Kollectively Vigilant: Law and Crime

Episode -11, Season 2-- When Women Die, India Puts Them on Trial: Dowry, Media Spectacle and the Twisha Sharma Case

In May 2026, Twisha Sharma was found dead at her matrimonial home in Bhopal. Her death was initially reported as a suicide, while her family alleged dowry harassment, abuse and foul play. The case remains under investigation. But this episode is not another attempt to conduct a trial through headlines, television debates or social media speculation. In this solo episode, Dr. D examines how the Twisha Sharma case was rapidly buried beneath salacious allegations about her private life—and how dead women are routinely placed on trial before the evidence has even been tested. Why does the Indian media obsess over a woman’s relationships, habits and character while paying far less attention to the social and marital pressures under which women continue to die? From prominent actresses and models to women whose deaths never make national news, this episode examines dowry, victim-blaming and the machinery of the media trial.

Hindi Episode 6- Avtar Singh: Indian Army Major, Interpol Notice, Aur California Mein Parivaar Ka Qatl

Same episode in English- https://open.spotify.com/episode/009IUA0qWOn1Rqy1njjx43?si=pjd2gj3RQBCjAuWBkEkH0Q Is Hindi episode mein hum Major Avtar Singh ke case ko samajhte hain — ek aise former Indian Army officer ki kahani, jiska naam Kashmir ke human rights lawyer Jalil Andrabi ke alleged kidnapping aur murder case se juda tha. Avtar Singh par gambhir aarop lage, uske khilaaf international level par notice bhi jaari hua, lekin saalon tak accountability ek adhoori kahani bani rahi. Phir yeh case India aur Kashmir se nikal kar California tak pahunchta hai, jahan Avtar Singh ne apni wife, bachchon, aur khud ko maar diya. Yeh kahani sirf ek violent crime ki kahani nahi hai. Yeh power, military impunity, human rights, exile, legal delay, aur domestic violence ke beech ke uncomfortable connection ko saamne laati hai. Kollectively Vigilant ke is episode mein hum is case ko law, psychology aur criminology ke nazariye se dekhenge: ek aadmi jiske upar pehle se serious allegations the, woh international system se kaise nikal gaya, aur aakhir mein ek poore parivaar ki zindagi kaise khatam ho gayi.

Episode 10:Season 2- The Roommate With Red Flags: The USF Double Murder of Zamil Limon & Nahida Bristy

Two Bangladeshi doctoral students at the University of South Florida, Zamil Ahmed Limon and Nahida Sultana Bristy, came to America to build a future through education. In April 2026, both stopped responding to calls, and what began as a missing-person investigation soon turned into a double murder case. Their deaths led police to Zamil’s roommate, Hisham Saleh Abugharbieh, whose alleged behaviour, prior red flags, digital searches, and apartment evidence are now central to the case. In this episode of Kollectively Vigilant, we examine who Zamil and Nahida were, what investigators say happened, the role of off-campus housing, the alleged warning signs, and the legal case now moving

Episode 9- Season 2-- He Called His Family His Blessing. Then He Killed His Twin Sister.

Caution: Don't use headphones for this episode. Sorry for the bad audio. In this episode, Dr. D and Sam examine the Hardik Singh and Harshita/Himshika Singh case from Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. Hardik Singh, a 26-year-old man, allegedly killed his twin sister and attacked his mother after months of visible frustration over work, money, unemployment, online identity, and a failed emotional attachment. Rather than reducing the case to an online infatuation or a religious angle, this episode looks at the deeper layers: the pressure facing young Indians in corporate jobs, the collapse of work-life balance, the emotional burden of failure, the performance of victimhood online, and the psychological process through which grievance can become identity. The discussion uses psychological and criminological frameworks including cognitive dissonance, hostile attribution bias, external locus of control, strain theory, general strain theory, and grievance-fueled violence. This is a case about family, pressure, self-image, and the terrifying moment when the people who supported someone most became, in his mind, the people standing in his way.

Episode 8 -Season 2- Same Law, Different Justice in Australia: Race, Class, and Domestic Violence Self-Defence

In this episode, Dr. D appears on The Tumble Upward Podcast with Kyrren to discuss two Australian cases involving women who killed their abusive partners in the context of domestic violence and self-defence. Although both cases involved women, intimate partner violence, lethal force, and the same wider legal system, the outcomes were starkly different: one woman avoided incarceration, while the Aboriginal woman was imprisoned. This conversation examines how race, class, wealth, and institutional bias can shape whose fear is believed, whose survival is criminalised, and who receives mercy from the justice system.