 Gajendra feels betrayed by his sister and sees that she has gained so much (Thakur's wealth, his social standing and the respectability of wifehood), whereas he, Gajendra, has, in fact, lost his only source of income, which was the money from his sister's song-and-dance performances.In a fit of rage, he plunges a knife into Vaishali's stomach and kills her.He then makes an effort to frame Thakur for Vaishali's murder.