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Devendra Sharma

Indian serial killer

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Devendra Sharma was an Indian.

Devendra or Devinder or Dr. Devendra Sharma, also known as Doctor Death, is an Indian serial killer and Ayurveda doctor who was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2004 in Delhi (Sessions Court, South District, Saket Court ) after he was found guilty of several murders of taxi drivers between 2002 and 2004. to 100 murders. and dumping the bodies of victims in crocodile-infested canals. The exact number of killings is unknown as he said, "he had lost count after 50 murders", as reported by media. In 2004, he was arrested in Gurgaon, Haryana after getting caught for his involvement in kidney racket scandal. During the same period, Devendra Sharma and his gang were also involved in the abduction and murder of taxi drivers and selling the taxis in the black market of Uttar Pradesh. He used to make Rs 20,000 to 25,000 for each vehicle.

In 2004, he was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Rajasthan court in a murder case of a taxi driver in Jaipur, Rajasthan. He confessed to killing more than 50 people. He has been convicted in a 6-7 murder cases. He was released on a two-month parole on 9 June 2023 but failed to return to prison. In May 2025, he was arrested by the Delhi Police from an ashram in Dausa, Rajasthan, where he had been living as a priest.

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· Wikipedia: Devendra Sharma

· Wikidata: Q99389873

· DBpedia: Devendra Sharma (serial killer)

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