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June 20, 2026 9:08 am
In today's edition: A reporter's account of the arrest of criminal duo Ranga-Billa; Electrification to tackle climate change explained; and more
Ranga, Billa, and a reporter: How a photograph sealed India's best-known manhunt
June 21, 2026 2:45 pm
In the Bombay of the 1970s, a young crime reporter in The Indian Express newsroom, gets a break: Billa, a notorious name in the city, had escaped from a Crime Branch cell. Days later in Delhi, two children, Geeta and Sanjay Chopra, are found dead
'Raakh' true story: Ranga, Billa — killers behind the 1978 murders of Geeta and Sanjay Chopra
June 19, 2026 6:31 pm
Amazon Prime Video's 'Raakh', starring Ali Fazal and Sonali Bendre, which premiered on June 12, has revived the spotlight on the horror of Ranga-Billa nearly five decades after the kidnapping and murders.
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