Varsha Hilpal (name changed on request) is one bewildered mother-in-law. In a report filed by the Malvani resident with the local police, she has stated that both her daughters-in-law, Rashmi and Sunita (names changed), went missing from their respective homes simultaneously.

Rashmi, wife of Varsha’s elder son, disappeared from their Malvani dwelling, while Sunita, married to the younger son, vanished at the same time from Kachpada area in Malad (West). Malvani police has only registered a single missing complaint, saying the incident of Sunita’s disappearance was out of its jurisdiction.