In addition to those three convictions mentioned, Sobhraj is thought to have been responsible for as many as 20 murders during a ten-year period beginning in 1972, based on further BBC News reporting. Authorities believe Sobhraj drugged and strangled travelers not just in Nepal but also in Thailand and India. Some victims were beaten and burned. A warrant for Sobhraj’s arrest on six counts of murder was issued in Thailand, but his extradition to the country never took place, as NYT writes.
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Most of Sobhraj’s murders reportedly happened on the so-called “hippie trail” in India and Thailand, frequented at that time by Western tourists, including many young women whom Sobhraj targeted, sometimes while wearing a disguise, according to BBC News. Per Reuters, while serving his first life sentence (20 years) in India, Sobhraj escaped Tihar Jail after drugging the guards with sleeping pills. Sobhraj later said he escaped to have his sentence extended and to prevent extradition to Thailand, where there was a warrant for his arrest (via BBC News).
