PUNISHMENT

When the brothers’ landlord Ramlochan Chakrabarti comes by to inquire about the rent payment that’s due, he finds the bloody scene and a despondent Dukhiram. Chidam, in an effort to protect his brother, tells Ramlochan that his wife Chandara killed Radha during one of their spats. Ramlochan believes Chidam and gives him legal advice about how to protect his wife. And with that, Chidam is trapped in his lie.

Chidam ultimately coerces Chandara into confessing the murder to the police, claiming that he has a plan for getting her out of the mess. When the police come, Chandara indeed admits to the murder, but doesn’t follow Chandara’s plan. She decides that if her husband is going to betray her to make her take the blame for something Dukhiram did, then she’d rather be hanged than continue to live with Chidam. She needs to have some self-respect.