The Himalayan nation s Supreme Court had on Wednesday ordered his release from prison, where he served 19 years of a 20-year sentence, citing his advanced age
KATHMANDU – Charles Sobhraj, a convicted killer who police say is responsible for a string of murders in the 1970s and 1980s, was released from a Nepal prison on Friday (Dec 23) after nearly two decades behind bars. The 78-year-old French national is suspected of killing more than 20 Western backpackers on the "hippie trail" through Asia, usually by drugging.
EXCLUSIVE: Charles Sobhraj, 78, touched down in the capital city s Charles de Gaulle airport at 7am on Saturday morning after being released from a prison in Nepal where he served 19 years.
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Charles Sobhraj, a convicted killer who police say is responsible for a string of murders in the 1970s and 1980s.