Indian streaming platforms have completely transformed the true crime space. While sensationalized reenactments of the day’s events continued on television, Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have offered chilling, well-researched, and very objective docu-series, which provide unprecedented access to the family members of victims, law enforcement, and journalists who have covered real-world cases.
House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths (Netflix)
This pioneering three-part docu-series delves into the fate of 11 family members over three generations in the same household who all perished in 2018 in Delhi, in baffling circumstances.
Dancing on the Grave (Prime Video)
Amazon’s brilliant series tackles the highly sensationalized 1991 disappearance of Shakereh Khaleeli, a wealthy heiress from an aristocratic Bangalore family.
The Hunt for Veerappan (Netflix)
The series is a high-octane exploration of the many decades-long manhunt for India’s most notorious forest bandit, smuggler, and poacher. The series provides a brilliantly balanced look at his complex legacy.
The Jolly Joseph Case: Curry & Cyanide (Netflix)
The story unfolds step-by-step as the reader learns how an ordinary, popular housewife allegedly murdered six of her family members over 14 years to take control of the family’s fortune.
Indrani Mukerjea Story: Buried Truth (Netflix)
The four-part series delves into a complex and highly convoluted network of high society, corporate life, complicated family dynamics, and shadowy history in the heart of Mumbai, with Indrani Mukerjea as the central character.
Crime Stories: India Detectives (Netflix)
The unique docu-series shot live on location with unparalleled ‘ride-along’ access follows the Bengaluru police on the job. The cameras accompany authentic detectives and track their progress in real time, while they tackle four high-stakes cases.
Indian Predator: Murder in a Courtroom (Netflix)
It speaks of the collective anger of an oppressed people, which turned to fury in one mob of women seizing justice for themselves in a literal courtroom against a notorious predator.
Aarushi – Beyond Reasonable Doubt (Prime Video)
The documentary unravels the conflicting versions of events, forensic lapses, and media sensationalism that forever shrouded this quest for justice. You can stream it on Prime Video.
Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer (Netflix)
When a young journalist went missing in Uttar Pradesh, the resulting police investigation led them straight to a suspect’s private diary. The pages revealed scenes of brutality and horrifying clues of ritual cannibalism.
Bad Boy Billionaires: India (Netflix)
This hugely popular and debatable series concentrates on white-collar financial crimes, revealing the rise and fall of some of India’s most powerful tycoons.
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