Killing Justice

When a judge in India dies of a heart attack, his passing barely makes the news. But when his niece approaches a journalist two years later, she shares a different story: that the circumstances around Judge Bridgopal Loya’s death have made his family doubt the official story. Killing Justice investigates how one man’s death has become a lodestone for increasingly polarized politics in India. Following the reporting and legal fallout that arise from this tip, Host Ravi Gupta examines the conflicting evidence and grapples with the broader implications a single night in the city of Nagpur has on the world’s largest democracy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ravi Gupta is approached with a tip for a story: a prominent Indian judge has died, and his family doesn’t believe the official explanation for his death. Could there be any connection to the controversial murder case the judge was hearing at the time of his death? Head to lumen.me/JUSTICE for 15% off your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Investigative reporter Niranjan Takle reveals how he uncovered discrepancies between the official story of Judge Loya’s death and the accounts the judge’s family shared. And how even after extensive reporting, Niranjan had to fight to publish his story. Head to lumen.me/JUSTICE for 15% off your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ravi travels to Nagpur himself to try to find answers. He visits the headquarters of a powerful organization that looms over Judge Loya’s death and goes to meet a shadowy figure who may have been responsible for how Judge Loya’s postmortem was conducted. Head to lumen.me/JUSTICE for 15% off your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Judge Loya’s death left a trail of documents – but experts are conflicted on what they show. What do these records actually tell us? And how much can we trust them? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As The Caravan reporters continue to follow up on the Judge Loya story, they are ready for backlash, dismissal, and even lawsuits – but not the reaction of Judge Loya’s family. Head to lumen.me/JUSTICE for 15% off your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices