Deception 5 steps
Selvam's Feigned-Injury Escape and the Hospital Ruse
After being wounded during Jayaseelan's pursuit of the ransom-call suspects, Selvam staged his escape from the scene while feigning injury, misleading the investigation until a covert hospital scene the next day confirmed the ruse and placed him in the frame.
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Phone taps lead Jayaseelan to the suspects
Jayaseelan
Jayaseelan taps the phones of leading businessmen and forms a task force, and when one businessman receives a ransom call he quietly follows the suspect.
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Confrontation ends with Lal captured and Selvam wounded
Jayaseelan · Lal · Selvam · Selvam's henchmen
The pursuit leads to a confrontation with Lal and Selvam's henchmen in which Jayaseelan captures Lal, while Selvam sustains a gunshot wound to the upper arm.
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Selvam stages an escape while feigning injury
Selvam
What it looked like: Selvam appears to be a genuinely wounded fugitive who has fled the confrontation, misleading investigators about his true condition.
Selvam stages an escape from the scene, feigning injury to mislead the investigation.
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The investigation is misled and the narrative grows murky
Selvam · Jayaseelan
The feigned injury misleads the investigation, and the public narrative grows murky even as Jayaseelan takes responsibility for keeping the case alive.
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Covert hospital scene confirms the ruse
Selvam · Jayaseelan
The next day, a covert hospital scene confirms that Selvam's injury and escape were a ruse, placing Selvam squarely in the frame.
