It may be lurking in the dark or on a broad daylight. One can be an innocent, accidental victim, mistaken identity or a deliberate target. But the result is the same. The rules of the crime world is still primitive -- prey and predator, where brutal, cold means of inflicting attacks on unsuspecting targets. Pathaka Loka or the Criminal World explores various crimes in Karnataka, that have shattered many dreams, destroyed many lives before being caught up by the law. Still, one can not say that justice was rendered to the victims as many cases end up with acquittal by the Courts. Pathaka Loka digs into the various angles of infamous crime incidents of Karnataka, that shook the people living in comfort zones.