Charles Sobhraj

‘I am no super cop, just a simple man’: The real Inspector Zende on Manoj Bajpayee, Charles Sobhraj and duty

September 30, 2025 1:39 pm

As Netflix dramatises his pursuit of the “Bikini Killer,” 88-year-old Inspector Zende reflects on a life in uniform.

Manoj Bajpayee plays Inspector Madhukar Zende in the Netflix film.

Inspector Zende recalls what happened after he arrested Charles Sobhraj the second time: 'Dilip Kumar booked a hotel room, Lata Mangeshkar asked for autograph; Rajiv Gandhi stopped his car to...'

September 08, 2025 6:33 pm

Real-life Inspector Zende recalls the events immediately after he arrested the 'bikini killer' Charles Sobhraj for the second time and where the cop and the serial killer are now. Netflix's Zende presents a fictionalised account of the manhunt for Sobhraj.

Inspector Zende caught Charles Sobhraj twice.

Real-life Inspector Zende made two constables sit on Charles Sobhraj so he wouldn't escape: 'We gave him a tin to pee'

September 07, 2025 8:32 am

Charles Sobhraj is a French serial killer who is charged with 20 murders. He was known escaping several jails and his popularity among criminals.

The slippery serial killer Inspector Zende caught twice: Life & times of Charles Sobhraj

September 09, 2025 5:16 am

Why Sobhraj killed so many remains a mystery. What can be said with certainty though is that he had little remorse for his actions

Charles Sobhraj gained notoriety for his dramatic prison escapes

Real-life Inspector Zende recounts how he caught Charles Sobhraj in Goa, says Rajiv Gandhi stopped car to meet him

September 04, 2025 11:37 am

Real-life Inspector Zende told Manoj Bajpayee how he became so famous after capturing Charles Sobhraj that even Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi once stopped his car just to meet him

Charles Sobhraj leaves the court together with his lawyer Jacques Verges. Express photo

'Charles Sobhraj was staying at the Taj': Cop who inspired Manoj Bajpayee film recalls arresting serial killer while eating chicken curry, got two officers to sit on him

September 02, 2025 11:52 am

Inspector Madhukar Zende, whose adventures inspired an upcoming Netflix film starring Manoj Bajpayee, spoke about arresting the notorious serial killer Charles Sobhraj twice.

Charles Sobhraj escaped from Tihar jail in 1986

Black Warrant: Charles Sobhraj had a talent for writing petitions, was more successful than professional lawyers

January 23, 2025 1:44 pm

Ex-jailer Sunil Kumar Gupta reflected on his many interactions with the notorious serial killer Charles Sobhraj inside the Tihar Jail.

Black Warrant: Charles Sobhraj escaped from Tihar after drugging officers with sedative-laced barfi, reveals real-life Sunil Gupta

January 21, 2025 4:48 pm

There was a nationwide manhunt for Charles Sobhraj after his escape. He was found after almost a month in Goa and served his remaining sentence of 10 years.

Black Warrant: Sidhant Gupta (right) plays Charles Sobhraj on the show

Black Warrant: Serial killer Charles Sobhraj was seen as a 'humanitarian' by real-life Sunil Kumar Gupta; here's why

January 18, 2025 1:21 pm

Real-life Sunil Kumar Gupta said that serial killer Charles Sobhraj offered him some help after he was suspended from his position at Tihar Jail.

Black Warrant: Real-life Sunil Kumar Gupta says Charles Sobhraj could've taken advantage of him if he was a woman, describes him as 'beautiful'

January 17, 2025 10:27 pm

Sunil Kumar Gupta recalled 'bikini killer' Charles Sobhraj's modus operandi and the charm that he exerted on women.