Crime Patrol (TV series)
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Crime Patrol is an India
n crime television series airs on Sony Entertainment Television
which presents crime against Indian citizens along with capturing how the Indian police fight against these crimes. The series was first premiered on May 9, 2003 and aired every Friday at 10:30pm IST
for 1 hour. It was hosted by Diwakar Pundir who later was replaced by Shakti Anand
. The second season of the series broadcast on January 26, 2010, and was presented by known Indian television actors Anoop Soni & Saakshi Tanwar
. Unlike the first season, the second season aired 4 days a week on every Monday - Thursday at 8:30pm IST
.
Crime Patrol began its first season in 2003. Conceived as a reality series, it was the first show on Indian Television where cameras traveled with the law enforcement authorities to capture crimes live. It was the predecessor to the several crime based shows on News channels. The first season was hosted by Diana Hayden. Later on the reality series was converted into a dramatized form of storytelling but still the base was real crime stories. Anwar Maan, then hosted the show.
Crime Patrol came back with the second season in January 2010. Once again as a reality series. Hosted by Anup Gony and Moeen Ali , the show came with a renewed vigor, conceptually growing to understand the "why" behind the crime besides the "how" and "when". After a successful run for 30 episodes, the show progressed to a dramatized presentation format with a very unique style of shooting and story telling.
India
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n crime television series airs on Sony Entertainment Television
Sony Entertainment Television (India)
This article is about the SET channel in India. For the Indian version broadcasted worldwide, see Sony Entertainment Television Asia.Sony Entertainment Television, or SET, is a Hindi-language based general entertainment television channel in India. It was launched in October 1996 and is owned by...
which presents crime against Indian citizens along with capturing how the Indian police fight against these crimes. The series was first premiered on May 9, 2003 and aired every Friday at 10:30pm IST
Indian Standard Time
Indian Standard Time is the time observed throughout India and Sri Lanka, with a time offset of UTC+05:30. India does not observe daylight saving time or other seasonal adjustments, although DST was used briefly during the Sino–Indian War of 1962 and the Indo–Pakistani Wars of 1965 and 1971...
for 1 hour. It was hosted by Diwakar Pundir who later was replaced by Shakti Anand
Shakti Anand
Shakti Anand is an Indian television actor best known for his role as Nikhil Samarth on the Hindi television drama series Ek Ladki Anjaani Si.-Early life and education:...
. The second season of the series broadcast on January 26, 2010, and was presented by known Indian television actors Anoop Soni & Saakshi Tanwar
Saakshi Tanwar
Sakshi Tanwar is an Indian television and film actress. Sakshi is one of the leading ladies of Indian Television. Sakshi's consequent continued patronage of the largely female audience of the show had been instrumental in changing the fortunes of the production house Balaji Telefilms and in...
. Unlike the first season, the second season aired 4 days a week on every Monday - Thursday at 8:30pm IST
Indian Standard Time
Indian Standard Time is the time observed throughout India and Sri Lanka, with a time offset of UTC+05:30. India does not observe daylight saving time or other seasonal adjustments, although DST was used briefly during the Sino–Indian War of 1962 and the Indo–Pakistani Wars of 1965 and 1971...
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Concept
The show brings to the audience stories of crime- where the Police have tackled the most difficult of cases and human stories where ordinary people have stood up against crimes. The show dramatizes real life crime events in a very gripping and edge of the seat form with a compelling story telling. Visually each of the stories travels to real locations. Each of the stories is threaded by a dynamic anchor presentation, again shot in real backdrop. Hosted by the popular television actor Anup Soni, Crime Patrol is the first of its kind show on Entertainment Network. Crime Patrol, a show conceived and created by Subramanian S. Iyer and developed along with Neeraj Naik is in its third season of telecast at the moment.Crime Patrol began its first season in 2003. Conceived as a reality series, it was the first show on Indian Television where cameras traveled with the law enforcement authorities to capture crimes live. It was the predecessor to the several crime based shows on News channels. The first season was hosted by Diana Hayden. Later on the reality series was converted into a dramatized form of storytelling but still the base was real crime stories. Anwar Maan, then hosted the show.
Crime Patrol came back with the second season in January 2010. Once again as a reality series. Hosted by Anup Gony and Moeen Ali , the show came with a renewed vigor, conceptually growing to understand the "why" behind the crime besides the "how" and "when". After a successful run for 30 episodes, the show progressed to a dramatized presentation format with a very unique style of shooting and story telling.
Original run
- Season 1: May 9, 2003 - March 3, 2006 (Friday at 10:30pm ISTIndian Standard TimeIndian Standard Time is the time observed throughout India and Sri Lanka, with a time offset of UTC+05:30. India does not observe daylight saving time or other seasonal adjustments, although DST was used briefly during the Sino–Indian War of 1962 and the Indo–Pakistani Wars of 1965 and 1971...
) - Season 2: January 26, 2010 - June 24, 2010 (Monday - Thursday at 8:30pm IST)
- Season 3: September 18, 2010 - December 25, 2010 (Friday - Saturday at 11pm IST)
- Season 4: April 29, 2011 - Present (Friday - Saturday at 11pm IST)