Ep 14 - The Devil's Nightcap

In this week's episode, Harini does a story that takes place in her mother country - India. In the early youth of a newly independent India, what could befall the second prime minister to a fate determined by his nightcap? Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri was on an important political trip when he is poisoned and passes away. What happened that night is a mystery to this day.

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Episode Sources:

• Image 1: Lal Bahadur Shastri, the Indian Prime Minister (via Wiki)
• Image 2: The Tashkent Files representatives (via The Business Standard)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tashkent_Files
• https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/the-man-who-accompanied-shastri-to-tashkent-debunks-the-tashkent-files-119051001592_1.html
• https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/photo-gallery-the-tashkent-files-here-s-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-mysterious-death-of-dr-lal-bahadur-shastri-2730995
• https://www.dailyo.in/politics/lal-bahadur-shastri-tashkent-kgb-russia-rti-congress-pmo-mea-tn-kaul/story/1/8393.html

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