The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case — 2025-present · 1 season · 7 eps

★ 7.9

The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case

Name: The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case
Genre: Thriller
Released: 2025
Rating: 7.9

2025-present 1 season 7 episodes

★ 7.9 (5,208 votes) Top 32%

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Follows the events leading up to the tragic 1991 assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi and the intense manhunt that unfolded after , unraveling a complex web of espionage, intelligence failures, shifting allegiances, and the profound human cost involved in the pursuit of justice.

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#1 7.8

S1E2 If You Prick Us, You Will Bleed Too.

As the Special Investigation Team uncovers propaganda operations and hidden printing presses, they confirm Haribabu was a key operative. Meanwhile, surveillance intensifies on some suspects, who narrowly escape arrest. The team captures Koneshwaran, a low-level operative part of a nine-member team smuggled in from Jaffna. With mounting evidence and shocking confessions, the investigation uncovers how dangerously close a second assassination attempt came.

S1E3 7.8

In Moments of Pain, You Seek Revenge.

Sivarasan, a close aide of LTTE chief Prabhakaran, narrowly escapes the coast guard, confirming he is still in India. As the Special Investigation Team scrambles to find him, they face a flood of misleading tips. Surveillance intensifies, and Ravi Shankar is finally caught and interrogated, revealing key links to the assassination plot. Meanwhile, Sivarasan plots a daring second attack. With his team spreading out in disguise and scouting the location, the threat escalates.

S1E4 7.7

The Noose Tightens.

As the investigation intensifies, interrogations reveal how Nalini and Murugan became central to the conspiracy, and the SIT orchestrates a nationwide manhunt for them. Meanwhile, Sivarasan, defying LTTE orders, attempts a failed bomb attack on the SIT headquarters. The SIT gains vital intel from Murugan, including safe house locations and operational details. As the net tightens, the investigators move closer to dismantling the LTTE network on Indian soil.

4. S1E6 "No One Is a True Friend." 7.7
5. S1E5 "He Must Go!" 7.5
6. S1E1 "Where Do We Begin?" 7.4
7. S1E7 "The Trail Ends?" 7.2

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S1E7 7.2

The Trail Ends?

The net tightens around Sivarasan as a local tip leads the police and SIT to his last known hideout in Konanakunte, Bangalore. Despite internal conflicts, media frenzy, and repeated delays, the NSG prepares for a final assault. Tension mounts as Sivarasan, hiding with Shubha, Nero, and others, grows paranoid and desperate. The SIT finally receives clearance to act, but will it be too late?

6. S1E1 "Where Do We Begin?" 7.4
5. S1E5 "He Must Go!" 7.5
4. S1E6 "No One Is a True Friend." 7.7
3. S1E4 "The Noose Tightens." 7.7

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Top Standout: S1E2 If You Prick Us, You Will Bleed Too.

Most Infamous: S1E1 Where Do We Begin?

Best Hidden Gem: S1E4 The Noose Tightens.

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