Indian Serial Killer : The Stoneman

In the year 1985, at midnight, the streets of desolate and dark Mumbai were nearly empty, with only a few people walking on them. The residents were peacefully asleep in their homes. However, there was one individual dressed in black, his eyes gleaming with a peculiar light, sitting on the roadside, patiently waiting for his prey. As soon as he spotted a lone person, he seized the opportunity, taking slow steps towards his target. With a heartless cruelty, he crushed the victim's head mercilessly with a large stone, finding amusement in the act. Contented, he swiftly disappeared into the shadows of the night, leaving behind a trail of darkness.

This is about a person who caused terror in India between 1985 and 1989 to such an extent that even the police were unable to apprehend him. To capture him, the police in Bombay and Kolkata conducted joint search operations throughout the cities, but he remained elusive.

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On June 15, 1985, at 7 o'clock in the morning, at King's Circle in Bombay, people were getting ready for work. However, on the other side of the road, there was a massive crowd gathered. Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that a person had been brutally murdered by crushing his head with a heavy object. His face was so disfigured that it became impossible to identify the victim. When the police began their investigation, it was revealed that these were the very people who barely scraped by on the roadside, either begging for alms or doing small odd jobs to cover their daily expenses. They had made the roadside their makeshift home due to their financial constraints.

Police were conducting their investigation when they received news a few days later that another dead body had been found near Sion area in Mumbai. This body had also been brutally crushed with a large, heavy stone, just like the one found a few months earlier in Kings Circle. The face of the victim was so disfigured that it was impossible to identify him.

All these murder cases were connected to impoverished individuals who had no families and were difficult for the police to gather information about. This posed a significant challenge for the police in solving these crimes, and as the months went by, the number of murders continued to increase. The police only found bodies in two specific areas of Mumbai: Sion and Kings Circle.

A year had passed, and despite multiple murders, the police hadn't found any suspects. After six murders, the Mumbai police finally started connecting the dots and realized that all these killings were the work of a single individual. This person would brutally disfigure the victim's face before killing them. The killer specifically targeted individuals who had no families and lived on the streets. He would meticulously study their routines, including their eating, drinking, and sleeping habits, to ensure that no mistakes were made and the police couldn't catch him. The stones used for the murders weighed approximately 30 kilograms, indicating that the killer was strong and powerful.

The police deployed patrol units throughout different areas of Mumbai and issued strict orders to investigate anyone who raised even the slightest suspicion. However, despite their efforts, another murder took place at Kings Circle the following month, and the police were unable to apprehend the killer.

By 1987, nine murders had already taken place, but during this time, a man claimed to have narrowly escaped the anonymous killer's clutches with only minor injuries. He worked as a waiter at a nearby hotel and slept on the roadside after work. One night, someone had attempted to attack him, but he managed to save himself by waking up, sustaining only minor injuries. When the police questioned him about the incident, he explained that he was alone and there was no lighting on the road, making it impossible for him to see the attacker's face. Due to his fear, he quickly fled the scene. Despite extensive investigations and interviews, the police were unsuccessful in capturing the killer.

In 1988, after twelve murders had occurred, the pace of the killings suddenly slowed down. What used to be a regular occurrence every few months now became less frequent. The murder spree came to a halt by the end of 1988. The police took a sigh of relief, but internally, they were determined to catch the killer.

In 1989, news arrived from Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) that a body had been found near the Howrah Bridge. The victim's head had been crushed with a heavy object, similar to the murders in Kolkata and Mumbai 26 years earlier. The victim's face was severely disfigured, making identification difficult. Investigations revealed that the victim was an auto-rickshaw driver who slept on the roadside alone at night.

The Kolkata police were aware of the twelve murders in Mumbai that had taken place two years prior and suspected a connection. They realized that the same modus operandi was being used, with the killer weighing approximately 30 kilograms of stone and targeting individuals who slept on the streets. The time of the murders was also consistent.

Witnessing the similarity to the Mumbai cases, the Kolkata police immediately took action. They intensified their patrols throughout the city and warned people not to sleep alone and to sleep together. The killer had always targeted lone individuals and refrained from attacking those who slept together. Despite six months passing, Kolkata experienced the same pattern of murders as Mumbai. Due to these circumstances, the anonymous killer in Kolkata was given the name "Stone Man" by a local.

The name "Stone Man" had instilled fear among people, and every day they would hear about his name and the series of murders. The public was not taking it seriously, considering it to be useless and not paying enough attention to their own safety. As a result, the pressure on the Kolkata police increased. Every night, whenever the police had even the slightest suspicion about someone, they would immediately apprehend and start questioning them. The situation in Kolkata became even more intense because while Mumbai had experienced 12 murders in a span of four years, Kolkata had already surpassed that number in just six months. The police interrogated numerous individuals based on their suspicions, but no one ever turned out to be the actual culprit, and the police remained unsuccessful.

However, after the police's rigorous efforts and numerous interrogations, one thing became apparent: the rate of murders in Kolkata had somewhat decreased. It seemed as if the police had caught the right suspect and interrogated them, but this person was so clever that they managed to escape right in front of the police's eyes. It appeared that they had realized that there was no time left for them to continue killing ruthlessly and had given up on their activities.

After 13 murders and extensive interrogations, the passage of months, and a decrease in the series of deaths, Kolkata still remained deserted at night. The person who enjoyed hunting during the night had now refrained from their activities due to the fear of being caught, and since January 1990, Kolkata had become a peaceful city.

However, the situation didn't end just in Kolkata, and exactly 26 years later, news came from Guwahati, Assam, that another body had been found, with the victim's head crushed in the same manner as in Kolkata and Mumbai 26 years ago. This meant that the Stone Man was still alive and free, and he had returned.