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Sidharth  RESIDENCE  LAWNS - MOMENT  LATER

Sidharth  sites in the lawn chair as the villagers  stand in front  of  him  with  folded  hands  . Two middle  aged, two young ones and Diya . She is not folding hands.

NANKU RAM -  Sahab Jo badi ladki thi Shanti wo meri thi , choti wali mamta ( points at the  other man) iski thi Mahendra. Haamari betiyion ki hatya hua hain aur hum pe hi case Bana Rahe hain.

Sidharth  - arey hath mat Jodiye aap loag , Rey panni pilao iinn.. logon ko.

The orderly rushes in to get  water.

Sidharth- mujhe bahut afsos hai..

Diya - hona bhi chayie sir!

Sidharth  ( more intrigued)- aapka naam kya hai?

Diya  - Diya..

Guy1 - Pooja iski behan hain sir..

Guy2 - Pooja ko dhund dijiye sir. Hum hath Jodathe hai aapke sammne

The orderly  comes back with the water in a jug Mahendra  refuses. NANKU drinks some with  his  hands  cupped  at his  mouth  . Sidharth  is intrigued  to see this

Sidharth  (softly)- glass nahin hai?

Orderly  - sahab  gilas se piyenge nahin ye log  aapke  samne.

They finish  drinking  water.

NANKU RAM - humari betiyon ka..( cries) raat bharat rakh kar chod dete toh bhi .. (chokes) .par latka diya ped se sahab

This makes  Sidharth  uncomfortable.

MAHENDRA  - 2 DIn se humari koi sun Letta na sahab .. toh Bach jati hummari bachchi.

Sidharth  can feel  for  them but doesn't  have much to  say.

Sidharth  - postmortem  report  aane do. Main dekhta hoon phir.

Diya - (cuts in) Anshu  Naharia  ne tappad mara tha Pooja  ko .. isliye  Brahmadatt  ne FIR nahin likhne diya..

Guy2 - Shanu or Pooja sadak banaanne mein kaam kar rahi thi.

Sidharth  - Kab mara?

Guy 2 - ek hafte pehle.

Sidharth   - kyun?

Diya - unhone dihadi mein 3 rupaye badhaane ko bola tha.

Sidharth   - (can't  believe ) Kitna?

Diya  - 3 rupaye.. 25 tha ek din ka.  28 maang rahi thi.gaanv ki sab bacchon ne Tay Kia tha ki 28 s Kam mein kaam mein Kam nahi karenge .

Sidharth  - ye Bachchan ne Tay Kiya?

Diya - nahi, Maine ikattha kar ke bataya tha. Phir ek do aur gaanwon ke Bachchon se baat hui thi . Chamda factory  wala 28 de raha tha .

Sidharth  - phir?

Diya  - usne mara . Uske baad unhone ne kaam chod diya . Chamda factory  mein shuru kar diya 28 rupaye  roz.

Sidharth  - uske baad ? Bakki Bachchon 25 rupaye pe karte rahe?

Diya - do char aur Bachchon ne bhi chod diya tha..

Sidharth  is beginning  to get it

SIDHARTH'S RESIDENCE  - LATER

As the villagers are leaving  ., Mayank  and Jatav  enter. Sidharth  sees from distance  that Diya  speaks to them both animatedlying.  Mayank  hugs Diya . Diya  and the villagers  leave.  Mayank  and Jatav  approach  Sidharth.

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