Recent Indian crime thrillers have given us everything from disturbing murder investigations to courtroom puzzles and dangerous criminal networks. Kohrra Season 2, Kartavya and Paatal Lok Season 2 stand out for mysteries where every clue leads to deeper secrets, while several other titles on this list take the suspense in very different directions.
10 Recent Hindi Murder Mysteries on OTT (Movies & Shows)
1. Baby Do Die Do (Netflix)
Baby Karmakar lives in Mumbai with a secret very few people know: the deaf woman who cannot speak is also a skilled contract killer. Her connection to a violent real-estate crime network becomes harder to manage once DCP Anjum Khan starts hunting her and neighbour Siddhu gives Baby a reason to imagine a different life. Love, childhood trauma and her deadly work begin pushing her in opposite directions.
2. Alpha (Netflix)
Assassin Sita grows up believing Colonel Fateh Singh Lakhawat is her father, only to learn that he actually kidnapped her as a child and raised her through a secret regenerative-serum programme. The truth brings her together with sister Durga as they turn against the criminal network responsible for shaping Sita’s life. Their fight uncovers betrayals, dangerous operations and further questions about Sita’s real identity.
3. Kohrra Season 2 (Netflix)
A woman’s murder sends Amarpal Garundi and Dhanwant Kaur into a Dalerpura investigation where the people around the victim carry old resentments, fractured relationships and conflicting stories. Sorting through these different accounts becomes harder because the two officers are also dealing with unresolved problems in their own lives. The mystery gradually reveals how much emotional damage existed long before the killing.
4. System (Prime Video)
Public prosecutor Neha Rajvansh enters an important case hoping it will help her professional rise, but the courtroom soon exposes issues much bigger than a simple win or loss. Working with sharp stenographer Sarika Rawat brings privilege, class, ambition and private motives into the legal fight. Their search for answers becomes more complicated as personal goals begin colliding with the larger system around them.
5. Glory (Netflix)
The unexplained death of a celebrated boxer brings two estranged brothers back to the hometown and boxing world they had left behind. Trying to understand the killing uncovers corruption, rivalries and secrets hidden inside the local sporting circuit. Their investigation also reopens unresolved problems within their own family, making the mystery increasingly personal.
6. Babita Singh Reporting (Prime Video)
Babita “Baby” Singh returns home expecting some distance from police work, but her childhood friend’s murder quickly changes those plans. Unsatisfied with the answers around the case, the rookie cop quietly begins following clues herself. What she discovers brings family tensions, buried secrets and uncomfortable truths much closer to home than she expected.
7. Criminal Justice: A Family Matter (JioHotstar)
A family gathering becomes a murder investigation after a man is discovered beside the body of a nurse and immediately comes under suspicion. Madhav Mishra agrees to defend him, but changing accounts and hidden tensions within the family make the obvious explanation increasingly difficult to accept. Each courtroom development raises another question about who was actually responsible for the killing.
8. Paatal Lok Season 2 (Prime Video)
Inspector Hathi Ram Chaudhary takes on another murder case where the trail leads beyond individual suspects towards politics, influence and powerful interests. Following the evidence means understanding not only who committed the crime but also the forces surrounding it. The deeper Hathi Ram goes, the more the investigation begins testing both his beliefs and his personal life.
9. Raakh (Prime Video)
A young police officer enters a horrifying investigation involving kidnapping, murder and two extremely violent criminals. Every step closer to the suspects exposes more disturbing details and forces him to confront the cruelty behind the crimes. The case becomes both a dangerous pursuit of the killers and a psychological test for the officer chasing them.
10. Kartavya (Netflix)
Police officer Pawan is shaken after a journalist is murdered despite being under his protection. His attempt to discover who wanted the victim silenced leads towards political influence, corruption and people powerful enough to interfere with the investigation. The case becomes far more urgent when those same forces begin threatening Pawan’s family.
Bonus: Ikka (Netflix)
Lawyer Arjun Mehra agrees to defend a man he had once believed was responsible for attempted murder. Fresh evidence begins weakening that old conclusion and forces Arjun to reconsider both the accused and his own earlier judgment. What begins as a courtroom case soon turns into a deeply personal mystery about whether the truth was misunderstood from the start.
If murder investigations, courtroom mysteries and crime stories filled with hidden motives are your kind of watch, these recent Indian thrillers are worth checking out.
