What brought about the 1979 law of bride burning? Today, we answer that this episode contains the legal, criminological, and psychological analysis of this insidious practice.

Hi! Welcome to Kollectively Vigilant, a true crime podcast hosted by Dr D, a professor and lawyer, along with her sister Sam, a counsellor and educator. While Sam holds a master's degree in Psychology, Dr D holds a PhD and LLB/JD. Together, the sisters join forces to tell you crime stories from around the world while explaining everything you need to know about law and crime.

If I were to tell you that many people across the world die for the cause of science, you probably wouldn't believe me, or maybe you would think that I am talking about the famous historical trials of Plato, Copernicus or Galileo, the trial and the subsequent murder I am about to tell you about today is firmly in the lineage and tradition of scientific secularism, perhaps you have heard of the likes of Christopher Hichens and Martin Aims, India too has a long tradition of such figures a notable few being Swami Vivekananda and RRMR among numerous others. The story I am telling you today is about the life and murder of a man who had dedicated his life to the cause of science and scientific temper. This is the story of Dr Narendra Dabholkar. 

Hi! Welcome to Kollectively Vigilant, a true crime podcast hosted by Dr D, a professor and lawyer, along with her sister Sam, a counsellor and educator. While Sam holds a master's degree in Psychology, Dr D holds a PhD and LLB/JD. Together, the sisters join forces to tell you crime stories from around the world while explaining everything you need to know about law and crime.

A young mother vanishes without a trace, and her husband, seemingly desperate for answers, reaches out to the media, but things aren't always as they seem- that same husband pleading for his wife to return home has now been arrested and charged in connection to her disappearance.
Hi! Welcome to Kollectively Vigilant, a true crime podcast hosted by Dr D, a professor and lawyer, along with her sister Sam, a counsellor and educator. While Sam holds a master's degree in Psychology, Dr D holds a PhD and LLB/JD. Together, the sisters join forces to tell you crime stories from around the world while explaining everything you need to know about law and crime.

A journalist is arrested along with a notorious criminal mafia gang and charged with the murder of a fellow journalist, but did she actually commit this crime, or did the state frame her? Let's find out today in the story of Jyotirmoy Dey. This is the story of two Crime Journalists who unwittingly became India's most significant crime story of 2011.

Hi! Welcome to Kollectively Vigilant, a true crime podcast hosted by Dr D, a professor and lawyer, along with her sister Sam, a counsellor and educator. While Sam holds a master's degree in Psychology, Dr D holds a PhD and LLB/JD. Together, the sisters join forces to tell you crime stories from around the world while explaining everything you need to know about law and crime.

A British ornithologist stumbles upon the discarded remains of a woman who has been missing for over a month. This woman belonged to a family packed with celebrities, so why did people initially not notice that she had gone missing? And why would someone target an ordinary woman surrounded by extraordinary talent? This is the tragic tale of Sandhya Singh.

Hi! Welcome to Kollectively Vigilant, a true crime podcast hosted by Dr D, a professor and lawyer, along with her sister Sam, a counsellor and educator. While Sam holds a Masters in Psychology, Dr D holds a PhD and LLB/JD. Together, the sisters join forces to tell you crime stories from around the world while explaining everything you need to know about law and crime.

A defiant 17-year-old girl goes against her family to marry the man she loves, but when her husband is found dead 11 years after their wedding, the story that unfolds defies all imagination. This is the story of Sukhjeet Singh. 

Hi! Welcome to Kollectively Vigilant, a true crime podcast hosted by Dr D, a professor and lawyer, along with her sister Sam, a counsellor and educator. While Sam holds a Masters in Psychology, Dr D holds a PhD and LLB/JD. Together, the sisters join forces to tell you crime stories from around the world while explaining everything you need to know about law and crime.

With the comforts and commodities of modern-day life,  living a reclusive existence away from society has become easy and reasonably common. But sometimes isolation can result in very dark, disturbing events; this is the true story of the Yasutake family.

Since the 1970s, right under the noses of neighbours, clients, spouses, children, and friends, a secret society called School—a cult of snared Manhattan professionals—has been led by the charismatic, sociopathic and dangerous Hollywood actress- leader Sharon Gans, this is their story.

Hi! Welcome to Kollectively Vigilant, a true crime podcast hosted by Dr D, a professor and lawyer, along with her sister Sam, a counsellor and educator. While Sam holds a Masters in Psychology, Dr D holds a PhD and LLB/JD. Together, the sisters join forces to tell you crime stories from around the world while explaining everything you need to know about law and crime.

Two young women were shot and killed in New Delhi on their way back from work; while the police remained clueless, parents turned into Personal Investigators and solved a double mystery.

Hi! Welcome to Kollectively Vigilant, a true crime podcast hosted by Dr D, a professor and lawyer, along with her sister Sam, a counsellor and educator. While Sam holds a Master's in Psychology, Dr D holds a PhD and LLB/JD. Together, the sisters join forces to tell you crime stories from around the world while explaining everything you need to know about law and crime.