If you enjoy stories built around murders, suspicious deaths, hidden secrets and dangerous investigations, these recent Indian thrillers offer plenty of mystery. From police cases and courtroom battles to family secrets and revenge, these movies and shows on Netflix, Prime Video, JioHotstar and more keep the tension high.
15 Recent Indian Murder Mysteries on OTT
1. Babita Singh Reporting (Prime Video)
Babita “Baby” Singh returns to her hometown hoping to step away from police work, only for her childhood friend to be murdered. When the official case fails to give her convincing answers, she begins quietly following clues on her own. Her search gradually brings buried family tensions and uncomfortable secrets much closer to home.
2. Kohrra Season 2 (Netflix)
Officers Amarpal Garundi and Dhanwant Kaur are assigned a woman’s murder where almost everyone around the victim appears to be carrying emotional baggage or old secrets. Different versions of the truth make the case harder to untangle, while the investigators are also struggling with problems in their own lives. The season turns one killing into a slow-burning mystery about grief, resentment and damaged relationships.
3. Pritam and Pedro (JioHotstar)
A major digital kidnapping brings together an old-school police officer and a young ethical hacker who approach crime in completely different ways. Their clashing methods become useful when the clues begin pointing towards a much wider cybercrime network. The investigation combines technology, mystery and an unusual partnership that must work despite constant disagreements.
4. Kartavya (Netflix)
Pawan is left shaken after a journalist is killed despite being under his police protection. Determined to understand who wanted the victim dead, he follows the case into a world of political influence, corruption and powerful people capable of blocking the truth. The investigation becomes even more dangerous when the threat begins reaching his own family.
5. Thudarum (JioHotstar)
A taxi driver’s ordinary life collapses after corrupt policemen seize his vehicle without knowing that it contains a horrifying secret. The incident leads to devastating consequences for his family and pushes him towards a dangerous path of revenge. What follows is an emotional crime thriller driven by grief, anger and a desperate need for justice.
6. Glory (Netflix)
The unexplained death of a famous boxer brings two estranged brothers back to the hometown and boxing world they once left behind. Their attempt to discover what happened begins exposing rivalries, corruption and disturbing secrets within the local sporting community. The mystery also forces them to confront painful issues buried inside their own family.
7. System (Prime Video)
Public prosecutor Neha Rajvansh takes on an important legal case expecting it to help her career, but the courtroom battle soon becomes far more complicated. Her work with sharp stenographer Sarika Rawat brings class differences, ambition, privilege and hidden personal motives into the case. Finding the truth becomes increasingly difficult when their goals collide with the larger system around them.
8. Ikka (Netflix)
Lawyer Arjun Mehra is asked to defend a man he once believed was responsible for attempted murder. New evidence begins challenging that old conclusion, forcing Arjun to question both the accused and his own earlier judgment. Every fresh discovery makes the legal mystery more personal and raises doubts about what actually happened.
9. Raakh (Prime Video)
A young police officer enters a disturbing kidnapping investigation involving violent criminals and horrifying acts. Each lead takes him further into a world where the cruelty behind the crime becomes harder to process. His search for answers gradually turns into both an investigation and a test of how much darkness he can face.
10. Maharaja (Netflix)
A quiet man carrying deep emotional pain sets out on a journey shaped by loss, anger and unanswered questions. As hidden motives and buried truths slowly emerge, the meaning of earlier events begins changing completely. The mystery builds through revenge, emotional tension and revelations that keep reshaping what really happened.
11. Amar Vishwas (Amazon MX Player)
Lawyer Amar Vishwas becomes involved in the investigation after a wealthy businessman is murdered. Conflicting accounts, suspicious behaviour and hidden motives make it increasingly difficult to identify who is telling the truth. Amar must keep examining the evidence as suspicion shifts from one possible culprit to another.
12. Daldal (Prime Video)
DCP Rita Ferreira is given the task of finding a dangerous serial killer while also dealing with growing pressure inside the police department. The investigation becomes more difficult when the crimes begin reopening painful memories and unresolved wounds from her own past. Hunting the killer therefore turns into both a professional case and a deeply personal struggle.
13. Jaane Jaan (Netflix)
A single mother’s quiet life is thrown into danger after her abusive former husband disappears and she becomes connected to a murder investigation. As a determined police officer moves closer to the truth, her reserved neighbour steps in and makes the situation even harder to understand. The mystery builds through deception, fear and secrets that cannot afford to come out.
14. Deva (Netflix)
A police officer suffering from memory loss finds himself investigating a murder that appears connected to parts of his own past he can no longer remember. As he reconstructs the case, buried betrayals and forgotten connections begin changing his understanding of what happened. The investigation becomes increasingly unsettling when he realises he may need to question himself as much as everyone around him.
15. Maa Behen (Netflix)
A widowed mother and her two daughters are suddenly left with a dead body and decide to hide what has happened instead of revealing the truth. Their desperate cover-up becomes harder to control when curious neighbours begin noticing that something is wrong. What follows is a dark crime comedy where family panic, lies and suspicion keep making the mystery messier.
From suspicious deaths and serial killers to family secrets and courtroom mysteries, these Indian thrillers offer plenty of twists for crime fans.
