SOBHRAJ 2 LST

The case of Sobhraj, who was linked to a series of
backpacker killings of tourists across Asia, has attracted
international media attention, particularly after he announced
his engagement and marriage to Nepalese teenager Nihita in
2008, while inside prison.
The alleged serial killer has already spent seven years
in jail in the murder case of Bronzich, who was stabbed
repeatedly, burnt beyond recognition and whose body was dumped
on the outskirts of the Nepalese capital.
Sobhraj was arrested during his second visit here in 2003
and convicted by the Kathmandu District Court in 2004, a
judgement later upheld by the Patan Appellate Court in 2005.
He moved the apex court in 2006 challenging the lower courts'
verdicts.
Sobhraj was nabbed from Kathmandu's Royale Casino in
2003 on charges of travelling on a fake passport and later he
was also convicted for the murder of the American backpacker.
Sobharj claims that he has never visited Nepal before
2003 and denies having committed any crime here.
He had previously been convicted in India and served 21
years in prison for culpable homicide. After his release he
returned to live in France.
Sobhraj has another case pending against him of the
murder of a Canadian tourist Laurent Armound Carriere in the
Bhaktapur district court. PTI SBP
KAB


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