The Desi Crime Podcast

In a sugarcane village in Uttar Pradesh, two young girls, Padma and Lalli, dare to dream of freedom in a world bound by tradition. Their hopeful journey turns into a nightmare when they mysteriously vanish, revealing deep-rooted societal tensions and gender dynamics. As a chaotic investigation ensues, local police falter while caste struggles complicate the search for justice. Grief consumes the community, yet the tragic story ignites a powerful conversation about women's rights and the urgent need for change.

New Delhi, India's capital and a city of 30 million people is infamous for being the suicide capital of the world. Yet the case that I have for you today still gives me and countless other Delhi residents sleepless nights. This is the story of a banyan tree, a happy seemingly home, a mass suicide of 11, and a shared secret nobody still fully understands to this day. This is the Burari case.For extra episodes, early access, silly bloopers, subscribe at: https://www.patreon.com/thedesistudios or join our YouTube family at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnbfV0YvrxWMq3h0hmo13Jg/joinFor fastest updates, follow our socials at: https://www.instagram.com/desicrime/Aryaan https://www.instagram.com/aryaanmisra/Aishwarya https://www.instagram.com/aishwaryasinghs/To buy Desi Studios merch, visit: https://kadakmerch.com/collections/desi-studios

"If you don’t hear from me… they’ve killed me.” Those were a girl’s words. Not in a dramatic diary entry, not to a friend over a cappucino, but in a cold, trembling text to the boy she loved. She was eighteen. Eighteen and afraid — of the very people who gave her life. So when the sun rose on a quiet field in northern Italy nearly six months later, and a search dog started barking over a shallow patch of soil — no one said it out loud, but everyone standing there already knew whose body they were about to find. The spot was ordinary — the edge of a disused farmhouse, flanked by crop lines and fencing. But from under that earth came bone. Then plastic. Then hair. And in that moment, a message that once sounded like fear… became a prophecy. This is the story of an honor killing that shook Italy. This is the story of Saman Abbas.

To mark 5 years of Desi Crime, here is a special episode of Chai & Chithi. We bring to you the scariest, eeriest, most terrifying tales, sent in to us by our listeners, all while we recount some of our most pivotal moments at Desi Crime. From discussing its inception, to its successes, and its pitfalls along the way, Aishwarya and Aryaan welcome you to the 5 years anniversary special.For extra episodes, early access, silly bloopers, subscribe at: https://www.patreon.com/thedesistudios or join our YouTube family https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnbfV0YvrxWMq3h0hmo13Jg/joinFor fastest updates, follow our socials at: https://www.instagram.com/desicrime/Aryaan https://www.instagram.com/aryaanmisra/Aishwarya https://www.instagram.com/aishwaryasinghs/To buy Desi Studios merch, visit: https://kadakmerch.com/collections/desi-studios

Raja Raghuvanshi and his wife Sonam travel to the misty hills of Meghalaya for their dream honeymoon, but a frantic phone call from a remote jungle trail is their last contact with the world. After Raja's body is discovered brutally murdered in a deep gorge, a nationwide hunt begins for his missing bride. The investigation, however, unearths a chilling conspiracy that turns the search for Sonam from a rescue mission into a hunt for a killer hiding in plain sight. Was this the perfect honeymoon, or the perfect murder plot?For extra episodes, early access, silly bloopers, subscribe at: https://www.patreon.com/thedesistudios or join our YouTube family https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnbfV0YvrxWMq3h0hmo13Jg/join

TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE, HEAD TO: https://www.patreon.com/thedesistudios or join our YouTube family https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnbfV0YvrxWMq3h0hmo13Jg/joinFor many Indian families, America is the dream. A clean, green world where jobs are stable, homes are spacious, and children thrive under the flag of opportunity. But sometimes, behind suburban smiles and manicured lawns, something else grows. Something silent. Something dangerous. In late 2023 and early 2024, news began to surface of not one, not two, but three separate incidents involving Indian-American families—fathers who, by all outward appearances, had it all. Educated. Employed. Settled. And yet, in three quiet homes, across three different states, these men killed their families. Wives. Children. And then, themselves. These aren’t just stories of individual tragedy. They are stories of pressure and breakdown, of cultural dislocation and invisible suffering. They raise questions we rarely ask until it's too late: What happens when the dream begins to rot from the inside? This is the story of that one question. This is the story of the Kamals. The Henrys. The Nagarajappas.

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April 1959. Commander K.M. Nanavati walked into Prem Ahuja’s bedroom with a loaded revolver — and minutes later, Ahuja was dead, a towel around his waist, a nation holding its breath. What began as a crime of passion turned into a trial that destroyed India’s jury system, divided public opinion, and left behind one of the most explosive scandals in Indian legal history.This World Tobacco Free Day, click this link and join 2025 people who are quitting tobacco with the help of Ryze. When you sign up, you’ll get: 5 free packs of Ryze gum, access to a WhatsApp community, a one-on-one consultation, and an info guide written by professionals. No cost. No catch. Link below. https://weryze.com/pages/ryzeup2025For fastest updates, follow our socials at: https://www.instagram.com/desicrime/Aryaan https://www.instagram.com/aryaanmisra/Aishwarya https://www.instagram.com/aishwaryasinghs/To buy Desi Studios merch, visit: https://kadakmerch.com/collections/desi-studios

The year is 1966. Mumbai, the city of dreams, is dreaming. By day, the city was bustling. But by night, Mumbai's heartbeat changed. Families in the northern suburbs whispered warnings, doors were bolted earlier than usual, and some streets grew eerily silent. Because someone was hunting. Quietly. Brutally. On the sidelines, a young and enigmatic police detective had just taken over the city’s Crime Branch. And what he stepped into was not just a murder investigation — it was a descent into a mind unlike any the force had dealt with before. A mind that believed it was acting on divine command. This is not just a story of murder. It’s a story of paranoia, delusion, and the thin line between madness and evil. This is the story of Raman Raghav.For extra episodes, early access, silly bloopers, subscribe at: https://www.patreon.com/thedesistudios OR Join our YouTube family: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnbfV0YvrxWMq3h0hmo13Jg/joinFor fastest updates, follow our socials at: https://www.instagram.com/desicrime/Aryaan https://www.instagram.com/aryaanmisra/Aishwarya https://www.instagram.com/aishwaryasinghs/To buy Desi Studios merch, visit: https://kadakmerch.com/collections/desi-studios

The platform at Howrah station is always loud. It crackles with the sound of steel, hurried footsteps, impatient whistles. But every so often, something moves within that noise. Something evil. On a cold November afternoon in 1933, a young heir passed through that tide. Surrounded by family, on his way home to a princely estate, he walked — as so many around him did. And like so many others, he might have forgotten the bump of a shoulder, the brush of a sleeve, the feeling of a moment too fast to register. Except he didn’t. Because that day, that brush, that fleeting second — it left behind something no one could see. Something that would turn a routine train journey into one of the most unbelievable true crime stories of pre independent India. This is the story of Amarendra Chandra Pandey. For extra episodes, early access, silly bloopers, subscribe at: https://www.patreon.com/thedesistudios or join our YouTube family https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnbfV0YvrxWMq3h0hmo13Jg/joinFor fastest updates, follow our socials at: https://www.instagram.com/desicrime/Aryaan https://www.instagram.com/aryaanmisra/Aishwarya https://www.instagram.com/aishwaryasinghs/To buy Desi Studios merch, visit: https://kadakmerch.com/collections/desi-studios