International Emmy Award-winning series ‘Delhi Crime’ will return for its third season on November 13 with its “most thrilling case yet”, featuring Shefali Shah and Huma Qureshi in a high-stakes face-off.

According to a PTI report, the streaming service Netflix yesterday unveiled the official trailer for the new chapter, which sees Shah’s DCP Vartika Chaturvedi and her team uncover a chilling human trafficking network that spans across the country.

“The discovery of an abandoned baby sets off a nationwide chase, bringing Vartika face-to-face with Meena, also known as Badi Didi (Qureshi) — a ruthless kingpin who builds her empire by exploiting young girls,” the official logline read.

“Beyond reason, beyond borders. Ek aisa case jo har hadd paar karega. Watch Delhi Crime Season 3, out 13 November, only on Netflix,” the streamer wrote on X.

Reprising her role as DCP Vartika, Shah said, “Returning as Madam Sir always feels deeply personal. Her significance, both to me and in today’s times, has only grown stronger in my eyes. Vartika is fighting an enemy that not only crosses borders, but also exists in the shadow of everyday society. Human trafficking isn’t the act of a few; it’s the symptom of a society that looks the other way.”

Joining the franchise as Meena aka ‘Badi Didi’,  Huma chipped in by saying that “playing a negative role, especially of a character like Meena, was a powerful yet unsettling experience”.

“She’s shaped by trauma, yet wields immense control; she’s a woman who’s both victim and perpetrator. That’s what drew me to ‘Delhi Crime’: its honesty,” she added.

Director Tanuj Chopra returns to helm the third season. The writing has been done by a team comprising Anu Singh Choudhary, Apoorva Bakshi, Michael Hogan, Mayank Tiwari and Shubhra Swarup.