The Stoneman's Silent Terror

Imagine sleeping on the streets, your only sanctuary. Then, a silent killer

with a large stone. This is the horror of The Stoneman. ​Starting in 1985 in Calcutta,

and later in Bombay in 1989, a series of brutal, identical murders gripped the cities.

Over 13 victims—all homeless laborers—were found bludgeoned to death. No witnesses,

no motive, just the gruesome signature: a crushing blow to the head with a heavy rock.

The police struggled to find a link, arresting petty criminals, but the true,

phantom killer, the one they called 'The Stoneman,' remained untraceable. Then,

just as suddenly as they began, the killings stopped. The official files are closed,