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.  

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87. The Joshi-Abhyankar Murders - India

“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

86. The Toffee Serial Killer: Ravinder Kumar - India

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 desicrime@lostdebate.com

85. Chai & Chithi 10

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

84. The Murder of Hae Min Lee (Pt. 2) - Pakistan/USA

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

83. The Murder of Hae Min Lee - Pakistan/USA

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.

82. Not So Jolly Joseph (Pt.2) - India

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

81. Not So Jolly Joseph - India

80. Chai & Chithi 9

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

79. Nirbhaya: The Story of Jyoti Singh - India

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

78. The Brutal Murder of Laila Khan - India

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

77. Latifa: The Missing Princess (Pt.2) - UAE/India

76. Chai & Chithi 8

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/

75. Latifa: The Missing Princess - UAE/India

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.

EXCLUSIVE: The Tragic Life of Chamari Liyanage - Sri Lanka

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

74. The Sheena Bora Murder (Pt.2) - India

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