The idea that women can kill seems to be a difficult one to digest for our conscience, but a mere look at Cyanide Mallika's story proves the opposite.

Women who kill: The story behind India's first woman serial killer

[Book extract] KD Kempamma, aka 'Cyanide Mallika', was motivated purely by greed and the desire for better material comfort.

The author is a designated senior advocate at the Supreme Court of India and the incumbent Additional Solicitor General of India. She has also been a spokesperson for the BJP.

Pinky Anand

Supreme court advocate

The author is a designated senior advocate at the Supreme Court of India and the incumbent Additional Solicitor General of India. She has also been a spokesperson for the BJP.

By Pinky Anand