The video circulated fast in the village WhatsApp groups. By morning, Priya's moans echoed from phones. "That's Rajesh's bahu, the city slut," villagers whispered. Rajesh loved it. "Bahu, you're famous now. Time for a public show."

He organized a "private party" at the farmhouse, inviting the four friends, Patel, and three more neighbors: Gupta, a fat landlord; Singh, a muscular wrestler; and Khan, a sly merchant. Amit set up chairs, his role now official voyeur. "Watch your wife get destroyed, Amit," Rajesh taunted.