The Cryptic Curry

When the snow starts to cave you in, what happens? Let's find out! Sources: Criminal Case Archive No. 659. (1959). Delo o gibeli turistov v rayone gory Kholat-Syakhl [Case regarding the death of tourists in the area of Mount Kholat Syakhl] . State Archive of the Sverdlovsk Region (GASO), Fund R-1, Inv. 2, File 659. Sverdlovsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office (Supervised by Prosecutor Vasily Tempalov a...

Is it a weapon used by a different country or is it just people having weird frequency waves in their brain? Sources: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). (2022, January 20). Interim Assessment on Anomalous Health Incidents (AHIs): Analysis of Foreign Adversary Involvement . CIA Directorate of Operations. Department of Defense (DoD) & Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate (JNLWD). (2020). Counter...

A web of digital deception leading to a chilling discover, come and find out more in the episode! Sources: High Court of Kerala. (2022, October 21). Muhammed Shafi @ Rasheed & Ors. v. State of Kerala (Crl. Rev. Pet. No. 719 of 2022; 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 545). Indian Kanoon. https://indiankanoon.org/doc/130377828/ High Court of Kerala. (2024, March 13). Laila Bhagaval Singh v. State of Kerala (Ba...

What happened in 8 minutes at a school so prestigious that everything changed for parents in India? Come and find out. Sources: Central Bureau of Investigation. (2017, September 22). Case No. RC 8(S)/2017/SC-III/New Delhi: Re-registration of FIR No. 250/2017 (Sections 302/34 IPC, Section 25 Arms Act, Section 75 JJ Act, Section 12 POCSO Act) . CBI Special Crime Branch III. Central Forensic Science...

Mysterious deaths--was it something in the food? We will never know. All the sources could not be included. Sources: Defence Research and Development Establishment (DRDE–DRDO), Gwalior. (2025). Biological & Foodstuff Toxicity Profiling Report: Analysis of Sattu and Maize Samples from Badhal Household Clusters . Ministry of Defence, Government of India. Down To Earth. (2025, January 24). Myster...

Can you trust everyone you meet? Can you trust the very kind face, only to realize you can never do it? Come and find out what happens when a beautician's ambition destroys a family. Sources: First Additional Sessions Judge, Indore. (2013, December 13). State of Madhya Pradesh v. Manoj, Rahul @ Govind & Neha Verma (Sessions Trial No. 536/2011, Presided by D. N. Mishra). Indore District & S...

How did the dead get to the lake? What killed them and left them there for years? This is the story of the Lake of the Dead: The Roopkund. Sources: Nature Communications (August 20, 2019). Ancient DNA from the skeletons of Roopkund Lake reveals Mediterranean migrants in India. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-11357-9 National Geographic (August 20, 2019). DNA study deepens mystery of lak...

One of the most cryptic and disturbing cases of India, come and find out the details of the case of Arushi Talwar. Sources: CBI Closure Report (2010). Case No. RC-S1/2008-SCR-III. https://www.cbi.gov.in/ Allahabad High Court Judgment (October 12, 2017). Rajesh Talwar and Anr. vs State of U.P. https://indiankanoon.org/doc/135064436/ The Times of India (October 13, 2017). Aarushi-Hemraj murder: Why...

It's 2006, and bodies are piling up in Mumbai, but something strange about them is an empty beer bottle next to them--this is the case of the Beer Man. Sources: Ravindra Kantrole. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/hc-acquits-beer-man-suspect-kantrole/articleshow/5034151.cms NDTV News (September 18, 2009). The Beer Man Case: A timeline of the investigation and acquittal. https://www.n...

A case that defies logic and forensics: the Burari deaths. Sources: The Delhi Police Final Report (2018/2019). The Burari Deaths Case File. The Times of India (July 3, 2018). Burari deaths: 11 diaries, 11 years, 11 souls. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/burari-deaths-11-diaries-11-years-11-souls/articleshow/64835634.cms NDTV News (July 11, 2018). CCTV Footage reveals family's last m...

Imagine living in the shadows of the street lights, thinking you are safe until... you are not. This is the case of the Stoneman. Sources: The Times of India (Archive). The Stoneman: A look back at the serial killings that paralyzed Kolkata. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/the-stoneman-killings-30-years-on/articleshow/69645210.cms The Indian Express. Mumbai's own Stoneman: The 198...

An investigation with two contradictory theories, will the murder ever be solved? If you have any information about the case, please reach out to the Ramnagar Police Station +91 251-2860100 or call 100 for urgent emergencies. Sources: ThePrint (December 27, 2022). Murdered & stuffed into box bed at own home — Snehal Gavare case still unsolved 15 yrs on.34 https://theprint.in/judiciary/murdered...

A secret love against all odds... but for how long? Sources: CBI phone number to give relevant details: +91 9650394847 The Juggernaut (May 21, 2024). Why Rizwanur Rahman's Death Still Haunts Us. https://www.thejuggernaut.com/rizwanur-rahman-death-priyanka-todi-ashok-todi-lux The Times of India (November 5, 2007). 'Father cut me off from Rizwan'. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/fat...

The facade of a good daughter-in-law, how long does it last? Sources: Netflix show https://www.netflix.com/title/81564452 The Indian Express (Oct 16, 2019). Koodathayi deaths: How a 17-year-long charade of a loving wife, mother, and 'pious' woman ended. https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/jolly-joseph-koodathayi-deaths-kerala-serial-killer-6070753/ The News Minute (Oct 14, 2019). Deconstru...

A brutal crime and a mother's relentless 11-year fight for justice. This is the story of Scarlett Keeling. Website: https://rss.com/podcasts/the-cryptic-curry/ Sources: The Guardian (April 14, 2008). Scarlett's body 'had organs removed in India'. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/apr/14/india.ukcrime The Guardian (January 21, 2009). 'I can't let them get away with it'. https://www.theguardian...

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