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French serial killer Charles Sobhraj released from Nepal prison

He spent 19 years in jail in Nepal for two murders in 1975 and was freed given his age and for good behaviour.

Al Jazeera

Notorious French serial killer freed from Nepal prison

Confessed French serial killer Charles Sobhraj has been released from prison in Nepal after serving most of his sentence

The Independent UK

Life and crimes of freed 'bikini killer' Sobhraj

For decades Asia's most wanted man, French serial killer Charles Sobhraj terrorised the continent with a string of murders in the 1970s that targeted tourists.

Bangkok Post

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'Serpent' Sobhraj headed back to France

KATHMANDU: French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, responsible for multiple murders in the 1970s in Thailand and across Asia, was heading to France on Friday after being freed following almost 20 years in a Nepali prison.

Bangkok Post

Convicted killer Charles Sobhraj freed from Nepal prison - Reuters witness

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Reuters

Charles 'The Serpent' Sobhraj freed from Nepal prison, heads to France

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 after nearly two decades behind bars.

Reuters

'Serpent' Sobhraj to be freed on Friday

KATHMANDU: French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, whose string of murders across Asia in the 1970s was portrayed in the Netflix series “The Serpent”, was still awaiting his release from prison Thursday after a Nepali court ordered him freed on health grounds.

Bangkok Post

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Nepal to release French serial killer dubbed the ‘Serpent'

A Frenchman whose life of seduction, murder and escape on the "hippie trail" during the 1970s became the subject for a hit TV series was due to be freed on Thursday after 19 years in prison in Nepal.

Radio France Internationale

'Bikini Killer' Charles Shobhraj Freed Under Nepal Clause That Allows Release After 75 Per Cent Of Term

Supreme Court has issued an order to free serial killer Charles Shobhraj, also known as "bikini killer" from jail on the basis of a legal provision which states that prisoners who have completed 75 per cent of their jail term and showed good character during imprisonment can be released. Read…

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'The Serpent' Charles Sobhraj to be freed from Nepal prison on Friday

Charles Sobhraj, a convicted killer who police suspect was responsible for a string of murders in the 1970s and 1980s, will be freed from prison in Nepal on Friday after nearly 20 years behind bars, a jail official told Reuters on Thursday.

Reuters

Court orders release of serial killer Charles 'The Serpent' Sobhraj

Nepal's top court ordered on Wednesday the release of Charles Sobhraj, the French serial killer portrayed in the Netflix series "The Serpent" who was responsible for a string of murders across Asia in the 1970s.

Bangkok Post

French serial killer Charles Sobhraj to leave Nepal prison

A confessed French serial killer has been ordered released from prison in Nepal after serving most of his sentence

The Independent UK

Nepal to release serial killer Charles ‘The Serpent’ Sobhraj

The French national, also known as ‘The Bikini Killer’, has been accused of murdering more than 20 backpackers in Asia.

Al Jazeera

Factbox-Who is the 'bikini killer' Charles Sobhraj?

Nepal's Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of Charles Sobhraj, a French national known as the "bikini killer" who police say is responsible killing over 20 young Western backpackers across Asia during the 1970s and 1980s.

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Nepal court to release serial killer Charles 'the serpent' Sobhraj

Nepal's Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release, due to his age, of Charles Sobhraj, a French national known as "the serpent" who police say is responsible for a string of murders in the 1970s and 1980s.

Daily Mirror

Serial killer 'The Serpent' who murdered up to 24 victims to be freed from prison

Nepal’s Supreme Court has ruled that notorious serial killer Charles Sobhraj will be freed from prison, due to his health, despite being linked to as many as two dozen murders across Asia

The Guardian - UK

‘Dark days in Qatar’: Nepali workers face bitter legacy of World Cup debts

For thousands of low-paid workers, this year’s games brought back only memories of abuse and exploitation

Daily Record

Dumfries cricketer makes his mark for Scotland in Namibia

Chris McBride finished as Scotland's top run scorer in the four match series with Namibia and Nepal

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Nepal president gives parties a week to form new government

Nepal's president on Sunday called on the country's political parties to try to form the new government within a week after last month's inconclusive national election.

The Times of India

T20 World Cup for Blind: India beat Bangladesh for 3rd consecutive win; Sri Lanka defeat Nepal

India eased to a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh to secure their third victory on the trot in the 3rd T20 World Cup for the Blind at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Tuesday.

Daily Mirror

Nepal bus crash sees 12 wedding guests die after vehicle plunges 650ft from mountain

The vehicle was carrying passengers back from the wedding in Nepal when it veered off the narrow mountain road it was travelling on, falling nearly 200 metres down the mountainside killing everyone on board

The Independent UK

Scotland end 2022 with Nepal triumph to stay top of Cricket World Cup League Two

The Scots bounced back from defeat to Namibia to make it three wins from four in their December fixtures.

Reuters

Ruling Nepali Congress party wins most votes - commission

The ruling Nepali Congress party emerged as the single largest party in national elections held on Nov. 20, winning 89 seats in the 275-member parliament, the election commission said on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Nepal votes counted, but new government could take days

Nepal has finished counting the votes that were cast in the Nov. 20 parliamentary elections

The Guardian - UK

‘Your mother is in the mountains’: Nepal’s record-breaking female mountaineers – a photo essay

A trio of ambitious Nepali climbers are among those reshaping the country’s male-dominated mountaineering industry

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