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Desi Crime Podcast — True Crime
Desi Crime Podcast

Desi Killers, Desi Kidnappers, Desi Criminals – find them here. Brought to you by Aryaan Misra and Aishwarya Singh, powered by Lost Debate. We are your one stop shop for all things Desi, and all things Crazy.
www.desicrime.com
Tooooooooo much of true crime is centered around America – New York murder this and Chicago Killer that. What about the Delhi Dons and Karachi killers and Bangladeshi Burglars?! If you are tired of the the same-old American murderer, British killer, Australian kidnapper, Canadian stalker… NO MORE! The Desi Crime Podcast brings DESI crimes. From India, Pakistan, Nepal and other brown communities, we’ll bring you cases that can only be described as Desi. Crimes that take place in the Indian subcontinent aren’t remotely similar to Western crimes— desi crimes are gory, complicated, corrupt and hardly documented. After thorough research on the most sinister cases, we’ll take you on a bumpy, jaw dropping ride around South Asia.
Crime is a popular genre in India. CID was watched by boomers, John Grisham was read by millennials, and now, The Desi Crime Podcast is there for Gen Z.

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79. Nirbhaya: The Story of Jyoti Singh - India Mar 25, 2023

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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.

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78. The Brutal Murder of Laila Khan - India Mar 18, 2023

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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.

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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

77. Latifa: The Missing Princess (Pt.2) - UAE/India Mar 11, 2023

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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

76. Chai & Chithi 8 Mar 04, 2023

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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

75. Latifa: The Missing Princess - UAE/India Feb 25, 2023

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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/

EXCLUSIVE: The Tragic Life of Chamari Liyanage - Sri Lanka Feb 22, 2023

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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.

74. The Sheena Bora Murder (Pt.2) - India Feb 18, 2023

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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

73. Chai & Chithi 7 + Aryaan's Family Story Feb 11, 2023

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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.

This one has a story which Aryaan considers a family heirloom!!!

Mail in your spooky, crime or desi stories to desicrime@lostdebate.com

Story link: https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/guwahati/story/two-children-drown-falling-deep-ditch-guwahati-kamrup-1956028-2022-05-30

72. The Sheena Bora Murder Case - India Feb 04, 2023

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A commonality across all families is struggle, hard times, broken relationships, and dirty laundry we keep to ourselves. Regardless, we love our families. Whether it’s those horrible teenage years where you can’t stop arguing with your parents or whether you were blessed with a sibling completely your opposite or whether your mother hates her mother-in-law, these problems are common and universal across time and culture. But some families have secrets deeper and darker than these. Some families have secrets that leave lives destroyed. Families that give credence to the saying, “with a family like this, who needs enemies?”. This is the story of one such family- the Bora family. This is the Sheena Bora murder case.

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Audio Taken from Indian Express: This is publicly available information used under FAIR USE. According to the CBI, “All the tapes being played on certain channels on the Sheena Bora murder case have been taken into account during the CBI investigation."

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/peak-mango-season-of-2012-helped-discover-sheenas-body/articleshow/48746947.cms

https://www.india.com/news/india/sheena-bora-case-meet-inspector-dinesh-kadam-who-unlocked-the-mystery-and-nab-indrani-mukerjea-sanjeev-khanna-and-shyam-rai-526422/

https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/planted-tight-slap-on-sanjay-dutt-face-cried-like-a-child-rakesh-maria-1993-bomb-blast-case-7966656/

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rakesh-maria-mumbai-police-commissioner-transfer-sheena-bora-murder-case-new-book-revelations-1647368-2020-02-17

https://www.ndtv.com/mumbai-news/indrani-foiled-familys-attempts-to-file-missing-complaint-for-sheena-1211478

https://www.rediff.com/news/report/the-cbi-story-how-and-why-sheena-bora-was-killed/20151121.htm

https://youtu.be/L4slXi4SHEU

https://youtu.be/3NO1LdqCBUc

https://www.amazon.in/Sheena-Bora-Case-Manish-Pachouly/dp/9351941418

https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/heres-what-we-know-about-the-whos-who-in-the-sheena-bora-murde_n_8047866

https://web.archive.org/web/20150830012317/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sheena-bora-killed-in-mumbai-bylane-strangled-soon-after-pick-up/article1-1385629.aspx

71. The Unsolved Case of Nadia Malik (Pt.2) - USA Jan 28, 2023

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22 year old Nadia Malik is nowhere to be found. All we know is that her partner Bhupinder Singh picked her up in a Black Nissan Altima around February 6th. She got in probably thinking it’s a car ride that will last a few minutes. But minutes turned into hours, hours turned into days, and the days turned into a week. But Nadia was nowhere to be seen. An unsuspecting sedan turned into a car ride that would never end. Welcome back to part 2 of the unsolved case of Nadia Malik.

Nadia's Facebook Page

Sources:

https://www.delcotimes.com/2014/02/15/police-investigate-disappearance-of-delaware-county-woman/

https://web.archive.org/web/20140312023443mp_/http:/www.delcotimes.com/general-news/20140221/philadelphia-medical-examiner-cause-of-nadia-maliks-death-is-pending-further-testing

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6388937/Philadelphia-family-Nadia-Malik-wins-10M-suit-against-boyfriend-Bhupinder-Singh-death.html

https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/nadia-malik-west-philadelphia-death-five-years-later-mystery-20190222.html

https://temple-news.com/body-missing-student-found-car/

https://www.dailylocal.com/2014/03/10/family-of-nadia-malik-searches-for-answers/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHF3ARXIeIY&t=767s

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