Tapan, the third killer, was truly paranoid. Tapan was a gambler and had retreated to a rundown shack by the river, never staying in one place for long.
Amit set a trap using the one thing Tapan valued: money. He left a false package of cash in Tapan's drop spot, timing the operation perfectly. Tapan walked into a reinforced, camouflaged pit Amit had dug near the river bank.
The Punishment: Sediment and Imprisonment (Prolonged Agony)
Tapan's end was focused on Suffocation, Pressure, and Inescapable Imprisonment, reflecting the crushing weight of the river and the irreversible nature of his crime. The entire process was designed to take six hours.
1. Sedimentary Bond (First Three Hours): Amit used the sacks of cement powder he had acquired. He mixed the cement, water, and sand into a fast-setting concrete, slowly encasing Tapan from the feet up to the waist. The process was drawn out, forcing Tapan to feel the heavy, cold, and slow polymerization of the concrete around him. Amit used this time to talk, not to rage, but to explain the logic: "You used the earth and water to hide your fault. The earth and water will now hold you forever."
2. Crushing Pressure (Fourth Hour): As the concrete set fully, the weight of the dense block began to press against Tapan's internal organs, diaphragm, and lower spine, causing unimaginable pain from the inside out. Tapan's screams were agonizing, his terror absolute as he realized his legs were permanently gone.
3. The Final Silence (Fifth and Sixth Hour): Amit ensured Tapan could not scream when he was found. He used the fine, steel wire, running it through the roof beams and attaching it to a specially weighted sack of sand. He slipped a large, thick leather collar around Tapan's neck, connecting it to the wire. Tapan was forced into a half-crouch position, his head strained upward. The sack of sand was just heavy enough to exert a constant, slowly tightening pressure on his neck.
Tapan died from prolonged strangulation and pressure, slowly suffocated by the very earth that had become his tomb. Amit left the body cemented and lifeless in the shack, facing the river.