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Global Portfolio Entrepreneur · Criminologist · Founder, Crimeophobia & the Ministry of Happiness

The Man Who Built an Industry

Some entrepreneurs build companies. Snehil Dhall built a category.

In 2010, when criminology still meant a subject you studied — never a business you started — he founded Crimeophobia: what is understood to be the world’s first dedicated criminology firm. More than a decade later, the model he pioneered remains one no university anywhere formally prepares its graduates to pursue. A quick search still confirms it: criminology is taught as a path into academia, policing or government — Snehil Dhall built the exception.

That’s the pattern that runs through everything he has built since. Not one business, but a portfolio — legal strategy, security advisory, behavioural science, education, publishing and humanitarian development — each a market he had to create before he could lead it. Two decades in, one conviction hasn’t moved: crime is a systems problem, and criminology is the only discipline built to solve it.

It’s why this space is called The Store, not a shop front. To Snehil Dhall, a store is where civilisation keeps what it considers valuable — the way a library keeps knowledge or a treasury keeps wealth. This one keeps decades of research, casework and institutional thinking, and the books and courses built from it.

A Legacy of Firsts

World’s first Criminology Firm: Established in London as Crimeophobia Limited, the firm was thereafter shifted to Mumbai as Crimeophobia that was built as a commercial, multidisciplinary enterprise years before “criminology entrepreneurship” existed as a concept anywhere globally.

First to deliver crime education in India (since 2010): Nearly a decade ahead of Indian universities, which only introduced formal criminology degrees and crime-discipline studies around 2018–2019.

First to initiate India’s UNTOC movement (since 2013): The first independent Indian criminologist to launch sustained constitutional implementation of the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime — a movement he still leads as Party-in-Person before the Supreme Court of India, with repeated recognition at UN conferences in Vienna.

Founder of one of India’s first Crime Psychology Clinics: Bringing clinical, behavioural and rehabilitative criminology to prisoners, juveniles and at-risk individuals long before it became institutional practice.

Founder of the Ministry of Happiness: A registered charitable trust built on the idea that happiness itself is a measurable instrument of crime prevention.

First to demand Transnational Sanatan Commission: Filed petitions with Hon. Supreme Court of India and Bombay High Court with documentations of 18^th Century official formation of Bombay Cave Temple Commission. The same has been supported with orders/directives from Hon’ble President of India, Supreme Court of India and the United Nations.

First to demand International Day for Solidarity of Hindu People: With centuries of suppression, the documented report has been accepted by the United Nations and seeks Member State endorsement.

Taken together: the ability to spot a discipline the world hadn’t commercialised, build the first enterprise inside it, and still be its most cited pioneer a decade on.

The Founder

Criminologist Snehil Dhall

Founder, Crimeophobia – A Criminology Firm | Founding Trustee, Ministry of Happiness | Criminologist | Neurocriminology Expert | Legal & Transnational Security Expert | Author | Crime & Law Historian

Snehil Dhall is a global portfolio entrepreneur, first-generation businessman, criminologist, author and crime & law historian. With over 21 years of legal practice and 24+ years of entrepreneurship, he has built an international reputation on complex criminal, civil, constitutional, corporate, financial fraud, organised crime, anti-terrorism and transnational matters — educated in India, Singapore and the United Kingdom, with a footprint spanning the United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, the Middle East and India.

His legal experience covers organised crime, terrorism, money laundering, property and real estate law, company law, constitutional law, cooperative law, cyber crime, child protection, women’s rights, domestic violence, human trafficking, financial fraud and security audits, argued as subject expert, legal advisor, authorised representative, intervenor, researcher, committee member and policy contributor.

Forums of Appearance: Supreme Court of India · Bombay High Court · Karnataka High Court · Sessions & Magistrate Courts · Consumer Commissions · Income Tax Authorities · Cooperative Courts · NCLT · RERA Authorities · Government Ministries · International Forums & the United Nations

He has been associated with institutions including the UN General Assembly, UNODC (UNTOC), BPR&D, NITI Aayog, C-DAC (MeitY), the Children’s Aid Society, NYKS, FICCI, the US Consulate, the Government of Maharashtra, the Government of the Netherlands, the World Trade Centre Mumbai, the European Business Group and the British High Commission Business Group, serving as expert, advisor, trainer, researcher, panelist and committee member.

His original intellectual contributions include the copyrighted Theory of Modern Chakravyuh, the Polymath Theory of Organised Crime, and the concepts of Post Crime Trauma and Criminal Behaviour Syndrome — alongside continuing research in neurocriminology, predictive policing and institutional resilience. He is also an educator, keynote speaker and author, having trained police forces, defence personnel, government officers, universities, law colleges, schools and corporates, and has featured in mainstream media, television crime productions and academic conferences.

Two Institutions, One Philosophy

Justice alone doesn’t build a safer society — it has to be paired with prevention. That’s the divide Snehil Dhall built his career around closing, through two institutions that work as one system rather than two separate ventures.

Crimeophobia — Intelligence: Founded in 2010 in London, Crimeophobia has grown from a single idea into a multidisciplinary criminology enterprise spanning legal services, security advisory, research, medical criminology, crime psychology, media, publications, education, predictive analytics, artificial intelligence and public policy — backed by an international board of advisors and built to respond to crime through scientific, evidence-led intelligence.

Ministry of Happiness — Prevention: Established in 2023 as a charitable trust registered with the Government of Maharashtra, and built on one line of philosophy — “Being Happy Can Reduce Crime.” It works upstream of the courtroom: anti-crime rehabilitation, criminology education, youth development, public welfare, CSR and pro-bono initiatives that treat community wellbeing as crime prevention, not charity.

Together, they cover the full arc — from investigation and litigation through to the social conditions that stop crime before it starts. Nearly every matter in the case studies that follow sits somewhere on that arc.

Signature Work — The Exhibit Files

A working file of matters that didn’t just get resolved — they changed how a case, an institution, or an entire framework of governance gets understood.

Exhibit A-1 — UNTOC: India’s Constitutional Implementation Initiative

In 2013, Dhall became the first independent Indian criminologist to pursue sustained constitutional implementation of the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, leading to ongoing Supreme Court proceedings where he appears as Party-in-Person, and to recognised stakeholder status before UNODC Vienna, where he submitted recommendations on human trafficking, migrant smuggling and environmental crime.

Exhibit A-2 — Times of India Group Corporate Investigation of “Impersonation of government employee for Financial Fraud Case under Oral Evidence”

In a criminal case against senior members of the Times of India Group, including a family member of the then Managing Director, Dhall’s team found the complainant may have impersonated government officials and could not be independently identified — exposing gaps in complainant verification and investigative due diligence.

Exhibit A-3 — Axis Bank Banking Fraud Investigation by Bankers

Dhall identified an Axis Bank employee fraud as organised rather than isolated, helped victims secure an FIR, and documented confessions that led to proclamation proceedings, surrender of an absconding accused, and bail proceedings for one accused who, on assessment, appeared to have been manipulated and victimised within the larger scheme.

Exhibit A-4 — BYJU’S Investigation towards Transnational Organised Crime

Dhall’s team filed what is understood to be the first FIR against Byju Raveendran, concerning alleged manipulation of educational curriculum — proceedings that preceded a wider series of investigations into the company across jurisdictions.

Exhibit A-5 — Aarey Integrated Governance & UNTOC Research; World’s first Cow IVF & Global Diary Experiment Scam

Researching UNTOC implementation, Dhall identified Mumbai’s Aarey region as a case study spanning human trafficking, money laundering and arms smuggling law. His representations led the Maharashtra government to form an official committee — with Dhall as an expert member — integrating criminology, environmental protection and land administration.

Exhibit A-6 — Transnational Sanatan Commission and the involvement of President of India, Supreme Court of India and the United Nations

Research into organised crime history led Dhall into nineteenth-century dairy and cow-research archives and eighteenth-century British records on the Bombay Cave Temple Commission, culminating in the proposed Transnational Sanatan Commission — which has drawn engagement from the President of India, the Supreme Court and the UN on protecting Hindu heritage sites.

Exhibit A-7 — Decoding Women Serial Killer Gang and saving victim from Honeytrap Kill

Dhall has assisted in exposing a prominent female religious guru in a criminal matter and in rescuing a victim from an alleged honey-trap serial-killer gang, applying criminology to behavioural assessment and victim protection beyond conventional litigation.

Exhibit A-8 — Oracle Director’s Family Investigation and identifying the original father between biological & on-paper

In a family dispute involving a senior Oracle Corporation (USA) director, documentary and criminological examination revealed the legal father on record differed from the biological father — reshaping the case’s factual foundation.

Exhibit A-9 — Interstate Child Recovery Operation and the involvement of School Principal being protected by its Chairman

Coordinating remotely from Mumbai in a domestic violence case, Dhall helped a Bengaluru-based mother recover her child from Hyderabad, with police restoring custody without prolonged court proceedings.

Exhibit A-10 — Jammu & Kashmir Government employee Salary Fraud

For a J&K government employee caught in an alleged salary fraud with no access to records, Dhall reconstructed documentation remotely, secured departmental admissions, and saw proceedings shift to the Delhi High Court after a change in jurisdiction.

Exhibit A-11 — Future Group fraud to Insolvency Proceedings

During Future Group’s high-profile insolvency amid the Reliance–Amazon dispute, Dhall’s client was blamed for a mall fire; documentary analysis redirected responsibility to Future Group’s own operations, with recovery proceedings ongoing.

Exhibit A-12 — Marriott International Commercial Recovery from its Foreign-based Legal Department

A cross-border recovery involving a Marriott hotel property, coordinated between Hong Kong and Mumbai, was resolved through documentation, negotiation and arbitration without formal court proceedings.

Exhibit A-13 — JP Morgan – SevenHills Hospital Fund Recovery

Recovery proceedings for a Bengaluru heart-stent manufacturer owed dues by SevenHills Hospital resulted in senior hospital directors being brought before police, substantially advancing settlement.

Exhibit A-14 — Women Criminal Gang – Illegal Property Recovery

In a case of alleged forceful property grabbing, coordinated legal and criminological intervention led to the arrest of eight women and restoration of the property to its rightful owner. A related matter concerning Shahapur expanded from a private partnership dispute into a public interest intervention involving unauthorised resort development, illegal tree felling, hill excavation, alteration of natural water systems, misuse of public authority, and violations of land-use and planning law.

Exhibit A-15 — Marginalized Community Social Justice & Engagement

Dhall has worked extensively with transgender and LGBTQ+ communities through policy discussions, institutional collaboration and long-term advocacy for inclusion, dignity and equal access to justice.

Exhibit A-16 — Cyber Crime, Identity Fraud & Digital Evidence

Dhall has applied offender profiling, cyber intelligence and digital evidence analysis to technology-driven offences including AI-generated deepfakes, identity fraud and digital forgery. In one matter, digital inquiry identified the source of AI-generated explicit images circulated to defame a teacher at an international school; in another, forensic examination of forged digital identity documents exposed a coordinated attempt to manipulate an organisational election.

Exhibit A-17 — Luxury Fashion House Inventory Theft

In a matter involving a leading luxury fashion house, designer garments valued at approximately ₹2–3 crore disappeared during the delivery process. Strategic investigation identified the responsible individual while protecting the organisation’s reputation and employee confidence and avoiding unnecessary public exposure.

Exhibit A-18 — Technology-Facilitated Sexual & Interpersonal Offences

Dhall has dismantled organised sextortion networks that targeted professionals through manipulated video calls and digital blackmail, assisted victims of coercive and exploitative relationships involving abuse of authority, and resolved cyber-harassment cases through behavioural intervention and negotiation. Related work has included DNA parentage disputes and investigations into hidden extramarital relationships.

Exhibit A-19 — Domestic & Familial Offences

Representative matters include an investigation revealing intergenerational normalisation of pornography consumption within one family, and a sensitive case of alleged coercion resulting in a wife-swapping arrangement between brothers, raising questions of consent, autonomy and abuse of familial authority.

Exhibit A-20 — Legal Process Abuse & Victimisation

Dhall has advised on alleged honey-trap operations, extortion, blackmail and coercive relationships, including cases involving male victims where behavioural patterns and evidence diverged from conventional legal narratives — reinforcing that victimisation should be assessed on evidence and behaviour rather than gender assumptions.

Exhibit A-21 — Correctional Rehabilitation & Behavioural Intervention

Through the Crime Psychology Clinic and related initiatives, Dhall has worked with prisoners, juveniles and vulnerable individuals on criminogenic behaviour and reoffending risk. Cases include behavioural intervention with a juvenile who had learned to assemble explosive devices from online content, and counselling that de-escalated a high-risk situation involving a distressed young man with self-harm tendencies. This work extends into correctional programmes linked to the Ministry of Youth Affairs.

Exhibit A-22 — Crime Prevention & Community Safety

Ahead of preventive crime education becoming widely adopted, Dhall designed and delivered programmes for schools, corporates, government bodies and professionals on child protection, Good Touch–Bad Touch, workplace safety, POSH compliance, grooming and manipulation awareness, and professional conduct.

Exhibit A-23 — Medico-Legal & Forensic Investigations

Dhall has investigated insurance fraud, forged medical documentation and manipulated clinical records, combining forensic science, criminology and legal strategy to examine documentary inconsistencies and support evidentiary integrity in healthcare and insurance-related proceedings.

The Philosophy Behind the Portfolio

Every venture here traces back to a personal path — early exposure to legal proceedings, formal criminology education across India, Singapore and the UK, and one guiding rule: build institutions, not just a career. Crimeophobia turned that into an applied-science firm serving governments, corporations and communities. The Ministry of Happiness turned it into humanitarian infrastructure — anti-trafficking, child protection, rehabilitation, heritage conservation and youth empowerment, on the conviction that prevention starts long before a courtroom does. The Exhibit Files above are what that looks like in practice — banking fraud, organised crime, corporate governance, environmental law, constitutional litigation, child recovery — alongside sustained engagement with constitutional courts, government departments and international bodies on predictive policing, cyber security, financial intelligence and UNTOC implementation; original research including the Theory of Modern Chakravyuh and the Polymath Theory of Organised Crime; and a continuing programme of books, lectures and training for universities, schools and law-enforcement agencies. Criminology, as one of the defining disciplines of the century — and a discipline he built into a business first — is the thread running through all of it: the conviction that knowledge exists not simply to inform, but to build enterprises, strengthen institutions, protect communities, and give criminology a future beyond the classroom.

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