Some thrillers arrive with massive hype, while others quietly turn out to be excellent watches. From complicated murder cases and courtroom mysteries to cops chasing dangerous criminals, these recent Hindi murder mysteries kept us hooked with their secrets, twists and unpredictable investigations.
12 Recent Underrated Murder Mysteries on OTT (Movies & Shows)
1. Kohrra Season 2 (Netflix)
A woman’s murder in Dalerpura brings officers Amarpal Garundi and Dhanwant Kaur into an investigation where almost everyone close to the victim appears to be hiding something. Conflicting stories, old resentment and damaged relationships make it difficult to understand who is telling the truth. At the same time, the investigators are carrying emotional problems of their own, making this slow-burning mystery as much about hidden pain as the crime itself.
2. System (Prime Video)
Public prosecutor Neha Rajvansh takes up an important case hoping it will push her career forward, but the legal battle quickly becomes far more complicated than expected. Working alongside sharp stenographer Sarika Rawat brings class, privilege, ambition and private motives into the courtroom. As their personal goals clash with a much larger system, separating truth from influence becomes increasingly difficult.
3. Ikka (Netflix)
Lawyer Arjun Mehra is asked to defend a man he had once believed was guilty of attempted murder. Fresh evidence begins weakening that old conclusion and forces him to reopen a case he thought he already understood. As every new discovery changes his view of the accused, the legal mystery also becomes a deeply personal test of Arjun’s own judgment.
4. Glory (Netflix)
The mysterious death of a celebrated boxer forces two estranged brothers to return to the hometown and sporting world they had left behind. Their search for answers uncovers rivalries, corruption and secrets buried inside the local boxing circuit. Things become even more complicated when the investigation starts reopening unresolved problems within their own family.
5. Raakh (Prime Video)
A young police officer is drawn into a horrifying investigation involving kidnapping, murder and two extremely violent criminals. Every lead exposes another disturbing detail and forces him deeper into a world of cruelty that becomes increasingly difficult to process. The hunt for the killers soon turns into both a dangerous police mission and a psychological test for the officer pursuing them.
6. Amar Vishwas (Amazon MX Player)
Lawyer Amar Vishwas becomes involved in a complicated case after a wealthy businessman is murdered under suspicious circumstances. Different accounts of the crime keep introducing fresh motives, lies and possible suspects. As suspicion moves from one person to another, Amar has to repeatedly question the evidence before he can get anywhere close to the truth.
7. Guns & Gulaabs (Netflix)
The crime-filled town of Gulaabgunj brings gangsters, a police officer, a mechanic and several other characters into one increasingly messy web of greed and violence. Deaths, betrayals and constantly changing loyalties slowly connect their seemingly separate problems. What makes the mystery stand out is the way it mixes dangerous crime and murder with unexpected dark humour.
8. Kartavya (Netflix)
Police officer Pawan is shaken when a journalist is murdered despite being under his protection. Determined to understand who wanted the victim silenced, he follows the case towards political influence, corruption and people powerful enough to interfere with the investigation. The danger becomes much more personal when those same forces begin threatening Pawan’s family.
9. Jaane Jaan (Netflix)
A single mother’s quiet life becomes dangerous after her abusive former husband disappears and she gets pulled into a murder investigation. A determined police officer begins moving closer to the truth, while her highly intelligent neighbour steps in and makes the case even harder to understand. What follows is a clever battle of secrets, deception and carefully calculated moves.
10. Baby Do Die Do (Netflix)
Baby Karmakar appears to be an ordinary deaf woman who cannot speak, but she secretly works as a highly skilled contract killer in Mumbai. Her dangerous life inside a violent real-estate crime network begins falling apart when DCP Anjum Khan starts hunting her. At the same time, her growing connection with neighbour Siddhu makes Baby imagine a different future, leaving love, childhood trauma and murder pulling her in opposite directions.
11. Pritam and Pedro (JioHotstar)
A high-profile digital kidnapping forces an old-school police officer to work with a young ethical hacker who approaches investigations in a completely different way. Their constant disagreements continue until the clues begin pointing towards a much bigger cybercrime network. Technology, crime and mystery come together as the unlikely pair tries to discover who is really controlling the operation.
12. Babita Singh Reporting (Prime Video)
Babita “Baby” Singh returns to her hometown hoping to get some distance from police work, but her plans change when her childhood friend is murdered. Unsatisfied with the answers coming from the official investigation, she quietly begins following clues herself. Her search soon brings buried family tensions, uncomfortable secrets and surprising truths much closer to home than she expected.
These murder mysteries prove that some of the most satisfying thrillers are the ones that arrive quietly and then completely pull you into their world.