evidence: After the eighth murder, an extra force of 300 policemen, divided into 14 teams of uniformed and plainclothes officials, descended on the region, patrolling and keeping an eye on known criminals. [...] The peace lasted all of seven months, however, before 45-year-old Anita was strangled and her body was found in a sugarcane field in July. [...] (With inputs from Randeep Singh)