Indian Predator: Murder in a Courtroom
Indian Predator: Murder in a Courtroom is a docuseries, based on the true story of Bharat Kalicharan Yadav (aka Akku Yadav) which happened in Nagpur, Maharashtra. According to some media, he raped more than 40 women who lived in Kasturba Nagar, Nagpur.[1]
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Genre | True crime docuseries |
Based on | Akku Yadav |
Directed by | Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni |
Creative director | Nidhi Girish Salian |
Country of origin | India |
Original languages | Hindi and Marathi |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 3 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Samira Kanwar
Niharika Kotwal Ashwin Shetty Vatsala Aron |
Producer | Vice India |
Cinematography | Deepti Gupta Savita Singh |
Editor | Monisha Baldawa |
Running time | 40 – 50 minutes |
Production company | VICE Media |
Original release | |
Network | Netflix |
Release | 28 October 2022 |
Overview
editIndian Predator: Murder in a Courtroom is a Netflix original documentary series with three episodes. The whole series is narrated by Vilas Bhande and Resha Raut, who are both accused of Akku Yadav's murder. In 1997, Akku Yadav killed his best friend Avinash Tiwari, and after two years, he killed Asha Bhagat, who sold liquor in Kasturba Nagar, Nagpur.[2] On 13 August 2004, 200 women of Kasturba Nagar killed Akku Yadav in Court No. 7 of the District court of Nagpur because he raped more than 40 women.[3][4]
Cast
edit- Happy Kalizpuria ( Akku Yadav )
- Sangramsingh Thakur ( Avinash Tiwari )
See also
edit- Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi, Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer, 2022 Netflix docudramas, part of the same television franchise
References
edit- ^ Bhattacharjee, Puja (17 November 2022). "What drove 200 women to stab a gangster to death? Netflix series revisits crime that shocked India". the Guardian.
- ^ "'Indian Predator: Murder In A Courtroom' Explained: How Was Akku Yadav Killed? Were The Residents Right?". dmtalkies.com. 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Netflix's 'Murder in a Courtroom': The story of criminal Akku Yadav and the women of Kasturba Nagar". Indian Express. 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Indian Predator: Murder in a Courtroom, a must-watch for true crime fans". Firstpost. 1 November 2022.