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- Sobhraj, along with a pregnant Compagnon, left France in 1970 for Asia to escape arrest. After travelling through Eastern Europe with fake documents, robbing tourists whom they befriended along the way, Sobhraj arrived in Bombay (Mumbai) later the same year.
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Sobhraj, along with a pregnant Compagnon, left France in 1970 for Asia to escape arrest. After travelling through Eastern Europe with fake documents, robbing tourists whom they befriended along the way, Sobhraj arrived in Bombay (Mumbai) later the same year. Chantal gave birth to a baby girl, Usha, in the city.
Apr 9, 2021 · In 1970, Sobhraj married Chantal Compagnon, a young Parisian from a devoutly conservative family. He and a pregnant Compagnon travelled to Asia, indulging in petty crime to grease their way; robbing tourists and travelling on the stolen passports.
In 1970, the couple fled France for Asia using fake documents, fearing Sobhraj’s arrest by the French authorities; Chantal was pregnant at that time. Along the way, Chantal accompanied Charles in looting tourists.
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- He had a turbulent childhood. Born to an Indian father and Vietnamese mother, Sobhraj’s parents were unmarried and his father subsequently denied paternity.
- He was a con artist. Sobhraj began to make money through burglaries, scams and smuggling. He was extremely charismatic, sweet talking prison guards into giving him favours during any prison stints.
- He spent at least two years on the run. Between 1973 and 1975, Sobhraj and his half-brother André were on the run. They travelled through Eastern Europe and the Middle East on a series of stolen passports, committing crimes in Turkey and Greece.
- He began scamming tourists in South East Asia. After André’s arrest, Sobhraj went solo. He concocted a scam he used on tourists again and again, posing as a gem dealer or drug dealer and gaining their trust and loyalty.
Sep 16, 2024 · Eventually leaving France to avoid getting imprisoned again, Sobhraj and Chantal embarked on a crime spree across Eastern Europe, where Sobhraj was able to hone his skills at duping tourists and forging passports, something that became his trademark in later years.
Mar 24, 2021 · Serial killer and conman Charles Sobhraj was born to a Vietnamese mother and an Indian father in Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City). His father abandoned the family after Charles' parents divorced. Charles began his life of crime as a teenager in France.
Feb 7, 2023 · Convicted in Nepal for two murders and suspected of other unsolved homicides in the 1970s, Charles Sobhraj was released and has been living in France since December 2022.
