Vishal says, "Young Master, we trust you, but we also know your anger. Who knows, maybe you actually shot Grand Master in your anger."
Aryan responds, "Vishal, I haven't done anything like that. Why don't you believe me? No matter how angry I am, I could never kill my grandfather. I'm being framed."
Rahul interjects, "But Young Master, who would want to frame you?"
Aryan replies, "I don't know. I don't know what's happening to me and why."
Rahul says, "Young Master, we will try to find out the truth, but for now, you'll have to come with us. Otherwise, we'll have to forcibly take you out."
Aryan asserts, "You don't need to force me. I'm ready to go with you."
Vishal adds, "Young Master, thank you for understanding. Let's go. The master is waiting for us."
Hearing this, Aryan gets up from his bed and walks with Vishal and Rahul to the hallway. Aryan was walking ahead, and Vishal and Rahul were following behind him. When Aryan enters the hallway, he sees that the police are standing there. Upon seeing the police, Aryan freezes in his tracks, but when Vishal grabs Aryan's arm and urges him to move forward, Aryan reluctantly takes a step forward. As Aryan approaches Rajendra, he stops.
Rajendra, with a stern tone, says, "Aryan, the police have come to take you."
Aryan, holding onto his father's hand, pleads, "Dad, I haven't done anything. I didn't harm Grandfather. Why can't you understand? Please don't hand me over to the police."
However, Rajendra remains silent, not responding to Aryan's words. Unable to get a response from Rajendra, Aryan walks over to his uncle, who was standing nearby. Aryan's uncle's name was Vivek Singhania. Harshvardhan adopted Vivek at the age of 5, but for some reason, Harshvardhan never seemed to favor Vivek as much as Rajendra. Perhaps that's why Harshvardhan had put all his business under the names of his elder son, Rajendra, and his grandson, Aryan, while giving Vivek a minor share in the property. Yet, Vivek never raised any objections to Harshvardhan's decisions, while Rajendra, on the other hand, felt a completely different affinity towards Vivek. Vivek treated Rajendra like a younger brother and cherished him deeply. Meanwhile, Rajendra had a completely opposite sentiment towards Vivek.
Aryan says to Vivek, "Uncle, please make Dad understand. I haven't done anything. He never ignores your words. If you tell him, he will surely listen.
Vivek was feeling pity for Aryan. He said to Rajendra, "Brother, I don't think Aryan is capable of doing something like this."
"Vivek, you know there is evidence against Aryan. Despite that, you want to support him..." Rajendra responded.
Hearing this, Vivek told Aryan, "I'm sorry, Aryan, I can't help you."
A constable came and grabbed Aryan's hand, attempting to put handcuffs on him. Aryan kept trying to free his hand, repeatedly saying, "I didn't do anything. I didn't harm my grandfather. Please, someone believe me..."
Aryan yelled, "Mom, where are you? Why aren't you coming out? Look, they're taking me away." His eyes kept searching for Shweta, but she remained out of sight.
Shweta could hear Aryan's crying voice from her room. She wanted to go outside and embrace Aryan, to stop him, but she couldn't do anything. If she didn't comply with Rajendra's condition, he would do what he had said. So, she felt trapped and helpless. Shweta was weeping in her room, with Aryan's voice echoing in her ears. She wished to go out and see, but she couldn't bear to witness Aryan being taken away by the police. Therefore, she confined herself within her room.
Aryan continued to cry and shout, but no one was willing to listen to him. In front of everyone, the police forcefully took Aryan with them.
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As Rajendra had said, Aryan was sentenced to 3 years in jail. He kept shouting in the court, but no one paid any attention to his pleas. Even the lawyer provided to him in court didn't make an effort to save him. In this country, no one dared to go against Rajendra Singhania's wishes, so no one tried to help Aryan. All his friends turned away from him.
At that time, every front page of the country's newspapers was filled with news related to Aryan Singhania. The entire nation now saw Aryan as a murderer, as his own grandson who had killed his own grandfather.
Aryan was being taken to jail. He didn't say anything. His tears had dried up. He had exhausted himself explaining, so he gave up speaking. It felt as if his world had come to a halt.
Upon reaching the jail, Aryan was given prison clothes and assigned the number 113. As Aryan was being led to his cell, the constables behind him were conversing with each other.
"Just a 3-year sentence... it seems our law has become a toy for the rich. Otherwise, how can someone who killed their grandfather receive only a 3-year sentence? For such a person, even the death penalty seems too light. Rajendra Singhania has managed to turn his son's imprisonment into an act of greatness in the eyes of the world. But no one is seeing that his son is only going away for 3 years. Whether you believe it or not, he did support his son. If I were in Rajendra Singhania's place, I would have killed my son right then and there..."
The other constable said, "Brother, speak a bit more quietly. The boy is right here. If he hears all this, he won't feel good."
What's our fault in this? We're just having a conversation. He's the one who committed the crime. If he overhears, it's not like we're responsible for his state...
The second constable says, "I'm actually wondering how this boy will survive 3 years in jail... The person who has lived a luxurious life since childhood, how will he manage to live the life of a prisoner? Living here is no less than living in hell."
Aryan was listening to the constables' conversation, but he didn't say anything. After all, what could he say when his time was going so bad? When he had tried to explain himself repeatedly and his loved ones didn't believe him, why would strangers believe him? So, there was no reason to argue with them.
The constables leave Aryan in his cell and walk away. A month had passed since Aryan had been in jail, but during this month, no one came to meet him in jail. Sahil, whom Aryan considered his elder brother, didn't come to see him. None of his friends came to visit him, not even Arjun, his closest friend. Even his mother, whom he loved more than his life, didn't come to see him. In one moment, Aryan had given away all his relationships. He felt like he had become an orphan.
During this month, he had experienced a lot in jail. He had to go hungry for several days. He even got beaten by some inmates, and a few had attempted to molest him. In this one month, he was getting used to all these things. He had lost almost 5 kilograms of weight.
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It had been 2 years since Aryan was in jail, but no one had come to meet him yet. He had given up hope of anyone visiting him. However, now Aryan began to feel a bit happy for a few moments, as he had made a friend in jail. With this friend, he managed to smile briefly, although the smile had vanished from his face two years ago. But now, Aryan has started to feel a little happier. The reason for his happiness was Viraj, who was serving time in jail for theft. Viraj had stolen 5 lakh rupees for his sister's operation. This story touched Aryan's heart, and he began to like Viraj's company.
Viraj had received a 4-year sentence. He had already spent one year in jail. After arriving in jail, Viraj had tried to talk to Aryan first. Initially, Aryan didn't like talking to Viraj or anyone else, as he had often been bullied by others. However, due to Viraj's persistence, Aryan started engaging in small conversations. Gradually, within a year, they started getting closer and became friends. For Aryan, the only positive aspect of this jail was having a friend like Viraj.