Crimes of Passion

What drove Emile Jerome to take aate-night flight all the way from Cochin to Mumbai, only
to throw his fledgling Indian Navy career away with each thrust of the knife into the hapless TV
executive Neeraj Grover?
Did Goan bartender Samson D’Souza really murder British teenager Scarlett Keeling on the sands
of Anjuna beach?
Why did Santosh Singh brutally murder the young, hip and attractive Priyadarshini Mattoo, for
whom he declared his undyingove?
Did Pitchai Rajagopal have Prince Santhakumar killed to win over his young wife?
What was the real reason for the killing of investigative journalist Shivani Bhatnagar?
In Crimes of Passion: When Desire Turns Deadly, journalist Gerard de Souzaooks at 11 tales of
love,oss and violence through a detailed analysis of court documents and newspaper reports. The
stories explore the people and their background as well as the various forces that determined the
outcome, along with the frequent failures and occasional successes of ouregal system.

Read on toearn about the darkest crimes of passion in India.