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[indistinct chatter]

[telephone ringing]

Good evening, the Indian
High Commissioner's office.

How may I help you?

[Man 1] 'Rajiv Gandhi is alive?'

Excuse me?

[Man 1] 'Rajiv Gandhi is alive?'

What is your name, sir?

And where are you calling from?

[telephone hang-up]

Sir? Hello?

[telephone disconnected]

♪ God is his master,
he is the employee, the farmer.. ♪

♪ The farmer...♪

♪ God is his master,
he is the employee, the farmer ♪

♪ The farmer ♪

♪ He has set his sight
on the path of progress... ♪

[Man 2] Will you have this?

- Do you want this?
- Yes.

Brother, give me one, please.

Darling, do you like being here?

Yes.

Don't be angry at your dad...

...for making you stand
here for four hours.

After Rajiv Gandhi starts speaking,
we can go back.

Who is Rajiv Gandhi?

He is the former
Prime Minister of India!

And he is going to be our future
Prime Minister after this.

Here comes our leader.
Please welcome Mr. Rajiv Gandhi!

Darling, the leader is here!

[crowd cheering]

♪ Rajiv Gandhi... Our Leader ♪

♪ Rajiv Gandhi... Our Leader ♪

♪ Rajiv Gandhi... Our Leader ♪

[crowd cheering]

- Hello, sir.
- Hello.

This is my daughter, Kokila...

She's composed a poem for you.

Hey, that's enough.

Leader!

[explosion]

[ambulance siren wailing]

[man wailing]

[woman screaming]

[Title Montage]

Did you inform Sonia ji?

I have informed
Rajiv ji's secretary, sir.

[exhales]

Sir, madam would like to meet you.

[telephone ringing]

Hello.

Hello. A deeply saddening news.

Former Prime Minister of India...

...Mr. Rajiv Gandhi,
has been assassinated.

[News reporter]
'Mr. Rajiv Gandhi'...

...'was at Sriperumbuthur,
Tamil Nadu, to deliver'...

...'an election campaign
speech tonight.'

According to police officials,
the cause of this assassination...

...is reported
to be a bomb explosion.

'Prime Minister
Mr. Chandra Shekhar'...

...'has been informed
of this incident in Delhi.'

'He has called
for an emergency meeting.'

First Sanjay then Indira...

Now Rajiv... My God!

Gandhi family is really unlucky.

[News in different languages]

[News in different languages]

[News in different languages]

[car pulling up]

Excuse me.

One minute please!

This blast site is now
under the Forensic department.

Whatever you have collected
till now, you can submit to us.

India mourned the death of
yet another Patriot...

...of a young leader
whose vision...

...had stirred
the country's imagination.

Whose legacy
symbolised the aspirations...

...of the young
and the women particularly.

Rajiv Gandhi constantly challenged
convention, cliches and dogma.

His legacy encompassed pride
in the Motherland.

An instinctive pledge
to its unity and integrity...

...to its secular fabric.

And above all,
to the welfare of its people.

[Rajiv Gandhi voice over]
I'm young and I too have a dream.

I dream of an India, strong,
independent, self-reliant...

...and in the forefront,
and the front line...

...of the nations of the world
in the service of mankind.

Despite the unified efforts
of security agencies...

...they failed to protect
a former Prime Minister.

Sir, despite being consistently
offered high-security...

...Rajiv jideclined
to avail them.

That's why he didn't have
any SPG cover with him tonight.

These are just excuses.

How about your intelligence?

Sir, we didn't have any specific
intel regarding Rajiv ji's life.

But I am confident
that the LTTE is involved in this.

- LTTE?
- Yes, sir.

What is your thought?

Sir, I agree with Mr. Narayanan.

LTTE's spokesperson
from California...

...has also claimed responsibility
for this blast.

- How about you, Bajpai?
- Sir, on the contrary...

...our sources indicate that
he is a low-level operative.

His statement
cannot be considered as serious.

Sir, RAW believes that there
is no foreign involvement in this.

[Bajpai] 'I think
this is internal sabotage.'

Elections are on the horizon,
and that's why...

Are you insinuating that
either the opposition or someone...

...from within the Congress party
is involved in this?

For sure,
it is not the Sikh militants.

It has been several years since
the assassination of Indira Gandhi.

We can know that only
after the investigations.

But it is certain that
the LTTE cannot be behind this.

Because if it were the LTTE,
they would be more overt.

[Bajpai] 'They have
a modus operandi, sir.'

In Europe, their spokespersons,
Kittu and Anton Rajah...

...have sent messages
to our embassies...

...'expressing regret
over this incident.'

And that the LTTE has no connection
to this incident.

This event is a substantial blemish
on our entire system.

But in the end, the responsibility
rests solely on me.

- Vijay.
- Yes, sir.

Assemble a special team
immediately...

...'and ensure that the team
remains free'...

...from any form
of politics or pressure.

Okay, sir.

- Good to see you, Kaarthi.
- Same here, sir.

I wish the circumstances
would have been better.

Very tragic, sir.

We are forming
a Special Investigation Team.

And I have suggested your name
to the Prime Minister...

...to be the team leader.

Kaarthi,
all eyes will be on the SIT.

Especially, on the team leader.

I understand, sir.

There will be considerable
political pressure and scrutiny.

Not only from the government
and Congress...

...but also from the public
and media.

If the case is cracked quickly,
everyone will take credit.

But if not, they will blame
the team leader. I get it, sir.

Right now, this is the most
stressful job in the country.

Do you really want it?

It will be an honour, sir.

I've already informed
the Prime Minister...

...that you've accepted
the responsibility.

Thank you, sir.

Sir, I have a condition.

Hmm.

I would like to choose my own team.

Sir, please come in, sir.

It's a State Government
building, sir.

Sorry, it is a bit old.

But this is the best I could find
on such short notice.

We will manage.

But why is this place vacant?

Anyone who used this building in
the past hasn't found success, sir.

Locals consider
this building as bad luck.

Oh...

The task for which we've come here
doesn't leave any room for luck.

Get the building ready quickly,
my team will be here soon. Okay?

Okay, sir.

Thank you.

The difficult is possible.

The impossible
will take a little longer.

[Kaarthikeyan] 'DIG Amod Kanth,
you know him well, sir.'

- [Vijay Karan] 'Of course.'
- And he hates his desk job, sir.

This case would be
a perfect opportunity...

...for him to return to the field.

Amod has previous
experience in solving...

...the case
of Mrs. Gandhi's assassination.

This is also a politically
charged case.

He will be an asset, sir.

[Kaarthikeyan] 'DIG Raju
is unique, sir.'

'Because of his experience
in dealing'...

...'with militants
in Jammu and Kashmir.'

When it comes to understanding how
terrorist organisations operate...

...organise, and run the finances,
Raju is the best.

'DSP Ragothaman, sir.'

'Soft spoken,
meticulously organised...'

...'and relentlessly persistent.'

He is our best interrogator.

I too would like to suggest a name.

Of course, sir.

[Vijay Karan] 'SP Amit Verma.'

'He dealt with General Vaidya's
assassination case...

...'and successfully apprehended
Khalistani terrorist, Jindah.'

'And the most important reason is,
He is a Tamil Nadu cadre IPS.'

'He can speak in Tamil.'

Gentlemen, this
is an extraordinary assignment.

We all belong to different ranks.

Because we'll need hierarchy
in decision making.

But I want us all to work together
equally in this investigation.

- Hmm?
- Yes.

- Let's work together as equals.
- Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

If we look at it,
this case may seem similar...

...to the assassinations
of Mahatma Gandhi...

...and Indira Gandhi, but it's not.

Because until now,
no individual or organisation...

...has come forward
to claim responsibility.

We won't let this turn
into a conspiracy...

...like the Kennedy
assassination...

'where numerous conspiracies
have been circulating for years.'

We will surely apprehend
these assassins.

[All] 'Yes, sir.'

[ambient noise]

[bus announcement]

[tense music]

The press has only covered
all the gory details.

Amin, do we have
all the evidences...

...recovered from the crime scene?

[Amin] 'We have informed
all the stations personally.'

'It will take some time, sir.'

It looks like a camera.

Yes, sir.

Is there any camera
in the evidence we've gathered?

We checked,
but there was no camera.

Between the time
the photo was clicked...

...and we reached the scene...

...somebody must have taken it.

[motorbike halts]

There's just no way in.

But Anna insisted that we
come back with the camera.

We are unnecessarily
panicking so much.

How can a camera
survive a bomb blast?

But what if it did?

Listen to me.

Luck is with us at this time.

We still have work to do.
Nothing will happen to us.

Understood?

[engine starting]

[Dr. Chandra] 'Excuse me.'

Amin, remember,
we are searching for this girl...

...and this man
who is around 25 years old.

Yes, sir.

Sir.

[suspenseful music]

- Inspector, one minute please!
- Yes, sir.

The doctor informed me that you
have identified the dead bodies.

Who is that?

Her name is Kokila, sir.

And him?

His name is Haribabu, sir.

We have notified his family.
He is a photographer.

Where are the items
found with the dead bodies?

This way, sir.

No camera, sir.

Did you find any cameras?

No, sir.

Bloody hell!
Where is the camera then?

Mr. Gandhi's body
was found lying here.

I was with him last night.

I was about 30 feet
behind the blast site.

What all happened?
Walk us through the evening.

As far we know...

...people start arriving
at the venue from 2 p.m.

Hmm.

By 7 p.m., the place is packed.

[Ganesh singing]

[Inspector] 'Ganesh from the Shankar
Ganesh music team had arrived.'

'He began performing on stage.'

Mr. Gandhi enters the venue
at 10 p.m. from there.

[police jeeps wailing]

'Mr. Gandhi
descended from his car'...

...'and started walking
towards the stage.'

Along the way, he paused
to shake hands with his supporters.

When he reached here,
there were some VIPs.

'He started talking to them'...

...and it was at this point
that the bomb blast occurred.

I came running
towards him from there.

But it was too late by then.

I fail to understand...

...that despite such
a significant police presence...

...how the bomb reached Mr. Gandhi.

The bomb was taken to Mr. Gandhi
with precision for maximum success.

When I examined
Mr. Gandhi's body...

...I saw that his body was intact.

Only his face was missing.

[Amin] 'Right, sir.'

Fragments of his facial bones were
found several hundred meters away.

It means the blast hit his face
with full force.

But with such precision,
how did the bomber...

...direct the bomb
towards his face?

And if he did,
how did he escape from there?

So you mean to say...

Precisely, it's a suicide bomber.

As per your instruction, we
have arranged all the body parts.

Have a look.

Suicide bomber.

[Sanskrit slokas playing]

[people praying]

[tense music]

I had a feeling
that the suicide bomber was a man.

I was wrong.

Now, I am understanding
that it makes...

...perfect sense to have
a woman suicide bomber.

Because the police are less
suspicious of women, right?

When we went to examine
the suicide bomber's body...

...'we observed
that the central part'...

...'which we call the torso,
was missing'...

...because it was destroyed
in the blast.

'Therefore, the suicide bomber'...

...was wearing some kind
of vest or belt.

I am 100 percent sure...

...that whatever explosives
were loaded in it...

...they were placed behind or on
the back of the bomber so that...

...when Mr. Gandhi bent forward,
they could cause maximum damage.

You are a genius, sir.

In order to prove this theory,
we need to find...

...the suicide bomber's
vest or belt.

'Also her clothing.'

'We could find some chemical
residues or powder burns on it.'

'And wires'...

...'which would have been
attached to the clothing.'

Sir, IG Raghavan has sent me.

This Chinon camera
is from the blast site.

- I will leave, sir.
- Thank you.

[Amin] 'Sir.'

Sir, luck is on our side.

- It is the same camera!
- Yes, sir.

- Go and develop the roll.
- Sure, sir.

[song playing on TV]

Ragothaman, this is it?

Yes, sir.
We have nothing after the blast.

You got this cassette
from Doordarshan, right?

Yes, sir.

The Congress party
would also have video recordings...

...of this event
for their publicity.

Get that immediately.

Sure, will do.

Sir, are we agreeing that LTTE
orchestrated this blast?

Amit, it's too early
to jump to conclusions, right?

Sir, it's clear that LTTE
was behind this blast.

Only they had a clear motive
and they hated Rajiv Gandhi.

Since the time Rajiv Gandhi
sent the IPKF to Sri Lanka...

...they have been wanting
to kill him.

And what about
political assassinations?

That is their exact modus operandi.

Taking credit for their success is
also part of their modus operandi.

Why haven't they claimed it yet?

Because they know blowing up
a minor general or an arm depot...

...is vastly different
from attempting to assassinate...

...the Prime Minister.

Especially, the Prime Minister
of a large country like India.

If India can send
one lakh soldiers for IPKF...

...then imagine what actions...

...it might take
after such an assassination.

It can do a full scale invasion
on Sri Lanka.

And LTTE will be finished forever.

That's why Prabhakaran
and his army are still silent.

I guess you are right...

Rajiv Gandhi's team was in touch...

...with several important
figures of the LTTE.

He assured them that he would
address the issue of Sri Lanka.

But he had a condition that the
LTTE should lay down their weapons.

However, Prabhakaran
never agreed to this condition.

But, Mr. Gandhi was adamant.

And he was on the verge of becoming
the Prime Minister again.

That's why it became necessary
to eliminate him.

[tense music]

Gentlemen,
this is a great breakthrough.

[Amod] 'Yes, sir.'

A true stroke of luck.

Yes.

We have all the pictures
from that evening...

...leading up to the blast,
it's something.

Sir, according to Madras police,
these photos...

...were taken by a photographer
called Haribabu.

He was a freelancer, but there
is something interesting, sir.

When the Madras police contacted...

...all the newspapers in the city,
it was revealed...

...that no newspaper had hired
Haribabu to cover this event.

The question is, who hired him?

- Oh, really?
- Yes, sir.

Has anyone been identified
among them?

Sir, he is Ganesh.

Shankar Ganesh,
he is from the musician band.

[Ragothaman] 'They are very
popular in Tamil Nadu.'

He was performing
there in the event.

Anybody else?

I spoke to the Tamil Nadu police.

In this photograph, the lady
wearing a green sari...

...is Lata Kanan.
She is a congress worker.

And the girl beside her is Kokila.
She is Lata Kanan's daughter.

It seems she was going to recite
a poem for Mr. Gandhi.

In this photograph, Kokila
has her back towards the camera.

She is greeting Mr. Gandhi.

Sadly, both Lata and Kokila
were killed in the blast.

The Tamil Nadu Police have cleared
both of them as innocent victims.

Sir, all the police officers
who were providing...

...security to Mr. Gandhi
were killed in the blast.

But SI Anusuya is hospitalised
and is in a critical condition.

The hospital will inform us
once she regains consciousness.

It's possible she saw something.
She might have seen the assassins.

[door knocks]

Please sit.

Gentlemen, meet SI Durai.

He is our local expert on the LTTE.

As you know about
the Tamil Nadu Q branch...

...which specialises
in tracking terrorists.

Durai works very closely with them.

- Hello.
- Hi.

Sir, you were saying,
"Don't jump to conclusions."

I'm still saying the same, Amit.

We are still gathering
the facts, right?

Let's assume that the LTTE
is responsible for this blast.

Durai, what is the ground
reality about LTTE in Madras?

Unfortunately,
not very encouraging, sir.

Madras and the rest of Tamil Nadu
have numerous LTTE sympathisers.

The majority has been brainwashed
through propaganda material.

While others genuinely
believe in all this...

...for a separate Tamil state
in Sri Lanka.

- Durai.
- Yes, sir.

Do you think
those who orchestrated the blast...

...are still in Madras
or Tamil Nadu?

No chance, sir.

If it's the LTTE,
they must have escaped by now.

Our coastline is extensive, and
their boats travel all the time.

Everyone knows what's happening,
but no one does anything.

Amit,
you know what the situation is.

Our foreign policy
with the neighbouring countries...

...is always entangled
in complicated diplomacy.

Borders are sealed
only when something significant...

...happens, be it big or wrong.

Sir, let's not waste more time.

Let's picked up Sri Lankan Tamils
and interrogate them.

- Yes, but...
- [Raju] 'Amod'...

I don't think
this a good idea right now.

Sir, it will be challenging. Their
population is significant here.

[Durai] 'They are thousands
of them.'

But we have to start somewhere.

But it will hurt local sentiments.
Their issue is different.

Sir, the main problem
is to identify...

...who is Indian Tamil
and who is Sri Lankan Tamil.

It won't be evident
from physical appearance.

'We can understand this
only when they speak to us.'

Their Tamil accent
is different from ours.

'But there is a bigger problem.'

The majority of Sri Lankan Tamils
living here...

...have been officially
granted refugee status.

And the LTTE operatives
are using this status as cover.

If we catch a member of the LTTE...

...he will also claim
to be an innocent refugee.

That's why
they operate fearlessly here.

It means distinguishing between...

...a refugee and a member
of the LTTE is impossible.

[temple bells ringing]

- Give her some.
- Subha, here you go.

- Would you like some more?
- No, thank you.

HEADLINES: PROBE INTO
MR. RAJIV GANDHI ASSASSINATION CASE

Greetings, this morning the
renowned newspaper "Bharat News"...

...from Tamil Nadu published
a photo on its front page.

'This news has surprised people
across the country'...

...'about how a newspaper got
such significant information'...

...'before the police and CBI.'

- Raju, have you seen this?
- Yes, sir.

How did this photo leak?

Sir, I don't know.

All we know is that we have a copy
of this photo, and another copy...

- ...is in the Madras CID office.
- Exactly.

I have sent Durai
to the Madras CID office...

...to find out
how this leak happened.

He'll be here any moment.

Sir, I spoke to Madras CID.

Actually, they are also upset.
They didn't leak the photo.

But, sir, they had sent
Haribabu's camera roll...

...to the Forensic department
to develop it.

Who is the forensic in charge?

Professor Chandra Sekharan, sir.

- Call him immediately.
- [Durai] 'Yes, sir.'

Why?

Sir, because
I didn't want to waste time...

...in catching the culprits.

What does that even mean?

I have identified the bomber.

How?

When the DNA analysis
will be done...

...I'm sure it will be proved...

...that the skull fragments
were of a woman.

And she is the bomber.

Sir, please take a look
at what we've discovered.

[Dr. Chandra] 'She was
wearing a denim vest'...

...'which carried RDX.'

This will be proved
by the chemical analysis.

And those wires were connected
to a trigger mechanism.

[Dr. Chandra] 'I found cloth fibre
at the ends of the wires'...

...'that were green and orange
in colour.'

'That is definitely
from the bomber's dress.'

'Then we searched the clothes
we found on the blast site.'

Sir, we found this
from the hospital items.

You see this orange dress
with green veil.

Look at this photo.
What is this woman wearing?

- Green and orange.
- [Dr. Chandra] 'Yes, sir.'

Good work, Professor.

Thank you so much, sir.

But you've added
one more thing to it.

You've compromised
our entire investigation.

That's correct.

Do you realise what you've done?
You've alerted all those culprits.

We've just lost
a significant advantage.

Exactly.

Now that they know we've
identified them, it's enough...

...for them to go underground
or disappear.

Sir, I genuinely thought it would
speed up the investigation.

No, that's not true.

If that had been the objective...

...you would've come to us first
instead of going to the press.

I'm... I'm sorry, sir.

Now, tell me why this person...

...was cropped out of this photo?

To focus on the bomber.

Why involve this innocent man?
That's why he was cropped out.

Anything else, sir?

No, that will be all. Thank you.

Sir, now it's confirmed that this
is the work of the LTTE, right?

Let's just hope that we catch them
before they go underground.

[tense music]

[door knocking]

SI Anusuya?

- Don't do that. Go back.
- Let her come forward.

Both of us have come from the SIT.

[Amod] 'I apologize
for disturbing you'...

...but we need to ask you
some questions.

I am going to show you
some photos from that day.

Let us know
if they remind you of anything.

'Do you recognize anyone here?'

These four...

...were standing together.

There was also a photographer.

They all knew each other well.

'I remember it clearly.'

'This girl in the orange dress'...

...'asked my permission
to enter in.'

'I asked her if she had a pass'...

...'but she didn't have one.'

When I asked her to leave,
the photographer stepped in.

'She said she came
from Coimbatore'...

...to garland Rajiv Gandhi.

But I didn't let them in.

Sir, did Rajiv Gandhi survive?

Sir...

Is the girl in orange
responsible?

I should have stopped them.

[Anusuya sobbing]

I didn't let them in.

Rajiv Gandhi himself...

...asked me to let her garland him.

He was a very good person.

'It was because of me, sir.'

You did your duty well.

'Thank you.'

[airplane takes off]

We believe she is the bomber.

We shall check our files,
Mr. Kaarthikeyan.

We have a lot of information
available on the LTTE...

...but very little information
available on the Black Tigers.

As you know, Black Tiger is
the commando squad for the LTTE...

- Yes, I know.
- ...who carry out such...

...suicide bombings.

What about this man?
Do you recognize him?

No, sir.

We have been hearing
of a shadowy LTTE operative…

...who has been in Madras
for sometime.

He has been closely
trusted by Prabhakaran.

He goes by the name of Jack.

- Could it be him?
- We are not sure.

No one knows what he looks like.

He is practically a ghost.

[tense music]