Innocence lost: The heartbreaking Ranga-Billa case and Raakh
Key takeaways
- Add ARY News on Google AAResize The Ranga-Billa case still sends a shiver down the country’s spine, even after all these years.
- Geeta was sixteen, full of life, gearing up to compère a show at All India Radio.
- But a simple lift from two strangers turned everything upside down.
Why this matters: local context for readers following news across Pakistan and the region.
Add ARY News on Google AAResize The Ranga-Billa case still sends a shiver down the country’s spine, even after all these years. Think back to that rainy August evening in 1978: two siblings—Geeta and Sanjay Chopra—stepped out of their home in Delhi, just like any other day.
Geeta was sixteen, full of life, gearing up to compère a show at All India Radio. Sanjay, only fourteen, couldn’t wait to join her. Their parents, Captain Madan Mohan Chopra and his wife, had raised them with so much love and hope. The Chopras were just like millions of other Indian families—a little nervous, a lot proud, always wanting the best for their kids.
But a simple lift from two strangers turned everything upside down. Ranga and Billa—names that still make people wince—were small-time crooks looking for an easy ransom. Nobody could’ve imagined the horror that followed. After being kidnapped, Geeta and Sanjay suffered terrible violence. Their bodies, discovered days later in the Ridge, broke their family and rattled a nation.