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shown in the beginning of the movie. He was neglected by his peers due to his disorder and was never able to make any friends. He used to share all his sorrows with his mother during his visits to the mental asylum where she was being treated. Upon seein her son in pain, she told him to “make his own world” since people didn’t want him in theirs, thus triggering his killing spree.
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Harshvardhan admits to committing all the murders and hiding the bodies in an underground lair. He also admits to murdering Preeti because she had found out the truth, told everything she knew to his grandmother, and had also stumbled upon his underground lair. It is also revealed that
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never had any feelings for Preeti, although she was madly in love with him and was hoping he would reciprocate. He goes on to say that he has always searched for someone to love since he was a child and his search ended when he saw Neha for the first time and will take her by any means necessary.
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Raj goes to meet Neha but sees that she is very dull, knowing that something is wrong. Soon one of the killer's victim's sister comes out of coma and tells Preeti that she can identify the killer. Preeti informs
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