An Indian serial killer who admitted his involvement in the murder of more than 50 taxi drivers whose bodies were dumped in a crocodile-infested canal has been caught by police after he fled to another state while out of prison on parole.
Between 2002 to 2004, Devender Sharma was convicted of murdering up to seven taxi drivers and sentenced to life in prison in Jaipur, a city in the northern state of Rajasthan.After spending 16 years in jail, the 62-year-old was given a short parole in January. But when his 20 days on the outside were up, Sharma didn't return to prison, according to Indian police.
suspected serial killerAfter losing money in a scam, he became involved in a scheme selling fake gas canisters. He then took part in a scheme involving illegal kidney transplants, and was arrested in 2004 over the case. According to police, he admitted being involved with more than 125 such transplants, with each earning him between $6,680 and $9,350. Sharma told police that he and others worked on another scheme in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.
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