Archive · 8 Aug 2026

Fallen City Review Recalls Delhi's Dark 1978 Murder Era

Fallen City Review Recalls Delhi's Dark 1978 Murder Era

This is a review of a grown-up book called Fallen City.

The book tells a sad and true story from a long time ago, in 1978, in a big city called Delhi in India.

Two children, a brother and a sister named Sanjay and Geeta Chopra, went out one evening and never came home.

A few days later, people found out that very bad things had happened to them, and the whole country felt sad and angry.

The police worked hard and caught two bad people named Billa and Ranga.

The bad men were punished for what they did, and the book tells all about it.

But the book is about more than just the crime.

It also talks about hard times Delhi went through, like riots, wars, and a time when people lost their freedoms.

The writer used old reports, court papers, and interviews to put the story together.

Reading it helps people understand that a city, like people, can have both happy and very sad moments.

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