Kurla Serial Killer

• Mumbai serial killings: More than one killer?

  Mumbai's Kurla has been witness to a series of child murders since February. Three young girls were raped and killed in a slum here; the residents across the suburb are on the edge. (Read: Mumbai serial killings - fear keeps Kurla on the edge)Now, after months of false leads, the police have arrested 19-year-old Javed Ahmed Shaikh for the brutal ra...

• Mumbai serial killings: Fear keeps Kurla on the edge

  The Kurla suburb of Mumbai has been rocked by a series of child murders since February. After three young girls were raped and killed in a slum here, it's not just the slum residents who are on edge but also residents from other regions across the suburb.Three-year-old Mudra leaves for school under the watchful eyes of her father. Girish Tandel who...

• Haunted by serial killer, Mumbai suburb waits for DNA tests

  Kurla in East Mumbai has become the unwilling landing ground for politicians. They come with competing contingents of followers, shouting slogans, and carrying placards.  Kurla has earned its VIP attention in the cruellest of ways.The CCTVs installed in the narrow paths between the different slums, the close to 30 police teams that patrol the ...

• The hunt for a serial killer in a Mumbai suburb

  The suburb of Kurla in East Mumbai lives in fear of a serial killer. Since February, three young girls have been raped and killed here, the last four days ago.  The police has detained one man who resembles the alleged killer.The second of the three girls killed was found on the terrace of the police quarters in Nehru Nagar.  That led to ...

• Serial killer fear in Mumbai suburb

  The police have stepped up their vigil in Mumbai's Kurla suburb, days after the body of a nine-year-old girl was recovered from a local slum. The nine-year-old is the third girl who has been raped and killed here since February, sparking concerns about a serial killer targeting the locality.

• Mumbai: Serial killer on the lose

  For months now, the two slum colonies in Mumbai's Kurla are living in the shadow of fear. Fear that perhaps a serial killer is on the prowl. Since February, three girls have been kidnapped, raped and killed and police are grappling to solve the cases."We won't let the police or media enter here. We are very angry. What about our justice," said one ...