50. The Mysterious Death of Sushant Singh Raj...

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Over the last decade, India has been home to a slew of unexpected, scandalous and devastating suicides with sinister back stories. These suicides, those of Jiya Khan, Pratyusha Banjerjee, Sushant Singh Rajput, Tunisha Sharma and more, weren’t just stories of people who gave up on ...  Show more

When two cases of very public, very mysterious deaths are linked together - the public is bound to have questions.

June of 2020, Disha Salian allegedly slipped off the 14th floor balcony and passed away. She was a manager in the mystifying world of Bollywood.

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Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s untimely passing has once again put the spotlight on the importance of mental health care. Celebrities including Anil Kapoor, Karan Johar, Deepika Padukone, and Anushka Sharma amongst many others have have spoken up warning of the dangers of ...  Show more

July 1st, 2018. Burari, North Delhi. Eleven members of the Bhatia family were found dead in their home under highly suspicious circumstances. Ten of the bodies were blindfolded and hanging from the ceiling. One body was lying on the floor. Investigators sought to determine whethe ...  Show more

In March 2020, at the start of the pandemic, the mysterious death of a mother of two is ruled a suicide. But her loved ones believe there’s more to her death than meets the eye. And as soon as we looked into her case, the cracks in the official ruling started to show.