| Trial By Error: The Aarushi Files | |
|---|---|
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| Presentation | |
| Hosted by | Nishita Jha |
| Genre | Investigative Audio Drama |
| Written by | Nishita Jha |
| Language | English |
| Length | 20 minutes |
| Production | |
| Audio format | MP3 |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Publication | |
| Original release | 1 May – 10 July 2016 |
| Provider | Arre |
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| Website | www |
Trial by Error: The Aarushi Files is an investigative audio drama podcast series that covers the Noida double murder case.
The podcast is an eight-part series co-written and hosted by journalist Nishita Jha. [1] Adapted from Avirook Sen's book Aarushi, [2] the podcast narrates the unfolding of the Noida double murder case and its subsequent investigation in the format of interviews and thematic discussions. [3] [4] The first episode aired on 1 May 2016 and has since aired weekly. [5] The series is produced by New Delhi-based film-making collective Jamun and is aired by digital content company, Arré, and music streaming service Saavn. [6] [7] [8]
| # | Title | Length (minutes:seconds) | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "Rumours" | 20:07 | 1 May 2016 | |
"This episode examines how rumours tainted the investigation." [9] | ||||
| 2 | "The Others" | 18:55 | 8 May 2016 | |
"Suspicion turned to Hemraj when Aarushi was found dead, but when Hemraj's body was discovered, it became a closed-door mystery." [10] | ||||
| 3 | "Tafteesh" | 20:28 | 15 May 2016 | |
"Talwar house was a treasure trove of clues. Everything the investigators needed, was right there. But all was overlooked or botched." [11] | ||||
| 4 | "CBI Team 1" | 19:36 | 22 May 2016 | |
"CBI takes over and tries to make sense out of the botched investigation. Another mystery unfolds and soon after, they are replaced." [12] | ||||
| 5 | "CBI Team 2" | 21:37 | 5 June 2016 | |
"The CBI Team 2 was not interested in finding new evidence. Instead, they went back to UP Police's investigation." [13] | ||||
| 6 | "The Scoop" | 24:17 | 12 June 2016 | |
"Aarushi's mother did not cry while on an interview. Hence the Noida murders became a source of entertainment instead of just news." [14] | ||||
| 7 | "In Court" | 22:34 | 19 June 2016 | |
"Inconclusive CBI report, dubious witnesses and mystery of pillowcases: The trial of the murders was as strange as the case had been." [15] | ||||
| 8 | "Today" | 22:55 | 10 July 2016 | |
"Justice has formally been served in the Aarushi-Hemraj case. But even a cursory look at it today reveals the cracks in the system." [16] | ||||
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