Shefali Shah gears up to return as DCP Vartika Chaturvedi IPS, aka Madam Sir, to solve a new case. Rajesh Tailang and Rasika Dugal will also reprise their roles, with Huma Qureshi joining the star cast in ‘Delhi Crime Season 3’. As the third season premieres on Netflix, the spotlight has turned to the chilling real life tragedy that inspired it, the baby Falak case from Delhi.
About the baby Falak case
The baby Falak case came to light in 2012, triggering widespread outrage across India. The horror unfolded when a 15 year old girl who claimed to be her mother brought a severely injured two year old to the trauma centre at AIIMS, Delhi.
Doctors discovered the child had suffered a fractured skull, blood clots in the brain, broken arms, bite marks, and burn injuries on her face. Despite intensive treatment, the toddler’s condition deteriorated, and the case soon revealed a web of exploitation and abuse.
As the investigation unfolded, police learned that the teenager who had brought Falak to the hospital was not her biological mother. They later discovered that Falak’s biological mother had been trapped in a human trafficking racket, revealing a shocking network of abuse and exploitation.
In an interview with Firstpost, director Tanuj Chopra confirmed that Delhi Crime Season 3 draws directly from this heartbreaking incident. He said, “Here we got the case, the baby Falak case, where a fourteen-year-old girl in Delhi brings a baby to the hospital with bruises all over her. Over the course of the treatment, cops realised that the young girl is not the mother… (sic)”
About Delhi Crime Series
Delhi Crime has always taken inspiration from real life incidents. The first season was based on the 2012 Nirbhaya rape case, which earned the show global recognition and an International Emmy Award. The second season focused on a gang of burglars, shedding light on poverty and moral conflicts in society.
