Crime Stories: India Detectives

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Crime Stories: India Detectives
Genre Documentary
Developed byJack Warrender
Directed byN Amit
Jack Rampling
Presented byJack Warrender
Starring
  • N. Shashi Kumar
  • Roopa K.S.
  • Gopala Nayak
ComposersAntonio Pinto
Felipe Kim
Country of originIndia
Original languageKannada
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producersMorgan Matthews
Fiona Stourton
ProducerClaire Cahill
EditorsJules Cornell
Ella Newton
Running time59–63 minutes
Production companyMinnow Films
Original release
NetworkNetflix
Release22 September 2021 (2021-09-22)

Crime Stories: India Detectives is a 2021 Indian Netflix original docuseries created and directed by N Amit and Jack Rampling.The series was produced by Claire Cahill under the production banner Minnow Films. [1] [2] It stars N. Shashi Kumar, Roopa K. S. and Gopala Nayak. [3] This four episodes Docu-series chronicles the workings of the Bengaluru city police as they attempt to solve four violent crimes; Three are related to murder and one involves the kidnapping of a child. [4] [5] It released via Netflix on 22 September 2021. [6] [7]

Contents

Synopsis

The series follows an investigating team of four police stations who cracked three murders and one kidnapping case that came to light in early 2020 before the pandemic.

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byOriginal release date
1"A Murdered Mother"Jack Warrender22 September 2021 (2021-09-22)
A middle-aged women is murdered. Her adult son is injured. The injured son blames his sister and the cop investigation begins.
2"Body In a Bag"Jack Warrender22 September 2021 (2021-09-22)
DCP Shashi Kumar and Inspector Lohith find a dead body of a man. The man's mother believes that her son's wife and mother-in-law did it for the money.
3"Dying for Protection"Jack Warrender22 September 2021 (2021-09-22)
A women is found murdered inside her house while her son is out.
"The Stolen Baby"Jack Warrender22 September 2021 (2021-09-22)
A one-year old baby is kidnapped and the parents believe a friend did it.

Release

On 14 September 2021, Netflix released the official trailer of the series. The series was worldwide premiered on 22 September 2021. [8]

Reception

Nandini Ramnath from Scroll.in gave a mixed review to the series and stated, "From murders to kidnapping, the hard-working, dedicated, intelligent, honest and caring men and women ensure that justice is served – at least, that’s what the show badly wants us to believe." [9]

Karnataka newspaper, Deccan Herald gave 4/5 rating to the series, with a positive verdict and called, "This docu-series is more detailed and takes an intimate look at the criminal justice system as a whole, and policemen's careers marked with risk and uncertainty." [10]

Anuj Kumar from The Hindu newspaper portal said, "Unlike the crime shows on general entertainment channels, here, craft gets as much importance as the cause. On a fundamental level, the four-episode series seeks to understand the anatomy of a crime, finding a beating heart inside the uniform; a human story in the First Information Report." [11]

On 2 October 2021, Karnataka High Court passed an interim order restricting Netflix from airing the first episode of the series, titled "A Murdered Mother", based on the plea made by one of the accused. [12]

On 27 October 2021, the episode was again started streaming after HC dismissed the petition filed by Shridhar Rao, (a 28-year-old co-accused in the murder of 54-year-old Nirmala Chandrasekhar.) [13]

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