Crimes From The East

The Schoolboy Murder - Justice for Pradyuman Thakur

TW: Death of a minor

On 8th Sept 2017, The Ryan International School in Gurugram India was the scene of a most gruesome & tragic death of a 7 year old child, Pradyuman Thakur. He was found outside the bathroom gasping for breath as he bled from injuries to his neck. Who had done this unthinkable crime & WHY? The truth was so bizarrely mundane it was truly unbelievable. Listen in to find out. #justiceforPradyuman
Bollywood Corner: A big little Murder, 83

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Murder by Germs

Nearly 90 years ago India saw it's first case of Bioterrorism when an unscrupulous step brother tried not once but thrice to assassinate his younger brother Amarendra Chandra Pandey with the most unusual weapon of germs! Listen to this unique case that was featured in the 1935 edition of Time magazine.

Bollywood Corner - Race, Raat Akeli Hai

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UFO Hour - with Astrobiologist Pushkar Vaidya

Pushkar Vaidya is the Head Scientist(Astrobiologist) at the Indian Astrobiology Research Foundation Institute in Mumbai, India. We chat about the building blocks of Life in Space & on Earth, our possible Origins, their plans to collect space dust & also general UFO talk like the ridicule UFOlogists face, Roswell, Phoenix lights & of course our mutual love of The X Files!

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Murder in Kathmandu - The Khyati Shrestha Story

In 2009, 19 year old Khyati Shrestha received a call announcing her the lucky winner of a cash prize & a free vacation, she just had to come give an interview to claim it. She was never seen alive after that day. Listen to this tragic tale of greed, misdeeds & the devastating murder that left Nepal enraged & traumatized for decades.

Bollywood corner: Lukamari, T3en, Ugly

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The Nanavati Blitz - Part 2

Part 2 in the saga of a love triangle shot down by decorated Naval Commander Kawas Nanavati in 1959. We talk about the court case, verdict, retrial & the final ending to this tale of political intervention that seemed to swoop in every time & steal any chance of justice for the victim Prem Ahuja. 

Bollywood Corner- The Verdict State Vs Nanavati, Ghazi Attack, URI

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The Nanavati Blitz - Part 1

Part 1 of 2 on the Nanavati-Ahuja Murder case. Highly decorated Indian Naval Officer Kawas Nanavati shot & killed his wife Sylvia's lover Prem Ahuja one afternoon in 1959. The jury trial court case that followed was quite the sensation in India, the first trial by media of sorts & with an ending that left many questioning if Justice is truly blind. 

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Disha - Justice Served?

On November 27 2019 at 6pm, 26 year old Disha parked her red scooter near a Toll Plaza. When she returned later that night, she was accosted by 4 men who had been watching her & waited to sexually assault her when she came back. Disha's murder lit a fire in India, the nation asked for justice with fervor. Was justice served? You decide.

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Sleight of Hand-Ball

In 2004 the German Handball team welcomed the newly formed Sri Lankan team to the quaint town of Wittislingen. After tanking the first friendly match, the visiting Sri Lankan Team went out for a pack of cigarettes and well..you know what happens next.. Our first Sporty but not really sporty story!

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Masala News 03 - Goldylogs

Covid brought out such inspirational quotes from some of India's brightest politicians! Also when you fly, don't waste space, carry some Gold wouldja? Listen to these shiny news stories in this episode.

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The Body in the Trunk

In 1952 passengers on the Indo Ceylon Express smelled a foul smell coming from a green steel trunk which contained horrifying remains..a headless male body! We cover the grisly murder of the philanderer Alavandar Chetty who made the grave mistake of pestering an Ex.

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