Salim bhai was busy repairing the lehenga, while Kishan stood nearby, waiting for it to be finished so he could quickly take it back to the haveli.
Just then, Kishan's keypad phone rang. He answered it, only to learn that his mother's health had suddenly deteriorated and she had been admitted to the hospital. His brother had already reached there.
Hearing this, Kishan panicked.
Without wasting a moment, Salim bhai made a quick decision. He sent his son, Faizan, along with Kishan to the hospital so that he could help if needed.
But the lehenga still had to be delivered to the haveli.
So, Salim bhai decided to take it there himself.
It was around 11:40 PM when Salim bhai reached the courtyard of the haveli.
The haveli was vast… and unusually silent.
He had been to the courtyard many times before, but he had never stepped inside the haveli until today.
Inspector Vikram and his team were still present in the courtyard.
As Salim bhai stepped inside for the very first time, he felt a strange uneasiness rising within him.
There was deep silence everywhere.
No voices. No movement. No sign of anyone.
Slowly, he called out —
"Vivek bhai… Vivek bhai…"
But there was no response.
He began walking further inside, peeking into each room one by one.
Even after searching for quite some time, he couldn't find anyone.
Then suddenly, his eyes fell upon a room whose door was slightly open. A faint light was coming from inside.
As Salim bhai moved closer and looked through the door…
What he saw inside made his face turn pale.
His hands began to tremble, and sweat formed on his forehead.
He couldn't stay there even for a second.
In panic, he quickly turned and began walking fast toward the main gate, as if he wanted to escape from there immediately.
He had almost reached the gate when suddenly, a voice came from behind —
"Salim bhai…"
Salim bhai froze.
He slowly turned around…
Standing in front of him was Rukmani Devi, Vivek Verma's wife.
Looking at him carefully, she said —
"Salim bhai, where are you going without giving the lehenga? And why are you sweating so much? Why are you trembling like this… as if you've seen a ghost?"
Salim bhai couldn't say a single word.
Silently, he handed over the lehenga to Rukmani Devi.
Then, without saying anything, he quietly walked away—almost rushing out—and headed straight toward his home.
What was it that Salim bhai saw in that room inside the haveli…
that left him so terrified?
Was there a dark secret hidden within those walls…
one that was about to change his life forever?
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What might he have seen in the haveli?
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