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The Case of the One-Armed Murderer

A death sentence awarded to the rapist and murderer of a 23-year-old girl has evoked wild celebration in Kerala, a state known for its liberal leanings. What explains this bloodlust?

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17 Dec 2011 | BY Shahina KK
The New Criminal

Regular people with no history of crime are committing the most gruesome murders. What’s going on?

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8 Dec 2011 | BY Mihir Srivastava
The Road to Freedom

What assures a man his freedom? Gopal Kaushik tried running away from home, even adopting a life of crime. But he remained miserable—until the day he bought his bike

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24 Nov 2011 | BY Gopal Kaushik
Dum Maro Dum

Here’s Goa gone awry. But it is still a watchable movie

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26 Apr 2011 | BY Ajit Duara
A quick trigger diplomat

US diplomat Raymond Davis killed two armed men who attacked him in Lahore

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10 Feb 2011
The Definitive Guide to Detectives

Why neat-and-clean armchair sleuths are just not as much fun as down-and-dirty alley skulks like Marlowe and Spade

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6 Jan 2011 | BY Zac O’Yeah
Indian Serial Killers

Thug Behram, of the Thuggee clan,  reportedly killed more than 900 people with his ceremonial cloth.

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28 Jun 2010
Munnabhai of Basketball

Ibrahim Lakadawala speaks like a celluloid cult character. But the former basketball player is using the sport to stop crime in Nagpada.

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10 Jun 2010 | BY Akshay Sawai
Confessions of an Intelligence Officer

“Criminals will do anything to compromise a good officer. These days, they call TV channels, even help them do stings.”

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10 Jun 2010
‘Child Abuse Goes up in Summer’

Child sexual abuse cases go up in summer, says one of the oldest NGOs working in the field.

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21 Apr 2010 | BY Shubhangi Swarup
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