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Mohan Kumar (serial killer)

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In 2009, the police were looking into the disappearance of Anitha (22 years old), and her phone calls revealed more than what they were looking for. Her phone records showed that Anitha was in contact with another missing girl. Consequently, the authorities were able to track down a person who was
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The police discovered eight cyanide tablets, four mobile phones, and jewellery belonging to Anitha with Mohan. On 21 October, Mohan Kumar was apprehended. Following his arrest, the police not only charged him with Anitha's rape and murder but also chose to reopen the cases of 17 missing girls.
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Upon his arrest in 2009, he was put on trial for two years before being convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Anitha in 2013. However, in 2017, the Karnataka High Court commuted his execution sentence to life imprisonment.
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or were unable to find suitable husbands. Kumar would offer these women that he would marry them without asking for a dowry. He would kill them by giving them cyanide pills and robbing them of their jewellery.
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who preyed on women looking for marriage. A Mangalore fast-track court tried and convicted him for the murder of 20 women in Karnataka from 2003 to 2009.
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In 2020, he was found guilty of raping and murdering a 25-year-old woman from Kasaragod, his 20th murder conviction.
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He was a primary school physical education teacher from Dakshina Kannada (1980 to 2003).
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Apart from murder, he was also alleged to have been involved in bank loan frauds and
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He was accused of luring women around the age of 22-35 who were unable to pay
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Karnataka
Death penalty
India
serial killer
dowry
forgeries
Dahaad
List of serial killers by country
List of serial killers by number of victims
The Deadly Dozen: India's Most Notorious Serial Killers
Anirban Bhattacharyya
"Mangalore: Neighbours, Family, Refuse to Accept Mohan as Serial Killer"
Archived
"Gruesome Murders"
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"The true story of Dahaad and Cyanide Mohan, the serial killer who inspired Vijay Varma's character"
"Curious case of 'Cyanide' Mohan draws advocates"
The Times of India
the original
"Mangalore: Serial Killer Cyanide Mohan Also Cheated Teachers, Banks"
Archived
"Teacher turns serial killer"
The Times of India
the original
"Mohan Kumar to Cyanide Mohan: From mild-mannered school teacher to dreaded serial killer"
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