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December 23, 2013
Tihar Jail, Delhi
The dark shadow of crime never leaves the soul of a criminal. Your dark deeds catch up with you. That is the law of providence. You always paythe price. You have to settle the accounts of your misdeeds. If you have committed any crime, you will pay the price for it. Anup was in his cell. He was lost in his thoughts. There was a sound at the gate of the lock up. The key turned in the lock and the door of the lock up opened. Three men entered Anup’s cell. Anup did not recognise any of them. They shut the door behind them and locked it. They switched off light in the lock up. Anup tried to get up and shouted, ‘Who are you?’
His voice froze with fear when he saw one of the three men take out a pistol and point it at him.
‘Do not ask any questions. Get back,’ the man with the pistol said in a stern voice. One person brought in a lantern. Anup tried to see their face
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