Iqbal Qaadri was a man of wealth and influence. He had built his empire in the construction industry, but that was only part of his story. There was a darker side to Iqbal. He was involved in the illegal drug trade. He controlled a large portion of the market in the country and was known for his savagery in the underworld.
Eighteen years old Charulata Shastry had finished school and had just moved to Kota for the coaching and preparation of her medical entrance examinations. Coming from a Brahmin family, her sense of fashion was conventional. She was very fond of branded and skimpy outfits, but she had never worn one in her life till now. Her father was a priest at a temple; hence they never had enough money either.
Babar Wahab was a man in his late forties. He had two wives named Sana and Ayesha. Sana was forty-three years old and had three children, whereas Ayesha was thirty-nine years old and had four children. Babar owned a clothing store in a Mulsim locality and had constructed a few rental properties around the house where he lived with his family. Despite having two wives in the family, people considered them a Happy family. But in reality, Babar was a man with toxic masculinity attributes. He was not violent but didn't treat his wives much politely either.
Kunti Kulkarni was a mother of three, a well-educated woman in her late forties. She was born and brought up in a small town. She got married to a small-town family where most people, including her husband and in-laws, still held on to the regressive beliefs. She got married at the age of twenty-six and had her first baby girl the very next year.
Sameeksha was a twenty-nine-year-old woman, recently married to a man named Sagar. Sagar was three years older than her and was a government contractor. She lived with her in-laws and husband in the same city where she grew up, but her childhood home was about 40 kilometers from her in-law's place.
’Kabir was a 28-year-old man. From a very young age, he wanted to be a porn star or a model. His friends used to make fun of him when he was young for the same because neither he looked attractive nor he had the muscles or physique. But after completing his twelfth standard, his growth spurt kicked in. Within a year, he grew taller from 5'7" to 6'2", but he wasn't attractive yet. Despite having a massive schlong to compete against most white male porn stars, he gave up the idea since it was unlikely for an Indian man to get there.’
’Telgi, reportedly aged in his late forties, is a conman and a native of Bengaluru. According to police officials, he wanted to lead a luxurious life and started duping people at 17. Starting the forgery from his home turf, he moved to Chennai and, in no time, began scamming people in other metro cities. Currently lodged in Delhi's Tihar Jail in alleged criminal cases, Abdul Kareem Telgi has 15 FIRs registered against him.’
Prashasti was a thirty-two-year-old woman; who got married at the age of thirty. She has been preparing for multiple government entrance exams since she had to quit her job as a tuition teacher. She had no students to teach as she now lives with her husband in another city. Her in-laws used to stay in the village, but that wasn't a relief for Prashasti. Her mother-in-law would call and talk with her every day, asking the same question, when was she going to stop preparing for the exams?
Anuradha was on a video call with her mother on google meet. She was a fledgling to technology and knew very little about the features all the twenty-first-century devices had to offer. The chat with her mother was over fairly quickly.
