Deceit — Checkmate) is an Indian television series that premiered on 19 March 2012 on Colors TV.

Kabir asks Neha to pretend as Aditi, his late wife, in front of his family.

Kabir's nephew Gattu is kidnapped by CID officer Dushyant upon the orders of a mysterious character, "Sarkar", who keeps contact with him only through a phone.

It is revealed that Neha is actually Aditi, who had survived from the accident and had come to seek revenge from Kabir, with the help of Rishi.

They had posed as an ordinary couple which made Kabir believe the facade and do what Aditi had expected.

After successful attempts in outwitting Karan, Kabir and finally Ranveer, Rishi bids her farewell by promising his help whenever she requires.

She resolves into completing the seven vows of the Hindu Marriage, failing which she promises to leave Kabir forever.

She overhears Ija talking secretly on the phone to the shooter, ordering to stealthily kill Kabir.

Aditi gives Ija an open challenge that she will reveal the so-called Sarkar's real face to every one.

His real mother was Aparna Jaiswal, who had died due to unknown circumstances, years after Kabir was born.

Kabir and Aditi adopt Gitanjali (Ginni), after saving her from her drunkard father, Puru.

Maai, Ija's mother, who is an expert black magician, who also learns of Ginni's premonition skills.

Ija then plans with Ranveer to kill Kabir in a house birthday party of the couple's "adopted daughter", (to avenge death of her son Abhinav).

Ranveer hires Puru to carry the job, ordering him to kill Kabir while he is in his clown costume.

Ija, by chance, repeatedly stabs Aditi, thinking that Kabir is dressed as the clown.

She pleads tearfully to Mata Rani (Goddess Durga) that she had vowed to reveal Ija's true identity for the well-being of Kabir and Ginni.

The advantage is that Ginni can now hear Aditi's soul, but only after the sun sets every day.

After many attempts to convince Kabir that Ginni can hear Aditi's soul, the mother-daughter duo succeed, as Ginni tells Kabir whole story of Neha And Rishi, which the little girl didn't know at all in the first place.

This makes Ranveer hide Puru in a desolated place, where neither the police nor Kabir would find him.

He tells the truth to Kabir that his intention was to always harm Aditi, but she had taken it to her stride, also giving half of her property to his daughters.

The charm also would gradually destroy Aditi's soul and make Ginni weak.