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{{Short description|2021 Netflix documentary series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox television
| image =
| caption =
| genre = [[Television documentary|Documentary]]
| developer = Jack Warrender
| director = N Amit<br>Jack Rampling
| presenter = Jack Warrender
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* N. Shashi Kumar
* Roopa K.S.
* Gopala Nayak
}}
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 4
| list_episodes =
| opentheme =
| composer = Antonio Pinto<br>Felipe Kim
| executive_producer = Morgan Matthews<br>Fiona Stourton
| producer = Claire Cahill
| cinematography =
| editor = Jules Cornell<br>Ella Newton
| company = Minnow Films
| runtime = 59–63 minutes
| network = [[Netflix]]
| released = {{Start date|2021|09|22|df=y}}
}}
'''''Crime Stories: India Detectives''''' is a 2021 Indian [[List of Netflix original programming|Netflix original]] [[Television documentary|docuseries]] created and directed by N Amit and
Jack Rampling.The series was produced by Claire Cahill under the production banner Minnow Films.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CRIME STORIES: INDIA DETECTIVES – Minnow Films |url=https://minnowfilms.co.uk/projects/crime-stories-india-detectives-2/ |access-date=2022-06-07 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Claire Cahill: We were as invested as police in finding the criminals |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/english/interviews/2021/oct/12/claire-cahill-we-were-as-invested-as-police-in-finding-the-criminals-27238.html |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=12 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref> It stars N. Shashi Kumar, Roopa K. S. and Gopala Nayak.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Machaiah |first=Rahul |date=2021-10-07 |title=Netflix's 'Crime Stories' Shows a Disregard for Privacy & Due Process |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/hot-on-web/netflix-true-crime-docuseries-crime-stories-india-detectives-invasion-of-privacy-police-brutality |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}</ref> This four episodes Docu-series chronicles the workings of the [[Bangalore City Police|Bengaluru city police]] as they attempt to solve four violent crimes; Three are related to murder and one involves the [[Child abduction|kidnapping of a child]].<ref>{{Cite news |title='Crime Stories: India Detectives' will get a Netflix release on September 22 |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/crime-stories-india-detectives-will-get-a-netflix-release-on-september-22/articleshow/86199384.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2022-06-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-10 |title=Producer Claire Cahill on 'Crime Stories India Detectives': Wanted to Show New and Modern India |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/producer-claire-cahill-on-crime-stories-india-detectives-wanted-to-show-new-and-modern-india-4305413.html |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> It released via [[Netflix]] on 22 September 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://decider.com/2021/09/23/crime-stories-india-detectives-netflix-review/|title=Stream It Or Skip It: 'Crime Stories: India Detectives' On Netflix, A Docuseries Following Bangalore Police Detectives As They Investigate Violent Crimes|website=Decider|date=23 September 2021 |accessdate=6 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/crime-stories-india-detectives-review-netflixs-quiet-compliment-to-the-men-in-khaki/article36709413.ece|title='Crime Stories: India Detectives' review: Netflix's quiet compliment to the men in khaki|website=The Hindu|date=28 September 2021 |accessdate=6 June 2022 |last1=Kumar |first1=Anuj }}</ref>

== Synopsis ==
The series follows an [[Police officer|investigating team]] of four [[police station]]s who cracked three murders and one kidnapping case that [[First information report|came to light]] in early 2020 before the [[COVID-19 pandemic|pandemic]].

== Cast ==
* N. Shashi Kumar as Deputy Commissioner of Police
* Roopa K.S. as Sub Inspector
* Gopala Nayak as Police inspector
* V. Dhananjaya as Assistant Commissioner of Police
* B.N. Lohith as Police Inspector
* Latha Mahesh as Sub Inspector

==Episodes==
{{Episode table |background=#B30211 |overall= |title= |director= |airdate= |episodes=
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title = A Murdered Mother
|DirectedBy = Jack Warrender
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2021|9|22}}
|ShortSummary = A middle-aged women is murdered. Her adult son is injured. The injured son blames his sister and the cop investigation begins.
|LineColor = B30211
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = Body In a Bag
|DirectedBy = Jack Warrender
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2021|9|22}}
|ShortSummary = 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.
|LineColor = B30211
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = Dying for Protection
|DirectedBy = Jack Warrender
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2021|9|22}}
|ShortSummary = A women is found murdered inside her house while her son is out.
|LineColor = B30211
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = The Stolen Baby
|DirectedBy = Jack Warrender
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2021|9|22}}
|ShortSummary = A one-year old baby is kidnapped and the parents believe a friend did it.
|LineColor = B30211
}}
}}

== Release ==
On 14 September 2021, Netflix released the official trailer of the series. The series was worldwide premiered on 22 September 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-14 |title=Netflix's new docu-series Crime Stories: India Detectives to release on 22 September |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/netflixs-new-docu-series-crime-stories-india-detectives-to-release-on-22-september-9963231.html |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}</ref>

== 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."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramnath |first=Nandini |title='Crime Stories: India's Detectives' review: A puff piece about police work in Bengaluru |url=https://scroll.in/reel/1006097/crimes-stories-indias-detectives-review-a-puff-piece-about-police-work-in-bengaluru |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=Scroll.in |date=24 September 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref>

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."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-23 |title=Crime Stories review: Netflix's Kannada debut raises pertinent questions |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/dh-talkies/crime-stories-review-netflixs-kannada-debut-raises-pertinent-questions-1033427.html |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>

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."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=Anuj |date=2021-09-28 |title='Crime Stories: India Detectives' review: Netflix's quiet compliment to the men in khaki |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/crime-stories-india-detectives-review-netflixs-quiet-compliment-to-the-men-in-khaki/article36709413.ece |access-date=2022-06-08 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Legal issues ==
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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-03 |title=After Karnataka HC order, Netflix blocks episode in crime documentary series |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/karnataka-high-court-netflix-crime-documentary-series-7549949/ |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

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.)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Laghate |first=Gaurav |title=Karnataka HC vacates injunction, allows Netflix to stream blocked episode of 'Crime Stories' |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/karnataka-hc-vacates-injunction-allows-netflix-to-stream-blocked-episode-of-crime-stories/articleshow/87338720.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2022-06-07}}</ref>

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GlendaBancroft at 11:18, 8 November 2025