pencil sketch on that paper.  The next morning a local Businessman VIPIN (50) finds a dead body wrapped in a plastic sheet inside his car’s trunk. Arjun and Hrishita visit the crime scene for investigation. To his utter surprise, Arjun sees the body is of that same boy he picked up last night!  

 

E02- Truth is an illusion: 

After many days, Arjun willingly involves himself in an investigation. He is desperate to know the truth. The name of the deceased boy is AMAN (14). He was born mute but a bright painter and football lover. Aman went missing from his Special School 2 days ago. Arjun visits Aman’s school. There he comes to know about a notorious boy GOVIND (17) who used to bully Aman. Arjun interrogates Govind. He ultimately accepts that he kept Aman locked in a warehouse the day he disappeared. But he is not involved in the murder. 

Autopsy suggests Aman’s cause of death is Heart Failure due to excess blood loss from a deep cut on his left wrist and the time of Death is between 8 to 11 pm. This doesn’t match with Arjun’s statement where he said he picked Aman around 3 am.  

Meanwhile, Hrishita goes through the CCTV of Vipin’s basement and she discovers a 

shocking fact in a mirror image. The dead body was already there inside the car when the driver MANOJ (35) parked the car at 9 pm! 

 

E03- Tip of the Iceberg: 

This makes Manoj the prime suspect but he had a serious accident that night while going back home and now is in ICU. Hrishita inquires Vipin and his wife TARA (42). They both seem quite disturbed as their only son is severely sick. Tara wants to say something to Hrishita but Vipin diverts her. Hrishita puts surveillance on Vipin.  

Arjun re-interrogates Govind. He loses his temper and hits Govind badly. Unauthorised interrogation and hitting a minor ultimately leads to Arjun’s suspension. Hrishita feels concerned about Arjun and consults her psychologist boyfriend MADHUR (35). He gives a theory that Arjun never met Aman, but he built up the entire episode in his mind.  

Hrishita gets a call from the doctor that Mukesh is stable now. She rushes to the Govt. hospital but finds Mukesh dead! Is Oxygen tube was cut!  

 

E04- The Wall in the Dream: 

Arjun sees a particular dream every night since Aman died. He sees Aman and another boy, younger than Aman, both playing football in front of a wall which is painted yellow with a bright red sun on it. Every time the dream breaks when Aman kicks the ball over that wall. Call records of Mukesh reveal a particular number he was in touch with that night. The number belongs to some RAVI (32) whose address is a village 350 km away. Hrishita visits and finds Ravi died 6 months ago. He was working in Mumbai as an Ambulance Driver in an NGO named Holy Cross. His co-worker cum room partner is now using his number.  

Arjun can’t keep himself away from the investigation. He goes to Vipin again. But Vipin and his wife TARA (42) are devastated. Their only son died that morning. He was suffering from Thalassemia. Arjun is surprised to see Vipin’s son ALOK (10) who is exactly the same boy whom he sees in his dream along with Aman!  

 

E05- Catching wild Goose:  

Hrishita goes to Holy Cross to find out Ravi’s roommate. His name is NAKUL (38). But he is missing since the day Aman died. Hrishita inspects the Ambulance he used to drive. Strangely it has a unique sticker of Jesus, exactly like the sketch Arjun claimed that Aman left in his car! 

Hrishita finds Nakul’s photo and recognises him. She saw him leaving the ICU when Mukesh got killed. She further enquires and gets to know that a social worker lady named SANDHYA (44) recommended both Ravi and Nakul to the NGO.  

Arjun meets Hrishita and both share their findings. Arjun recognises Sandhya’s photo, the lady whom he met at Aman’s school. She is the one who misguided him towards Govind!  

 

E06- Redemption of a Mother:  

The forensic doctor reveals a surprising finding. The cut present on Aman’s hand was made much later of his death! He actually died due to excessive blood extraction. The cut was made to cover up and project it like a suicide. Aman had a rare blood type.  

Hrishita gets a call from the surveillance team that Vipin has sold his everything and they are moving to another country overnight. Tara calls Arjun and asks to meet. She confesses their guilt. Alok required regular blood transfusion. He had a rare blood group. Last time the blood was not available anywhere when their driver Mukesh introduced his friend named Nakul. He arranged the blood at a very high price. That time Tara noticed Aman, lying unconscious inside the Ambulance, while she went to Nakul to collect the blood. She believes they are responsible for Aman’s death and now even Alok is also gone! 

The case remains unsolved unless Sandhya or Nakul is found. Arjun believes there has to be some connection so he revisits the place where he picked up Aman that night. There he meets a group of street dwellers. HANIF (18), one of them, comes forward and says he knows Aman!  

 

E07- The Morbid Traders:  

Hanif and some of his friends used to sell blood to Nakul regularly at a nominal price. Hanif met Aman at a secret blood farming centre located nearby. Aman was sick and chained. They’d spent a few hours together in side by side beds. Aman gave him a wristband as a token of friendship. 

With Hanif’s help, Arjun and the team raids the Blood Farming Centre located in the basement of a Nursing Home. They rescue some half-dead people, drugged and chained.  

Nakul gets caught after a hectic chase. He reveals the dark truth.    

E08- The Lamb of God: 

Sandhya is the kingpin of this bloody nexus. Few doctors and powerful people are also in the loop. Nakul and a few more blood touts are working under her. Sandhya was tracking Aman for a month for his rare blood group. She tried to convince Aman to sell his blood. But Aman denied. On that day when Govind locked Aman in a room, Sandhya saw it. She and Nakul drugged and kidnapped Aman from there. They took him to their secret farm and extracted 2 units of blood. Then Mukesh called and asked for another unit for Alok. During this Aman fainted. They decided to drop him somewhere around the school but Aman died inside the Ambulance. They were planning to dispose of the body when Holy Cross called for an emergency ambulance pick up. Nakul forced Mukesh to keep the body hidden in his (Vipin’s) car for the night. The plan was to throw it away the next morning when Mukesh will bring the car with the excuse of repairing it. But the entire plan fails because of Mukesh’s accident. Later Nakul had to kill Mukesh on Sandhya’s instruction.  

Nakul is found dead in the lock-up the next morning. He cut his left wrist with a hidden blade, just like he cut Aman! 

 

E09- The Bloody Queen: 

15 years ago, struggling as an unqualified nurse in a small-town nursing home, Sandhya’s greed for quick money eventually made her the queen of the illegal blood market of Western India. She is cunning, ruthless and vindictive.  

The day she realised Arjun is after her, she planned her backup. Sandhya started mingling with Arjun’s daughter. Roshni works as an intern in an NGO where Sandhya traps her. And now when her brick by brick made business is busted by Arjun, she goes for her revenge and kidnaps his only support. Sandhya surrenders to Arjun and asks him to give her a clean chit; else he would never find where Roshni is. Furious Arjun denies the deal.  

Sandhya accidentally dies after a dramatic clash, without disclosing Roshni’s whereabouts.  

 

E10- Few strings attached: 

Helpless Arjun can’t afford to lose Roshni. After a rigorous search and following trail of traffic CCTV recordings, Hrishita finally locates the area where Sandhya took Roshni. Arjun rushes there but can’t find the exact place where Roshni is kept. To his utter surprise, Arjun sees an old warehouse at the end of a dead lane. It has a wall, yellow coloured, a red sun on it; just like he sees in his dreams. 

Roshni is rescued alive from that place. Arjun never sees Aman in his dreams again.  

A year passes; Arjun still can’t understand why Aman chose him. Aman’s elder sister ASTHA (20) visits Arjun to invite him for Aman’s death anniversary rituals. She was surprised to see Arjun’s wife CHANDNI’s photo. Astha says, 3 years ago she and Aman were travelling in a bus where Chandni was sitting with them. Three of them became friendly. Chandni was pregnant. She felt thirsty. Astha went down at a stoppage to get a water bottle for Chandni. Aman followed her. They were at the shop on the other side of the road when the bus exploded. They were alive because of Chandni only. Arjun finally gets his answer. That’s how Aman paid back his debt by saving Roshni and bringing back the confident cop in Arjun.  


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