Indian military intelligence assigns its agent, Vikram Sabharwal, to travel to Kashmir. There he is to track down the person(s) behind the violence, in the guise of a news reporter, Gul Jahangir. While there, he begins his investigation by visiting highly sensitive areas like Jama Masjid, Dardpura Village, and Rainawari Chowk. He is accompanied by a tailor, Char Chinar, who sells uniforms to both the militants and the low-paid military. Vikram meets with Aziza Abbas Ansari, his mentor, Haji Sayyed Shah, and aspiring political leader, Aatif Hussain. And it is after these meetings that he will conclude who is behind the extremism in this beautiful but 'most dangerous place on Earth'.