Season 2, Episode 5:
Shashikala "Baby" Patankar - The Meow Meow Queen

Summary: Here at LWH we love a good rags to riches tale - who doesn’t? Episode 5 follows one such story about Baby Patankar , who went from lowly Milkmaid to the leader of one of Mumbai’s largest drug rings. So, maybe not your typical…or legal, fairy tail, but definitely an interesting one. Join us, as we tell the tale of the notorious Meow Meow Queen.

Research Sources:

• https://openthemagazine.com/features/india/the-drug-lady-of-mumbai/
• https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/mumbai-s-baby-patankar-the-queen-of-a-flourishing-drug-empire/story-6I5JEw8modJ1g2prIqXuBJ.html
• https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-shashikala-ramesh-patankar-mumbai-s-lady-drug-dealer-worth-over-rs-100-crore-2069454
• https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/baby-patankar-drug-case-mumbai-124-kg-of-mephedrone-makes-way-for-20-gm-of-charas-in-chargesheet-5849453/
• https://indianexpress.com/article/india/mumbai-cops-come-up-empty-against-drug-peddler-baby-patankar-again-4852044/
• https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/babys-days-out-5258342/
• https://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-3003097/Maharashtra-Police-launch-massive-manhunt-female-drug-dealer-known-Baby.html
• https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/the-sunday-story-meow-meow-and-baby/

Audio Credits:

Intro/Outro: Possessed Doll - Purple Planet Music https://www.purple-planet.com/

Background/Sound Effects: Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/

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