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Tales from Delhi episodes

November 10, 2020 26: Fake Jobs Racket: A Job too Good to be True
A website was build to forge the unemployed youth. 13,000 job vacancies were offered and more than 27,000 people applied for the same. What happened next? In this episode, an on-ground reporter with Hindustan Times will narrate a similar story. Tune in to find out more details of this crime.
10 min
November 03, 2020 25: Protectors become predators: A most diabolical crime
What happens when a protector becomes a predator? Like they say in Hindi, JAB RAKSHAK HI BHAKSHAK BAN JAAYE. In this episode, an on-ground reporter with Hindustan Times talks about one such story. Tune in to find out more details of this crime.
9 min
October 27, 2020 24: Survival of Sex-Workers amid COVID-19
In this episode, @shivsunny talks about his recent visit to GB Road - Delhi's red-light area. Once the lockdown was announced, sex workers got no clients. How did they manage to earn their daily bread? Tune in to find out!
10 min
October 20, 2020 23: Hunt for gold leads to death
In this episode, @shivsunny talks about the two men who died hunting gold. Incident took place in Aazadpur, New Delhi. Tune in to know more.
9 min
October 13, 2020 22: Two rival parties in a crime, but heroes from both sides
Killed for love? Tune in to this episode by Shiv Sunny, unfolding perspectives on the story of a 19-year-old man allegedly beaten up to death by the family of a woman he was in a relationship with.
12 min
October 06, 2020 21: A prisoner who escaped from COVID hospital
In this episode, @shivsunny talks about a pickpocket who tested Corona positive and was send to the hospital. He was hospitalized for the treatment, who later escaped from the hospital.
8 min
September 30, 2020 20: Honey Trap
In this episode, @shivsunny talks about honey trap gangs and takes us through one such story of a Delhi based businessman who eventually got conned into losing Rs 5 Lakh.
9 min
September 22, 2020 19: Old Age homes in the times of Covid
In this episode, @shivsunny talks about his recent visit to a few old age homes. He brings out the narrative of the elderly through different people he talks about. Tune in and find out.
10 min
September 15, 2020 18: The story of how a child was sold to make ends meet
In this episode, @shivsunny tells a heart-wrenching story of how a girl child was sold off by her parents because of financial hardship. Tune in to find out.
8 min
September 08, 2020 17: A Delhi Boy's PUBG addiction
In this episode, @shivsunny talks about a boy in Delhi who was funding his PUBG addiction by doing something that was technically a crime. And yet, when you hear this story, you'll be confused whether this should be seen as a crime or as a psychological issue arising out of addiction to a game.
8 min