India Thug Behram (ca 1765–1840): alleged to have killed over 900 people; executed in 1840 M. Jaishankar (born 1977): involved in about 30 rapes, murders and robbery cases Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders: series of 10 murders committed by four art students in Pune; all were executed on 27 November 1983 Surender Koli (born 1970-71): convicted of raping and murdering four children in Delhi in 2005 and 2006 with another 12 cases pending Mohan Kumar (born 1963): also known as "Cyanide Mohan"; killed 20 female victims with cynanide, claiming they were contraceptive pills; sentenced to death in 2013 Motta Navas (born 1966): killed pavement dwellers in their sleep during a three-month period in 2012 Raman Raghav (1929-1995): also known as "Psycho Raman"; killed homeless people and others in their sleep Umesh Reddy alias BA Umesh (born 1969): confessed to 18 rapes and murders, convicted in nine cases Ripper Jayanandan (born 1968): also known as the "Singing Serial Killer"; killed seven people during robberies Satish (born c. 1973): also known as the "Bahadurgarh Baby Killer"; confessed to and convicted for 10 murders; sentenced to life imprisonment Auto Shankar (1954-1995): murdered nine teenage girls in Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai during a six-month period in 1988; executed in 1995 Darbara Singh (born 1952): convicted for two murders, 17 suspected victims Charles Sobhraj (born 1944): killed at least 12 Western tourists in Southeast Asia during the 1970s; imprisoned in India (released) and Nepal (in prison) Akku Yadav (died 2004): murdered at least three people and dumped their bodies on the railroad tracks; lynched by a mob of around 200 women