 To celebrate their reconciliation, Shankar presents a saree to Sarika, but on the advice of Bhanu, Doss and his friends tease her and remove the saree forcefully in public.Bhanu, who witnesses this event, brings the humiliated and shaken Sarika home on the pretext of consoling her and getting her new clothes and to Sarika's horror, she reveals her true identity and blackmails her to leave Shankar alone.Devastated and embarrassed by this incident, Sarika tries to commit suicide by consuming poison.