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Charles Sobhraj (born Hotchand Bhawnani Gurmukh Sobhraj, 6 April 1944) is a French serial killer, fraudster, and thief who preyed on Western tourists.
Charles Sobhraj is a French serial killer, fraudster, and thief who preyed on Western tourists travelling on the hippie trail of South Asia during the 1970s.
After 19 years inside a Nepali jail, 'the Serpent' says he plans to sue for his imprisonment and chase series deals.

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Charles Sobhraj, convicted murderer, has a new story to tell

Late last year, after spending 19 years in a Nepali jail, 79-year-old convicted murderer Charles Gurmukh Sobhraj was revelling in his new-found freedom. The day after Christmas, a text message from Sobhraj landed on my phone, sent from a hotel in Paris: “It’s 6am and I am in my first bathtub since many years. Feels so nice.”

A few hours later, a picture of his Boxing Day breakfast arrived: three types of cheese, salami and prunes on a white plate next to a cup of black coffee. “Have breakfast,” he wrote.

Three days previously, Sobhraj, a French citizen, had been released from Kathmandu Central Jail where he had been imprisoned for the murder of two backpackers in 1975.

It was not his first time in prison. Sobhraj has spent more than 40 years in different prisons, including in Athens and Tehran, and 21 years in India on charges including murder. It was during his time in Delhi’s high-security Tihar Jail in the 1990s when I first met Sobhraj. Back then I was a crime reporter in the Indian capital and would often interv

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Charles Sobhraj

French serial killer (born 1944)

Charles Sobhraj
Statue depicting Sobhraj at the O'Coqueiro Restaurant, Porvorim, India
Born	Hotchand Bhawnani Gurmukh Sobhraj (1944-04-06) 6 April 1944 (age 80) Saigon, French Indochina
Nationality	French^[1]^[2]
Other names	Bikini Killer Splitting Killer The Serpent
Criminal status	Guilty^[a]
Spouses	Chantal Compagnon (m. 1969) Nihita Biswas (m. 2008) ^[3]
Children	1
Conviction(s)	Murder (2004 and 2014)
Criminal penalty	12 years (c. 1975) 10 years (c. 1987) Life imprisonment (2004) 1 year (2010) 20 years (2014)
Victims	12 confirmed, possibly 31
Span of crimes	1963–1976
Country	Thailand, Nepal, India, Malaysia, France, Afghanistan, Turkey, Greece
Date apprehended	2003

Charles Sobhraj (born Hotchand Bhawnani Gurmukh Sobhraj, 6 April 1944) is a French serial killer, fraudster, and thief who preyed on

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Charles Sobhraj: 8 books and films that delve deep into the life, crimes, and psyche of ‘The Bikini Killer’

Charles Sobhraj, the infamous serial killer, recently returned to France, after spending nearly two decades incarcerated in a jail in Nepal. On December 21, the Supreme Court of Nepalordered his release on health-related issues. Sobhrajreturned to France on Dec 25. According to a report by AP,the 78-year-old is planning to “sue a lot of people.” While on the flight from Nepal to France, he told AP, “I feel great... I have a lot to do. I have to sue a lot of people. Including the state of Nepal.”

Who Is Charles Sobhraj?

One of the most notorious serial killers of the 21st century, Charles Sobhraj is a half-Sindhi, half-Vietnamese serial killer and fraudster who gained notoriety for preying on Western tourists travelling on the hippie trail of South Asia in the 1970s. He would reportedly pose as a gem trader to lure his victims. He was given the moniker of ‘The Bikini Killer’ as many of his victims were found clad in bikinis.

Sobhraj’s dysfunctional childh