Charles Sobhraj

French national suspected of murdering western backpackers on the hippie trail in 1970s and 80s.

Sobhraj was eventually released in 1997, when he returned to France, but he later decided to risk returning to Nepal, believing he was safe from the authorities. He was said to have drugged, robbed and then killed about 20 western backpackers, but he was was convicted of only three of the murders. Sohbraj had already served a two-decade prison sentence in India for the poisoning and killing of a French tourist, Jean-Luc Solomon. She said she would remain in Nepal and join Sobhraj later, as she still had court cases going on. “Sobhraj has heart issues and he wants to do a health check-up before he flys out,” said Siwakoti. Sobhraj was known to many as a seductive and ruthless con-artist and murderer.

PARIS: For decades Asia's most wanted man, French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, terrorised the continent with a string of murders in the 1970s that ...

He flees while out on bail and goes to Greece, where he also manages to escape after being arrested. Advertisement He is quickly recognised and arrested in Kathmandu for the 1975 murders of two tourists, a Canadian backpacker Laurent Armand Carriere and American Connie Joe Bronzich. In May 1982, he is handed a life sentence by an Indian court for the 1976 murder of Israeli tourist Alan Jacob, but is acquitted on appeal a year later for lack of evidence. In July 1976, he is arrested in India after trying to drug a group of more than 20 French tourists in a New Delhi hotel. In 1970, he moves to India, where he is arrested a year later for a jewellery heist.

Charles Sobhraj, convicted for killing two tourists in 1975, was suspected of several murders in Asia.

It later became the title for a hit BBC and Netflix series about the killer, which was released in 2021. During that time, he briefly managed to escape from prison by drugging the prison guards. He had heart surgery in 2017.

Charles Sobhraj, a convicted killer who police believe murdered more than 20 western backpackers on the "hippie trail" through Asia in the 1970s and 1980s, ...

He was later found guilty of killing Bronzich's Canadian friend, Laurent Carriere, and had served 19 years out of a 20-year sentence. Asked what his next steps would be, she said: "He will file a legal complaint against Nepal because the whole case against him was fabricated." Register for free to Reuters and know the full story Sobhraj told French news agency AFP on the flight out of Nepal that he was not guilty of murdering Bronzich and Carriere. He was jailed in India for poisoning a group of French tourists in the capital, New Delhi, in 1976, before he could stand trial on the charges against him in Thailand. Nepal's Supreme Court ordered the release of Sobhraj, known as the "bikini killer" in Thailand, and 'The Serpent" for his evasion of police, on Wednesday citing his advanced age and health.

French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, responsible for multiple murders in the 1970s across Asia, arrived in France on Saturday after almost 20 years in ...

He was recaptured in the Indian coastal state of Goa. A decade later, he was also found guilty of killing Bronzich's Canadian companion. On Friday, he was released and put on a flight at Kathmandu airport to take him to Paris via Doha. I am innocent. I have to sue a lot of people. I have a lot to do.

Charles Sobhraj, a convicted killer who police say is responsible for a string of murders in the 1970s and 1980s, was released from a Nepal prison on Friday ...

A statue of Sobhraj stands at the restaurant in Goa to this day. He has been the subject of several dramatizations, including a Netflix [(NFLX.O)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/NFLX.O) and BBC joint production released last year. I have to sue a lot of people. I have a lot to do. tourist Connie Jo Bronzich in 1975. ["bikini killer"](/world/asia-pacific/who-is-bikini-killer-charles-sobhraj-2022-12-21/) in Thailand, and "the serpent", for his evasion of police and use of disguises.

France's interior and justice ministries did not respond to Reuters questions about whether Mr Sobhraj might face criminal charges in France.

Mr Sobhraj told French news agency AFP on the flight out of Nepal that he was not guilty of murdering Ms Bronzich and Ms Carriere and that the case against him was built on fake documents. Mr Sobhraj was met by his lawyer inside a terminal building, according to author Jean-Charles Deniau, who wrote ‘Moi, le Serpent” (Me, the Serpent) and was in contact with Mr Sobhraj after his arrival. [ ordered the release of Mr Sobhraj, ](https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/nepal-court-orders-release-of-french-serial-killer-charles-the-serpent-sobhraj)known as the “bikini killer” in Thailand, and “The Serpent” for his evasion of police, on Wednesday citing his advanced age and health.

Sobhraj arrives in Paris on commercial flight after release from Nepalese prison on health grounds.

He was later found guilty of killing Bronzich’s Canadian friend, Laurent Carriere, and had served 19 years of a 20-year sentence. Sobhraj told the French news agency Agence-France Presse on the flight out of Nepal that he was not guilty of murdering Bronzich and Carriere and that the case against him was built on fake documents. Sobhraj, who was given his nickname for his evasion of police, had been held in a high-security prison in Nepal since 2003, when he was arrested on charges of murdering the American backpacker Connie Jo Bronzich in 1975.

Paris (AP) -- Convicted killer Charles Sobhraj, suspected in the deaths of at least 20 tourists around Asia in the 1970s, arrived in Paris as a free man ...