​8 books on real crime cases that shook India

​India has witnessed some gruesome and dangerous criminal cases which have sent shock waves across the nation. Some of the authors have chronicled these cases in their gripping reads. Here we list eight such books based on real criminal cases that shook India.

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​‘Queens of Crime’ explores the real-life stories of women criminals in India who have been involved in various criminal activities. From Phoolan Devi to Renuka Shinde the authors list down their motivations, modus operandi etc.

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​‘Death In Mumbai’ is a gripping read that investigates the 2008 murder of Neeraj Grover, a television executive, in Mumbai, India. The book follows the chilling details of the murder, the police investigation, and the high-profile trial afterward.

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​‘The Front-Page Murders’ tells the story of the brutal murder trial after the body of a senior citizen in a wealthy Mumbai neighborhood was found in _____ . The book unravels the mystery behind the murders when police find more half-naked and mutilated dead bodies.

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​‘Aarushi’ by Avirook Sen delves into the mysterious and gruesome murder case of Aarushi Talwar, a 14-year-old girl, who was found dead in her home in Noida, India, in 2008 by providing a detailed account of the case.

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​‘The Bawla Murder Case’ is a whodunit and a gripping tale that revolves around the murder of the 25-year-old Abdul Kader Bawla, one of the richest men in colonial Bombay and a corporator in the Bombay Municipal Corporation when he was traveling with his mistress, Mumtaz Begum.

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​Published in 2023, ‘The Highway Murders’ is a true story of 'Psycho Shankar', one of India's most notorious serial killers, and one policeman's relentless decade-long battle against the 'terror of the highways'.

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​In ‘The Cases That India Forgot’, Chintan Chandrachud sheds light on forgotten or overlooked cases in India's legal history, exploring the intersection of law, society, and justice in the country.

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​‘Red Handed’ delves into the story of 20 high-profile criminal cases that have left a lasting impact on the collective consciousness of India, unraveling the mysteries, investigations, and legal battles surrounding them.

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