Tawazan-e-Jurm a Crime Story based Urdu Novel by M. Ilyas. Why had Bela’s husband Gotam become a stranger for her? Gotam was always lost when in her company. The distance between them was increasing and their married life was becoming bitter and harsh every day. The whole story was like this. His father’s love for wine and gambling had left them no where. In India, wine drinking was rapidly increasing in all the cities and strata of society. Due to this, they had to move on regular basis because his father and his friend used to make a mess after drinking. Embarrassed neighbors used to report to police. As a result, their standard of live went on lowering and they were unable to pay the house rent. His father used to sleep late in the morning and didn’t do any work. If he won in gambling, money was available for grocery.
