Early Life of Charles Sobhraj
Charles Sobhraj was born on April 6, 1944, in Saigon, Vietnam to a Vietnamese mother and an Indian father. He had an unsettled childhood, being moved from place to place and living in different homes. His parents separated when he was an infant, and he was left in the care of his grandmother. At the age of nine, he was sent to live with his father in France. After two years, he moved to London with his mother and then to India, where he stayed with his grandmother. He dropped out of school at a young age and began to travel widely, becoming involved in criminal activities. He eventually moved to Thailand, where his criminal career began to take off.
Who is the first wife of Charles Sobraj?
Chantal Compagnon was the first wife of infamous serial killer Charles Sovraj. She is a French-Vietnamese woman who met Sobraj in 1976 and married shortly after. According to reports, Compagnon had a major influence on Sobraj’s criminal activities.
She served as an assistant to Charles Sobraj and it was Chantal Compagnon who used to help Charles Sobraj with documents and passports. Compagnon divorced Sobraj in 1982 and later wrote a book about her experiences, titled The Life and Crimes of Charles Sobraj.
Who is Charles Sobraj’s current wife?
Nihita Biswas, wife of notorious French serial killer Charles Sobraj, is a Nepali lawyer. They got married on 9 October 2008. In 1975, he went to France after serving a life sentence in the Central Jail of Kathmandu for murdering an American citizen in Nepal. Like Charles Sobraj,nihita’s mother and father are from different countries. His father was a Bengali businessman from Kolkata and his mother was a Nepalese lawyer. Her parents got separated when she was very young.
Why is Charles Sobhraj in Nepal?
Charles Sobhraj is in Nepal because he served a life sentence at the Central Jail in Kathmandu for his involvement in multiple murders in the 1975s. He was convicted in 18 September 2014 and has been in prison ever since. Sobhraj is a French-Vietnamese citizen who committed a number of murders while traveling throughout Southeast Asia in the 1970s and became known as the “Bikini Killer”.
When was Charles Sobhraj released?
Charles Sobraj was released from prison in 1997 after spending 20 years in prison in India for various crimes including murder. He went to France. After staying in France for some time, Sobraj returned to Nepal in 2003. Some time after he came to Nepal, he was arrested by the Nepalese police and charged with murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Due to his health condition and age, Nepal’s Supreme Court ordered him to be released from prison on 21 December 2022 after serving 19 sentences, although he was sentenced to 20 years.
Which of Charles Sobhraj’s wishes was fulfilled and which was not?
After the court ordered the release of Sobraj, he wanted to stay in Nepal for some time and talk to his colleagues and journalists, which could not be fulfilled due to security reasons. His other wish has been fulfilled. Sobraj’s other wish was that since he was released from prison, no one should take photos and videos in the prison until he got inside the airplane, which has been fulfilled by the Nepal Police and the Immigration Department.
How much fine did the Charles Sobhraj pay to immigration department?
According to the Immigration Act, the Immigration Department imposed a fine of 50,000 rupees and banned entry to Nepal for 10 years and sent it to France.