Faking his death to escape the realities of his uneventful life worked out well for Brij Mohan — until he was sentenced to death for his own murder.

Set in the 1990s’ Allahabad, an IAS aspirant leads a student rebellion against caste-based reservation.

Brijmohan fakes his own death to escape his humdrum life. He gets the money and the girl until the inevitable hand of Karma gets him sentenced to death for his…