When Inspector Pyare Mohan, who was assigned to this investigation, receives a threat by an anonymous caller on the phone, he recommends that this file be closed.
Then additional evidence surfaces, and the case is turned over to CBI Officer Jasraj Patel, who along with his assistant, Gangaram, arrive to take over this investigation.
Roshni seemed to be involved with several men of Army Hospital, including Dr. Kamal Dogra, Mohan Multani, Captain Ajit Verma and Bishan Nanda - all of whom have a motive for killing her and disposing of her body.
Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film 2 stars out of 5, writing ″On the whole, TARKIEB lacks in shock-value (a must for any murder mystery!)
Even the initial-value is missing, which combined together will result in the film facing a rough time at the box-office.″[2] Kanchana Suggu of Rediff.com wrote ″To cut a long story short, Tarkieb is… well, pathetic.