The lockdown had adverse impact on the mental health of many. There was an increase in the number of suicides. But the most sensational story to have come out of this period is that of a family of four in Madanapalle (Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh). 

The Naidus were a respectable and highly educated couple. From the outside, they appeared to be a very normal middle-class family living a happy life. Who would have thought something so sinister was brewing inside the Naidu home that would eventually make the parents murder their own two daughters?

This is the complete story of the Naidus, and what actually happened inside the 'house of miracles.'

Links

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amaravati/madanapalle-double-murder-parents-had-planned-to-end-their-lives-too/articleshow/80757894.cms

https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/daughters-pool-blood-parents-trance-what-cops-probing-ap-murder-saw-142158

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2021/jan/26/andhra-pradesh-chittoor-double-murder-pre-planned-say-police-2255165.html

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/andhra-pradesh-couple-allegedly-kills-daughters-seeks-time-to-revive-them-cops-2357813

https://www.siasat.com/madanapalle-murders-how-educated-indians-fall-prey-to-preachings-of-self-proclaimed-godmen-2079556/

This Samalkha P.S. Case of 2011 was a perfect murder - well, almost! For 8 long years, the culprits were right under the nose of Delhi Police Crime Branch. And yet, the police could not prove the murder had taken place - let alone, nab the killers. The number of plot twists in this episode could be worthy of a Bollywood suspense thriller.

References:

1. https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-8-years-old-murder-case-solved-family-says-they-never-lost-hope-until-now-6058203/

2. https://www.amarujala.com/delhi/murder-case-flashed-after-8-years-ashram-news-noi4659614138?pageId=1

3. https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/bones-exhumed-to-crack-eight-year-old-murder-case/story-N36ptYDu7EeScZneXEJ6zH.html

4. https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2019/oct/08/eight-years-after-mans-killing-wifes-boyfriend-and-his-driver-arrested-2044593.html

5. https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-body-chopped-into-pieces-spread-over-70-kms-8-yrs-after-man-went-missing-delhi-police-arrests-wife-s-lover-for-murder-2795373

This is one of those cases that could boggle the sharpest investigative minds. And yet, it was cracked by officer Siby Tom - often called the Sherlock Holmes of Kerala by the press - with the help of just a 6.5 cm screw!!

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References:

1. https://indianexpress.com/article/india/how-a-6-5-cm-long-malleolar-screw-helped-kochi-police-crack-gruesome-murder-case-5099244/
2. https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2018/03/22/how-kochis-holmes-nailed-concrete-barrel-murderer-with-screw.html
3. https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2018/mar/10/police-solve-mystery-over-identity-of--skeleton-in-barrel-1784721.html
4. https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/womans-body-found-in-plastic-drum-near-vembanad/article22399980.ece
5. https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/skeletal-remains-in-barrel-victim-identifed/article22987937.ece