Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi Web Series Details:
Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi Web Series Cast & Character:
- Actors
- Altaf Hussain as Chandrakant Jha
- Mukesh Pandy as Jha’s voice
- Jitendra Sharma as a young Jha
- Manjit Singh as Sunder Singh
- Sanjay Bansal as Pandit
- Bunny Adhikari as Anil Mandal
- Meenu as Mamta
- Ankit Sharma as Dalip Kaushik
- Joginder Sharma as Hoshiyar Singh
- Pankaj Sharma as Narendra Kumar
- Shivam as Jarnil Singh
- Interviewees
- Surinder Singh Yadav, investigating officer of the case
- S.L. Vaya, a clinical forensic scientist and psychologist
Storyline:
Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi is a three-episode true crime docuseries. The first episode follows officer Sunder Singh’s investigation and arrest of Chandrakant Jha, a serial killer who, in 2006–2007, left three decapitated victims outside the Tihar Jail in Delhi, India accompanied by mocking notes challenging the police to catch him before his next murder. Later episodes explore Jha’s life, backstory and motives, much of which was told by Jha during the police interview after his arrest. The Butcher of Delhi features interviews of people involved or close to the case, such as officers and journalists, interspersed with dramatizations of police exchanges, archival photographs and recreations.
About Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi Web Series:
Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi is an Indian Netflix true crime docuseries produced by VICE India and directed by Ayesha Sood, The Butcher of Delhi explores both the police investigation and the motives of Chandrakant Jha, a serial killer who, in 2006–2007, left three decapitated victims outside the Tihar Jail accompanied by mocking notes.
The producers refrained in revealing the actual case The Butcher of Delhi is based on prior to its release. The trailer for the series was released on 28 June 2022 on Netflix India’s official YouTube channel and now has over three million views. The channel also released other short teasers prior to the release date.
The three episodes of Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi premiered on Netflix on 20 July 2022.
The first installment of a proposed Indian Predator series, The Butcher of Delhi received mixed reviews. Although some critics praised the mystery, pacing and departure from the whodunit format, others criticized its perceived cliché representation of Jha and overrepresentation of police accounts, lack of depth, poor flow and excessive exposition.
