Nowadays crime stories seem more popular than ever. The true crime genre has been given a new lease of life in recent years, with documentaries such as Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi and many more. Such documentaries shed light on harrowing events that had happened and sometimes bring in new details in unsolved cases.
Nevertheless, there’s an addictive factor to them that we can’t get enough of it. While there are many options to watch, if you are looking for true crime documentaries, specific to India then we have something for you, as we have made a list of Indian crime documentaries to keep you hooked.
Check Out 5 Indian Crime Documentaries Below
Wild Wild Country
When the world’s most controversial guru builds a utopian city in the Oregon desert, a massive conflict with local ranchers ensued, producing the first bioterror attack in US history. The largest case of illegal wiretapping ever recorded, and the world’s biggest collection of Rolls-Royce automobiles.
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Over six episodes, the series takes viewers back to this pivotal, yet largely forgotten moment in American cultural history, one in which the national tolerance for the separation of church and state was sorely tested. Wild Wild Country is historical filmmaking brought to life on an epic scale. It’s a tale so wild that seeing means barely believing.
Watch this series on Netflix.
House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths
The synopsis of the 3-part series reads – Suicide, murder… or something else? This docuseries examines chilling truths and theories around the deaths of 11 members of a Delhi family. It refers to the ritual suicide of eleven family members of the Chundawat family from Burari, Delhi in 2018.
While many who viewed the family from the outside thought they had found consolation in spirituality, there is no one left to describe what happened behind the four walls of the Burari house. The documentary reveals harrowing details of the incident that shocked the whole nation. You can watch it on Netflix.
Crime Stories: India Detectives
With unprecedented access to the Bengaluru City Police, this gripping series follows major criminal investigations from the moment the crime is reported through to the capture of the suspects. From murder to kidnapping to extortion, each film tracks a shocking and compelling case in the heart of India’s Silicon Valley.
Filmed with senior officers at home and at work, this is a unique window into the lives of Bengaluru’s police officers as they attempt to detect the most complex and serious crimes in the city. You can watch the series on Netflix.
The Talwars: Behind Closed Doors
The Talwars: Behind Closed Doors examines the story of a double murder of a teenage girl and her family’s household servant in Noida, India. Featuring exclusive interviews with Aarushi’s parents, the series chronicles the twists and turns of a case that has confounded and divided India’s law enforcement, media, judiciary and people alike.
The series follows the mind-boggling murder case of a teenage girl that still remains to be unsolved. Some blame the parents and some say the servants did it. Even after 14 years the same question still remains. You can watch the series on Disney+ Hotstar.
My Daughter Joined A Cult
It is a docu-series about the alleged Nithyananda where activists and parents of the daughters talk about their experience and the myth revolving around the Ashrama. My Daughter Joined a cult is a 3 part series that chronicles events pertaining to the controversial and self-proclaimed godman, Swami Nithyananda through first-hand accounts of individuals and ex-devotees who were at the epicentre of it all.
A father claims that his daughters are abducted by the ashram, set against the backdrop of an India obsessed with self-styled godmen and spirituality. These accusations open up Pandora’s box of his alleged crimes and misdeeds. You can watch the series on Amazon Prime Video.
Have you watched any of the documentaries mentioned in the list? Do you have a recommendation that could be added to the list? Let us know in the comment section below.
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