EPISODE 94: “The Rathore File”
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BLACK SQUAD – EPISODE 94
Title: "The Rathore File"
Genre: Psychological Thriller / Legal Drama / Crime Mystery
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COLD OPEN – 6:30 AM – ARJUN'S APARTMENT
Arjun wakes up to banging on the door.
He opens it — two CBI officers stand outside.
"Arjun Rathore, you're under arrest for the custodial death of Jeetendra Gaur – April 2019."
Cut to: Arjun stunned.
Qazi looks on from a distance.
Fade to BLACK.
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ACT 1: SHOCKWAVE
Scene: Black Squad HQ
The team is reeling. Jeetendra Gaur — a known child trafficker — had died in lock-up during Arjun's time in Kanpur Crime Branch, years before Black Squad.
The accusation: Third-degree torture. Unofficial interrogation. No medical report.
An anonymous witness has come forward.
The case is being reopened.
Imran:
> "We know Arjun. He wouldn't do that."
Zoya:
"We think we know him…"
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ACT 2: PAST AND PRESENT COLLIDE
Flashbacks show a younger Arjun — aggressive, sleepless, pushing beyond the line.
Jeetendra Gaur was arrested for selling girls to politicians.
In flashback:
Arjun interrogates him off-record.
Gaur collapses hours later.
No autopsy. No report.
Case closed. Quietly.
Now, a whistleblower claims Arjun beat him to death.
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ACT 3: TRIAL BEGINS
Arjun is suspended, facing trial under:
Section 302 IPC – Murder
Section 330 IPC – Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession
Section 201 – Destruction of evidence
The prosecution: Public Prosecutor Suvarna Iyer, known for convicting powerful officers.
She presents:
Photos of injuries on Gaur's body.
No CCTV of interrogation.
A witness — Constable K.L. Bansal, now retired — who says:
> "I heard screams. I saw Arjun come out with bloody hands."
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ACT 4: QAZI'S INVESTIGATION
Qazi launches his own parallel probe.
He visits Kanpur. Talks to old staff. Finds contradictions in Bansal's story.
Meanwhile, Reet discovers that Jeetendra Gaur was poisoned — not beaten to death.
Cause of death was never revealed because the post-mortem was tampered.
Who covered it up?
Answer: Gaur's partner in crime — Inspector K.D. Verma, now ACP in another city.
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ACT 5: THE REAL KILLER
Reet and Zoya get into Verma's bank records — find hush money linked to a local MLA's charity — the same man Gaur supplied girls to.
Confronted, Verma breaks.
Confession:
He poisoned Gaur to silence him before he talked.
Then let Arjun take the fall when things got messy.
The court is presented with new evidence.
Verma is arrested.
Arjun — cleared of all charges.
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EPILOGUE – BLACK SQUAD HQ
Arjun sits alone on the balcony.
Imran:
> "You alright?"
Arjun:
"It's strange. I didn't kill him… but I might've beaten him anyway. I was that man once."
Qazi:
> "We've all done things in the dark. Just remember — we're the ones meant to bring light."
Black Squad returns. Stronger. But scarred.
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END OF EPISODE 94