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Sir, it's an emergency situation. Red alert has been issued!

Some miscreants have attacked the North Zone Prison

and taken Tower One under their control

Please send the backup force immediately

Okay,

Have Special Task Force Officer,Charan Raj, report to the spot immediately!

Be brave.

(Charan Raj reading a newspaper) (98.3 FM Jingle)

A man arrested for raping a 10-year-old girl

has gone missing from the police custody since yesterday night

This is the fourth such incident this year

where prisoners have gone missing So where are these culprits then escaping to?

The city police commissioner is holding a press meet this evening

to give more information about the incidents

Sir

Bullets

Sir

What do I do with the ashes?

Only those who have led an honourable life

deserve to go with dignity

Sir

You have got a call from the CM office

It seems like an emergency situation

(Police moving about frantically to control the media frenzy)

Sir

The situation is critical

Sir

They have taken the entire jail under their control

The home minister who was inside the jail has been taken hostage

Hence there is severe pressure

from the central government to get things under control

Sir, any updates on how many attackers are there?

There is no information yet on their number

or why they targeted the jail

Okay sir

No demands have been made yet either

In fact, we still have not been able to communicate with them!

Anyway

let me introduce you to Mr Shekar and Mr Parameshwar

They will brief you about the developments so far

Sure sir

Good luck

Thank You Sir

Sir

Sir, all this started at around 9AM today

As part of the jail privatization initiative

all the inmates were asked to assemble in the main corridor

VIPs will be entering through the front gate

Get the new inmates from the back gate

You guys, stop right there. Come back here. Fast

Shambulingam, where are you taking them?

Sir instructed us to bring the inmates to the main arena to attend the event

We had asked you to bring only the undertrails not the notorious criminals!

God knows how you even landed this warden position!

Sir, the undertrails were not in sufficient number

so the seating area looked empty

Get how many ever inmates you want to fill this place up,

barring the criminals in Tower six

Got it?

Yes, sir!

Our jailer is a strict man

He doesn’t forgive those who have sinned

and yet an inmate tried to escape from the prison today

and got caught by him

(Distant Noise)

Come on, Pull.. Pull harder

Pull, pull…. come on tug harder

(Laughs)

Our inmates are really strong aren’t they?

Yes, Sir

Admit him to the hospital

You people have only five minutes. The function is about to start

Finish talking and come back quickly

(Crowd talking)

How are you?

I’m okay. You?

Was the bail granted?

The lawyer says it will be granted tomorrow

Did you arrange the money?

I did not have a choice but to sell it

I can somehow digest the fact that my husband is in the jail

but I don’t want our child to be haunted by the fact that it’s father is behind bars

Okay, cheer up

Look at this. Do you like it?

This is what I made for our baby. It’s going to be my first gift

In spite of stiff opposition

the government has gone ahead and passed the prison privatization bill

The opposition parties are protesting against this move

Retired CBI chief Vaman Srinivasan has been entrusted

with the responsibility of the privatization project

The idea of prison privatization has been receiving a lot of flak

Former CBI Head Vaman Srinivasan has arrived at the jail to kick start the project

along with the Home Minister and cine actor Madhu Kumar

(Media Reportage)

Okay, okay! I understand that you have a lot of questions

I get that you are skeptical about this move as well

But be rest assured as it is not us

but the government that will be running the prison

In fact, I will only be in charge of the administration

See, anyone can make a mistake

All we are trying to do here is to create an atmosphere

which enables him/her to change

Thus this privatization

Sir, sources suggest that you lobbied for the administration tender

Is it true?

Are you forgetting that I am a former CBI officer?

How can you even associate my name with bribery!

Stop spreading these rumours!

Sir…. One more question, Sir just answer us …

(Police controlling the media)

(Prisoners talking)

All of you form a single line

Around the same time

Prasanna, who is an inmate and informer told us that

a gang would soon enter the prison, get arrested

and kill an inmate lodged here!

So our focus shifted entirely on identifying that gang

(Police inspecting new prisoners)

Madhan, enter

Keerthi, enter

Sir, the identities of these people are not matching those on this list

What do we do?

Who are you guys??

Show your I.D Card

Enter

(Media reportage)

Mam, what took you so long?

Sorry, Let’s get down to work

Okay, ready

As you all know

Former CBI Head Vaman Sreenivasan, Home Minister and actor Madhukumar

have arrived at the Central Jail

to participate in the foundation stone laying ceremony

that signifies the kick start of the prison privatization programme

Stay tuned to TV 24 for more live updates

This is Lakshmi reporting with cameraperson Mahesh

This privatisation initiative aims at

upgrading the quality of prisoners' life

You should step out of this place as a better person

and this privatisation is a step in that direction

Many change makers have been to jail at least once in their life!

In fact, prisons have been the home ground for several revolutions

You may recall, even Lord Krishna’s birth happened in confinement

So basically, prison is a place where a God was once born

but the general perception is that it is a playground of the demons!

Basically you see what you want to see

If you are like Bhakta Prahalada (reference to Indian mythology)

you will see God everywhere

But if you feel akin to Hiranyakashipu

you will also see God, only it will be in the form of Ugranarasimha!

So work on controlling your anger, arrogance and aggression

or else like Hiranyakashipu

you too will become a victim to your own anger

6

7

8

What was that dialogue again??

Who am I? I am the son of Kashyapabramha…

Ah, right! “Who am I? I am the son of Kashyapa…”

"BOOM"

(Prisoners Screaming)

Run for your lives

My eyes are burning

(Police Charging)

Sir, a bomb has exploded inside the jail

It was filled with chilly powder

It’s becoming difficult to control the situation

I need some backup support

(Chaos following the bomb blast)

(Chaos following the bomb blast)

Sir, I can’t spot Vaman anywhere

He is the one who is most crucial to our plan

Yes, Sir

Make sure he doesn’t escape

Okay Sir

(Chaos outside the jail premises) (Media questioning the police about the blast)

Get inside.. Hurry up..

This is what happened today morning sir

A part of our IT cell

has been converted into a makeshift base camp

Sir, In Tower One

there are approximately 140-150 inmates and 21 police personnel

This apart, Mr Vaman, our home minster and others have also been taken hostage

This tower is also where VIP prisoners are lodged

This is our most important tower

as this houses our record room as well

What is odd is that

the data of all the prisoners have been deleted

Yes, and this has made it difficult

to identify the real inmates from those who have entered the prison now

To retrieve the data we will require a minimum of 72 hours

As of now, we don't have any IDS

or count of prisoners captured inside

Looks like I am not the only one who does not know anything

you people seem to be equally clueless too!

One of the team members have been captured by us

He was injured during the firing

Okay. Do you have any CCTV footage of the incident?

No, sir

Realizing the importance of Tower One, they have captured it

They have even erased the CCTV footage hard disk

that’s in the jailer’s room

We are trying to recover it

but looks like it’s going to be a futile attempt

What about the captured guy?

He was shot during the cross fire

The doctor expects him to regain consciousness in the next 30 minutes

Issue a statement saying he is dead

Sir, why would you do that?

If they realize he is alive

they will negotiate with us for his release by making demands

but if we say he is dead

we can just get down to opening an inquiry without any further delays

Lead me to Tower One

This way sir

Sir, Tower One

Sir, they have sent us their demand list

They are releasing a doctor and two inmates

and expect us to send back these medicines with them

Looks like one of them is injured

Why just medicine?

If he asks for it, give him a chopper even!

People come to jail after commiting a mistake,

but this fellow has come to jail to make a mistake!

Who is he?

We are from CBI

and here is our search warrant

Sir, why are you conducting a raid on our warehouse?

We are acting on a tip off that we received. Please co-operate

Come on, come on

Vaman

Yes, sir

You search this area and also seize everyone’s mobile

And put them in a cover

Come on, move fast

Prabhu, you check this region

Check all the racks thoroughly

Come on boys, be quick

Bring down those boxes and check what’s inside them

Sir..

Gentleman, you relax, go take a seat

Officers, make sure no one exits from the back door

Be sure to scan every nook and corner

Open every cover and check

Come on, be quick

Sir, we questioned everyone here and inspected every area

There is nothing suspicious

Sir

Even we searched everywhere and there is nothing suspicious

Sir, looks like we were misled

This place is filled with nothing but factory goods

We apologise for the inconvenience

you may resume your work

Everyone Leave

Sir, we arrived on the site an hour ago

and the situation is now under control

There are four casualties

and a couple of minor injury cases

Yes sir

yes, yes, sir

Clear the area, quick

Sir, we had seized the gold

and were taking into account the quantity when the power went off

Sir, please come here immediately

See what has happened here

Sir….

Chandrashekhar sir is shot dead

Sir, as instructed by you

we have captured them all and lodged them in separate cells

Everything is under control

You may now execute the Plan A

How is Vaman?

There was a doctor amongst the hostages

and he is attending to him

His injury has led to a severe blood loss

If the bullet is not removed as soon as possible from Vaman’s body

it may pose a threat to his life it seems!

There is one more problem

Jeeva is now in police custody

Make arrangements to fetch the medical equipment

needed to operate on Vaman

He should be kept alive at any cost

You both get the fire crackers ready

Going by the way things are panning out,

we may have to burst them sooner than we expected

We will celebrate this year’s Deepavali

With a bang

It’s already been three hours

since the miscreants took control of the jail

but the police is yet to issue an official statement

regarding the present situation

Special Task Force Chief Charan Raj

has been made the case in-charge

Please let me know

about the situation inside

We can’t do all that now. Stop bothering me

Sir please, sir.. Let me talk to him once..

Already we are having trouble controlling the media and public

Don’t add to our woes. Just leave

Lakshmi,

All Channels are airing exclusive news,

What the hell are you doing?

Sir, but we are not being allowed to enter the jail

That’s not my problem! We won't get this kind of opportunity again and again

I need breaking news from your end

in the next one hour

If not just come and hand in your resignation

Is Anyone there?

No, it's clear

Sir, in one hour’s time, I’ll come up with some good news

No one is interested in good news

make sure you have something sensational to report

Breaking news itseems

How will I go searching for breaking news in this rain?

Is everything ready?

Sir, like you suggested

we have hidden a microphone in the BP machine

and inside the stethoscope we have placed a spycam

These are pregabalin capsules used as pain killers

We have also kept microphone chips inside this

Even if this is consumed, no harm will be done

Sir, they are coming out

We have to scan those three once they are back

The police would have installed bugs in the items we have asked for

The only way to detect them is

by using the metal detectors inside the jail

But these detectors are 10 years old

and continuous power supply is required to operate them

So we have to depend on the visuals of the spy camera

and cut power supply to specific areas only

Okay, okay

Sir, the doctor is entering the medical block

Play that on the monitor Okay, sir

You see those two prisoners with the doctor?

Yes, sir

Find me officers whose physiques are akin to those of the two prisoners

These two have been inmates of this jail over the past ten years

So there is no way that they belong to that gang

So they have sent one of our own prisoners and not one of their own

Sir, they are entering Tower One

Excellent Yes correct,

Yes. Right Correct

I can see

One

Two

Three

Four Cut

Code

There is a code. Ask them what the code is

Tell me the code

Tell the code

Take off your masks

Sir, it’s Ravana sir.

Ravana, Ravana!

Ravana

Only one Hanuman was sent to Ravana's palace,

so where did this second one come from!?

Didn’t get my point?

Well, among the two I sent, one of them was mute

What are your names?

Sir, he can’t talk. He can't talk sir

They are not the ones we sent,

bash and imprison them in a cell

Turn around. Walk

Doctor.. Yes..

Shall we start the treatment? Okay

Sir, we have to cautiously plan our every move,

they seem to be ahead of us in their thinking

Our Plan A has failed

but we can’t let our Plan B go to waste

Get started, all the best Cheer up, guys!

Activate those audio and video bugs

( Song Playing)

What's this? No idea sir

Then how?

We don’t know the condition of the metal detectors

that are inside the jail

They may be dysfunctional

or there may be a power cut at some point in time

So let’s have a backup plan. Just in case

And this is our back up plan

You all will be aware of the FM stations played on the transistors

But how many know of the AM feature?

Simply put

the AM frequency level in the transistor remains constant

It changes only

when it comes in contact with any electronic device

be it a mobile phone or a spy cam

This happens because all these devices emit radio frequencies

So this transistor is good enough to detect bugs

If those chasing culprits have one way to catch them,

those on the run, have 100 ways to escape 1000 ways.

Sir

they have started a live stream using the camera we inserted

Guys, come here

Hi sir, this is Kumar

I am in no way connected to these people

They have given me this paper

and asked me to read from it

I can’t even follow the handwriting

Shall I read in my own style?

This is a warning!

Stop indulging in this kind of a cat and mouse game

This won’t work on people like me

You will receive the demand list in an hour’s time

Until then shut your trap!

With Cameraman.. nobody,

this is Kumar reporting from north zone prison

By now he would have realized

that more attractive the war field, more horrifying the war

Congratulations are in order

for having conducted a successful raid

It’s the first time that something of this magnitude has been seized

Good Job

Thank You, sir

Thank You

You stopped the seized goods

from falling into the hands of terrorists

I asked for this meeting as

I wanted to discuss something important

Sir

According to your report,

the seized gold amounts to 100 kgs.

Am i right?

But my Intel suggests that

There was over 1000 kgs of gold

So I’ll give you 48 hours time to solve this issue

or else the media will get behind it

Otherwise, I will hand the case over to the CIA

Okay Sir

Who could have committed such a henious crime in our department?

How many kgs?

200

200. Sir,

How much gold was seized?

Sir, almost 1000kgs

1000?

But why is he saying it's only 200 kgs??

Come on boys. Be quick

Fast. Make it fast

Come on, search there again

Sir, what’s happening here?

Look properly inside the drawer again. Quickly we don’t have the whole day

Sir, sir why are you searching my house?

You don’t have anything to worry about

This is just a mandatory drill

Who are all of you? Prabhu what is this?

Vaman sir, what’s happening here? Who are they?

Don’t worry this is just a normal search

What are you saying sir?

Prabhu, what is this?

There is more of this inside. We are seizing it

This? What is this Prabhu?

Geetha, I have no idea.

Sir, you know about me

Officers, take him into custody.

Prabhu.. Sir, sir please wait

Geetha, someone is trying to frame me

Vaman sir, please. Please listen to me

Why are you talking him sir. Prabhu..

Please let me go sir. Sir, sir.. Geetha..

It’s been an hour Prabhu

If you don’t want to be treated like a thief,

you should stop answering like one

If you are not able to find an answer even after an hour long enquiry,

it means that I’m lying or

that you don’t want to see the truth

Officer, also just know that the truth won’t change with passing time

Shut up Prabhu. I have seen many an officer like you

I’m being honest with you. Trust me

I was the one who gave a tip off about this scam

happening inside the department through Intelligence officer Altaf

What?

But now someone is trying to frame me only

Check with Altaf if you don’t trust me

I’ll call you back wait, I am at work. Who are you sir?

We are from the CBI and are here to meet Altaf

He is not here

But he asked me to hand over this to anyone who comes from the CBI

To me?

Yes, sir

Prabhu’s life is in danger

Don’t trust anyone around you

Produce him in front of the magistrate immediately

And don’t try to look for me

Sir, Prabhu, who was under our custody, has committed suicide

We don’t know what to do

Excuse me, doctor

Sir, sir please don’t disturb him.

How is he feeling now?

He is a heart patient and due to stress, he has had a panic attack

If you try to push him to do anything, he might die of a heart attack

Okay,Okay But even when my beloved wife died,

I didn’t shed a tear.See, even now I’m leading a normal life

So how do I care if this fellow dies?

Please calm down

Please you be there

Doctor

Please give me two minutes!

The doctor says you will die if you suffer from one more panic attack

but I’ve already announced that you are dead

Your family

Sir, you can’t …

And teammates think you died two hours ago

So if I put an end to your life unofficially now

no one can question me in official capacity even!

So just answer these two questions of mine and I will let you go

In fact, I’ll arrange for you to settledown in a foreign country,

What say?

Tell me, why you entered the jail ?

Why are you trembling?

Is your leader so scary?

No

Then?

Is he a gangster?

A don perhaps?

A terrorist then??

No

If not who the hell is he?

Tell me? Is he God then?

In fact, he is the very opposite of that

Who is he? He is Gho..Gho..

I have scared more people with my eyes than you have ever scared with your guns!

They call me OG

Who is he?

Sir, I asked you to leave him alone, please

Send his photos to all the stations and verify his identity

This test is being done to identify the 100 plus prisoners

who have been captured

That’s right sir

If they write the names of their fellow inmates,

then it would be easy to identify those captured.

Yes sir

Sir, these guys are trying to misguide us.

What?

They are purposefully writing down false names

Looks like they know about the missing prisoners’ records

I thought so!

Actually this wasn’t my plan at all.

Shekar, you do know that

Ravana has ten heads whereas Ram has only one

Tell me why?

Why sir?

Because evil people have higher thinking capacity!

Only the police and the gang members knew about the missing police records,

but given that the rest of them in this tower found out,

it only means one thing

And that is someone from the gang is amongst these guys.

He is the one communicating all this information

All the calls and walkie-talkies are being monitored,

yet if they have managed to establish contact,

we have to quickly identify the black sheep

If we do this we can arrest all the gang members, who are inside

Sir, we have received a fax from Tower One

“I know that Jeeva is alive”

How did they figure out that he is alive? How??

Don’t give these guys any food today

You are being given full authority over these guys

so make sure they spit the truth out about the line of communication!

Yes. How can i help you?

Yes

I am a journalist and heard that you train animals

and give them for film shooting

So I wanted to do a story on you

Well, Prior to this, I was training animals in circus

After they banned the same, I started this centre

And I know that

you are not a journalist

What do you need from me?

A favour

So you need me to send in a trained guard dog inside the jail

Not a dog

Then?

(Jeeva is alive)

Hello, who is this? I have received several missed calls from this number

It’s me

Papa?

Sir, an outgoing call made from within the jail has been traced

Hope you are okay papa, given that the jail has been attacked

I am in the same tower as them. But don’t worry about me

Tell me how you are

Papa, they are threatening to remove me from my job

I’m very worried as if I lose this job, it will become difficult

to fend for mom’s medical bills, pay your lawyer fee and clear the loans

Why would they do that to you?

Who knows?

Because I’m unable to churn out breaking news

Looks like someone in Tower One is equipped with a phone,

call that number and patch me

Will exclusive news save your career?

May be. Who knows?

Okay, let me then update you

with a minute by minute account of what’s happening here,

Go report the same and save your job

Please don’t run that risk

We don’t even know who these people are

You have already committed a crime for me and gone in there

Let’s not do this. I’ll find another job

Yes, you may find another job,

but the humiliation you will have to go through

for not delivering the results at your work place

is going to become unbearable

Any parent will readily take risks

if the outcome means his/her child’s success

Father, still…

I promise to come out of here alive,

I will hear only praises about your work,

the moment I step out

Will you promise me that?

Okay

I Promise

Sir, what are you trying to do?

I’m trying to free myself

And what do you think you can achieve by doing that?

I have an idea Okay

There are four notorious criminals in a restricted cell

I plan to bring them out

And take their help to sabotage the plan of this gang

And why would they help you?

They will do anything to get out of here

Now help me get rid of this rope

Sir, that’s a nylon rope. It will cut open your wrist

Let’s try to cut it with this pendent as it has sharp edges

Sir, like you said, I have reached this block

Okay, how many people are there?

There are around six people but they have their masks on,

So I am unable to identify them

But I can tell you the numbers on their uniform

Go ahead

313 313

525 Okay

318 Okay

171 Fine

720

618

Sorry, 613

Find out the identity of prisoners who were assigned with these numbers

Very good Prasanna

Keep up the good work and update me regularly

I will then make arrangements for your release,

once we succeed with this operation

Thank You, sir

If you are not helpful,

I’ll make sure you can’t die in here

or go out and live with your daughter either!

Got it?

Sir..sir…

Sir, the prisoners who were assigned these numbers

have all been released

Their planning is on point

Sir

We are getting a call from Tower One

Hello

It’s me Kumar, the one who had made the video call

This is their demand list

Please pay attention,

If you miss out on anything, I’m not going to be responsible

Metamorphin-2 sheets

Peracetamol-2 sheets

ORS Juice-200 tetra packs

Does someone have loose motion here?

Sir, sorry that was not for you, I was checking with someone here

Bandage and cotton

Water bottles-20

Rantax- 2 sheets

Asprin-2 sheets

Mosquito coils...

There are too many mosquitoes here you see

Sir, I am allergic to coils

so can you please send odomos instead?

Brother,

can I order coconut water also please?

I’m suffering from heat

Actually, if we ask for some beds and injections,

we can set up a hospital with all these materials no?

This is it for now

You will be sent another demand list in an hour’s time

Hey, put it on speaker

Okay sir

I know you are listening to me

You better surrender

There is no way that you will survive for too long even if you escape from here.

How long do you think you’ll be on the run?

One day?

A week?

One month?

A year at the most?

However long it is, I am going to catch up with you!

The unfulfilled desires, that I have buried deep inside my heart are nothing!

Compared to the number of criminals I have killed

Got it? Can you hear me?? Can you hear me???

Shit!

Play that audio clip again

Sure Sir..

(Kumar reading demand list)

This fellow who spoke just now...

what was his profession before being arrested?

Sir, he used to work at the Hopkins Stroke

and Paralysis Rehabilitation Centre

He was convicted for administering slow poison to a patient

to make some quick bucks

Play his first video byte

Yes, that’s the one

I think he is trying to pass us a message

Ask a doctor from Hopkins hospital to come here right away

Yes, sir

Hey, bare your hands

Sir, sir..

Show me you hand

Sir..

Show your hand

Cut it sir, cut it

Yes, come in!

Show me your hands

Big deal, see

And you?

Sir..

Where’s the other guy?

He fainted and is not responding to our calls

Where is he? get up, get up, get up

Yes, Doctor

Sir..

Please carry on

Okay doctor, what do you have to say about these visuals?

It’s coded

Why do you think so?

We communicate with paralysis patients,

who are experiencing speech difficulties,

through eye blinks or what we call Morse codes

This technique was used by an American war prisoner,

while he was being interviewed by the Chinese media

He during the interview, without actually voicing it

but only by blinking his eyes in a certain way

conveyed that he was being tortured

We use the same technique today

in our medical treatment to commnicate

Can you then decode this for us?

Yes, give me some time please

Okay. Please..

Play that once more

One

Has seen

All

One has seen all

Be careful. Good luck

You better not try to escape from here

I’ll go get those four goons

Copy that boss!

Hold this you jack ass

Okay sir, I’ll leave

You fool, do you even have any acting skills?

Acting and Me?

Yes

Haha, I have got three awards.

I am better than Manirathnam in acting!

Idiot, go cleanse your mouth using petrol for having said that first!

Manirathnam is a director not an actor

Sir, there is an actor by that name, it’s just that you are not aware!

For sure, you’ll land up being dead today

In fact I’ll personally write to Shivarajkumar,

asking him to shoot your head off!

So,

we have one guy in our custody who has seen and knows all these people

and if we find out who this guy is,

it’s as good as figuring out the identities of the rest of them, correct?

Yes sir!

Sir, but how can we find out the identity of this one guy

amongst six crore population?

Hmm… Do you have a girlfriend?

Yes, sir!

Then if you were able to find yourself a girl

and say she is the one for me amongst these six crore people,

you think you can’t figure out who this guy is??

It can be done sir

Then stop wasting time and figure his identity out!

Yes Sir.

Send Jeeva's photo to every police station

and upload it on all social media platforms

Announce a cash award of Rs one crore for whoever recognizes Jeeva.

Okay, sir

I’ll also see how long he can hide his identity from us!

Go, get to work

The police department has announced

a cash award of Rs one crore to whoever identifies the man in this photograph

However, the one’s providing false information

will be put behind bars for a period of seven years

Call on the toll free number 1801800

Guys, we have a problem

You are all sentenced to lifetime imprisonment

I'm giving you guys an opportunity

But if you do as I say,

I will get you guys out of this jail, alive!

And remember,

you should be loyal to me! It’s okay even if your clothes get soiled,

but don’t dirty your conscience

Sir, we have some good news

We have received over a 1000 calls over the past one hour

and only two of the callers was aware of Jeeva’s stammering issue.

They are in our custody now

Sir, I am from Raichur

and I work as a server at a hotel

One day someone approached my owner asking him

to assign someone who could provide them with breakfast and lunch for two months

I was blindfolded and taken to a destination that was quite far away

and for the next few months, I catered to their food requirements

Someone called Ramanna from Nanjangud is here to meet you sir

He claims that one day while he was about to shut his shop down,

he was approached by two men and one of them was Jeeva

They gave him Rs 25,000 in cash

And requested him to urgently Phonepay a doctor at a hospital

However, he says he may not be able to identify the men,

who came that day as it was already very late in the night and dark

If we figure out who that doctor is, we will know who the patient was!

How is he doing?

I have operated upon him and extracted the bullet

He will regain his consciousness in the next two hours

Inform me once that happens

Okay

His life is very important to us

Arrange for a sketch artist to come here immediately

Contact the local police and ask them to fetch details on the hospital

I need every bit of information on him in the next half hour. Half hour only!

All this bravery and shenanigan is going to last

only till his mask comes off!

Once I know who he is, I will show him what fear is!

It’s one nothing not to respect the police system,

but he should surely fear us!

Sir, sir… I have forgotten to get an injection

Okay, get it and come back quickly

Sir, I called the hospital and got some information

The patient’s name is Surappa and he is 54 years old

H is wife’s name is Nanjamma

They had come to Rona district as contract labourers

A drunk Surappa met with an accident while heading back from work

He was then treated at the hospital and discharged even

The patient had given his temporary address

but we found no one there when we went

Also it was a government hospital

and the doctor has had Rs 25,000 transferred to his account

This information has come as a shot in the arm!

What I want is not any shot,

I am aiming at the bull’s eye only

I have a plan!

It's possible that Surappa is related to one of the gang members

Send the letter with all the details to Tower One

Play that again

Sir, the letter has been sent

How long has it been since you did that?

10 minutes sir

Sir, sir…

Where is he?

There was a call that was made from Tower One right?

Yes, sir

Connect me to that number

Sure, sir

Sir, I’m not able connect

Reconect

Ok Sir

So am I talking to the boss or his sidekick?

Anyway I have two things to say.

Number 1… Siddhu, who used to supply food to you guys during your farm stay

He is now in my custody and we are interrogating him

Second, I have sent a letter to Tower One

and in that are details of one of your gang member's family

In an hour’s time

I’m going to hand out details, address and photos about all your families

To the media

With that I am also going to release a piece of information saying that

You guys are there to release the terrorists who are a threat to our nation

And yes my reaction to your act may have been a bit delayed,

but public outrage is going to be instant!

They may attack your homes, pelt stones at your people

and who knows even burn alive your families!

If you don’t want all this to happen,

kneel down before me and surrender to us in the next half hour

This letter was delivered by the police to Tower On

I’m trying to reach Ghost and tell him about this

but he is nowhere to be seen

Oh crap!

Who saw Ghost last and where?

He came to check on Vaman a while ago

But after that I have heard nothing from him

What do you mean?

Guys, don’t panic. Let’s look for them

If everything is normal, fire one shot

If not?

If you think something is fishy, then take two air shots.

Let’s meet at the Tower One gate in the next 15 minutes.

Okay?

Yes, yes Good luck guys, good luck!

So eyes portion is okay and the nose is also looking similar?

So far so good right?

OK. Continue ma'am. We want you to do this as soon as possible

Sir, the jailer has escaped with the help of four prisoners

and managed to capture the gang leader

The jailer escaped?

Yes, sir

What a plus!

Shekar, once it’s completed, send the sketch to Tower One

Sure, sir

The pressure will mount on them

Will do sir

Sir, Charan Raj is on line

Thomas, listen to me, you don’t do anything

as we don’t know how many of them are there

First figure out how to come out of there,

the rest we will plan later.

Sir

With me is a prisoner called Fox Ajith

He knows a route through which we can escape from here

We will come out the same way

You use the same route to send in the commandos

Very good. But be careful

This jailer spoke about everything else but our release

He is here with us anyway, so let’s kill him and escape

His gang has no choice now but to surrender

Okay, keep me updated

Wow, so basically, you need us to get out and to come in,

so what use are you to us in that case??

Hey! What are you saying?

Go, you go!

Sir, we have found a match to the sketch in our database

Let's go

We have only five minutes left.

And given that we have not received any signal,

I feel something is wrong

If you ask me, it’s best to surrender

Why are you being so negative? Let’s wait for five minutes

Have you lost your mind ?

You want to see our families perish??

But did we work this hard to surrender?

What the hell! Why are you getting tensed?

Hey, hey….what are you guys doing?

(Gun Shots)

Shit. What did you do sir?

Sir, sir…please let me be, please don’t harm me. Please sir..

You are the only one who knows the way out of here

I'll show the way out sir

Will you lead the way or …?

Where is he? Find him, go search, search

Doctor! What are you looking at? Go search

Two gun shots? That means…

Go. check what that is.

Is the sketch ready?

Ready Sir

Very good

Sir, it matches the identity of a psycho killer who was encountered 15 years ago

Psycho killer you say?

Yes sir

I think it’s a wrong match!

How?

Doctor?

Sir

You said he would remain unconscious for a minimum of four hours,

where is he now?!

But I did spike his water. May be the tablet got diluted

He could not have gone too far

But we should find him before he finds some water to drink!

Hey!

Sir, the sketch sent to us is not the one that was confirmed by the boy

Not that??

Not that Sir

Where are they?

They both went to have breakfast

What? Are you crazy?

How can someone be so irresponsible really?

Sir, someone claiming to be a sketch artist has come now sir

Sir, I am the artist appointed by the government

I got a bit delayed as my vehicle broke down

It’s common sense to let someone in after checking their ID!

Go search for them right away!

Please, please let me go

Whatever the kill, be it a deer or a tiger…a hunter is a hunter!

So what’s important is not who you are but what you kill!

Sir,

Okay sir

Thomas, can you hear me?

I have issued a warning to the gang members,

where are you?

Thomas? Thomas?? Can you hear me?

Thomas? Hello, hello!

The deadline that you gave my boys is over

Anybody who knows the game well

knows that it can’t be played fair and square!

And you think operating in the dark

gives you an edge over the opponent do you?

You think you are invisible?

That’s your perception. I am all out and about in the open

It’s just that I have masked your eyes with a black cloth

And now it’s on you to figure out how to get rid of it!

Who the hell are you guys?

Why are you here and what do you want?

You’ll never find the answer to your first question

As for the second one, well, if you try hard, you will figure out why

And that will automatically answer your other question as well.

Good luck and bye!

Brother!

I don’t have the courage to ask you to stay strong

You used to say that Prabhu is like a son to you

and yet you failed to save that very son!

Please forgive me. An apology is the only thing

that I have to offer you at this point

Prabhu left this for you

If you find any clue in this call me

The culprit should be punished

Yes, yes, yes…

It is past midnight so there were no other food options

No problem sir

Sorry, sorry Okay

Everyone's sorted?

Yes, sir

Let's get to the point

Okay, officers can you brief us about the other hostage situations in India

and the prime reasons behind them

Sir, the motive behind such situations is usually money

or the release of a terrorist or extremist

No, no, if it’s money that they were after,

looting a bank would be a better game plan

and as for the release of terrorists,

low security regions such as educational institutions

or malls would be a better bet.

So think hard and tell me why they could have targeted this jail

We are running out of time

Sir, if you notice, they have attacked the jail

on the day Vaman came visiting

Yes, sir

That means he is either someone Vaman knows

or someone who wants Vaman under his clasp

No, no …

If they were after Vaman,

they could have attacked him outside the jail also right?

They could have kidnapped Vaman from his house only

and that would have been easier

So why would they want to complicate things by entering the jail?

No sir, I feel Shekar sir is right

There seems to be some connection between Vaman and them

I mean if jail was the target,

they could have taken control of it on any there day too

But they have come on the day Vaman came. That too on this special occasion

We just have to figure out why they are after him

Yes, yes

This argument makes sense

Provide me with complete details on this Vaman Sreenivasan

This jail was built in 1902 by the Britishers

Sir, Vaman was born in the year 1962

Vaman joined the CBI in 1986. He was only 24 years old then.

He came under the spotlight in the year 2000

for having exposed a union minister for taking kickbacks

In 2013, this jail was closed for about a month

for renovation as a portion of this structure collapsed

In the same year, Vaman was appointed as the CBI chief

as the then acting head passed away during a raid

This turns out to be a turning point

in both Vaman's career and the history of this jail

But why was that raid conducted?

Sir, we have converted all the gold we had into gold biscuits

But where are we going to hide these many biscuits safely?

To keep it safe,

we will have to give a share of the same to one more person

The court had ordered the CBI to submit a report

on the missing quantity of gold seized during this raid

But the main accused, Prabhu committed suicide during investigation,

leading to the case being closed abruptly

Also the missing gold never got recovered

So where do you think that gold is now?

Our jail is currently closed for renovation

So no one will suspect that the gold is hidden here

We will lie low until everyone shifts their attention from the gold scam

and later move it from here

under the pretext of a jail privatization project

Sir, they were a team of 9.

Six of them died in 2012, while three others went missing in 2016

That means…

I have shown you where to hide it

now it’s up to you to show me a place to bury them

Sir, Fox Ajith escaped from my clutches

That’s okay Where are the jailer and doctor?

I have locked them up in a secured cell

Okay, no worries then.

I’ll take care of the rest

Okay sir

Move, move forward

Sir, sir, sir, please sir,

Tell me!

Please don’t harm me

Please don’t harm me sir I’ll show you the way

Since this is an old jail,

there is a false wall in one of the bathrooms

No one but me is aware of that wall

I’ll lead you to that specific bathroom

False wall? That's good... that's good news

Sir, what if we send in commandoes through that wall?

No, No! What if they spot the uniform clad commandoes?

That could become a problem

So we have to send them in prisoners’ uniform

Sir, I have an idea

Today the India-Pakistan cricket match will be aired

We will enter the prison when India is batting

Sir, like you suggested

We have entered Tower One wearing prisoners’ uniform

Anyway firecrackers will be burst whenever India scores a four or a six

so let us also open fire at the same time,

that way we won’t garner any attention

No,No! Don’t shoot, use tranquilizers as I want them alive!

What’s all that noise?

India-Pak cricket match is on sir

And crackers are being burst for that?

Go check what’s happening there, Ok. Get down

Is it ready?

Sir, we are yet to fix one more part

I’ll take care of that, you wait near the main gate. Leave

Sir, Prassana is calling us again Connect the call here

Hello, hello Prasanna…

Sir, the gang members are digging up a spot

around the tree near the back entrance

I can see some boxes there

Hey, what's this?

There are bricks in those boxes sir

Bricks?

But how is that even possible?

Okay leave that be for now

Go figure out where Vaman is

and shift him to a safe place immediately

Okay sir

(Commandos are entering Tower One)

Move, move

Sir, we got him sir!

Don’t fire. I want him alive

Okay, sir

We will bring him to you in the next five minutes

Be quick, quick, quick!

Sir, he has a gun

Sir, members of the gang are amidst the hostages as well

Sir, let’s abort the mission immediately!

What??

Please abort the mission sir, or all of us will be caught

Ram?

Fire crackers??

Stay away from me, go away Get inside the Tower One. Go in now!

Get away from me!

I'm warning all of you! Get inside the Tower

Sir, I found Vaman sir

This whole operation is now dependant on you and Vaman

Shift him to a safe place and call me back

Okay sir

Stop right there. Don't run...listen to me

Slowly

Shekar, go to Tower one gate. The hostages are escaping

Don’t’ run guys, please stop

(Gun Shot)

How is it?

I made it myself.

It’s the first gift that my child will get from my side

Ambulance is leaving. Clear the way

Sir,

We have released all the commandos as you suggested

Now most of the hostages are under our control

However, a couple of them escaped during the chaos that ensued

but we will find and bring them near Tower one in the next fifteen minutes

Okay, let me know when everything is in place

Going forward things are bound to get complicated

There is no way that this is true!

Shush! What is it that you are blabbering?

I saw his face

and I’m sure that none of us will be spared

Whose face and who won’t he spare? Be more specific

I saw their gang leader’s face

If we surrender, he will let us be, if not, we are done for

We also are no less powerful!

Is his notoriety something that even we cannot control?

If it was just any other goon or don, it would be just fear that we would be facing,

but this person is nothing short of terror!

His name was Periyanna but he was popularly referred to as the “Big Daddy”

There was a time when just the mention of his name

was both powerful and fearful all at once!

I remember this incident,

Where the then Chief Minister, Subhash was scared to death!

His son had raped a tribal girl and dumped her mutilated body in a forest

But the police department also stood in his support

as he was the CM's son

And the CM got a call one day!

Dad, you are the CM of this State

And yet you fear a goon, that’s ridiculous!

In spite of being the CM,

if I’m trembling with fear thinking of the consequences

it’s not really hard to figure out

whom I’m going to meet, is it?

He is not the one to spare those who harm the one’s he cares for

so imagine your fate

Sir, I know why you wanted to meet me

He is a young boy and hence has not realized what he has done,

please forgive him and spare me

If not, I will have to give up my CM position

Even after these many years,

you have failed to figure out how I function

it is your life and not your political position

If there is something that you have to fear for,

I will ask him also to surrender and compensate for the girl’s death

Sir, please forgive him

Dad, why should I surrender?

We will just double up the compensation amount

We will match their expectations and close this case!

Money is a good pain killer you know!

Sir,

I will fill sense in his head. Please let him go

He has surely passed the age, where he is capable of listening to you CM sir

It’s now time to teach him a lesson!

Sir, sir…

Please get up CM sir

Sir, I’m ready to fall at your feet and beg for your forgiveness

Please let him be

Which deity do you believe in the most?

Goddess Chamundeshwari

Your devotion towards her is however questionable!

Sir….

Anyone who prays to a female God,

can never get down to treating a woman mercilessly…

Sir, he was intoxicated

Intoxicated?

Sir, every crime is redeemable

Let me pay the price and make up for the loss

How much are you willing to pay?

Ah…

10 crores?

20 crores?

Sir, how about 30?

Forget it, I will give 50 crores

Suraj!

I’m not ready to pay one penny more,

I mean, that worthless soul doesn’t deserve more than that anyway

In fact, if I had thrown Rs five lakhs on her face,

she would have willingly compromised!

(Gun Shots)

Suraj, Suraj…. Son

Sorry CM sir…

I was intoxicated and didn't realise what I did!

Your son was ready to compensate Rs 50 crores

I am adding Rs one crore extra and giving it to you

Treat this as a compensation for his death

Now it’s up to you to use this money for charity

or to build education institutions

You failed to teach your son the right values,

atleast build schools and colleges to educate the needy

You made a huge mistake by killing him

I was ready to give you whatever you wanted

But it was your son who told me that

money can make any sort of pain vanish

Hence this compensation!

But it’s not right to counter wrong with wrong, is it?

All forces enter!

Doing so will only lead to catastrophe!

Looks like you came well prepared!

Sir, it was you who made this choice!

You said that you will teach my son a lesson right?

I will send you also up there so that you can teach him a lesson!

Fire!!

I said Fire!!!

The government may be yours

but all those in that government are mine!

You may be the minister,

but history has time and again shown that

soldiers listen not to the minister

but to the king and the king alone!

What sir?

Water

Okay water, water

( Prasanna, a prisoner, is leaking information to police)

This is our demand list

Instruct all the commandos and sharp shooters

you have put on duty to leave the city right away

Also, we will negotiate only with Charan Raj

This apart, within 1 AM

I want all the roads leading to the airport to be cleared

Two flights need to be at our disposal at the airport

One will fly towards Afghanistan and the other to Myanmar

We will release 50 percent of the hostages

once we reach the airport

and the other half will be set free

once we reach our desired destination

Make sure you get necessary permissions for all this by 12 PM

And try not to pull a stunt

as none of us are fools. Beware!

Where is he?

At the back entrance

Just remember that no life should be lost!

You know why?

Well, a soldier losing his life in a battle could still lead to a victory

but an innocent life lost during a rebellion will never serve the cause!

I will never disappoint you

but just in case I don’t live up to your expectations, I will…

I wanted to represent my country at the national level

But my fate didn’t permit me to do so!

My vision is clear only during the day

I cannot see properly without my glasses during the night

Burn his body here itself

I don’t want anyone to find out his true identity

Sir, I need to use the washroom

But didn’t you just relieve yourself?

Sir, I am diabetic,

hence this urge to frequent the washroom!

Alright, get up, let’s go!

Wait sir

Make it quick!

The commandos were sent inside even before a dialogue

could be opened between the extremists and the police

As a result of this, a hostage has even lost his life!

As always, the police seem to have their hands tied

and no official statement has been made as yet

For all the inside stories stay tuned to TV 24

This is Lakshmi with Cameraperson Rahesh

Sir, what do we do next?

Last time when Prassana called us,

he said that the trunk was filled with bricks,

which means they have not found the gold yet!

But why then did they want buses to go to the airport

and the flights to be arranged upon their arrival?

There could be only two possibilities in that case;

Either they have found the location where the gold has been shifted to

or they are confident that they will locate it within 1 AM

Vaman is the only one who knows that gold is hidden inside

We just got to contact him

and find out if the gold is really there or not

Did the call get connected?

He is not receiving the call, sir

Keep trying

Yes sir!

Hello

This is Subramanya. I am the Chief Minister’s PA

The CM wants to talk to you

What? The CM wants to talk to me?? Just give me a minute

Hello

Hello Lakshmi, how are you?

Hello sir, I still can’t believe that you have called me!

It’s unbelievable!

I’m very much impressed by your reportage

We need youth like you to take our society forward

Once this crisis ends, I wish to meet you in person

Sir, it’s overwhelming to know that you follow my news stories

Sir, I’ll only stop by your office once this fiasco ends

Sure….

Also is it true that your father is also inside the jail?

Yes sir, his release is slated for next week though

I want to reach out to him,

but the police personnel are not letting me inside

Don’t worry,

I will have your father released once this operation ends

The department is indebted to him for his service

I need to discuss something important with him,

can you share his number with me?

Yes sir, please note it down

Thank you. Also, you are like my daughter

so here is a small word of caution for you

Sure sir

What’s happening around you is a very dangerous operation

So, trust no one. Be careful and I wish you well

Yes, sir and thank you so much sir

Have a great day sir. Have….

(CM addressing the media on the TV screen)

The extremists and our commandoes….

Keep calling this number from all the phones you have seized,

that way no one from the outside

will be able to go on a call with him!

Make sure to engage the phone holder

until his battery goes dead

That’s the only way

we can cut any sort of communication to and

from the outside world!

Sir

It’s ringing, but no one is answering

That’s’ okay, but you keep calling, got it?

Were you able to track any incoming or outgoing calls?

Sir, looks like he is talking to someone, the line is engaged

Okay, okay

Sir, it got connected

Hello, this is Charan Raj

Hello, sir!

Is everything okay inside the jail?

Yes sir, both of us are safe

Safe where?

Inside the storage room

Store room

Yes, sir

Sir, someone is using your name and talking to Prasanna

That’s why we have been getting a busy tone

My name?

Yes sir

Someone is coming

Someone is approaching us

Sir, I’ll call you back, someone is coming

Listen to me. Listen…

Who was that?

Nothing to worry about

Sir, the line is connected

Sir, I’m calling from ICID Bank

He has received a call from the ICID Bank

ICID Bank??

I am already out of my mind, loan it seems!

Just hang up

Shit!

Sir, you had ordered food on Zomato right?

Zomato??

I’m waiting outside, can you come quickly?

What is this tomato-Zomato nonsense? Just let me be!

Sir, the thing….

They are calling him non-stop to keep the line busy

Officers

Yes, sir

You start calling that number continuously. Come on, don’t stop

Yes, sir

Call the three numbers from which the fake calls were made as well

Do it, go, go, everyone

Dad’s phone is also busy

Sir, the line is engaged He is not receiving the call

Sir, his phone is busy

Everybody, keep trying, everybody!

Sir, sir, we got Prasanna on line

Hello, Prasanna, It’s Charan Raj

Please, you are the 7th person calling me claiming to be Charan Raj!

Believe me, don’t cut the call please, it’s really me

Your name is Prassana and your prison ID is 401

Your daughter’s name is Lakshmi

and she resides in Nandini Layout, correct?

Sir, six people called me claiming to be Charan Raj before you so…

Its’ okay. So how is Vaman now?

He is safe

And have the gang members found anything as yet?

Hello, hello..

Hello Hello, Prasanna….

Hello, can you hear me? Prasanna

Connect me once again, fast…

It’s switched off sir

(Phone switched off)

Idiot

Sir, Sir please listen to me

No doctor,

This is not the time

You cannot stop me this time!

As a doctor it’s your duty to protect him

likewise as a police officer it’s my job to punish the criminal!

So, I’m going to get everything out of him right now

Kindly wait till he recovers

Recover it seems!

Tell me!

Even if one person from your gang escapes from there,

you won’t be spared

So tell me, tell me who he is?

Who is he?

Subramatheertha

Sir, Subramatheertha is the name of a village

We may get some clues if we go there

Hi, bro!

Don’t worry,

Your friend Prassana is being very well taken care of inside another cell

Are you threatening me?

Even for a second don’t think that

you can take a single piece of gold out of here by scaring me!

At the most, you will kill me!

But then again even death can’t scare someone

who has been living in hell all this while

Likewise, you cannot defeat someone

who has conquered the fear of death

Anyway, I have safeguarded that gold for so many years,

so I rather die than let someone else enjoy what belongs to me!

Torture me as much as you want but I am not going to give in

I mean, I am the one who wrote the manual of torture for this jail,

when I was in CBI!

so there is no scaring me!

Hence, you only have two options now 1. To release me or 2. Kill me

There is another option

Gold!

How did you manage to find it?

You know how everything that some people touch turns into gold?

but in my case, I touch nothing but gold!

Darling, when it comes to God, there are no secrets!

Going forward, you are of no use to me now

Get rid of him

Hey

Hey listen

Let’s split the gold up equally between us, how about 50-50?

How about 60-40 then?

I have a plan, hear me out

or else the gold cannot be taken out of here, Listen to me …

Come on officers, Come on

Search

You people go this sides

You head the other way

Search every inch of this place. Spread out

Hurry up, we have very little time

Sir, I doubt if we will find any clue here

I mean look at this farm,

why would they plan something here of all the places??

I’m sure that Jeeva is pulling a fast one on us

Has the drone operator arrived?

He is setting up the equipment

Make it fast

Come on, move

Get down Drop your weapons!

Now…drop your weapons!

Okay! Okay! Calm down

No spot has been dug up!

everything seems to be as it was,

so where did he get the gold from

In today’s world,

Fire!

Did you find anything? Did you?

Look that side

Did you find anything?

No, sir

Did you guys find anything at least?

No, sir

There is no gold, my love!

No fire can harm the piece of camphor which is hidden in water!

I told your boss that we should share the gold…

But now forget gold, there is nothing here

What a shame!

Vaman Srinivasan, who is being held hostage

has been fighting over the past 10 years

to get approval for the privatization of this jail

However, approval was granted only last year

It now it needs to be examined

as to why he was so particular about privatizing this jail.

What are the specialities of this jail then?

There is every possibility that the gold is hidden

in the block that was being renovated!

Which part of the Tower One is being reconstructed?

Library and a washroom sir

What is being reconstructed at this place?

Sir, library

Where is the library coming up?

Sir, it’s a little difficult to pin point

the exact location in this half an acre plot

We will at least need two days to figure that out

To figure that out you’ll need the blueprint of the jail

And who knows if you are lucky enough,

you may even find the gold once that happens

But there is no way that

you are going to get your hands on the blueprint!

But what makes you think that I need the blueprint?

I need the top view, go higher, higher…

fly it a bit higher, yes a bit towards the centre

Sir, this looks like a pattern of some sort

It’s the blueprint of our jail!

Look Thomas,

our jail privatization proposal has been rejected

by the government three times already

But according to media reports,

a whole new government will be formed this time

If that’s the case, it will be easy to get our file passed

We have waited all these years

and it finally looks like our time has come

Let's be patient for a few more months

It's okay if there is a change in power

but what if the same government retains its majority

So just to be on the safer side, let’s come up with Plan B

Okay

Sir, what do we do now?

It’s unfortunate that they found the gold

Go fetch my glasses from my blazer pocket

Glasses, why?

Because I can send an emergency message using it

But even if you do that, what use would it be

as they cannot come inside?

This was my Plan B all along!

(Police searching for clues)

Lakshman, come here. Clear this space

Sir

Any clue yet?

No luck yet, we are still searching

Whose photos are these?

These are the details of the prisoners

Eshwar

Yes, sir?

Who among these are inside the jail?

Sir, all of them

What?

Use your influence

and have some notorious criminals shifted to your jail

Then shift them to Tower Three

In case there is no change in the government

I will tell you how to use these criminals

and move the gold out of the prison

What will I get if I fetch you the glasses?

You will get 10 percent of the gold

Okay sir, okay

Go now, fast Faster..come on

Come on, Quick

That’s the one

Bring it here and be careful not to drop it

Good, good…

Now press this, press, fast…

[PLAN B - RELEASE THE DRAGONS]

Do you even know who they all are?

And how the hell did they all land up in the same jail!?

Where are they now? Are they in Tower Three?

They were there previously

But after the jail break incident

In Tamil Nadu that took place two months ago

the High Court issued an order stating that

no prisoner should be lodged in the same cell beyond three months,

so they are now in Tower Six

What?

Can they be really trusted?

But why would criminals like them hand over

hand over the gold, that too of that proportion, to us?

What if they cheat us?

I know someone

Let’s get his gang members involved

He is just not a man of power but also a man of his words!

And who may that be?

Ramanna, There is no power in this tower,

rush to the generator room and fix the problem immediately

For this block houses some of the most dangerous criminals!

Code Red!

Code Red!

Hello, hello, hello…what happened?

Sir, 50 prisoners have escaped from Tower Six

What?

Okay send the CCTV footage from that tower

to my phone immediately

And update me

Okay sir!

Have them deploy extra forces to the jail

And seize this entire place

Okay, come on get down to work

Got it?

What’s happening?

No idea sir but the police force has been diverted to another tower

See, I don’t care who you are but I’m warning you,

if I don’t see Vaman walking out of the jail before I count 10,

we are going to come inside

Also we are not police to care about the fate of hostages

We are criminals!

So your time starts now…

1

Sir, 2…

Like you ordered, we have locked them all up in a cell

3..

You go inside, I’ll handle this situation 4..

5… I remember you saying that

this mission will be a failure even if one person dies

But as I see it, if we don’t kill them, 6..

they will kill us! 7..

8… We are at times pushed

to face unforseen challenges head on

9.. Go inside

10…

Sir, who are all those people

and why did you panic after seeing their photos?

Have you heard about the past chief minister, Subhash?

The one who died in a chopper crash?

He didn’t die in a crash!

Then?

He went against one man

and his death was the result of doing so!

At one point,

this man was the undisputed ruler of Karnataka's underworld

No one knew his real name

Nor had people seen how he looked

Sir, You are alive?

Who is he sir?

No one knew who he really was

But everyone called him “Big Daddy”!

Chopper crash was how government covered up the CM’s death!

For the very first time,

even though the king’s throne was empty,

no one came forward to occupy the seat!

Three months later, the central government appointed me

to bring an end to this “Big daddy”’s reign

However, this was no easy task as the department was filled with his men

This is when we also figured out that

the best way to nab him would be to infiltrate his gang

Our plan was a success and one day we received a tipoff …

Sir,

Periyanna is apparently performing

the last rights of his parents in Fathepur

There will be very few people with him,

so this is the best time to finish him!

As planned,

we left for Fathepura at around 4 AM the following day

But what we saw upon our arrival was shocking!

We found the bodies of our team members,

who had infiltrated his gang, hanging from a tree

We wanted to put an end to his story then and there

but in actuality it was he who had dug up graves

and waited all this while to bury us!

Anyway, he had spared the life of one of our officers

Of course not out of mercy

But just to convey to us what our fates would be

If we went after him

And just as we were attempting to save his life...

But,

Prasad...

Let him live, please...

If you intend to put your hands inside a snake’s burrow

You should keep an antidote in your pocket!

Okay, I’ll let him be if he answers my question

A simple one at that...

You have heard that tortoise and rabbit story right?

The one where the rabbit is ahead of the tortoise in a race

so how due to its overconfidence about its win,

decides to take a nap?

Well, the tortoise almost manages to make it to the finish line

while the rabbit is sleeping

but in the nick of the time, the rabbit wakes up

and rushes past it and wins the race

Now tell me how the rabbit managed to wake up

at the right time and win the race?

I’ll count till three

and if you can give me an answer by then

I’ll let you live

1, 2..

No. No....

Prasad, Prasad, Prasad...

No, Prasad..

Oops! Hard luck

See, I could have given him the answer and then killed him

but seeing someone wither away with frustration

and die before even knowing the answer....

Well, that’s what gives me the kicks!

Officer, I keep wondering

if someone will actually get down to giving me the answer

but then again it’s impossible,

as in my story, there is no scope for the tortoise to win, ever!

Don’t think this is the end of it

I can actually finish all of you right here right now

But I’m going to let you go

Because,

I'm going to teach you a lesson that you can’t learn in any school,

even if you are ready to pay a fee for it!

Before going after someone

make sure to know their history and just not their name!

Begging is not a disrespectful act

However, if that someone, you went up

and lost against due to your incompetence

ends up sparing your life, well,

that’s an insult you will have to endure till your last breath!

Now get lost

and don’t forget to thank me

with folded hands on your birthdays

after all you have got the gift of life even before you asked for it!

Stop, Stop the vehicle!

There is nothing more shameful than living a life spared by a gangster!

Those who want to live such a cursed life stay back

and those of you who rather die a martyr, while trying to kill him

get into the vehicle with me

And like that we went on a suicide machine that day

We wanted to kill Periyanna at any cost that day

So we equipped ourselves with the grenades we had carried

and just as we were about to ram into his car

Our officers, threw me out of the vehicle

and then crashed into his car!

45 brave officers lost their life in order to kill a demon called Periyanna

But now I see that their sacrifice was to no avail

The evil is back in play and with it naturally comes fear!

Sir, but you said you saw him die

How is it then possible for him to be here,

that too in this jail of all places?

That’s the question

that’s bothering me too

Let’s go from the back gate

What’s the present situation like?

Sir Periyanna gang went into Tower One to attack the gang at first

but now they are only gaurding it! We can't figure out why!

Sir, we have received another demand list

They have asked for Jeeva to be released

Okay we will do that

But before doing so,

ask their leader to meet me for five minutes, five minutes only!

When did you get here?

I didn't even realise you when you came

It's not like misfortune arrives with a prior notice!

So you are admitting

that you are here to create havoc

All of us are villains in someone’s story or the other

Let’s get to the point

Nothing much,

I needed clarity on two things

and you seem have the answers with you

Only Vaman and the jailer knew about the hidden gold

how did you then chance upon this information?

See, there is every possibility that a police officer will take months

to nab a drug dealer running loose in his own jurisdiction

But a student may land up figuring out the contact details

of the same peddler in a matter of minutes

Of course, this doesn’t mean that

the student is smarter than the police

It only suggests that the officer is not as smart as the peddler!

So look for the answer

I mean isn’t that why you are being paid by the government?

Fine, we will do all the searching,

after all it’s not like criminals come looking for punishment

it’s up to the police to find the culprit and bring him to book!

I for sure know that you are capable of

moving the gold out of here on your own

I’m also positive that you are not in need of it either

So I’m curious to find out as to why you are making this futile attempt?

When one’s intentions are clear

and just there is no force strong enough to stop them!

In history you only find mentions

of those who are strong willed and determined

and not of those who bow down to circumstances.

Once I’m out of here,

what needs to be proven will be proven!

And what if you don’t go out?

Sir, I usually don’t meddle in anyone’s business

and the reason I don’t get involved is not because I am scared

but only because if I get involved,

the battle field will turn into a bloody warfare!

The biggest lesson that history teaches us is

that there is nothing left to learn from history

Periyanna, you also know what kind of a man I am

See, I’m not trying to scare you or anything

but this is just a warning

Fear is a good thing sir for only

then will we know how brave we are!

The Periyanna I knew never talked like this

Sir, just because dust forms over a book

the story hidden in its pages does not lose its sheen!

It’s just that I assumed that I had put the 'THE END' sign to your story

But it now looks like a new chapter is about to unravel itself!

A dead man has come back alive

And hidden treasures have been found by

someone other than the man who hid it!

So many questions remain unanswered

Sir, instead of finding answers to all these questions,

go seek the truth

Answers will then automatically find you

What is that you really want from me?

You have no proper answers to any of my questions

But 10 years ago,

you had asked me a question, do you remember?

It still haunts me

It had something

to do with a race between a rabbit and a tortoise, race….

what was that again?

Sir, the rabbit was overconfident

so it takes a nap and hence the tortoise wins,

that’s it right?

But in the story that Periyanna told me,

there is no scope for the tortoise to win!

You have come all the way to Kashi

so you think I’ll let you go without

making you take a dip in the Ganges??

There is no way that he is Periyanna!

You heard our conversation right?

So now you tell me if he is your boss or not!

What is all this?

This situation looks slightly dicey

See, everyone wishes for their dead loved one to come back

But once they are back

it’s natural to want to know how they came back

If not…!

Are you questioning the God himself?

God exists but only when we pray

and a flower falls from the right side of the idol

do we tend to believe truly in His existence!

Our boss was the one who taught me,

actually all of us here, the art of wrestling

He is also the only one who knows how to escape from our clutches

without getting physical with us

If you are really our boss we will celebrate you

if not we will finish you off

and carry your body out of here on our shoulders!

Go after him

Look for him, search there

Did you find him?

Now, you take a call on who I am!

Load the gold,

it’s now time to execute the exit plan

Sure

Okay

Sir, three buses,

that have prisoners on board

are reportedly headed towards the airport

Charan Raj wants to talk to you

Tell me

Sir, a few minutes ago we made a breakthrough in this case

I am confident about ensuring the safety of all the prisoners

I have a plan

Are you sure?

100 percent sure sir

Sir, ever since they captured the jail

and even after our commandos launched an attack on them,

zero casualties have been reported

Sir they have used frangible bullets

according to forensic reports

And these bullets do not cause fatal harm

They have not used a single original bullet even though they have access to it,

And this does not mean that they didn’t know how to use it

but it’s just that they did not want to use it to hurt the prisoners

So now that we know there intention is not to harm our prisoners,

we will be fools if we don’t go after them!

So what do you propose to do that?

Sir, there are three underpasses on the way to the airport

We will have a clear view once

the buses pass through the first underpass

so we will take them down once they come out of the underpass

Sounds like a plan, go ahead

Target is in sight. Be ready

4

3

2

1

Don’t you think the police will try to attack

our vehicles while we are trying to escape?

Sir, we can’t see any buses exiting the underpass

What?

Ah, Murthy,

Enter the underpass right away along with the commandos and check

what’s happening, quick, quick

Sir , we are here

And what’s the status?

There is nothing here

What about the buses?

We don’t find any buses approaching either

What?

Sir, hold on, I can see some light

Why are so many cars exciting from the underpass all of a sudden?

Close all the roads immediately

If someone tries to escape, shoot them on the spot

They will surely close all the roads and even stop all the cars

They are going to bombard the drivers’ with questions too

but the only answer they will get is….

Who are you?

Sir, I know nothing

We were paid Rs 50,000 told that a film scene is being shot

And asked to in full speed. So I was driving fast

Film shoot?

Sir, all of them are giving the same reason

What?

We managed to seize most of the cars but there are no prisoners

But some 20 cars managed to make it to the highway towards airport

Have the drones follow these cars

and capture their every movement

Also block the next exit,

No vehicle should cross the third underpass. Take position

If someone tries to break the barriers and cross over

Shoot them. No need to wait for my orders!

Sir, we have blocked the exit of the third underpass

We are waiting for your order

Sir, all cars have entered the underpass

So are we going to escape in these cars?

What the hell is this now?

Why are they heading back towards the city and not going to the airport?

And where are these bikes coming from?

Send the force and stop all these bikers

Arrest all the bikers and check their IDs

Where are all of you coming from?

Sir, we were told to do this as part of a film shoot

Film shoot?

They paid us Rs 5000

Hello

Hello sir, this Shekar

Sir, all the prisoners are in the buses only,

What?

Please send a backup force to first underpass immideately

Idiots!

They are all still in the buses in the first underpass!!

You?

Sir

If you don't hold this gun, I will blow these buses up

Doctor?? You should have told them it was you right!

Sir, I was too scared, hence I waited for you only to come,

to reveal my identity

Prasanna Sir.

Prasanna?

What are all these people doing here?

And where are all the gang members?

No one is going to go anywhere. You will all be there only

You will be one among the hostages

Only you would have given your guns to the actual hostages

You ten will blend in with the remaining prisoners

and no one can ever single you out

Because your true identity will never be revealed

Sir, looks like the gang members

have managed to escape somewhere in the middle

All of them are our prison inmates, I ran a thorough check

Okay, we will escape somehow

but what about the gold that we would have loaded into the buses?

Sir, sir, sir…

The gold that we have found in the trunks is fake!

What?

Yes, see for yourself sir

We have been taken for a ride

Then, then, where is the real gold?

There is a BWSSB pipe in Tower six’s backyard

Through that pipe, our men, who will be operating from outside the prison,

will send remote control operated mini boats

Those boats will already be carrying fake gold,

So…

We will load the Buses with this fake gold

and send the real gold through the boats

This is our plan, Alright?

And who will be operating these boats?

You will know that when the time is right

But once we get caught,

won’t they check our record and sentence?

Apart from the hostages,

check the records of all those prisoners

who are facing a sentence between one and three years

I want that list immediately, go, go right away

Yes sir, yes

You should be sentenced to at least three years of jail

that way no one is going to suspect you

Are you saying that we have to stay inside the prison

for a minimum of three years then?

No. To avoid this situation,

I’m going to hire a lawyer friend of mine

He is an expert at reopening old cases

His name is

Mahesh Das

People call him

BIRBAL

All your team members have been released

Since Jeeva turned approver willingly,

he will be released one year later

I have made necessary arrangements for his release as well

Thank You. Thank you very much!

But I am very curious

About your escape plan. Every one’s exit plan was pre decided

But you, how did you escape?

You are a smart man

So think hard and you will find out how, Bye!

Mr Charan Raj,

Yes mam

This case will directly impact the image of this government

We are six months away from elections

and hence it’s important to solve this case within that time

That’s why

The party has decided to hand over this case to another agency

What do you mean by another agency?

Have you heard about an agency called PITHAMAHA?

PITHAMAHA?

Are you talking about the famous Indian Spy Agency,

Yes

The one run by Mr A N Rao? Did he say yes to this case?

No one dare force him to take up a case

At most, we can request him to handle it

Anyway, he is on his way here, so you can find out for yourself

The stage is set and people are waiting to cheer for us

So, ready to enter in slow motion

with some foot tapping background music?

Sir, you still don’t know about our people

I’m sure they are already all pumped up and whistling away

Let’s go

Just not him, even his best agent is coming along

Don’t tell me, you are referring to the one and only Ghost

Hello

Sir

Please take a seat Sit down

Thank you for accepting this case

The pleasure is all mine

As always we are relying on you to find us a solution

Please ensure that the case is solved at the earliest

Mam, it will take time to expose the reality

But I promise you that the moment the truth comes out

all the lies will die a painful death

I’ll crack this case in the next seven days

And what do you have to say about this young man?

Mam, our greatest weapon is our intelligence

Also we have already collected details about the gang that hijacked the prison

and the place where the gold is hidden

Sounds great

Mr Charan Raj, please hand over the case file to them

Sure ma'am

So

Best of luck

Sorry for sounding cheeky,

But we don’t believe in luck We only believe in work, hard work

Sir

Sir, this is the file and it has all the details

Excuse me sir, can I see your tattoo?

Wow!

Excellent

I’m going to get something similar done too

I got this tattoo done on the insistence of my children

Okay

We are a family of four, hence these four stars

In fact, Whenever I miss them, I look up to the sky and watch the stars

Thank You

Excuse me

Looks like you also have a tattoo right?

Can I please see that?

Who is he?

Why do I get the feeling that I have seen this tattoo somewhere?

This guy works in this spy agency

Then who was the guy who came to the jail for

He also had the same tattoo?

Anand, Geetha and Prabhu… My world starts and ends with them

I found them

while I was sent to handle an emergency situation in Kashmir

Many a Kashmiri Pundits lost their lives at that time

These kids were orphaned in the same scenario

I brought them back with me and raised them like my own

Later Anand and Prabhu went on to clear their civil service exam

I went on to become a part of the Joint Task Force on Intelligence

Prabhu joined the CBI and married Geetha

And just as the future started to look happy and bright….

Dad and I were deployed to Khandhar

to solve the hijack case around that time

And only when we returned did we realize

What had happened

I decided to make the life of the person

Who ruined my happiness, a living hell

But my father rightly pointed out that

Doing so would not clear Prabhu’s name

That’s when I decided to do something that

Would prove Prabhu’s innocence

And at the same time expose the culprit

Until the lion figures out a way to tell its version of the story

the hunter will be the one who will be lauded as the hero

Meaning?

Operation Ghost

You can’t execute this plan with this face

You will have to look like a different person all together

And here is my plan

There is a common belief that states that

seven people in his world look alike

That's fact

In fact, there is a reference in Mahabharatha

To a king called Poudraka who is said to have looked

Just like Lord Krishna

Apparently he had even convinced people that he was the Lord Himself!

There is one more aspect attached to this belief

It is said that it is not necessary

to find similar looking people in the same timeline

So,

Now we have to find someone, who looked like you

We will!

For this operation, you will go not as Anand but as Periyanna

So even if the police land up figuring out your true identity

They will be able to prove nothing

as it’s been 15 years since Periyanna died!

It’s natural for an animal to come looking for the kill it has hidden

likewise Vaman will come looking for the gold

and find a way to shift it, we just have to follow him

Make sure to leave behind all the proof that

the media and police need to prove Vaman’s involvement

Once you find the gold,

leave some of it in Vaman’s house

Make his involvement so obvious that even his own conscious

should start pricking him and he should accept his mistake

This heist is not something that can be solved easily

So I’ll think of a way to have the Home Ministry

Approach our agency to solve the case

There is too much pressure from the public to solve this case ma'am

I suggest you request A N Rao to handle this case

Congrats Ghost!

You won yet again Thank You

Thanks dad.

But I rather celebrate the fact that I did not lose

than the fact that I won!

I have always wanted to ask you

Why did you gave me the code name GHOST

The idea of a GHOST is a fragment of one’s imagination;

it is also a phenomenon that invokes fear

It denotes something that is secretive too

Everyone has a side that is hidden to the world

and its best if that side is put to use for the right causes

Today, you have done the same

And brought out the positive connotation of the word GHOST

Hello! Who is this?

Your misfortune!

Mr GHOST, don’t celebrate the win of a game

even before it ends!

especially when you have no clue who your opponent is!

Let me simplify this for you

What belongs to you is mine now

If you don’t do as I say

Dr Rao will be standing with flowers in his hand at the same place next year,

only the grave will be yours!

If you want to see your people alive

You have to give me the gold that you made away within the next 12 hours

If not,

The head of each of your team members will start rolling one by one!

Who are you?

The son of the man, whose name you flaunted in the jail!

Who was that?

He wants to meet GHOST it seems!

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