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Charles Sobhraj (born Hotchand Bhawnani Gurmukh Sobhraj, 6 April 1944) is a serial killer, fraudster, and thief who preyed on Western tourists travelling on the hippie trail of South Asia during the 1970s.
- Sarah Roller
- 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.
Aug 25, 2023 · In the 1970s, Sobhraj stalked the “ hippie trail ” in Asia befriending young, unsuspecting, Western backpackers to rob them of their passports and money after spiking their drinks and meals with...
- Suparna Sharma
A French national who was born Hatchand Bhaonani Gurumukh Charles Sobhraj to an Indian father and Vietnamese mother in what was then known as Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City), Sobhraj led a life of petty crime as a teenager which escalated to much darker deeds.
Apr 2, 2021 · At the height of his infamy in the 1970s, the suave Vietnamese-Indian Frenchman lured at least a dozen trusting young tourists to their deaths in southeast Asia.
Dec 21, 2022 · The Indian-origin killer was responsible for a string of murders across Asia in the 1970s. Here are 5 facts about Charles Sobhraj: The 78-year-old has been in Kathmandu's Central Jail since...
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Dec 22, 2022 · Reports say that Sobhraj engineered his own re-arrest because he wanted to remain in an Indian prison to avoid being extradited to Thailand, where he faced more serious charges of...
