Charles Sobhraj, alias “The Serpent”, is a serial killer who was released in Nepal, where he was imprisoned, and deported to France, his country of origin, in the last weeks of December. Her story was portrayed in the Netflix mini-series “O Paraíso ea Serpente” in 2021.

who is charles sobhraj?

• Serial killer known as “The Serpent”
• He is French, of Vietnamese and Indian origin.
• Today is 78 years old
• Terrorized Asia in the 1970s
• He had been imprisoned in Nepal since 2003

Suffering from heart problems and requiring surgery, Charles Sobhraj benefited from a Nepalese law which authorizes the release of bedridden prisoners who have already served three quarters of their sentence. The court ordered his deportation within 15 days.

Ahead of the announcement of his transfer, a spokesperson for the French foreign ministry said that in the event of notification of the deportation, France “would be obliged to comply with the request, as Sobhraj is a French citizen”. .

He left for Paris on Saturday (24). “I feel good, I’m flying to Paris,” Sobhraj said by phone, according to British newspaper The Guardian.

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• Posed as a gemstone dealer in Bangkok
• Befriends victims, mostly western backpackers
• Drugged, Robbed and Murdered

The serial killer was linked to more than 20 murders in India, Nepal and Thailand in the 1970s, but only accounted for three.

Charles Facts sobhraj

• The nickname comes from his charm and ability to break out of prison.
• He has also been called the “bikini killer”
• He was first arrested in 1976 in India, where he remained for 21 years.
• Married prison interpreter, 40 years younger
• Guards bribed with cash and gems
• He was released in 1997 and returned to Paris

In 2003, thinking of escaping the authorities again, he went to Nepal. However, he was arrested in the tourist district of Kathmandu.

The following year, a court sentenced him to life in prison for the murder of an American tourist, Connie Jo Bronzich, in 1975. Ten years later, he was also found guilty of the murder of his Canadian partner, Laurent Carrière.

In Thailand, he was charged with killing six travelers and had a decades-old arrest warrant, but he was never extradited to the country to face the charges. (With DW)