There are murderers and then there are serial killers. There's usually some sort of motive behind most homicides but when it comes to serial killers, motive gets replaced by this psychological urge to kill; most often devoid of any logical reason or personal vendetta against the victim. India has had its fair share of serial killers. Most often, they were eventually apprehended, but there are cases where the wrong person was arrested (and then let go) and then there are some cases that still remain unsolved. These cold-blooded Indian serial killers will send shivers down your spine.

7. Renuka Shinde & Seema Gavit - The Killer Sisters

Renuka Shinde and her sister Seema Gavit were trained as petty thieves by their own mother Anjanabai. They discovered that it was easy to steal if they could use children as decoys or as defence against accusations in case they got caught. So they started kidnapping young kids. Those that started creating problems, were killed. From 1990 to 1996, they killed over six toddlers. In a chilling confession they also said they didn't remember how many kids they had killed in total before the 90s. They are currently on death row and are about to be the first women in India to be hanged for their crimes.

8. Thug Behram - Arguably India's most prolific assassin

If you go by numbers, Thug Behram is one of the most prolific killers in history. He is often cited as having killed over 931 people from 1790 to 1840, but he only confessed to have only killed about 125 people while claiming that he was only "present at the scene" of the other murders. He was a leader in the notorious Thuggee cult that traveled across central India. The thuggees used to latch onto travelling groups and then use their ceremonial rumaal (handkerchief) to strangulate unsuspecting victims before robbing them. He was executed by hanging in 1840.