Desi Crime Podcast

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Over the last decade, India has been home to a slew of unexpected, scandalous and devastating suicides with sinister back stories. These suicides, those of Jiya Khan, Pratyusha Banjerjee, Sushant Singh Rajput, Tunisha Sharma and more, weren’t just stories of people who gave up on their lives. They were stories of crime, corruption, power, politics and our country’s criminal underbelly that led these young people to death. Today, we’re covering one such case, a suicide, that shook the country 11 years ago. This is the case of Geetika Sharma and Gopal Goyal Kanda.

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The cases you usually hear on true crime podcasts, the ones we usually cover, have a clear perpetrator and a clear victim. One person is in the wrong, the obvious suspect, the “villain” in the case. One person is innocent, the one who has been wronged and whose justice we long for. But then come cases that flip on their head our conception of wrong or right, good or evil. Today’s story is of one such case. It is a case of a woman, abused, tormented and emotionally tortured until she snapped. This is the story of Dr. Chamari Liyanage.

1 bath tub, 3 dead bodies. A marriage in turmoil. A feverish lover. The house on 20 Grass Tree Close, Bridgeman Downs, Queensland Australia holds all the answers. On 22 April 2003, the police are summoned to decrypt this mystery. Clues lay scattered around the residence. But less physical evidence awaits them. The people evidence comes first. A debaucherous father, a complicit mother, and the vendetta of their enemies in Fiji stand in contrast to the wrath of one man – Max Sica. Who killed Neelma Singh, Kunal Singh and Sidhi Singh? Who is behind Queensland’s largest every investigation, that some till date question, if it lead to a satisfactory answer? Find out, in part 2 of The Singh Sica Triple Murder. Video Interview: MAX SICA INTERVIEW 2003 - YouTube Sources: Max Sica: A confident killer Max Sica: Troubled man of many faces | The Courier Mail Blood lines Transcript: 69. Triple Murder on Grass Tree Close | Australia Triple murder: the timeline (1) Max Sica -Convicted Triple Murder - YouTube Australian man convicted for killing 3 Indian-origin siblings Massimo Sica - Wikipedia Singh spa bath murders: Three Brisbane siblings brutally killed by Max Sica | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site Triple-murderer Max Sica accuses Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman of blocking his path to exoneration - ABC News 69. Australia - Triple Murder on Grass Tree Close (Max Sica) Max Sica -Convicted Triple Murder - YouTube ”Notorious’ Max Sica granted judge-only trial on 21 sex charges | The Courier Mail Nine years after Singh siblings' murders, trial continues Twelve jurors, 76 days of evidence, 21 hours of deliberation (1) Triple murder accused Sica allegedly makes confession - YouTube Nakiesha Sica - YouTube (1) MAX SICA INTERVIEW 2003 - YouTube (1) The Max Sica Murders - YouTube Sica phoned police after alleged murders - 9News Tragedy as the only surviving Singh sibling dies of brain aneurism in Melbourne | 7NEWS (1) Highly recommend 'Loose Ends' : TrueCrimePodcasts Daniel Callum Sica, son of triple murderer Max Sica, jailed for drug trafficking | PerthNow (1) Give me your wildest (but plausible) theory on an unsolved murder or missing person case : TrueCrimeDiscussion Loose Ends. The Singh Family Tragedy. - Hosted by Graeme CROWLEY Free Speech (Max Sica) The fourth victim in this tragedy: AFFIDAVIT SHIVANJANI SICA (relating to attempts been made for her husband to see their daughter) Max Sica in bid to allow jail visits from daughter, 5 | The Courier Mail Girlfriend, sisters testify at Singh triple murder trial - ABC News max sica interview - YouTube Dog has its day in Singh siblings murder trial | The Courier Mail (1) Max Sica Alleged Confession Video Part 2 - YouTube (1) Max Sica Alleged Confession Video - YouTube (1) Wife's nightmare - YouTube (1) MASSIMO "Max" Sica found GUILTY His mum goes crazy at Court - YouTube Girl confided in alleged killer: court Dr Tony Robinson max sica - Google Search Inside a killer’s mind | The Courier Mail

Home. A word that denotes haven, tranquility and family, but it often transforms into a hell for many. Houses are fascinating, take the cement structure of a home that hides away tales and tragedies, musings and maladies, all while standing upright and resolute. From the outside, a house can cast a certain image and connotations. A tin-roofed hut in a slum for example connotes suffering, ailment, a sick child being nursed by an even sicker mother, wreaking sewage. On the other hand, a grand mansion symbolizes prosperity, wealth, grand dinners and children running around the fireplace and a solemn happiness. But that’s not what makes houses fascinating, it is the juxtaposition they offer that does. That slum could very well have a kid studying endlessly under a light bulb while her mother smiles away as she cooks a simple stew. Happiness can easily be found regardless of the exterior. Vis a vis the grand mansion that exudes stature and class can hide behind its walls dark secrets. One such mansion stood on 20 Grass Tree Close, Bridgeman Downs, Queensland Australia. This is the story of its inhabitants and their dark secrets. This is the story of the Singh and Sica family. Sources: Australian man convicted for killing 3 Indian-origin siblings Massimo Sica - Wikipedia Singh spa bath murders: Three Brisbane siblings brutally killed by Max Sica | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site Triple-murderer Max Sica accuses Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman of blocking his path to exoneration - ABC News 69. Australia - Triple Murder on Grass Tree Close (Max Sica) Transcript: 69. Triple Murder on Grass Tree Close | Australia Max Sica -Convicted Triple Murder - YouTube Max Sica: Troubled man of many faces | The Courier Mail ”Notorious’ Max Sica granted judge-only trial on 21 sex charges | The Courier Mail Triple murder: the timeline Nine years after Singh siblings' murders, trial continues Max Sica: A confident killer Twelve jurors, 76 days of evidence, 21 hours of deliberation Triple murder accused Sica allegedly makes confession - YouTube Couriermail.com.au | Subscribe to The Courier Mail for exclusive stories MAX SICA INTERVIEW 2003 - YouTube The Max Sica Murders - YouTube Sica phoned police after alleged murders - 9News Tragedy as the only surviving Singh sibling dies of brain aneurism in Melbourne | 7NEWS (1) Highly recommend 'Loose Ends' : TrueCrimePodcasts Daniel Callum Sica, son of triple murderer Max Sica, jailed for drug trafficking | PerthNow Blood lines (1) Give me your wildest (but plausible) theory on an unsolved murder or missing person case : TrueCrimeDiscussion Loose Ends. The Singh Family Tragedy. - Hosted by Graeme CROWLEY Free Speech (Max Sica) The fourth victim in this tragedy: AFFIDAVIT SHIVANJANI SICA (relating to attempts been made for her husband to see their daughter) Max Sica in bid to allow jail visits from daughter, 5 | The Courier Mail Girlfriend, sisters testify at Singh triple murder trial - ABC News Dog has its day in Singh siblings murder trial | The Courier Mail Girl confided in alleged killer: court

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Usually, when we cover cases on this podcast, we talk of the stories of a singular victim. A woman raped, a man murdered, a child kidnapped. And that one victim’s story is enough to enrage us; to make us feel sorrow and anger. But what happens when crime organizes itself across a whole city, engulfing more than 500 victims, destroying lives and scarring generations? This is the story of one such crime that has somehow been erased from our common psyche; this is the story of the Ajmer sex scandal. Sources https://theprint.in/ground-reports/gangraped-in-teens-visiting-courts-as-grandmothers-1992-ajmer-horror-is-an-open-wound/814073/ https://www.quora.com/What-happened-to-the-culprits-of-ajmer-sex-scandal-did-they-got-punishment https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ajmer/pushkar-resort-firing-accused-waited-for-31-years-to-avenge-dads-death/articleshow/96848921.cms https://www.opindia.com/2023/01/ajmer-serial-rape-and-blackmail-scandal-reappears-slain-journalists-sons-avenge-fathers-murder-after-30-years/ https://www.firstpost.com/india/history-of-ajmer-dargahs-chishti-family-features-gang-rape-blackmail-of-schoolgirls-10912291.html https://pdf.defence.pk/threads/gangraped-in-teens-visiting-courts-as-grandmothers-1992-ajmer-horror-is-an-open-wound.747556/ https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-ajmer-92-real-story-what-was-horrific-1992-ajmer-gang-rape-case-after-the-kerala-story-new-film-sparks-row-3047243 https://kreately.in/when-nsa-was-invoked-in-rajasthan-history-for-the-first-time-for-a-sex-crime-in-ajmer/ https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/crime-stories/story/19921015-murder-of-ajmer-daily-editor-exposes-sordid-sex-scandal-involving-criminals-politicians-767014-2012-12-26 https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rajasthan-almost-three-decades-after-a-rape-blackmail-case-rocked-ajmer-surrender-of-an-accused-opens-old-wounds-5076914/ https://archive.ph/20130630024643/http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=746397 https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rajasthan-almost-three-decades-after-a-rape-blackmail-case-rocked-ajmer-surrender-of-an-accused-opens-old-wounds-5076914/ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/main-accused-in-ajmer-sex-scandal-surrenders-after-26-years/articleshow/62938690.cms https://www.youtube.com/live/XoJZdMe9hFo?feature=share

“She said that she wanted a break from the relationship. I asked her if I should at least hope that she will come back. She said no because she wanted to stay single for some time and that might change things for her. I could not accept that.” Parse through any teenage highschooler’s diary, and words like these are all too easy to find. Breaks vs break ups, situationships vs relationships, boyfriend vs ex-boyfriend, these duels define adolescence. We’ve all been through some version of it. But as we retrospect, we cringe at that bygone era; of course, we are older now. Now we’re too mature to put up with these silly little dramas. The same insecurities do not haunt us any more? Or do they? Deep down in our psyche, are we still that insecure teenage kid? Some folks just never grow up. And those words you just heard weren’t of a teenager, but a grown man. Sometimes, not growing up, not getting out of the shell of puberty, can have adverse consequences in your adulthood: for you, and for your partner. This is the story of a man still trapped in a teenage drama of his own making, this is the story of Anuj Kumar. FULL TRANSCRIPT: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wHfMhhyIV5h2A7JlOjlklSzGAUectyHGR1j9S5nbgKc/edit SOURCES: SNU murder-suicide: Police file FIR under Arms Act | Delhi News, The Indian Express Shiv Nadar University murder-suicide: Shooter’s video note cites ‘cancer, ex-girlfriend's affairs’ Shiv Nadar University Murder: Victim Had Already Filed 2-3 Complaints With Varsity Authorities Against Killer | Delhi News, Times Now ‘She Was Talented, Always Smiling,' Father of Student Allegedly Shot by Classmate ‘She Cheated, Left Me & I Could Not Accept it': Student Who Shot Classmate, Then Self Suspected student accused of calling Shiv Nadar University shooting as dog bite - Hindustan Times Shiv Nadar University shooting row: Unravelling relationship-based violence in young adults- Edexlive Welcome To IANS Live - NATION - Shiv Nadar Varsity murder case: Anuj sent e-mail to varsity officials 12 mins before killing Sneha Who is Neha Chaurasia Shiv Nadar University shooting victim killed by Anuj Singh in viral video - The SportsGrail Greater Noida's Shiv Nadar University student shot video before killing female classmate, self: 'I have cancer, she cheated on me' (1) News1Indiatweet on Twitter: "#GreaterNoida : छात्रा की हत्या कर सुसाइड का मामला हत्या के बाद सुसाइड से पहले का वीडियो #Viral छात्र ने प्रेमिका की गोली मारकर की थी हत्या @noidapolice @CP_Noida @DCPGreaterNoida @Uppolice @dgpup @ShivNadarUniv https://t.co/VHzkD6owyi" / Twitter (1) POLICE COMMISSIONERATE GAUTAM BUDDH NAGAR on Twitter: "ग्रेटर नोएडा शिव नादर यूनिवर्सिटी परिसर में छात्र द्वारा परिचित छात्रा को गोली मारने व बाद में खुद को भी गोली मारकर आत्महत्या करने की घटना के संबंध में @DCPGreaterNoida द्वारा दी गई बाइट। थाना-दादरी @Uppolice https://t.co/sgIvXYJWN3" / Twitter Noida Univ Murder-suicide: Accused Blames Cancer, Traumas & Ex-girlfriend's Affair Behind Incident in Viral Video - News18 Murder-suicide at Shiv Nadar university | Woman complained in March of harassment by accused, college counselled them: Police | Delhi News, The Indian Express Ex-girlfriend's affair, cancer, past traumas: Video of Greater Noida varsity suicide-murder case surfaces - India Today shiv nadar murder - Google Search Student murder: Shiv Nadar University among 5 named in FIR; it says took up the issue seriously, gave restraining order | Delhi News, The Indian Express Murder-suicide at Shiv Nadar university | Woman complained in March of harassment by accused, college counselled them: Police | Delhi News, The Indian Express Shiv Nadar University Murder and Suicide Case: Family said - will file a defamation case against those who defame our daughter - news7 noida

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Love triangles…a concept in existence for as long as love itself. But love triangles, unlike love, are controversial. They’re viewed as scandalous, calculated, and deceptive. Perhaps that is because we never hear of happy, successful love triangles. We hear of ones where jealousy, competition, ego and possessiveness take over, only to end in a tale of crime and disaster. This is the story of one such disastrous love triangle that kept India on its toes and destroyed three lives. This is the story of Neeraj Grover, Maria Susairaj, and Lt. Emile Jerome Mathew. Sources https://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-maria-susairaj-like-many-others-had-bad-taste-in-men/20111202.htm https://www.amazon.com/Death-Mumbai-Meenal-Baghel/dp/8184000650 https://cherieth.wordpress.com/2012/08/17/a-dangerous-tale-of-love-and-sex-which-eventually-lead-to-murder/ https://forensicgenesis.wordpress.com/2020/07/05/neeraj-grover-murder-case-indias-most-macabre-murder/ https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/you-madame-are-my-suspect-number-one/articleshow/16141521.cms https://www.outlookindia.com/national/behind-the-killer-minds-what-makes-a-killer--magazine-243512 https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/maria-murdered-grover-i-just-chopped-the-body-matthew/articleshow/15821635.cms https://www.ndtv.com/photos/news/in-pics-the-night-of-neeraj-grovers-murder-10827#photo-135088 http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/grover-murder-navy-officer-was-seeing-another-woman-while-dating-susairaj-say-police/317118/ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/i-am-innocent-says-maria/article2153118.ece https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/cover-story/bubbly-aur-babli/articleshow/68570863.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/maria-nailed-after-answering-call/articleshow/3094801.cms https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/neeraj-grover-sentence-maria-will-leave-jail-7-more-years-for-jerome-460115

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Imagine living in a beautiful, peaceful city in India. Life is going well. You have friends, a city you call home, you go to the movies on the weekends, maybe a family lunch date every now and then. Until, one day, you find the movie halls empty, people in their houses before sundown, terror in the eyes of every passerby, and fear in the hearts of thousands furious to lock their doors and windows before going to bed. This was what happened to the beautiful and peaceful city of Pune in 1976 because of a murderous rampage that did not seem to end. This is the story of the four men behind that horrifying murderous rampage. This is the story of the Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders. Sources https://web.archive.org/web/20110715150717/http://www.rahulchandawarkar.com/news/general/general03float.htm https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune-times/How-to-catch-a-serial-killer/articleshow/1283401768.cms https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/crime-stories/story/19770131-dashmi-nights-terror-poona-city-in-grip-of-panic-after-gruesome-murders-of-two-families-823566-2014-07-22 https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/5609ac0ee4b014971140de88 https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/know-your-city-joshi-abhyankar-serial-murders-fear-punes-8184128/ https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/joshi-abhyankar-killings-before-nirbhaya-case-4-convicts-were-last-hanged-in-a-day-in-1983-says-repo-2161621 https://www.youtube.com/live/JPfTLrEAdZM?feature=share https://www.nikwik.com/stories/crime/cs4/ https://www.legalbites.in/joshi-abhyankar-case-1976/ https://www.kavisht.com/post/the-joshi-abhyankar-serial-murders-4-dangerous-friends-turned-serial-killers-threatened-entire-pune https://www.rediff.com/news/1999/apr/29mohan.htm

“Don’t take candies from strangers.” How simple a teaching; how elegant. But how difficult for a child to resist a sugary delight; an alpenlibe or melody offered to you for free that to before dinner. Which 6 year old could say no? Had this lesson not been inscribed in our head, we too could’ve fallen for this scheme. If you now think how stupid some kids might be to fall prey to this modus operandi of kidnapping, keep in mind, you’re the same person that once upon a time believed in Santa Claus and tooth fairies. This is the story of the man that bitterly exploited the sweet tooth of children, this is the story of Delhi’s Ravinder Kumar. Ravinder Kumar: Story of a Monster Serial Killer Targeting Kids - Forensic Yard How two semi porn movies set Ravinder Kumar on path of depravity: Shocking details of abductions, rapes and murders in Delhi | Delhi News - Times of India Delhi: High on Drugs, Man Watched Porn, Then Walked Miles to Rape Children & Murder Them; Convicted Has this Indian man really killed 30 children? - BBC News The badlands of Delhi | Mint I targeted children, none of them hit back: Delhi serial rapist - The Hindu (5) NDTV Exclusive: Delhi rapist, serial killer, who targeted 15 children, shows no remorse - YouTube Rohini court convicts serial paedophile | Delhi News - Times of India Porn, child rape, murder, necrophilia: The making of Delhi's psychopathic killer - India Today Delhi: Man walked 40 km in search of children to rape, kill them; convicted - India Today Ravinder Kumar (serial killer) - Wikiwand Ravinder Kumar: A Story of Child Rapist and Killer who Indulged in Necrophilia with the Bodies ‘Ready to be hanged for my crimes’ - The Hindu Delhi: Man assaults and kills 30 children in 7 years, convicted Ravinder Kumar vs The State Nct Of Delhi And Anr on 11 May, 2023

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In last week’s episode, we covered the case of Adnan Syed and Hae Min Lee, a young couple madly in love until Hae disappears and Adnan is put under the scanner for her disappearance and subsequent murder. But I had left you with a lot of unanswered questions. Is Adnan guilty or not? For a lot of unsettling answers and even more unsettling questions, welcome back for Part 2 of the Murder of Hae Min Lee. Sources: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-maryland-serial-case/unreliable-phone-data-helped-convict-maryland-man-in-serial-case-expert-idUSKCN0VD2ST https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-cell-phone-evidence-in-adnan-syeds-case_b_9202422 https://www.biography.com/crime/adnan-syed-hae-min-lee-timeline-facts https://www.santafenewmexican.com/life/teen/the-mind-boggling-murder-of-hae-min-lee/article_0a26332e-d432-11ed-863d-6fe5395423a2.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11915793/What-Adnan-Syed-Hae-Min-Lee-murder-case.html https://www.oxygen.com/martinis-murder/why-did-jay-wilds-testimony-adnan-syed-convicted-timeline https://www.oxygen.com/martinis-murder/who-is-don-clinedinst-alibi-for-night-hae-min-lee-was-murdered-adnan-syed https://www.distractify.com/p/don-clinedinst-now-hae-min-lee https://theintercept.com/2014/12/29/exclusive-interview-jay-wilds-star-witness-adnan-syed-serial-case-pt-1/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-scoop-on-serial-making-sense-of-the-nisha-call-asias-letters-and-our-obsession https://www.hbo.com/the-case-against-adnan-syed https://open.spotify.com/show/5wMPFS9B5V7gg6hZ3UZ7hf?si=eFI3Dw_oSnGCuIt-rnQdAQ https://www.adnansyedwiki.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/vol2D-Joint-Record-Extract-E1286-1363-COA-20180921.pdf

You know that feeling of being young and experiencing your first love? Heightened emotions, the constant need to see them yet feeling your heart flutter when you do, that inability to go to sleep or eat, the hiding from your parents, the first touching of your hands, the first kiss, you get the picture. I know a lot of you listening will relate. There are few experiences as universal as your first love. But what happens when your first love disappears and suddenly, the world turns to look at you, wondering whether or not you could have possibly made them vanish? What happens when, then, your first love re-appears…but not alive anymore and suddenly, the world turns to look at you, wondering if you could be a cold blooded murderer? This is the story of one such young love story that captured the imagination of a nation. This is the story of Hae Min Lee and Adnan Syed. Sources: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-maryland-serial-case/unreliable-phone-data-helped-convict-maryland-man-in-serial-case-expert-idUSKCN0VD2ST https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-cell-phone-evidence-in-adnan-syeds-case_b_9202422 https://www.biography.com/crime/adnan-syed-hae-min-lee-timeline-facts https://www.santafenewmexican.com/life/teen/the-mind-boggling-murder-of-hae-min-lee/article_0a26332e-d432-11ed-863d-6fe5395423a2.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11915793/What-Adnan-Syed-Hae-Min-Lee-murder-case.html https://www.oxygen.com/martinis-murder/why-did-jay-wilds-testimony-adnan-syed-convicted-timeline https://www.oxygen.com/martinis-murder/who-is-don-clinedinst-alibi-for-night-hae-min-lee-was-murdered-adnan-syed https://www.distractify.com/p/don-clinedinst-now-hae-min-lee https://theintercept.com/2014/12/29/exclusive-interview-jay-wilds-star-witness-adnan-syed-serial-case-pt-1/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-scoop-on-serial-making-sense-of-the-nisha-call-asias-letters-and-our-obsession https://www.hbo.com/the-case-against-adnan-syed https://open.spotify.com/show/5wMPFS9B5V7gg6hZ3UZ7hf?si=eFI3Dw_oSnGCuIt-rnQdAQ https://www.adnansyedwiki.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/vol2D-Joint-Record-Extract-E1286-1363-COA-20180921.pdf

One cardiovascular aberration after another. Stroke after stroke. Heart attacks galore in the Thomas household. 1 anomaly is understandable. But 4, that’s a bit much. Especially when the patients are in their 40s and 50s. And then appears out of thin air, a will, that allegedly of Tom Thomas. Almost as if it was conjured by someone who would benefit from it. Rojo Thomas believed that that ‘someone’ was none other than the newly appointed matriarch of the Thomas household – Jolly Amma Joseph. But why would Jolly, a beloved member of the pink poonamattam palace be involved in this charade? Was this a plot against her? Or, was everything a plot by her long before anyone even laid a suspicious eye on her? Welcome back, to part 2 of the jarring story of Jolly Joseph.

What’s in a name? Astrologers would argue 2 syllables might entail your entire destiny, such is the power of a name. But what if your life is the exact opposite of what your name suggests. Our protagonist today bears such a name. Her name is Jolly. Jolly Joseph. One of her neighbors went on record to say “Jolly seemed like the perfect woman to us.” If you didn’t know any more about this, you’d assume that praising a person in a true crime podcast implies that they are the victim, or soon to be victim. Here you have a pretty girl, everyone loves her, and her name means. But I urge you to keep aside your preconceived notions for this episode. This is the story that till date shakes Kerelaites to their core; this is the story of Jolly Amma Joseph. Desi Crime BBC Feature: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-65134376

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Did you know woman is raped every 16 minutes in India? That adds up to 90 rapes a day, 630 rapes in a week and 2,700 rapes in a month. These are the official government figures from the year 2019. But most of these rapes never make it to the front page of your newspapers or the screens of your TV; they get lost among thousand other news pieces. But occasionally comes across a case that shocks a country to its core; a case that brings millions to the street in a fight for justice. In 2012, we all heard of a rape like that. This is the story of how India’s daughter was raped in the country’s capital and left to die; this is the story of Jyoti Singh. Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/04/world/asia/murder-charges-filed-against-5-men-in-india-gang-rape.html https://www.india.com/news/india/nirbhaya-gangrape-case-juvenile-convict-mohammad-afroz-was-working-as-cook-with-different-identity-2103108/ https://archive.nytimes.com/india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/18/outrage-in-delhi-after-latest-gang-rape-case/ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/delhi-gang-rape-chronology-of-events/article11862316.ece https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-51969961 https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/delhi-gangrape-main-accused-ram-singh-found-hanging/article4496333.ece https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21737748 https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bbc-airs-nirbhaya-documentary-indias-daughter-in-uk-744394 https://www.firstpost.com/india/delhi-gangrape-victim-regains-consciousness-next-48-hours-critical-561535.html https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/rape-survivor-airlift-was-govt-not-medical-decision/article4246109.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20121231003459/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Delhi-gang-rape-victim-writes-on-a-piece-of-paper-Mother-I-want-to-live/Article1-976798.aspx https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.9ab7d111-a385-2567-e270-5f742966c264?autoplay=0&ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb

Every film industry seems to have a dark underbelly. It seems to have countless unexplained murders, mysterious disappearances and ties to high profile criminal activity. Bollywood is the same way. From Sri Devi to Jia Khan, from Pratyusha Banerjee to Raj Kiran, crime seems to seep through our industry, leaving behind death and devastation. This is the story of one such crime that shook Bollywood, the story of a family, massacred. This is the story of Laila Khan. Sources https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/laila-khan-murder-a-family-vacation-that-turned-tragic/article3627801.ece https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/laila-khan-murders-mother-of-all-mysteries/story-62kd79osXNTQzG4XVBbzQI.html https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/bollywood-actor-laila-khan-murder-mystery-solved-108184-2012-07-04 https://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/glam-sham/laila-khan-kidnapped-684 https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/tak-arrested-says-laila-family-may-have-escaped-in-dubai/ https://www.ndtv.com/video/news/news/pervez-tak-confesses-to-killing-laila-khan-5-family-members-police-238951 http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/laila-s-mother-woman-of-many-affairs-killed-first-tak-to-cops/972857/0 https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/laila-khan-case-actress-family-killed-with-iron-rods-after-bbq-party-492150 http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/laila-s-mother-woman-of-many-affairs-killed-first-tak-to-cops/972857/ https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/laila-khan-murder-trial-accused-wanted-to-push-sisters-into-prostitution-says-step-father/story-wOo9i4rYh5AHQx7e10cw9O.html https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/laila-khan-case-court-rejects-accuseds-plea-for-trial-before-same-judge-7359267/ https://youtu.be/nzyfee1qDfA https://news.abplive.com/news/india/watch-mystery-behind-murder-of-starlet-laila-khan-her-family-unfolded-587123 https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/cover-story/six-bodies-found-laila-case-closed/articleshow/16223780.cms https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/laila-khan-murder-case-court-commission-to-record-father-s-evidence/story-qskclqt389RbA2lmSVIREP.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2172518/Laila-Khan-Police-recover-skeletons-Indian-farmhouse-missing-Bollywood-star-family.html

Latifa was onboard a 100 ft yacht Nostromo. The ship had set sail from Muscat in Oman on February 24, 2018. The objective was to transport princess Latifa and her friend Tina to the shores of Goa, a coastal town in India. But although the seafaring voyage was meant to last a few weeks, Latifa’s journey had started long before; in fact decades before. This was merely the final leg of a lifelong plot to escape her fathers fangs. What was this ‘very very bad’ situation that Latifa had found herself in, and did Latifa manage to escape or did her father’s clasp finally catch up with her. Find out, in part 2 of Latifa: The Missing Princess of Dubai. Exclusive YouTube episode, Chamari Liyanage: https://youtu.be/hk0-FuqgRNI Latifa Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN7OEFyNUkQ Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBrgzG_SGU0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVkCtJGVnpM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kb6Ne21Xa8 https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/dubai-rulers-daughter-sheikha-latifa-used-car-dinghy-rode-jet-ski-in-failed-escape-2191012 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56085734 https://freelatifa.com/latifas-escape/ https://freelatifa.com/proof/ https://freelatifa.com/about-latiifa/ https://freelatifa.com/evidence/ https://freelatifa.com/about-shamsa/ https://freelatifa.com/gallery/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/20/world/middleeast/dubai-princess-alive.html https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3168182/what-happened-dubais-runaway-princess-sheikha-latifa-uae https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/07/08/princess-latifa-what-we-know-fbis-role-her-capture/7889659002/ https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/princess-latifa-dubai-jail-villa-uae-ruler-7193428/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56085369 https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uae-princess-latifa-lawsuit-dubai-emir-interpol-head https://www.thedailybeast.com/dubai-tricked-the-fbi-into-finding-runaway-princess-latifa-report-says https://ia600105.us.archive.org/16/items/FreeLatifa/latifa_1_31375892_2084819728470139_9001930614064021504_n.jpg https://player.fm/series/series-1789846/the-plight-of-princess-latifa-427 https://web.archive.org/web/20180410073805/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/former-spy-wants-fbi-to-investigate-raid-to-snatch-dubai-princess/19302176 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/28/world/middleeast/human-rights-robinson-dubai-princess.html https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/dubais-latifa-is-free-travel-statement-issued-through-lawyers-says-2021-06-23/ https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mystery-drama-on-the-high-seas-a-princess--a-spy-and-an-escape-plan-gone-wrong-19236158

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This is the story of Dubai’s missing royal; this is the story of Princess Latifa. The best way to break a spell of awkward silence with your friends, is to ask this simple question: what would you give up for a billion dollars? That’s billion with a ‘b’. And this question takes many forms: would you give up your arms, or your legs, or vision or your relationship, and the toughest of them all, would you give up your dog for a billion dollars? This is a simple rhetorical tool to instill thoughtful humorous banter with your buddies, but what happens when a rhetorical tool is no longer a game? What happens when this question becomes a very real dilemma in somebody’s life? A princess in Dubai faced this dilemma. Not posed by her friends, but by her very life’s circumstances. The question was: would you give up your freedom for a billion dollars? Exclusive YouTube episode, Chamari Liyanage: https://youtu.be/hk0-FuqgRNI Latifa Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN7OEFyNUkQ Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBrgzG_SGU0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVkCtJGVnpM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kb6Ne21Xa8 https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/dubai-rulers-daughter-sheikha-latifa-used-car-dinghy-rode-jet-ski-in-failed-escape-2191012 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56085734 https://freelatifa.com/latifas-escape/ https://freelatifa.com/proof/ https://freelatifa.com/about-latiifa/ https://freelatifa.com/evidence/ https://freelatifa.com/about-shamsa/ https://freelatifa.com/gallery/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/20/world/middleeast/dubai-princess-alive.html https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3168182/what-happened-dubais-runaway-princess-sheikha-latifa-uae https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/07/08/princess-latifa-what-we-know-fbis-role-her-capture/7889659002/ https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/princess-latifa-dubai-jail-villa-uae-ruler-7193428/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56085369 https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uae-princess-latifa-lawsuit-dubai-emir-interpol-head https://www.thedailybeast.com/dubai-tricked-the-fbi-into-finding-runaway-princess-latifa-report-says https://ia600105.us.archive.org/16/items/FreeLatifa/latifa_1_31375892_2084819728470139_9001930614064021504_n.jpg https://player.fm/series/series-1789846/the-plight-of-princess-latifa-427 https://web.archive.org/web/20180410073805/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/former-spy-wants-fbi-to-investigate-raid-to-snatch-dubai-princess/19302176 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/28/world/middleeast/human-rights-robinson-dubai-princess.html https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/dubais-latifa-is-free-travel-statement-issued-through-lawyers-says-2021-06-23/

To watch this video, go to Desi Crime's YouTube channel: link to video https://youtu.be/hk0-FuqgRNI Murder cases on Desi Crime usually have a clear perpetrator and a clear victim. But sometimes crimes are not so cut-and-dry. Some cases can flip our perceptions of what is wrong and what is right; what is good and what is evil. The story of Chamari Liyanage dabbles in that gray-area. It's a story of a woman; abused, tormented, and emotionally tortured until one day … she snaps. But the strange part is, she doesn't quite remember how it happened.

In Part I of the Sheena Bora Murder, we told you the story of a seemingly broken family the wounds of which had led to murder. A famous Mumbai police cop had received a tip of a missing woman, a body had been buried and the name of a murderer had emerged. We had successfully covered the who-dun-it part of this mystery. Today, we’re covering the why-dun-it. Welcome to part II of the Sheena Bora Murder. Sources: https://www.amazon.com/Sheena-Bora-Case-MANISH-PACHOULY/dp/9351941418 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/revealed-sheena-boras-emails-before-and-after-death/articleshow/49909859.cms https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/jan/27/sheena-bora-was-strangulated-to-death-says-aiims-forensic-expert-2095251.html https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sheena-bora-murder-case-a-timeline-of-twists-and-turns-101652863077359.html https://youtu.be/L4slXi4SHEU https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/indrani-mukerjea-walks-out-of-jail-says-forgiven-all/articleshow/91699592.cms https://youtu.be/E6U5EcENnng https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/peter-mukerjea-released-from-jail-after-four-years/articleshow/74737236.cms?from=mdr https://www.indiatoday.in/crime/story/sheena-bora-murder-case-mikhail-bora-testifies-against-indrani-says-she-blackmailed-him-1295270-2018-07-24

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A commonality across all families is struggle, hard times, broken relationships, and dirty laundry we keep to ourselves. Regardless, we love our families. Whether it’s those horrible teenage years where you can’t stop arguing with your parents or whether you were blessed with a sibling completely your opposite or whether your mother hates her mother-in-law, these problems are common and universal across time and culture. But some families have secrets deeper and darker than these. Some families have secrets that leave lives destroyed. Families that give credence to the saying, “with a family like this, who needs enemies?”. This is the story of one such family- the Bora family. This is the Sheena Bora murder case. Sources: Audio Taken from Indian Express: This is publicly available information used under FAIR USE. According to the CBI, “All the tapes being played on certain channels on the Sheena Bora murder case have been taken into account during the CBI investigation." https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/peak-mango-season-of-2012-helped-discover-sheenas-body/articleshow/48746947.cms https://www.india.com/news/india/sheena-bora-case-meet-inspector-dinesh-kadam-who-unlocked-the-mystery-and-nab-indrani-mukerjea-sanjeev-khanna-and-shyam-rai-526422/ https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/planted-tight-slap-on-sanjay-dutt-face-cried-like-a-child-rakesh-maria-1993-bomb-blast-case-7966656/ https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rakesh-maria-mumbai-police-commissioner-transfer-sheena-bora-murder-case-new-book-revelations-1647368-2020-02-17 https://www.ndtv.com/mumbai-news/indrani-foiled-familys-attempts-to-file-missing-complaint-for-sheena-1211478 https://www.rediff.com/news/report/the-cbi-story-how-and-why-sheena-bora-was-killed/20151121.htm https://youtu.be/L4slXi4SHEU https://youtu.be/3NO1LdqCBUc https://www.amazon.in/Sheena-Bora-Case-Manish-Pachouly/dp/9351941418 https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/heres-what-we-know-about-the-whos-who-in-the-sheena-bora-murde_n_8047866 https://web.archive.org/web/20150830012317/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sheena-bora-killed-in-mumbai-bylane-strangled-soon-after-pick-up/article1-1385629.aspx

22 year old Nadia Malik is nowhere to be found. All we know is that her partner Bhupinder Singh picked her up in a Black Nissan Altima around February 6th. She got in probably thinking it’s a car ride that will last a few minutes. But minutes turned into hours, hours turned into days, and the days turned into a week. But Nadia was nowhere to be seen. An unsuspecting sedan turned into a car ride that would never end. Welcome back to part 2 of the unsolved case of Nadia Malik. Nadia's Facebook Page Sources: https://www.delcotimes.com/2014/02/15/police-investigate-disappearance-of-delaware-county-woman/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140312023443mp_/http:/www.delcotimes.com/general-news/20140221/philadelphia-medical-examiner-cause-of-nadia-maliks-death-is-pending-further-testing https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6388937/Philadelphia-family-Nadia-Malik-wins-10M-suit-against-boyfriend-Bhupinder-Singh-death.html https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/nadia-malik-west-philadelphia-death-five-years-later-mystery-20190222.html https://temple-news.com/body-missing-student-found-car/ https://www.dailylocal.com/2014/03/10/family-of-nadia-malik-searches-for-answers/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHF3ARXIeIY&t=767s

Welcome to Chai and Chithi, a segment where we take fan stories mailed in to us, as well as share some of our more personal ghastly experiences. Nadia Malik Pt.2 will be out next week as we contact the family to retrieve more details, texts and tapes. Stay tuned! Mail in your spooky, crime or desi stories to [email protected]

A murder involves a murderer, the murdered, a murder weapon and more often than not, a motive. This template is true for most cases covered on our podcast, and on any true crime podcast for that matter. But where there is a rule, there is an exception. The case we have for you today is one such exception. This case has a murder, but no murder weapon, no motive, and no murderer. This is the story of a 22 year old girl that shook the city of Philadelphia, this is the story of Nadia Malik. Desi Crime Instagram Desi Crime Twitter Desi Crime YouTube for more, visit www.desicrime.com Audio Recording Source: Crime Junkies | Nadia Malik

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When in 1999, the body of a beautiful 34 year old model and celebrity bartender was found lying on the floor of the fancy Tamarind Court restaurant in Mehrauli in New Delhi, with a clear bullet wound to her head, her family and the cops thought this was an open and shut case. This was a party of 300 some people, after all. Someone has to have seen someone, someone will come forward. There should’ve been no dearth of evidence in the case at all. And 7 years after the crime, the verdict was out. The Times of India printed the verdict on the front page of their February 22’ 2006 paper. “No one killed Jessica”. This is the story of that night in 1999 when Jessica Lal was killed, yet somehow nobody killed her. This is the story of Jessica Lal.

Any “Travel to Australia” advertisement on television displays stills of the Great Barrier Reef and pearl white beaches. Volleyball, tank tops, scantily clothed and sizzlingly tanned bodies can be found frolicking around. But on 22nd October 2018, a body was found in one such Australian beach. The difference was, this wasn’t a tanned person frolicking around. In fact, this body did not appear to move at all. This is the story of the day that redefined the 'beach' for residents of Queensland, Australia; this is the story of Toyah Cordingley. Follow us on Instagram : @desicrime Follow us on Twitter : @desicrime PLEASE become a Patron Clips From Murder in Paradise, 60 Minutes Australia (5:18 - 5:57)

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Every now and then, in this country of a booming billion, a crime occurs that captures the attention of the nation. Every now and then, one crime is what everyone can talk about – from conversations over the 2 rupee tea at the roadside chai wala to conversations over a sugar infused diabetes inducing drink at starbucks: one story cuts across caste, class, and creed. In 2021, that story was the Madanapalle Double Murder, and 2022 just found its story as well. This is the story of what went down, allegedly, in a small apartment in Mehrauli’s Chatarpur area; this is the story of Shraddha Walkar and Aftab Amin Poonawala.

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On the 31st of December 2020, the world was coming together to celebrate the end of what had been an incredibly hard year for everyone around the world. The pandemic had left families in shambles and communities in mourning. But the end of the year almost signified a new beginning, a fresh start and a hope for a better future for everyone, including the Kukrejas. Little did they all know, New Years of 2020 would become the night that changed their lives, the last night they would ever be the same family again. This is the story of that family, this is the story of 19 year old Jhanvi Kukreja.

We promised you this segment months ago, and we're marking our 60th episode with the fulfillment of that promise -- welcome to Chai and Chithi, a segment where we take fan stories mailed in to us, as well as share some of our more personal ghastly experiences. Mail in your spooky, crime or desi stories to [email protected] Desi Crime YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnbfV0YvrxWMq3h0hmo13Jg Website: www.desicrime.com

So far, we’ve told you the story of a seemingly loving and happy couple, Nancy and Amarjit, with two babies, living in a house in London. Until all 5 members of the family, 3 of whom are adults, just vanish like they never existed. Everyone said it seemed like the family had voluntarily left. Until Onkar Verma, Nancy’s brother, decided to go on a wild hunt for his family because he knew something was wrong. Onkar’s hunt, though, seemed to only be leading to more questions than answers. But we’ll give you the answers too— and for that, welcome back to the second part of the Disappearance of the Chohan Family. YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCnbfV0YvrxWMq3h0hmo13Jg

We’ve all heard crazy cases of disappearances. Oftentimes, young women disappear, like Sneha Phillip or young children disappear like Geeta and Sanjay Chopra at the hands of Ranga and Billa. Unfortunately, disappearances aren’t uncommon. What is uncommon is for an entire family to vanish into thin air, leaving behind no trace at all. What happens when 3 generations of a family all disappear as if they never existed? The answer: Scotland Yard spirals into one of the most complex manhunts in UK history, travelling to 4 countries and collecting 4000 documents to solve a case that drove the world insane. This is the story of that manhunt, this is the story of the disappearance of the Chohan family.

Disturbing memories, scrawled in cursive books meant for kindergarteners: "My mother made my sister strip in the bathroom... My mother thinks I am impotent. She wanted to see me develop a relationship. This is why she used to send a maid servant to my room to excite me." The inscriptions, incongruous with the whimsical books in which they were found. The mother in question is Aarati De, and everything that's happened over the course of decades at house number 3 on Robinson Street can be traced back to her. What seemed on the surface to be a psychopath on the loose morphs into a far more complicated web. Who killed Debjani, where is Aarati, and what happened to Partho? Welcome to part two of the Kolkata House of Murders. Desi Crime YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnbfV0YvrxWMq3h0hmo13Jg www.desicrime.com

DESI CRIME YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnbfV0YvrxWMq3h0hmo13Jg VIDEOS DROP OCT 5TH You’ve heard us on Spotify and you’ve heard us on Gaana. But you’ve just heard us, our voices, for 2 years now, for over 50 episodes. And now it’s finally time to change that. It’s time to put a face to our voices. It’s time that we bring you India’s favorite true crime podcast on India’s favorite platform. Welcome to The Desi Crime YouTube Channel. With new episodes every Wednesday starting October 5th, we’re bringing you a new way to binge the most mind-bending desi crime stories. You’re in for a crazy ride. So go be a loyal desi crew member, subscribe to the desi crime youtube channel, turn on your bell notifications, and get ready to like, share and comment, starting October 5th. Until then, stay safe, stay crazy, stay Desi

Countless true crime stories begin with a family. More specifically, a family gone awry -- hate, jealousy, and vengeance seeping in and tearing apart the bonds of blood. But this story is different. This isn't the case of a family that doesn't love one another; this is the case of a family that loves one another far too much. What does that mean? This is the story where you find out. It's a story weaving together suicide, murder, incest, and cannibalism, all into one unbelievable plot. This is the story of Kolkata's House of Horror. Link To Award: https://community.hubhopper.com/best-documentary-news Link to Desi Crime YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnbfV0YvrxWMq3h0hmo13Jg

The case that we have for you today is as much about the crime as what happened next, about death as much as life. It is about morality as much as ethics, as much about the society we seek to create as much as the punishment it doles out to those who threaten it. This case will come to be discussed by generations of Indian law students. It is the story of a 25-year-old nurse just seeking to make a difference, help those in need, and live a normal, happy life. And then, on the night of 27th November 1973, the actions of one man changed this woman’s life forever and pushed her into a 42-year-long nightmare. This is the story of a case that moved India and moved the world. This is the story of Aruna Shanbaug.

Today's episode comes all the way from Nepal, where a young girl had big dreams like any other. Her doting family moved across cities and states, all for the sake of their daughter’s promising future, until that young girl got a phone call that changed her life forever. Soon after, her parents got a phone call too -- a call that shattered the life they had built and all the happiness within it. This is the story of that young girl. This is the story of Khyati Shreshtha.

‘How I’m looking? Beautiful, sexy, or hot?’ One could have easily mistaken these words to be uttered by a Kim Kardashian, a Kendal Jenner or some other young woman on Instagram seeking fame, if only it was not for the broken English. The broken English, how I’m looking, not how am I looking, hides a story much deeper and significant than an appeal for likes on social media. The minor grammatical difference underscores a world altogether different than the one of tiktok stars. These words, as salacious and incorrectly framed as they maybe, mark a struggle if one chooses to read between the lines. These were the very words that gave a woman in Pakistan a new, a life she had always desired. But the very same words were also responsible for snatching away her life from her. This is the story of that woman from Pakistan who simply yearned for a better life; this is the story of Qandeel Baloch.

When we cover these cases, the ones that hit the hardest are those with the clearest injustice: deep-rooted, disturbing, and plain to see. Cases where the very ones tasked with righting injustice — our parents, our schools, our police — are the ones who perpetrate it. It makes all of our blood boil to hear of lives destroyed, families torn apart, futures snatched over trivialities. If you feel this way too, this case is your worst nightmare come to life: a nightmare one 14-year-old girl had to live through 32 years ago. This is a case that shook India to its core. This is the story of Ruchika Girhotra.