A perfect murder
Every death has a reason. The guy sitting up in the sky decides who lives and who dies. When ordinary people inflict death upon others, they get punished by law but people like me who have His blessings get to enjoy life even after snuffing it out of others. As I am going through these thoughts, it’s an hour past midnight and it is total silence apart from the stridulation of the odd cricket. I am contentedly smoking my favourite cig along with sips of vintage JW and looking at the silhouetted figure of a sleeping Ranjana, her bosom heaving with her breath. As I think about the past year and the speed with which events took place – my transfer into Crime Branch, fights with my wife Sujata over Ranjana, Sujata’s demise and promotion that I got. All in a matter of 12 months. I am living my best phase of life! “Yadav, we are in demand. The state police are not able to resolve this and have given it to us. Let’s finish of this serial killer business.” This was where it all s...