Highlights

  • Charles Sobhraj to be released after 19 years in jail
  • Sobhraj committed multiple crimes in Asia in the 1970s
  • Age factor has been cited as grounds for his release

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Watch: Serial killer Charles Sobhraj's mother-in-law thanks Nepal SC on his release

Sobhraj was serving a 21-year jail sentence on charges of using a fake passport to enter Nepal and murdering two American backpackers in 1975.

Watch: Serial killer Charles Sobhraj's mother-in-law thanks Nepal SC on his release

Responding to French serial killer Charles Sobhraj's release, his mother-in-law Sakuntala Thapa hailed the judiciary's decision.

Expressing her happiness, Thapa said she has great respect for Nepal's Supreme Court.

The apex Court on Wednesday ordered the release of serial killer Charles Sobhraj citing his age. He spent about 19 years in Kathmandu's Central Jail.

Also watch: Nepal apex court orders release of serial killer Charles Sobhraj

Sobhraj was serving a 21-year-jail sentence on charges of using a fake passport to enter Nepal and murdering two American backpackers in 1975. He was arrested in 2003 after being spotted outside a casino in Nepal.

The Nepal top court also ordered his deportation within 15 days of release. Sobhraj has been held responsible for a series of murders acrosss Asia in the 1970s.

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