- As frequent power cuts hamper Abhishek's CAT preparation, he decides to take the matter in his own hands. Little did he know what he's up against.
- Abhishek gets used to the life in the village. He draws water from the hand pump every morning for his morning routine. He has been in the village for 3 weeks.
Abhishek, working as panchayat secretary, is also preparing for CAT after office hours. He has arranged for emergency lights as there is a power shutdown in the village every night. He plans to install a solar-powered light in the panchayat office from the total lights allotted. He brings up the matter at the next panchayat meeting, which includes Bhindeshwar (Sushil Tondon), Mangal (Subendhu Chakraborty) & all the ward members 1 (Mubarak Khan), 2 (Kamal Rai), 3 (Govind Lobhani), 4 (Bal Mukund Rai), 5 (Salim Ansari), 6 (Mohd. Shakir), 7 (Dinesh Tiwari) & 8 (Kailash Karoshiya) Brij Bhushan informs Abhishek that out of the 13 lights allocated, 10 will be installed at the homes of all the ward members, 1 at Prahlad's house and 1 at Brij Bhushan's house. Only one is left.
His plan is thwarted when Mangal suggests installing the light at a place called Bhootha Ped (haunted tree) which will help the sarpanch garner votes in the upcoming election. Emergency lights only work for an hour and candles are not bright enough. Abhishek knows that his future depends on installing the solar light at the panchayat office. Vikas tells Abhishek that the only way to change the Panchayat decision is to remove the ghost from the Bhoota Ped, after which there is no need for a light there.
Abhishek now undertakes the mission to uncover the truth. Abhishek takes Vikas with him to visit the Bhoota Ped at night. The tree itself is a large and old banyan tree that looks very haunted at night. The tree ghost is known to chase the passerby's at night. But Vikas also informs Abhishek that no chasing incident has been reported for the last few years. Abhishek arranges to meet the last person who was scared by the tree ghost a few yrs back. The person tells the story of how he heard a noise and ran, but never bothered to turn back and see where the sound came from. No one actually ever saw a ghost. Abhishek speak to other people who had similar incidents and always gets the same story. All people had heard a rumor, and so when they heard a sound, they simply assumed it was a ghost and ran for their lives.
Eventually, Abhishek tracks down Master Ji (Shashie Verma), the first person who ever reported a ghost, about 14 yrs back. Masterji claims that the tree was floating 1 m in the air and was following him. Abhishek is flummoxed. He tells Masterji that a new strict DM has taken charge in the district and that he meets her regularly. Abhishek tells Masterji that the new DM may not take kindly to the fact that the science teacher of the village tells stories about ghosts. That night Masterji comes to Abhishek and admits that he had smoked weed that night, when he saw the ghost. Masterji had narrated the incident to someone and suddenly it became a story. he never told the truth as he was afraid of being fired. Abhishek makes Masterji admit the truth to Manju and Brij Bhushan. To remove the villagers fear, Abhishek gets Brij Bhushan to sleep under the tree for 3 nights. Vikas suggests that the 13th light be installed in front of the Panchayat office and Brij Bhushan agrees. Abhishek gets his light for nighttime.
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