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Charles Sobhraj is free and in France

After the release of the notorious criminal in Nepal, we chart the story of the unlikely diplomat who brought him to justice

Latest news on Charles Sobhraj, also known as "the Serpent," a French serial killer and thief who committed crimes in South and Southeast Asia in the 1970s

His various monikers include Splitting Killer and Bikini Killer Sobhraj is known as the Bikini Killer, as he used to prey on unsuspecting female tourists, who were later found dead in a bikini. His other name was the Splitting Killer because he usually ran a scam to gain the trust of his victim, and defrauded or killed them later. He also got the name The Serpent due to his numerous jail escape attempts. Charmer Sobhraj was a charmer and apparently fluent in several languages. His first known murder victim was an American woman named Teresa Knowlton, who was found in a tidal pool in the Gulf ...

While the show imagines Sobhraj as a ruthless killer, there is a small room left for his portrayal as a victim of circumstances — in a sequence in the second episode where he asserts how, from the time he was 15 he felt that no one actually wanted him, that he was denied everything. While most of “The Serpent” depicts Sobhraj as a cold, calculating monster, the series creates scope to humanise him through this scene. SNAKE (yet to release) Based on Farrukh Dhondy’s research and interviews with Charles Sobhraj, three seasons of the series will be produced in Hindi and English, accordin...