The sterile smell of the hospital’s VIP wing was a sharp contrast to the humid, incense-heavy air of the temple. Outside the ward, the hallway was a fortress. Vishnu Rana had deployed every man they brought from Jhansi. No one not even the hospital staff entered without a thorough search.Vennu, the 17 yrs old local boy, stood near Vishnu, twisting his shirt in his hands. His face was pale.

Vennu: "Vishnu Sir... Madhavan Nair ne saaf keh diya hai. Wo zameen ab kabhi nahi milegi. Unka kehna hai ki ye ek 'Apathu' (danger) hai. Mandir mein khoon girna aur Boss ka kund mein doobna... ye bohot bura shagun hai."