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'Serpent' serial killer Charles Sobhraj 'feels great' after release

Kathmandu (AFP) - French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, responsible for multiple murders in the 1970s across Asia, told AFP he felt "great" on Friday after his release from almost 20 years in prison in Nepal.

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'Serpent' serial killer Charles Sobhraj freed, deported to France

Kathmandu (AFP) - French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, responsible for multiple murders in the 1970s across Asia, was heading to France on Friday after being freed following almost 20 years in a Nepali prison.

AFP

'Serpent' serial killer Charles Sobhraj freed in Nepal

Kathmandu (AFP) - French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, responsible for multiple murders in the 1970s across Asia, was freed on Friday after spending almost 20 years in a Nepali prison.

AFP

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'The Serpent' serial killer Charles Sobhraj freed from prison after murdering up to 24

Charles Sobhraj, otherwise known as The Serpent, was driven out of Central Jail in Kathmandu, Nepal, in a heavily guarded police convoy after spending two decades in jail for the murders of American and Canadian backpackers

Daily Mirror

'Serpent' Sobhraj headed back to France

KATHMANDU: French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, responsible for multiple murders in the 1970s in Thailand and across Asia, was heading to France on Friday after being freed following almost 20 years in a Nepali prison.

Bangkok Post

'Serpent' serial killer Charles Sobhraj leaves Nepali jail

Kathmandu (AFP) - French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, responsible for multiple murders of young foreigners in the 1970s across Asia, was freed on Friday after spending almost 20 years in a Nepali jail.

AFP

Nepal to release 'Serpent' serial killer Charles Sobhraj

Kathmandu (AFP) - French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, responsible for multiple murders of young foreigners in the 1970s across Asia, was set to be released from prison on Friday, jail authorities and his lawyer said.

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'Serpent' Sobhraj to be freed on Friday

KATHMANDU: French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, whose string of murders across Asia in the 1970s was portrayed in the Netflix series “The Serpent”, was still awaiting his release from prison Thursday after a Nepali court ordered him freed on health grounds.

Bangkok Post

'Serpent' serial killer awaiting release in Nepal

Kathmandu (AFP) - French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, whose string of murders across Asia in the 1970s was portrayed in the Netflix series "The Serpent", was still awaiting his release from prison Thursday after a Nepali court ordered him freed on health grounds.

AFP

'Serpent' serial killer expected to be released in Nepal

Kathmandu (AFP) - French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, who committed a string of murders across Asia in the 1970s and was portrayed in the Netflix series "The Serpent", was expected to walk free from prison in Nepal on Thursday.

AFP

'The Serpent' Charles Sobhraj to be freed from Nepal prison on Friday

Charles Sobhraj, a convicted killer who police suspect was responsible for a string of murders in the 1970s and 1980s, will be freed from prison in Nepal on Friday after nearly 20 years behind bars, a jail official told Reuters on Thursday.

Reuters

Factbox-Who is the 'bikini killer' Charles Sobhraj?

Nepal's Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of Charles Sobhraj, a French national known as the "bikini killer" who police say is responsible killing over 20 young Western backpackers across Asia during the 1970s and 1980s.

Reuters

Nepal court to release serial killer Charles 'the serpent' Sobhraj

Nepal's Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release, due to his age, of Charles Sobhraj, a French national known as "the serpent" who police say is responsible for a string of murders in the 1970s and 1980s.

Reuters

Nepal court orders release of serial killer Charles 'The Serpent' Sobhraj

Kathmandu (AFP) - Nepal's top court ordered on Wednesday the release and deportation of Charles Sobhraj, the French serial killer portrayed in the Netflix series "The Serpent" who was responsible for a string of murders across Asia in the 1970s.

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Charles 'The Serpent' Sobhraj: serial killer and conman

Kathmandu (AFP) - Notorious French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, the titular "Serpent" of the hit Netflix drama series, was responsible for a string of murders throughout Asia.

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China, security concerns, and map issues: Explaining India’s interest in the Nepal election

India will be keeping a close eye on the emerging political landscape in Nepal, where the result of the general election for the national parliament and seven provincial assemblies will be formally announced later this week.

AFP

Combative TV host's party makes breakthrough in Nepal election

Kathmandu (AFP) - An anti-establishment television host will win a seat in Nepal's parliament after his new party tapped into voter discontent towards the Himalayan republic's elderly leadership, partial election results showed Thursday.

AAP

KMD Brands reports strong sales growth

The company that owns Kathmandu and Rip Curl says that underlying operating profit was up by nearly $30m in the first quarter of 2022/23.

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Cultural looting still a persistent crisis in SE Asia

The Nepalese conservationist Rabindra Puri, directing his own construction of a new Museum of Stolen Art in eastern Kathmandu speaks passionately about how he will feature replicas of stolen Nepalese antiquities, the originals having long ago been shipped overseas and since displayed in tourist attractions, art museums, or private residences,…

The Independent UK

London-Nepal is world’s third largest unserved flight route

Some 89,200 people travelled on indirect flights between Heathrow and Kathmandu in the 12 months to the end of July.

AFP

Silent no more: Nepal's wartime rape survivors demand recognition

Kathmandu (AFP) - Beaten and raped by police officers as a child, Mira was among the many victims of sexual violence during Nepal's civil war -- and is now one of the few to recount her ordeal.

Reuters

Cricket-Nepal's Lamichhane detained on return home from Qatar

Nepal's most high-profile cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane was taken into custody on his return to Kathmandu from Doha, local police said on Thursday, following an arrest warrant against him in an alleged rape case.

AFP

Nepal cricket star arrested on rape charges

Kathmandu (AFP) - Cricket star Sandeep Lamichhane returned to Nepal and was immediately arrested Thursday, nearly a month after a court issued a warrant over the alleged rape of a 17-year-old girl.

Dynamite News

Nepal cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane lands in Kathmandu to face rape charges

Nepal's former cricket captain Sandeep Lamichhane landed in Kathmandu on Thursday morning to face rape charges in his home country. Read more on Dynamite News:

AFP

Nepal cricket star in custody on rape charges

Kathmandu (AFP) - Fugitive cricket star Sandeep Lamichhane returned to Nepal on Thursday to face rape charges nearly a month after an arrest warrant was issued.

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