Charles Sobhraj (French Thief) Biography

Quick Info

Profession	Thief, Serial Killer, Fraudster
Nationality	French
Date of Birth	06/04/1944
Age	81 years
Birthplace	Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam

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Full name	Hotchand Bhawnani Gurumukh Charles Sobhraj
Nicknames	Sob The Bikini Killer The Serpent The Splitting Killer
Known For	Being a thief, serial killer, and fraudster on the hippie trail of South Asia during the 1970s

Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Chantal Desnoyers Chantal Compagnon Marie-Andrée Leclerc Sneh Sengar A Madarasi woman & a Punjabi woman Jacqueline Kuster Nihita Biswas
Marriage Date	October 9, 2008

Father

Sobhraj Hatchard Bavani (Indian tailor, moneylender, and owner of two tailoring shops)

Mother

Tran Loang Phun (Also referred to as Song) (bar hostess and shop assistant)

Adoptive/Step Father

Lieutenant Alphonse Darreau (an officer in French army in French Indochina)

Siblings

Half-Brother	André Darreau

Wife/Spouse

First Wife	Chantal Compagnon
Second Wife	Nihita Biswas

Children

Son

Name	Pranck
From	Chantal Desnoyers

Daughter(s)

Convicted and imprisoned in India from 1976 to 1997 for poisoning and other crimes.
Arrested in Nepal in 2003 and sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1975 murders of American tourist Connie Jo Bronzich and Canadian tourist Laurent Carrière.
In 2014, received an additional 20-year sentence in Nepal for the murder of Laurent Carrière.
Released from Nepalese prison on 23/12/2022 by Supreme Court order due to age and good behavior after serving 19 years, then deported to France.

Food	Chicken Cafreal
Actor	Charlie Chaplin
Philosopher	Friedrich Nietzsche
Books	‘The Will to Power’ by Friedrich Nietzsche Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche

1. Abstains from smoking.
2. Does not consume alcohol.
3. Chose the name 'Charles' inspired by Charlie Chaplin.
4. Utilizes psychology expertise to influence others.
5. Practices martial arts, such as Karate.