There is an accidental killing in a forest-tribal village in Chhattisgarh.
The Police Inspector is on his way to investigate.
The village-constable, riding on the pillion of the Inspector's motorbike, suddenly cautions him to avoid a particular spot on the path where grows the Bhulan Kaanda, the tuber whose contact, he claims, induces instant amnesia and makes the victim confused regarding the right path, making him go around and round.
The accidental killing throws up an existential .
