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Anatomy of murder

Puja Changoiwala presents a behind-the-scenes reporter's view of the Arunkumar Tikku murder in 2012

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Manavi Kapur
The Front Page Murders
Inside the serial killings that shocked India
Puja Changoiwala
Hachette India
322 pages; Rs 350

Whenever the story of a high-profile murder breaks on the front pages, it is guaranteed to last in public memory for a long time. For one, and more obviously, it is only those murders that have the potential to generate a sustainably healthy news cycle that make the cut as front page fodder. But a murder is also vicariously sensational, infusing a mundane day with stories of revenge and devious plots. Think back to the Sheena Bora murder case, which, even almost a year after