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For the past few days, the people of Sylhet are spending sleepless nights. How can they relax when the news about the serial killer is in the media frequently? Almost everyday a person is getting killed and the method of murder is the same- the victim is crucified at first and then his heart is taken out while he is still alive!

          The police are at work around the clock. They are leaving no stone unturned in order to arrest that psycho. The government is encountering myriad criticism from home and abroad. It has been seven days since the killing mission began and still there is no clue for the police to reach the murderer!

          The city-dwellers are alarmed and at the same time fed up with the police department. They think that the administration is good for nothing. Some sensible intellectuals have suggested for taking foreign help in this regard.

          Today is Sunday. At 2:30 p.m., another dead body is spotted at Kanishail just near the Surma river. The place is rather bushy and a street urchin has seen it first.

The investigators are of the opinion that the murder must have taken place during the night when silence was prevailing. It goes without saying that it is next to impossible to commit such a brutal act during broad daylight!

          As soon as the bad news reaches the media, the journalists rush to the place like bees. Obviously, the dead body is hanging on a cross. The place is soaked in blood. Panic seizes the inhabitants once again.

          The dwellers do not know who the psycho’s next target is. A great change has occurred due to serial killing. After 6 p.m., the shops are closed; people hardly roam around since they realise that the serial killer comes out and does the heinous job at night.

          A sort of ghostly milieu prevails all over Sylhet. The police are dying to arrest the culprit. They keep on assuring the media of upcoming good news soon but the words seem like a mirage to the listeners.

          Another corpse has been discovered from the hillock at Khadim. The place is a bit distant from the heart of the city and is beset with natural beauty. The killer has particularly chosen this area since it is serene compared to other localities.

          Ten people have been murdered already. Among them, two are females, and eight are males. There is no clue whatsoever but all the victims had one thing in common i.e. ‘fair complexion’! All of them were extremely fair.

Now, the police are quite sure that the killer is a racist. Perhaps, due to his inferiority complex, he has been continuing such viciousness.

          Whatever the reason may be, none can be certain unless the killer is detained. However, the days are heavy to the dwellers and the nights are sleepless.

The next day presents another heartrending incident before the people. A dead body is found on the roof of a three-storied building at Ambarkhana. The corpse is seen first by a maid who goes to the roof to dry the clothes under the sun and screams sharply as she goes back to where she comes from.

          It is a male’s dead body. Half of a knife is still inside his heart. Surprisingly, his complexion is dark! The police deem rather strongly that this is the serial killer himself. Perhaps, he has committed suicide. He stabbed himself but could not take his own heart out.

          The police have also found a small piece of paper inside the dead man’s left pocket where the words “it must go on…” are written.

No one understands what the words really indicate. After that day, none is crucified again. Normal life returns. The tension vanishes from the minds of people like magic. The police are still alert of any imminent unexpected occurrence.

After fifteen days, five people are reported to be missing. The police consider it a kidnapping case. But, those five missing people’s crucified bodies are found at five different places of the city the next day!