Desi Crime Podcast

On the evening of June 20th 2020, Jayaraj and his son Fenix were taken into police custody for a very petty mistake. The cops kept them in for longer than they were authorised to and the next time the two men were seen, they were severely beaten up, their clothes were soaked in blood, they were unable to stand straight. To find out what happened to Jayaraj and Fenix within the confines of police c...

When children started going missing from the streets of Lahore, Pakistan in 1999, a letter arrives in the lap of Lahore Police. "I sexually assaulted 100 children before killing them" - this was the first line of the confessional statement of a man soon to be known as Pakistan's most notorious serial killer and one that sent Lahore Police on its largest ever manhunt. Who was this man? Did he reall...

When children started going missing from the streets of Lahore, Pakistan in 1999, a letter arrives in the lap of Lahore Police. "I sexually assaulted 100 children before killing them" - this was the first line of the confessional statement of a man soon to be known as Pakistan's most notorious serial killer and one that sent Lahore Police on its largest ever manhunt. Who was this man? Did he reall...

Gabbar Singh is the most popular villain in all of Bollywood. But did you know his character was inspired by an actual dacoit? Gabbar Singh Gujjar, born in 1926, was one of India’s most feared dacoits in the post-independence era. He murdered 31 people and his eccentricities involved a vow to chop the noses of a 116 people. From his early life, to his terrorizing reign and encounters with the poli...

Presenting to you, a segment of The Desi Crime Podcast- THUG LIFE! Thugs, dacoits, rebels and bandits make up a large chunk of colonial and post colonial India. Yet, their contribution to history and society is unheard of. Their stories of crimes, bloodlust and bravado are forgotten in the sands of time. We at The Desi Crime Podcast are here to tell you these stories to remind you of an era when T...

Delhi, the capital of India, is the city with the highest suicide rates in the world. But even a city like this is left shaken when all eleven members of the same, seemingly happy and wealthy family are found dead. What made this 'normal' family kill themselves? Was it really a suicide? Or was it murder? Can there be a third explanation? Tune in to see what Aishwarya and Aryaan have to say about t...

Hey, everyone! Welcome to The Desi Crime Podcast. On this podcast, we will cover true crime from all over South Asia - India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. Remember, crime isn't black and white, it can be brown too. Music credits : ghostfml