The Desi Crime Podcast

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 staydesi@thedesistudios.com

Usually, when we cover cases on this podcast, we talk of the stories of a singular victim. A woman raped, a man murdered, a child kidnapped. And that one victim’s story is enough to enrage us; to make us feel sorrow and anger. But what happens when crime organizes itself across a whole city, engulfing more than 500 victims, destroying lives and scarring generations? This is the story of one such crime that has somehow been erased from our common psyche; this is the story of the Ajmer sex scandal.  Sources https://theprint.in/ground-reports/gangraped-in-teens-visiting-courts-as-grandmothers-1992-ajmer-horror-is-an-open-wound/814073/ https://www.quora.com/What-happened-to-the-culprits-of-ajmer-sex-scandal-did-they-got-punishment https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ajmer/pushkar-resort-firing-accused-waited-for-31-years-to-avenge-dads-death/articleshow/96848921.cms https://www.opindia.com/2023/01/ajmer-serial-rape-and-blackmail-scandal-reappears-slain-journalists-sons-avenge-fathers-murder-after-30-years/ https://www.firstpost.com/india/history-of-ajmer-dargahs-chishti-family-features-gang-rape-blackmail-of-schoolgirls-10912291.html https://pdf.defence.pk/threads/gangraped-in-teens-visiting-courts-as-grandmothers-1992-ajmer-horror-is-an-open-wound.747556/ https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-ajmer-92-real-story-what-was-horrific-1992-ajmer-gang-rape-case-after-the-kerala-story-new-film-sparks-row-3047243 https://kreately.in/when-nsa-was-invoked-in-rajasthan-history-for-the-first-time-for-a-sex-crime-in-ajmer/ https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/crime-stories/story/19921015-murder-of-ajmer-daily-editor-exposes-sordid-sex-scandal-involving-criminals-politicians-767014-2012-12-26 https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rajasthan-almost-three-decades-after-a-rape-blackmail-case-rocked-ajmer-surrender-of-an-accused-opens-old-wounds-5076914/ https://archive.ph/20130630024643/http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=746397 https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rajasthan-almost-three-decades-after-a-rape-blackmail-case-rocked-ajmer-surrender-of-an-accused-opens-old-wounds-5076914/ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/main-accused-in-ajmer-sex-scandal-surrenders-after-26-years/articleshow/62938690.cms https://www.youtube.com/live/XoJZdMe9hFo?feature=share

“She said that she wanted a break from the relationship. I asked her if I should at least hope that she will come back. She said no because she wanted to stay single for some time and that might change things for her. I could not accept that.” Parse through any teenage highschooler’s diary, and words like these are all too easy to find. Breaks vs break ups, situationships vs relationships, boyfriend vs ex-boyfriend, these duels define adolescence. We’ve all been through some version of it. But as we retrospect, we cringe at that bygone era; of course, we are older now. Now we’re too mature to put up with these silly little dramas. The same insecurities do not haunt us any more? Or do they? Deep down in our psyche, are we still that insecure teenage kid? Some folks just never grow up. And those words you just heard weren’t of a teenager, but a grown man. Sometimes, not growing up, not getting out of the shell of puberty, can have adverse consequences in your adulthood: for you, and for your partner. This is the story of a man still trapped in a teenage drama of his own making, this is the story of Anuj Kumar.  FULL TRANSCRIPT: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wHfMhhyIV5h2A7JlOjlklSzGAUectyHGR1j9S5nbgKc/edit SOURCES: SNU murder-suicide: Police file FIR under Arms Act | Delhi News, The Indian Express Shiv Nadar University murder-suicide: Shooter’s video note cites ‘cancer, ex-girlfriend\'s affairs’ Shiv Nadar University Murder: Victim Had Already Filed 2-3 Complaints With Varsity Authorities Against Killer | Delhi News, Times Now ‘She Was Talented, Always Smiling,\' Father of Student Allegedly Shot by Classmate ‘She Cheated, Left Me & I Could Not Accept it\': Student Who Shot Classmate, Then Self Suspected student accused of calling Shiv Nadar University shooting as dog bite - Hindustan Times Shiv Nadar University shooting row: Unravelling relationship-based violence in young adults- Edexlive Welcome To IANS Live - NATION - Shiv Nadar Varsity murder case: Anuj sent e-mail to varsity officials 12 mins before killing Sneha Who is Neha Chaurasia Shiv Nadar University shooting victim killed by Anuj Singh in viral video - The SportsGrail Greater Noida\'s Shiv Nadar University student shot video before killing female classmate, self: \'I have cancer, she cheated on me\' (1) News1Indiatweet on Twitter: \"#GreaterNoida : छात्रा की हत्या कर सुसाइड का मामला हत्या के बाद सुसाइड से पहले का वीडियो #Viral छात्र ने प्रेमिका की गोली मारकर की थी हत्या @noidapolice @CP_Noida @DCPGreaterNoida @Uppolice @dgpup @ShivNadarUniv https://t.co/VHzkD6owyi\" / Twitter (1) POLICE COMMISSIONERATE GAUTAM BUDDH NAGAR on Twitter: \"ग्रेटर नोएडा शिव नादर यूनिवर्सिटी परिसर में छात्र द्वारा परिचित छात्रा को गोली मारने व बाद में खुद को भी गोली मारकर आत्महत्या करने की घटना के संबंध में @DCPGreaterNoida द्वारा दी गई बाइट। थाना-दादरी @Uppolice https://t.co/sgIvXYJWN3\" / Twitter Noida Univ Murder-suicide: Accused Blames Cancer, Traumas & Ex-girlfriend\'s Affair Behind Incident in Viral Video - News18 Murder-suicide at Shiv Nadar university | Woman complained in March of harassment by accused, college counselled them: Police | Delhi News, The Indian Express Ex-girlfriend\'s affair, cancer, past traumas: Video of Greater Noida varsity suicide-murder case surfaces - India Today shiv nadar murder - Google Search Student murder: Shiv Nadar University among 5 named in FIR; it says took up the issue seriously, gave restraining order | Delhi News, The Indian Express Murder-suicide at Shiv Nadar university | Woman complained in March of harassment by accused, college counselled them: Police | Delhi News, The Indian Express Shiv Nadar University Murder and Suicide Case: Family said - will file a defamation case against those who defame our daughter - news7 noida

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 staydesi@thedesistudios.com

Love triangles…a concept in existence for as long as love itself. But love triangles, unlike love, are controversial. They’re viewed as scandalous, calculated, and deceptive. Perhaps that is because we never hear of happy, successful love triangles. We hear of ones where jealousy, competition, ego and possessiveness take over, only to end in a tale of crime and disaster. This is the story of one such disastrous love triangle that kept India on its toes and destroyed three lives. This is the story of Neeraj Grover, Maria Susairaj, and Lt. Emile Jerome Mathew.  Sources https://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-maria-susairaj-like-many-others-had-bad-taste-in-men/20111202.htm https://www.amazon.com/Death-Mumbai-Meenal-Baghel/dp/8184000650 https://cherieth.wordpress.com/2012/08/17/a-dangerous-tale-of-love-and-sex-which-eventually-lead-to-murder/ https://forensicgenesis.wordpress.com/2020/07/05/neeraj-grover-murder-case-indias-most-macabre-murder/ https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/you-madame-are-my-suspect-number-one/articleshow/16141521.cms https://www.outlookindia.com/national/behind-the-killer-minds-what-makes-a-killer--magazine-243512 https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/maria-murdered-grover-i-just-chopped-the-body-matthew/articleshow/15821635.cms https://www.ndtv.com/photos/news/in-pics-the-night-of-neeraj-grovers-murder-10827#photo-135088 http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/grover-murder-navy-officer-was-seeing-another-woman-while-dating-susairaj-say-police/317118/ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/i-am-innocent-says-maria/article2153118.ece https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/cover-story/bubbly-aur-babli/articleshow/68570863.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/maria-nailed-after-answering-call/articleshow/3094801.cms https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/neeraj-grover-sentence-maria-will-leave-jail-7-more-years-for-jerome-460115

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 staydesi@thedesistudios.com

Imagine living in a beautiful, peaceful city in India. Life is going well. You have friends, a city you call home, you go to the movies on the weekends, maybe a family lunch date every now and then. Until, one day, you find the movie halls empty, people in their houses before sundown, terror in the eyes of every passerby, and fear in the hearts of thousands furious to lock their doors and windows before going to bed. This was what happened to the beautiful and peaceful city of Pune in 1976 because of a murderous rampage that did not seem to end. This is the story of the four men behind that horrifying murderous rampage. This is the story of the Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders.  Sources https://web.archive.org/web/20110715150717/http://www.rahulchandawarkar.com/news/general/general03float.htm https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune-times/How-to-catch-a-serial-killer/articleshow/1283401768.cms https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/crime-stories/story/19770131-dashmi-nights-terror-poona-city-in-grip-of-panic-after-gruesome-murders-of-two-families-823566-2014-07-22 https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/5609ac0ee4b014971140de88 https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/know-your-city-joshi-abhyankar-serial-murders-fear-punes-8184128/ https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/joshi-abhyankar-killings-before-nirbhaya-case-4-convicts-were-last-hanged-in-a-day-in-1983-says-repo-2161621 https://www.youtube.com/live/JPfTLrEAdZM?feature=share https://www.nikwik.com/stories/crime/cs4/ https://www.legalbites.in/joshi-abhyankar-case-1976/ https://www.kavisht.com/post/the-joshi-abhyankar-serial-murders-4-dangerous-friends-turned-serial-killers-threatened-entire-pune https://www.rediff.com/news/1999/apr/29mohan.htm 

“Don’t take candies from strangers.” How simple a teaching; how elegant. But how difficult for a child to resist a sugary delight; an alpenlibe or melody offered to you for free that to before dinner. Which 6 year old could say no? Had this lesson not been inscribed in our head, we too could’ve fallen for this scheme. If you now think how stupid some kids might be to fall prey to this modus operandi of kidnapping, keep in mind, you’re the same person that once upon a time believed in Santa Claus and tooth fairies. This is the story of the man that bitterly exploited the sweet tooth of children, this is the story of Delhi’s Ravinder Kumar.  Ravinder Kumar: Story of a Monster Serial Killer Targeting Kids - Forensic Yard How two semi porn movies set Ravinder Kumar on path of depravity: Shocking details of abductions, rapes and murders in Delhi | Delhi News - Times of India Delhi: High on Drugs, Man Watched Porn, Then Walked Miles to Rape Children & Murder Them; Convicted Has this Indian man really killed 30 children? - BBC News The badlands of Delhi | Mint I targeted children, none of them hit back: Delhi serial rapist - The Hindu (5) NDTV Exclusive: Delhi rapist, serial killer, who targeted 15 children, shows no remorse - YouTube Rohini court convicts serial paedophile | Delhi News - Times of India Porn, child rape, murder, necrophilia: The making of Delhi\'s psychopathic killer - India Today Delhi: Man walked 40 km in search of children to rape, kill them; convicted - India Today Ravinder Kumar (serial killer) - Wikiwand Ravinder Kumar: A Story of Child Rapist and Killer who Indulged in Necrophilia with the Bodies ‘Ready to be hanged for my crimes’ - The Hindu Delhi: Man assaults and kills 30 children in 7 years, convicted Ravinder Kumar vs The State Nct Of Delhi And Anr on 11 May, 2023

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

In last week’s episode, we covered the case of Adnan Syed and Hae Min Lee, a young couple madly in love until Hae disappears and Adnan is put under the scanner for her disappearance and subsequent murder. But I had left you with a lot of unanswered questions. Is Adnan guilty or not? For a lot of unsettling answers and even more unsettling questions, welcome back for Part 2 of the Murder of Hae Min Lee.  Sources: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-maryland-serial-case/unreliable-phone-data-helped-convict-maryland-man-in-serial-case-expert-idUSKCN0VD2ST https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-cell-phone-evidence-in-adnan-syeds-case_b_9202422 https://www.biography.com/crime/adnan-syed-hae-min-lee-timeline-facts https://www.santafenewmexican.com/life/teen/the-mind-boggling-murder-of-hae-min-lee/article_0a26332e-d432-11ed-863d-6fe5395423a2.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11915793/What-Adnan-Syed-Hae-Min-Lee-murder-case.html https://www.oxygen.com/martinis-murder/why-did-jay-wilds-testimony-adnan-syed-convicted-timeline https://www.oxygen.com/martinis-murder/who-is-don-clinedinst-alibi-for-night-hae-min-lee-was-murdered-adnan-syed https://www.distractify.com/p/don-clinedinst-now-hae-min-lee https://theintercept.com/2014/12/29/exclusive-interview-jay-wilds-star-witness-adnan-syed-serial-case-pt-1/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-scoop-on-serial-making-sense-of-the-nisha-call-asias-letters-and-our-obsession https://www.hbo.com/the-case-against-adnan-syed https://open.spotify.com/show/5wMPFS9B5V7gg6hZ3UZ7hf?si=eFI3Dw_oSnGCuIt-rnQdAQ https://www.adnansyedwiki.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/vol2D-Joint-Record-Extract-E1286-1363-COA-20180921.pdf