In the first episode of a three-part series delving into the police violence in Uttar Pradesh during December 2019, we hear gripping accounts from an opposition leader and a former high-ranking police officer. They reveal how authorities systematically framed anti-CAA protesters as instigators to justify the brutal crackdown that resulted in the deaths of at least 23 Muslims in the state. Congress leader Sadaf Jafar and SR Darapuri, a retired senior police officer who once held the third-highest rank in Uttar Pradesh, share their harrowing experiences, exposing the vindictive and oppressive tactics employed by the state.