Sunetra has been a journalist for many years and is currently the Political Editor for the Hindustan Times and the “confessions” that she writes about are Sunil Gupta’s own from his time in Tihar, where he was a jailer for 35 years.

In this podcast Gupta recalls the first day of his job when he bumped into none other than one of India’s most feared serial killer Charles Sobraj.

During his time in Tihar, Gupta also witnessed eight executions including those of terror convicts Afzal Guru and Yakub Memon and rapists Billa and Ranga. Much has been reported on these criminals and their cases and a lot is still being reported. For instance, recently, J&K DSP Davinder Singh who Afzal Guru had accused of torturing him in police custody was arrested in the company of militants.

Does Sharma think executions are necessary or should India do away with it?

Tune in to this podcast, for the full interview with Sunetra Choudhury and Sunil Sharma who share anecdotes about prison superstitions, fetishes and the anatomy of an execution!

Producer and Host: Shorbori Purkayastha

Guests: Sunil Sharma and Sunetra Choudhury, co-authors of “Black Warrants: Confessions of a Tihar Jailer”

Editor: Shelly Walia

Music: Big Bang Fuzz