Crimes From The East

In 2016, a mysterious gang of cyber criminals carted off $81 million USD from Bangladesh Bank in Dhaka! It was no ordinary thievery & took nearly a year of infiltration & planning by these digital bandits. Listen up to a looong episode on this caper. Actual story starts around the 20 minute mark in case you wanna skip all our internet nostalgia talk. Bollywood Corner - Chakra, Kannum Kannum Kollai...

In 2011 Indian Courts ordered the secret vaults of the Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala to be opened & the wealth inventoried. What emerged was a treasure worth a whopping $22 BILLION USD! This was from just 1 of 6 secret chambers. Vault B remains unopened! Come hear about the history & myriad rumors about this fascinating Temple in South India. Source - https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/04/...

We explore some killer tales of wives murdering their husbands and cooking them into a curry. It happens a LOT! We talk about Zainab Bibi from Pakistan & Nagaratha from Singapore, Alex talks a bit about Omaima from the US & Katherine Knight from Australia. When these women got fed up they got cookin! Check out Heinous - https://open.spotify.com/show/2Mili7tbSbD3z4ZpqB9jVe Support Us: Patreon: http...

As usual it's a handy dandy collection of news clips you probably didn't even need in your life but now that you hear them you will question the direction human evolution might be taking.  We got tales of $8000 flip flops for sneaky cheaters, Horse Cars, potential new bovine God & resin condoms. Yikes. Support Us: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crimesfromtheeast/membership Buy me a Coffee: https...

Swanky new Trailer for this Podcast where you can hear us spill the Chai on True Crime & Strange Phenomenon from South Asia. Namaste! Website - www.crimesfromtheeast.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/crimesfromtheeast Email - crimesfromtheeast@gmail.com  

TW: Death of a minor On 8th Sept 2017, The Ryan International School in Gurugram India was the scene of a most gruesome & tragic death of a 7 year old child, Pradyuman Thakur. He was found outside the bathroom gasping for breath as he bled from injuries to his neck. Who had done this unthinkable crime & WHY? The truth was so bizarrely mundane it was truly unbelievable. Listen in to find out. #just...

Nearly 90 years ago India saw it's first case of Bioterrorism when an unscrupulous step brother tried not once but thrice to assassinate his younger brother Amarendra Chandra Pandey with the most unusual weapon of germs! Listen to this unique case that was featured in the 1935 edition of Time magazine. Bollywood Corner - Race, Raat Akeli Hai Support Us: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crimesfromt...

Pushkar Vaidya is the Head Scientist(Astrobiologist) at the Indian Astrobiology Research Foundation Institute in Mumbai, India. We chat about the building blocks of Life in Space & on Earth, our possible Origins, their plans to collect space dust & also general UFO talk like the ridicule UFOlogists face, Roswell, Phoenix lights & of course our mutual love of The X Files! IARF Website: https://iarf...

In 2009, 19 year old Khyati Shrestha received a call announcing her the lucky winner of a cash prize & a free vacation, she just had to come give an interview to claim it. She was never seen alive after that day. Listen to this tragic tale of greed, misdeeds & the devastating murder that left Nepal enraged & traumatized for decades. Bollywood corner: Lukamari, T3en, Ugly Support Us: Patreon: https...

Part 2 in the saga of a love triangle shot down by decorated Naval Commander Kawas Nanavati in 1959. We talk about the court case, verdict, retrial & the final ending to this tale of political intervention that seemed to swoop in every time & steal any chance of justice for the victim Prem Ahuja.  Bollywood Corner- The Verdict State Vs Nanavati, Ghazi Attack, URI Support Us: Patreon: https://www.p...

Part 1 of 2 on the Nanavati-Ahuja Murder case. Highly decorated Indian Naval Officer Kawas Nanavati shot & killed his wife Sylvia's lover Prem Ahuja one afternoon in 1959. The jury trial court case that followed was quite the sensation in India, the first trial by media of sorts & with an ending that left many questioning if Justice is truly blind.  Support Us: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cri...

On November 27 2019 at 6pm, 26 year old Disha parked her red scooter near a Toll Plaza. When she returned later that night, she was accosted by 4 men who had been watching her & waited to sexually assault her when she came back. Disha's murder lit a fire in India, the nation asked for justice with fervor. Was justice served? You decide. Support Us: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crimesfromtheeas...

In 2004 the German Handball team welcomed the newly formed Sri Lankan team to the quaint town of Wittislingen. After tanking the first friendly match, the visiting Sri Lankan Team went out for a pack of cigarettes and well..you know what happens next.. Our first Sporty but not really sporty story! Video to watch after: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-jU4YJ0X58 Support Us: Patreon: https://www.pa...

Covid brought out such inspirational quotes from some of India's brightest politicians! Also when you fly, don't waste space, carry some Gold wouldja? Listen to these shiny news stories in this episode. Support Us: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crimesfromtheeast/membership Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimesfromeast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crimesfromtheeast/ Email...

In 1952 passengers on the Indo Ceylon Express smelled a foul smell coming from a green steel trunk which contained horrifying remains..a headless male body! We cover the grisly murder of the philanderer Alavandar Chetty who made the grave mistake of pestering an Ex. Support Us: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crimesfromtheeast/membership Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimesfromeas...

With a uniquely desi premise of a Serpent's Curse, the Uthra murder case from Kollam, Kerala is not only a horrifying tale of loss but also the story of an idiot husband who thought he could fool the world with his superstition laden plan to murder his wife. Bollywood Corner: Sherni on Netflix, Pretentious movie review by Kannan & Biswa-Tum mere ho - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n7OWo4Sr6U Sup...

Take off your thinking cap and put on the dum dum one for this edition of Masala News where we discuss how important it is to welcome simian Schumachers & also a unique contest that will leave you scrunching your nose up. Support Us: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crimesfromtheeast/membership Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimesfromeast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crimes...

Members of the Thomas family started dropping dead with identical symptoms and under mysterious circumstances, one person was present for all the deaths - the loving, doting Joliyamma. Her cyanide laced web of murder didn't even spare the life of a 2 year old child. Support Us: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crimesfromtheeast/membership Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimesfromeas...

Indrani & Sheena go to dinner on April 24 2012 & Sheena is never seen again. Listen to the devious tale of how a Mother allegedly murdered her daughter for money. Part 2 of 2 on this sensational murder case from 2012. Mikhail clip - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E10oEAZJBpg Rahuls taped phonecalls with Indrani, Peter - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4slXi4SHEU Support Us: Patreon: https://www....

25 year old Sheena Bora was dealt a harsh hand in life when her heartless Mother Indrani Bora abandoned her kids and set off to make a life for herself. A reluctant reunion years later proved to be the beginning of the end for poor Sheena who wanted nothing more than love & respect from her own Mother. Part 1 of 2 on this sensational murder case from 2012. Source - https://www.amazon.com/Sheena-Bo...

Take a trip with us to explore the mysterious and deadly Sentinel Island in the Andamans. For thousands of years the tribes on this island have held out and refused almost all forms of contact with the outside world. Why? Do they even need us though? We discuss the many attempts of modern humans landing on this Pre-Neolithic landmass. Video of 1991 Expedition : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSwn...

In 1909 the last Zamindar of Bhawal(Dhaka, Bangladesh) died under mysterious circumstances. However, a decade later an ash covered sage arrived and people began to speculate about his real identity - was he the beloved Bhawal Prince back from the dead? Some comparison pictures - https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdfplus/10.1086/707150 Bollywood Corner - Ek je chhilo raja, Agantuk Support Us: P...

Move over Roswell! Enough with the American monopoly on UFO/UAP sightings! Come listen as we talk about some old & new cases from the Indian subcontinent. UFO's in India! PIA Pilot video - https://twitter.com/ask_not_why/status/1354411561507577856 Support Us: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crimesfromtheeast/membership Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimesfromeast Instagram: https:...

Alex & I discuss some nutty flyers who probably just wanted to play Halloween in the skies but got arrested instead. Also hear how an airline adeptly dealt with severe nuts allergies! Support Us: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crimesfromtheeast/membership Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimesfromeast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crimesfromtheeast/ Email us: crimesfromtheea...

Akku Yadav was a violent and relentless gangster who terrorized the Kasturba Nagar slum for 13 years with the blessing of local authorities. In 2004, people had suffered enough and an angry mob brought his life to a horrific end just like he did with so many innocent victims. Bollywood Corner : Badlapur, NH-10