Welted Marigold | Desi Crime & Indian True Crime Stories

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Welted Marigold, Ambica shares the chilling true story of the Milkshake Murder case out of Maharashtra, India.  Arya Ballawar, a microbiology student, utilized her education not for a career, but as a silent weapon against her own father, veteran police officer Jayant Ballawar. Desperate to choose her own life and secure a coveted government position through a &...

Send us Fan Mail Beneath the surface of the peaceful city of Guwahati, a dark and twisted plot was unfolding. Bandana Kalita , a well-known fitness coach, appeared to be the picture of discipline and success. But behind her professional facade lay a ruthless architect of murder. In 2022, Bandana reported her husband, Amarjyoti Dey , and mother-in-law, Shankari Dey , missing. For months, she played...

Send us Fan Mail On October 6, 2025, a quiet night in Gandhi Vihar, New Delhi, was shattered by a massive explosion. What at first appeared to be a tragic AC accident turned out to be one of the most calculated murder plots in recent Indian history. Meet Amrita Chauhan, a forensic science student who used her expertise not to solve crimes, but to cover up her own. Driven by a toxic cycle of love,...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to **Welted Marigold**. I’m your storyteller, Ambica, and today we dive into one of the most chilling cases of cold-blooded ambition in modern India. In the sweltering heat of Chandrapur, a veteran Head Constable named Jayant Palavar collapses. The cause? A sudden cardiac arrest. His 19-year-old daughter, Arya, is a wreck—screaming in the hospital, the picture of a de...

Send us Fan Mail In every Indian household, there is a sacred ritual: the morning chai, the breakfast served with love, and the ashirwad (blessing) taken before stepping out into the world. We are taught that home is the one place where the world cannot hurt us. But what happens when the very person meant to protect you becomes your greatest threat? Tonight on Welted Marigold , host Ambica Uppal d...

Send us Fan Mail "The latency in the human interface is too high. I’m returning to the source code to debug the primary conflict." On March 4, 2026, in the quiet neighborhood of Moradabad, India, a chilling crime occurred that would baffle forensic psychologists and the global tech community alike. Hardik Sharma, an IIT graduate and brilliant Google software engineer, committed the unthi...

Send us Fan Mail Imagine being trapped in your car, sinking into freezing black water, while 80 police officers and rescue workers stand on the shore and watch you die for 90 minutes. In this episode of **Welted Marigold**, storyteller Ambica Uppal covers the heartbreaking and infuriating case of Yuvraj Ma. A 27-year-old software engineer driving home to his father in Noida Sector 150, Yuvraj fell...

Send us Fan Mail When a Stalker Attempts the "Perfect Murder": A Deep Dive into the Sharmila DK Case. Bengaluru, a tech city known for its safety, was shaken when software engineer Sharmila DK was found in her charred apartment in Ramamurthy Nagar. What first appeared to be a tragic electrical fire turned out to be a sinister, cold-blooded execution. In this chilling episode of Welted Ma...

Send us Fan Mail In this chilling episode of Welted Marigold , storyteller Aika explores one of the most haunting and modern tragedies of the digital age: the case of Hardik and Himshika Sharma. Born just three minutes apart in the "Brass City" of Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, the Sharma twins represented the pinnacle of middle-class success. Hardik was a brilliant IIT graduate and Google so...

Send us Fan Mail The Content: The Jhanvi Kukreja murder case , which sent shockwaves through Mumbai on New Year’s Eve 2021, reached a major legal milestone in January 2026 . A Mumbai Sessions Court convicted Shree Jogdhankar , sentencing him to life imprisonment for the brutal assault of the 19-year-old at Bhagwati Heights in Khar. While co-accused Diya Padalkar was acquitted due to a lack of &quo...

Send us Fan Mail The night of December 31, 2020, was supposed to be a celebration of new beginnings. But for 19-year-old psychology student Jhanvi Kukreja, it became a nightmare at a high-rise in Khar, Mumbai. Found with 48 injuries at the base of a stairwell, her death sparked a five-year legal battle that gripped the nation. In this episode, we break down the long-awaited 2026 verdict. We explor...

Send us Fan Mail On the eve of September 11, 2001, Dr. Sneha Philip was caught on a department store security camera. It was the last time she was ever seen alive. Was she a hero who perished at Ground Zero while saving lives, or did she use the chaos of that tragic morning to disappear forever? In this episode of Welted Marigold, we dive deep into one of the most haunting disappearances in modern...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Sneha Anne Philip was a talented 31-year-old physician living in Lower Manhattan. On the evening of September 10, 2001, she was captured on CCTV shopping at a nearby department store. She was never seen again. The next morning, the world changed forever. As the World Trade Center towers fell just blocks from her apartment, Sneha disappeared into the smoke and chaos. Was she a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Weltered Marigold, storyteller Ambica reveals the chilling true story of Room 203. What began as a routine hotel check-in on 12th Cross Road, Indiranagar, ended in a tragedy that would haunt Bengaluru for years. The Case of Maya Gokai & Arav Hanoi On November 23, 2024, 19-year-old student counselor Maya Gokai and 21-year-old Arav Hanoi checked into the Royal...

Send us Fan Mail Desi Crime. Desi True Crime. True Crime India. On the surface, Jessica and Mitesh Patel were a successful power couple running a local pharmacy in Middlesbrough. But in May 2018, a staged burglary revealed a dark web of secrets. How did an iPhone health app and a quest for a new life in Australia lead to a cold-blooded murder? We dive into the digital forensics and the "honou...

Send us Fan Mail Desi Crime. True Crime India. 12 seconds. That’s all it took to record the moment trust was poisoned. In this episode of Welted Marigold , we dive into one of India’s most chilling cases of premeditated murder: the death of 23-year-old Sharon Raj. What started as a "Bollywood-style" romance in Kerala ended in a "rarest of rare" tragedy orchestrated by Greeshma,...

Send us Fan Mail This episode of Welted Marigold explores the chilling Nepal Royal Massacre , a case that remains the "biggest mystery" in South Asian history. As an Indian True Crime/ Desi Crime podcast , we bring you deep dives into the most notorious stories from India, Pakistan, Nepal, and beyond. In this episode of Welted Marigold , we step inside the walls of the Narayanhiti Palace...

Send us Fan Mail This episode of Welted Marigold explores the chilling Bengaluru, India true crime case of Dr. Kruthika Reddy. As a Desi Crime podcast/ Indian True Crime Podcast , we bring you deep dives into the most mysterious and dark stories from across South Asia , including India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh. In this episode, we discuss: • The "Fairytale" wedding and the hidden...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Weltered Marold, Ambika tells the chilling story of Mainak Sarkar. Mainak was a smart PhD student from West Bengal, India. He went to top schools like IIT Kharagpur and Stanford. But inside, he was hiding a dark secret. On a quiet morning, a "kill list" became real. This video looks into the tragic deaths of Ashley Hasti and Professor William Klug. We...

Send us Fan Mail She was a medical student who stabbed her boyfriend with a bread knife. People were very angry because the judge said she was "too clever" for prison. Can you be too smart for prison? In this episode, we talk about the case of Lavinia Woodward. She was a bright medical student at Oxford University. In 2016, a fight with her boyfriend turned violent. She stabbed him with...

Send us Fan Mail Politics. Power. A clay oven. In this episode of Welted Marigold , we re-examine the case that haunted the streets of New Delhi and changed the landscape of Indian criminal justice forever: The Naina Sahni "Tandoor Murder." When a police officer noticed smoke rising from a restaurant roof in 1995, he stumbled upon a crime so gruesome it felt like a horror movie. But for...

Send us Fan Mail In 1999, a young model was shot dead in a crowded South Delhi bar for refusing a drink to the son of a powerful politician. Despite dozens of elite eyewitnesses, the verdict years later was shocking: "No One Killed Jessica." In this episode of Welted Marigold, we deconstruct the Jessica Lal murder case, a landmark moment in Indian legal history. We explore how Manu Sharm...

Send us Fan Mail In November 2024, the tech world was shaken by the sudden death of Suchir Balaji, a brilliant 26-year-old researcher who was instrumental in the creation of ChatGPT. Just one month prior, Balaji had stepped into the spotlight as a high-profile OpenAI whistleblower, alleging that the company’s data practices violated U.S. copyright law and harmed society. While authorities in San F...

Send us Fan Mail “Imagine your entire life is a battlefield—not between countries, but inside your own home." Welcome to Welted Marigold, where we unravel dark and mysterious stories from South Asia and beyond. Tonight, your storyteller Ambaka brings you the tragic, pivotal story of Shafilea Ahmed—a girl who dreamed of freedom but was betrayed by the very people meant to protect her. Shafilea...

Send us Fan Mail In the This episode of Welted Marigold, we journey to Mumbai, India, to uncover one of the most chilling and baffling cold cases in recent history. This is the story of Snehal Gaware, a 21-year-old engineering student whose life was cut short in a crime so intimate and terrifying that it left an entire nation in shock. Imagine the horror of searching for your missing daughter for...