Series follows murder case of teenage celebrity Zara Ahuja. Mukul Ahuja, spoilt son of Ahuja family, is accused of murder. Zara works as child star in teleseries "Bittu". Zara's body found drowned with acid burns after party incident. Mukul arrested and placed in juvenile observation home
Created by Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre in 1911. Appeared in 32 volumes by the two authors, then 11 by Allain alone. Represents transition from Gothic villains to modern serial killers