Crimes From The East

To be a Bhoot or not to be a Bhoot?! That is the question we never find the answer to in part 2 of this spooky series. There are SO many types of Indian Bhoots(ghosts) in the book & Alex had a blast delving into some of them like the fish loving Bengali Mecho, the Ghecho, the Bhego, the handsome driftwood dude Beri & uhhm how do we put this..a tribe of people with no anuses. Yup. You heard me.  Bollywood corner: Stree Source for the series is the book 'Ghosts, Monsters and Demons of India'. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738269/ghosts-monsters-and-demons-of-india-by-rakesh-khanna/ Support Us: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crimesfromtheeast/membership Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimesfromeast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crimesfromtheeast/ Email us: crimesfromtheeast@gmail.com

It's Halloween week and we're claiming it back as a desi phenomenon. We're no experts in lore, religion or culture but that won't stop us from diving deep into the spooky waters of desi Demons! Alex read a book called 'Ghosts, Monsters, and Demons of India' and narrates all about some very sinister creatures in there like the Pisacha, Uthlen, TasmaPa and Deyyam. Support Us: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crimesfromtheeast/membership Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimesfromeast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crimesfromtheeast/ Email us: crimesfromtheeast@gmail.com  

On Jan 24th 2020, the double murders of sisters 27 yr old Alekhya & 23 yr old Sai Divya in Madanapalle rocked India just as the Pandemic had put the nation into lockdown. Their family was so entrenched in the delusions & superstitions of a mentally unwell instigator. The shared delusions of salvation & resurrection seemed to have suddenly led to these strange & spine-tingling murders of the sister by their own parents. The case is so convoluted and it's nearly impossible to make sense of who instigated & manipulated whom. What do you think? Video of police entering the home - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izQEV8t4su4 Bollywood Corner: Kumari, Kantara Support Us: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crimesfromtheeast/membership Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimesfromeast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crimesfromtheeast/ Email us: crimesfromtheeast@gmail.com

An episode about misadventures like the unfortunate journey of the janky Titan sub & an ungrateful Everest rescuee. Alex has a couple of tales for the Jungle News section like how to get rid of annoying Monkeys & a thieving CIA doggo! Also, if you can't have onions..why even eat right? What's your fav Jugaad btw? 

In the middle of the Pandemic in 2021, Bharti Kaste was sick with worry over her missing family. Her 21 yr old sister Rupali was missing along with their mother, sister & 2 young cousins. Rupali had been in a relationship for 3 years with their landlord Surendra Chauhan. When she confronted him about his clandestine engagement to another girl, Rupali & her family went missing. Bharti didn't give up & fought for justice for her family till a very sad & shocking revelation 6 feet under the Chauhan Farm. Hers's a case where the archaic and horrible caste system raises it's ugly head to sway people into believing they could simply get rid of an entire family simply because they considered them beneath them. Bollywood Corner: Sairat, Masaan Support Us: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crimesfromtheeast/membership Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimesfromeast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crimesfromtheeast/ Email us: crimesfromtheeast@gmail.com

As we prep, record & edit our next Crimes from the East episode, we would love for you to give this new podcast from 1Up Media a listen, follow these links: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/049qbhtzyuKixZZrDTeFIx Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bedtime-true-crime/id1690528851 Bedtime True Crime is a thoughtfully written podcast which explores a real-life parable of a haunting crime, and the consequences that befall the culprits. We love the calm & matter of fact narration style. The stories are chilling and are sure to keep you up at night.. Here's an episode about a haunting crime from Vietnam where a Mother's drug debt resulted in the heinous assault & murder of her 22 year old daughter. In the 2019 Tet festival in Vietnam, student Cao was lured by an unusually large chicken order and brutally killed. The ensuing investigation revealed a twisted plot driven by drug debts, implicating numerous culprits in a horrifying murder conspiracy. TW: Mentions of sexual assault    

This episode has a smattering of glowing mysteries! From the 2004 sighting of a humanoid robot like UFO spotted in Ladakh to glowing orbs seen by soldiers and pilgrims over Lake Chandrataal & lake Mansarovar. We end the episode with urban legends about the sacred & highly mysterious Mt. Kailash. What is going on in there? Bollywood Corner: Cargo Stormtrooper Mickey Mouse - https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/unidentified-flying-objects-ufo-sighting-in-himachal-pradesh-in-2005-120392-2012-11-01 Ronnie & Barty sighting at Chandrataal Lake - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU0utG9RdC0&t=577s Mansarovar lights(turn volume down first!) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CElIA8jHWyM&t=7s Support Us: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crimesfromtheeast/membership Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimesfromeast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crimesfromtheeast/ Email us: crimesfromtheeast@gmail.com

Shane Waters brings to you the 2nd part of this Mother's Day multi podcast collab. Check out these twisted tales where these amazing podcasts tell tales of  Motherhood but not all sunshine & rainbows..  Part 2: 8. Once Upon A Crime [https://www.truecrimepodcast.com] 9. PNW Haunts & Homicides [https://tinyurl.com/bddffczy] 10. The Trail Went Cold [https://www.trailwentcold.com] 11. Coffee & Cases [https://tinyurl.com/pc25pzzs] 12. Already Gone [https://www.alreadygonepodcast.com] 13. Twisted and Uncorked [https://www.twistedanduncorked.com] 14. Mystery Inc [https://www.itsmysteryinc.com] If you enjoyed the short segments from these podcasts, definitely follow their links & give them a listen. So many different styles & excellent voices! With that said, we hope you enjoy this themed collaboration. Word to your Mother.. :)

This Mother's Day, join Shane Waters on a chilling adventure featuring 14 podcasters (including Pia & Alex from Crimes from the East) as they share sinister stories of motherhood. Mother's Day is typically a time to honor the love and sacrifices of mothers, but today we'll be exploring the twisted tales that lurk behind the shadows. It's an extra special, two parts, more than two-hour, Mother's Day event. Podcasts are listed here in order of appearance: Part 1: 1. Foul Play: Crime Series [www.itsfoulplay.com] 2. Music City 911[https://musiccity911.com] 3. Crimes from the East [https://tinyurl.com/37sx22bt] 4. Cults, Crimes, Cabernet [https://www.cultscrimescabernet.com] 5. A Nefarious Nightmare [https://tinyurl.com/y5nuezs5] 6. Crimelines [https://linktr.ee/Crimelines] 7. The Asian Madness Podcast [https://tinyurl.com/5n8nv6ay] If you enjoyed the short segments from these podcasts, definitely follow their links & give them a listen. So many different styles & excellent voices! With that said, we hope you enjoy this themed collaboration. Word to your Mother.. :)

When 22 year old Shabnam & Salim fell in love, they knew very well that it was forbidden between their communities in Amroha, India. Did they elope & start a new life away from society's gaze? No. They instead chose to murder an entire family of 7 instead including an infant Shabnam had helped to raise. TW: Mention of child death in this episode. Bollywood Corner : Samrat & Co, Anjaam Pathira Support Us: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crimesfromtheeast/membership Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimesfromeast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crimesfromtheeast/ Email us: crimesfromtheeast@gmail.com

In 1999, an entire family of 6 in Hokandara Sri Lanka was wiped out in a day full of brutality by an unscrupulous moonshine dealer & his goons. The killers were caught almost immediately & the main witness told a story of how he & another juvenile repeatedly visited the crime scene as it unfolded. Was it because they were desensitized to crime or simply in shock? Listen about the first case in Sri Lanka where DNA evidence was used in court! Bollywood Corner : Iratta, Abhay Support Us: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crimesfromtheeast/membership Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimesfromeast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crimesfromtheeast/ Email us: crimesfromtheeast@gmail.com

Continuing on with the tale of missing Indo-Guyanese bird breeders Moses & Lilawattie, we learn a little more about their hired ranch workers Harry & Felix. Why did a 100 dead African Grey parrots turn up in a field after the disappearance? Why did Harry disappear? Theories, rumors and speculations abound in this episode. Bollywood Corner - Mississippi Masala, Aranyak Dronde estan las tortugas : https://www.instagram.com/drondeestanlastortugas/ Support Us: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crimesfromtheeast/membership Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimesfromeast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crimesfromtheeast/ Email us: crimesfromtheeast@gmail.com

TW: Mention of Birds dying This is a 1998 pravasi case from Florida! Indo Guyanese natives Moses Lal & his aunt Lilawattie moved to Florida to raise & sell exotic birds imported from their home country Guyana. They had a successful business going for a few years when suddenly they vanished without a trace. Their ranch help Harry Gobin allegedly witnessed something criminal but he too was nowhere to be found. Where had all of these bird breeders mysteriously flown away to?

You ever feel like filling up your brain with useless news? Gotchu covered friends! Listen up to some exciting tales about drunk elephants, a dog's phenomenal birthday bash. how 2Pac saved a Sri Lankan Christmas and lastly how a disgraceful Wolf of Wall street needs some serious potty training! PS: Biden's Indian now..kinda! Support Us: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crimesfromtheeast/membership Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimesfromeast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crimesfromtheeast/ Email us: crimesfromtheeast@gmail.com

24 year old Arpana Jinaga was once a teenage technology prodigy who excelled in living life to the fullest. She moved to the US to accomplish life goals & live the Dream but instead an unknown monster turned her life into a Nightmare. She was found murdered in her apartment after a Halloween party in 2008. Katy Accardo from the podcast True Crime in the 50, joins us as we talk about Arpana's case & how the cops hyper focused on just 1 suspect and even after 2 trials we have no resolution to this case.   Check out Katy's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-in-the-50/id1548172017  

In June 2022, 38 year old Sajida Tasneem was murdered by her most dishonorable father in law simply because she asked to rightfully leave to go back to her home in Perth Australia. In our 2nd Collab with Sneha from the Khooni podcast we talk about a devastating case from Pakistan. We discuss how South Asian women have to carry the heavy burden of the family 'honor' whilst also being trivialized & diminished as individuals in society. Bangle Foundation in AUS: https://www.banglefoundation.com.au/ Check out Khooni: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/khooni-the-crimes-of-india/id1504912635 Bollywood corner - Thappad, Darlings, Provoked

Seeta went to India with her husband and four children to visit her ailing mother-in-law. A few days later her father gets a call saying that Seeta died of a heart attack in India. What really happened? We featured as guests on the Khooni Podcast with Sneha! Join us as we try and make sense of a bizarre case that left one family in search of justice for their daughter. Southall Black Sisters Website - https://southallblacksisters.org.uk/ Khooni Merch Store at https://khoonistore.blinkstore.in/ for all your Khooni swag needs. You can support Khooni by buying them a Biryani at : 1. https://ko-fi.com/khoonipodcast 2. https://khoonistore.myinstamojo.com/product/437437/buy-us-a-biryani/ Follow them on socials : Instagram: @khoonipodcast Twitter : @khoonithepodcast Facebook : Khooni The Crimes of India Podcast Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWvZyPzovJLZ7ZJ2wHgSMng

In Part 2 we talk about the motives Cadell Jeanson Raja gave for the murders of his family  - Astral Projection, the Devil, misery..it all made him sound mentally unstable. We also talk about Remote Viewing & Astral projection, how strange & esoteric the concept seems and yet the CIA was SO into it all back in the day.  Bollywood Corner - Foot Fairy, Chup

In April of 2017 in a foreboding home in Nanthancode Kerala, 4 members of a family were found hacked to death. Their decomposing remains had been set on fire. Missing from the scene was the family's 30 yr-old son Cadell Jeanson Raja, a recluse who rarely ever left his room. When suspect no.1 was caught, his confession left the cops shocked & puzzled & literally out of this world.

Up in the foothills of the Himalayan range, cradled between snowy slopes is a little lake called Roopkund. Not much larger than a frog pond, Lake Roopkund is actually a vault of secrets because in 1942 a forest ranger discovered a whole bunch of Skeletons in & around the water! Let's talk about this mysterious pool of doom! Spoiler: We don't know what the hell happened but we sure can speculate. YouTube Vid on the case: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71YCO6hyLSU Bollywood Corner : Forensic

Were the deaths of 9 adults and 2 minors a suicide pact, cold blooded murder or a naïve accident? Did the last few days of the seemingly perfect Bhatia family hold any clues to their fate? We go over various facts, theories and speculate a LOT.  Bollywood Corner - House of Secrets, B13

On the 1st of July 2018, 10 members of the picture perfect happy Bhatia family in Burari, Delhi were found hanging from the ceiling & the oldest, 77 year old matriarch was found asphyxiated in the adjacent room. The public was chilled to the core & baffled by the weird occult overtones of the deaths. Hidden clues were found in diaries in the home and a terrible secret emerged. One the family had been keeping for 11 years.  

Travel back in time as we mysteriously seem to be in Diwali 2021 season! Yup this is a lost episode unreleased before this for no apparent reason. :D Enjoy an almost exclusively animal & critter related Masala News edition or as we are calling this one, the Jungle News! Hear stories of Rats blamed for missing alcohol. marijoowana & even missing money from police custody & Alex talks about all kinds of exotic strange foods eaten in India. Also tell us, what have Rats done for/to you lately?

On a lazy afternoon in 2018, newlywed couple Soumya & Reema from Patnagarh, Odisha were trying to decide what to cook for lunch when a mysterious package was delivered to their home. Thinking it was a wedding gift Soumya opened it, unfortunately the package unleashed a deadly bomb & took the lives of Soumya & his grand aunt. Who had done this & why?

On Sept 5th 1986, 4 hijackers held 379 people on board Flight 73 hostage in absolute terror for 16 long hours at the Karachi Airport before they erupted in reckless violence killing 22 people. 359 people survived thanks to the courage & calm shown by the brave 22 year old Flight Attendant Neerja Bhanot & her strong flight crew of 13. This is their story. Bollywood Corner - Neerja Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/crimesfromtheeast BMaC - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimesfromeast

In 2016, a mysterious gang of cyber criminals carted off $81 million USD from Bangladesh Bank in Dhaka! It was no ordinary thievery & took nearly a year of infiltration & planning by these digital bandits. Listen up to a looong episode on this caper. Actual story starts around the 20 minute mark in case you wanna skip all our internet nostalgia talk. Bollywood Corner - Chakra, Kannum Kannum Kollaiadithal 'Hacked' Docu on this story - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z829a7GyHyQ Check out the promo from the Asian Madness podcast at 58m:30s - https://linktr.ee/asianmadnesspod

In 2011 Indian Courts ordered the secret vaults of the Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala to be opened & the wealth inventoried. What emerged was a treasure worth a whopping $22 BILLION USD! This was from just 1 of 6 secret chambers. Vault B remains unopened! Come hear about the history & myriad rumors about this fascinating Temple in South India. Source - https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/04/30/the-secret-of-the-temple

We explore some killer tales of wives murdering their husbands and cooking them into a curry. It happens a LOT! We talk about Zainab Bibi from Pakistan & Nagaratha from Singapore, Alex talks a bit about Omaima from the US & Katherine Knight from Australia. When these women got fed up they got cookin!

As usual it's a handy dandy collection of news clips you probably didn't even need in your life but now that you hear them you will question the direction human evolution might be taking.  We got tales of $8000 flip flops for sneaky cheaters, Horse Cars, potential new bovine God & resin condoms. Yikes.

Swanky new Trailer for this Podcast where you can hear us spill the Chai on True Crime & Strange Phenomenon from South Asia. Namaste! Website - www.crimesfromtheeast.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/crimesfromtheeast Email - crimesfromtheeast@gmail.com  

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

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

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! IARF Website: https://iarf.res.in/

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  

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

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. 

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.

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! Video to watch after: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-jU4YJ0X58

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.

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.

With a uniquely desi premise of a Serpent's Curse, the Uthra murder case from Kollam, Kerala is not only a horrifying tale of loss but also the story of an idiot husband who thought he could fool the world with his superstition laden plan to murder his wife. Bollywood Corner: Sherni on Netflix, Pretentious movie review by Kannan & Biswa-Tum mere ho      

Take off your thinking cap and put on the dum dum one for this edition of Masala News where we discuss how important it is to welcome simian schumachers & also a unique contest that will leave you scrunching your nose up.

Members of the Thomas family started dropping dead with identical symptoms and under mysterious circumstances, one person was present for all the deaths - the loving, doting Joliyamma. Her cyanide laced web of murder didn't even spare the life of a 2 year old child.  

Indrani & Sheena go to dinner on April 24 2012 & Sheena is never seen again. Listen to the devious tale of how a Mother allegedly murdered her daughter for money. Part 2 of 2 on this sensational murder case from 2012. Mikhail clip - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E10oEAZJBpg Rahuls taped phonecalls with Indrani, Peter - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4slXi4SHEU

25 year old Sheena Bora was dealt a harsh hand in life when her heartless Mother Indrani Bora abandoned her kids and set off to make a life for herself. A reluctant reunion years later proved to be the beginning of the end for poor Sheena who wanted nothing more than love & respect from her own Mother. Part 1 of 2 on this sensational murder case from 2011. Source - https://www.amazon.com/Sheena-Bora-Case-MANISH-PACHOULY/dp/9351941418

Take a trip with us to explore the mysterious and deadly Sentinel Island in the Andamans. For thousands of years the tribes on this island have held out and refused almost all forms of contact with the outside world. Why? Do they even need us though? We discuss the many attempts of modern humans landing on this Pre-Neolithic landmass. Video of 1991 Expedition : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSwnBoqjmdo

In 1909 the last Zamindar of Bhawal(Dhaka, Bangladesh) died under mysterious circumstances. However, a decade later an ash covered sage arrived and people began to speculate about his real identity - was he the beloved Bhawal Prince back from the dead? Some comparison pictures - https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdfplus/10.1086/707150 Bollywood Corner - Ek je chhilo raja, Agantuk

Move over Roswell! Enough with the American monopoly on UFO/UAP sightings! Come listen as we talk about some old & new cases from the Indian subcontinent. 

Alex & I discuss some nutty flyers who probably just wanted to play Halloween in the skies but got arrested instead. Also hear how an airline adeptly dealt with severe nuts allergies!

Akku Yadav was a violent and relentless gangster who terrorized the Kasturba Nagar slum for 13 years with the blessing of local authorities. In 2004, people had suffered enough and an angry mob brought his life to a horrific end just like he did with so many innocent victims.

Take a walk on the Wild Side today as we discuss the real ttories of Feral Children raised by Wolves n the late 1800's -early 1900's, that inspired so many urban legends and also the The Jungle Book!