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India Gazette
21-05-2025
- India Gazette
Convicted serial killer 'Doctor Death', who dumped bodies in crocodile-infested rivers, arrested in Rajasthan
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): The Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested convicted serial killer Dr Devendra Sharma, also known as 'Doctor Death', from Dausa in Rajasthan. Sharma, who targeted taxi and truck drivers, murdered them and dumped their bodies in rivers where crocodiles were often present, has been involved in several gruesome crimes over the last two decades. Speaking to ANI, DCP Aditya Gautam said, 'Dr Devendra Sharma has been involved in many murder cases, due to which he became famously known as 'Doctor Death'. His involvement has been found in about 26-27 cases so far, and he has already been convicted in 6-7 cases, in which he has been sentenced to life imprisonment and in 1 case he has also been awarded the death penalty...'. Sharma, an Ayurvedic doctor by training, had been on the run despite being convicted in several cases, including one where he was given the death penalty. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in at least six to seven murder cases. His crimes date back more than 20 years and include his role in an illegal kidney transplant racket and the murder of taxi and truck drivers. 'He and his gang used to target taxi drivers and truck drivers. They used to murder them and steal their cars. The cars were later sold in the grey market, and the bodies of the drivers were disposed of at such places from where they could not be found, like rivers and ponds,' added Gautam. He further said that taxi drivers were particularly easy targets. The gang would hire taxis, take them to deserted areas, kill the drivers and sell the vehicles. 'These taxi drivers used to be an easy target for them. By hiring a taxi and taking it to a deserted road, they killed the taxi driver and then they used to sell the vehicles in the grey market for money. So, because of this, this gang targeted the taxi driver more,' Gautam explained. Sharma is a permanent resident of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. His father worked for a pharmaceutical company in Siwan, Bihar. In 1984, he graduated with a Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) from Bihar. After that, he set up his own clinic, Janta Clinic, in Bandikui, Rajasthan, and ran it for 11 years. In 1994, he lost Rs 11 lakh in a gas dealership scam. After that, in 1995, he turned to crime and began running a fake gas agency. During interrogation, Sharma told the police that he met a man named Dr Amit. Between 1998 and 2004, he helped organise over 125 illegal kidney transplants, earning between Rs 5 lakh and Rs 7 lakh per surgery. He acted as a middleman and arranged donors for Dr Amit. In 2004, Sharma was arrested in Gurugram for his role in the illegal kidney racket. During the same time, he and his gang were also involved in the abduction and murder of taxi drivers. The stolen cars were sold in the grey market in Uttar Pradesh for around Rs 20,000 to Rs 25,000 each. He was charged with the murder of 21 taxi drivers. He was given life imprisonment in seven different cases across Delhi, Rajasthan, and Haryana. In one case, a court in Gurugram sentenced him to death for murdering a taxi driver. Sharma has confessed to killing more than 50 people. His wife and children left him in 2004 after his crimes were exposed. In 2020, he was granted a 20-day parole but escaped and remained missing for seven months before being caught in Delhi. In June 2023, he was given parole again for two months but failed to return to jail. He was later arrested from an ashram in Dausa, Rajasthan. He has now been handed over to jail authorities. (ANI)
Indian Express
21-05-2025
- Indian Express
‘Dr Death' arrested: Convicted serial killer, who dumped bodies in crocodile-infested canal', traced to Rajasthan
A serial killer, known on police files as 'Doctor Death', was arrested by the Delhi Police Crime Branch from Rajasthan on Monday evening — over a year after he jumped parole and absconded in August 2023. Police said Dr Devender Sharma, convicted in multiple murder cases and allegedly behind 50 gruesome killings, remained elusive for over a year and a half before he was finally caught — hiding in plain sight as a priest in an ashram — in Dausa. This was the second time he had attempted to escape. Sharma, a 67-year-old Ayurvedic doctor from Aligarh, was sentenced to life in seven cases of kidnapping and murdering taxi drivers between 2002 and 2004. In 2023, he was serving his sentence in Tihar Jail when he was granted parole and vanished. Before his arrest, Sharma practiced medicine at the Janta Clinic in Bandikui in Rajasthan for 11 years. In 1994, he was scammed of Rs 11 lakh — his entire life savings — after he attempted to open a gas dealership, said police. Police said Sharma returned home to Aligarh, where he operated a fake gas agency. He began targeting truck drivers — killing them to steal gas cylinders they were transporting from different suppliers to Aligarh, said police. The bodies would be disposed of in rivers. Between 1998 and 2004, police said he became involved in an illegal kidney transplant racket, facilitating more than 125 transplants across Delhi, Haryana, and Rajasthan with the help of another doctor and other middlemen. He admitted to earning Rs 5 to 7 lakh per transplant as an intermediary who arranged kidney donors, said police. Between 2002 and 2004, police said Sharma — who had a gang by now — was responsible for the abduction and murder of numerous taxi drivers. His modus operandi, police said, involved hiring taxis from Delhi. He then killed the driver and dumped the body in the crocodile-infested Hazra Canal in Kasganj. The stolen taxis were then sold in the grey market for Rs 20,000 to Rs 25,000 each. Sharma was arrested and charged with the murders of 21 taxi drivers, although he later admitted to killing more than 50 people, said police. As the police could never recover the bodies of the victims, Sharma would be given life imprisonment for the murders of only seven victims. According to the police, his wife and children abandoned him after his crimes were revealed. In January 2020, Sharma was released from Jaipur Central jail on parole based on good behaviour. He never returned. A few months later, while gathering information on 'wanted criminals in the area', a Delhi Police Inspector got information that Sharma was living in Baprola with his second wife. He had started a property dealership but was soon caught trying to sell a disputed building in Connaught Place. He was arrested and put in Tihar Jail this time. Once again, Sharma was granted parole for two months; he escaped in June 2023. DCP (Crime) Aditya Gautam said, 'A police team conducted discreet inquiries in Aligarh, Jaipur, and Delhi. They worked relentlessly and patiently, gathering information for six months across all possible hiding places — including Jaipur, Delhi, Aligarh, Agra, and Prayagraj. Their efforts led to the successful location of the convict in Dausa in Rajasthan, where he was hiding in an ashram, posing as a priest. The team camped there and met the accused, pretending to be a follower, and kept a watch to make sure that he was indeed Dr Devender. Upon apprehension, the accused admitted to his criminal past and said he had jumped parole, intending to never return to jail.' Sharma is involved in 27 cases, including murder, kidnapping, and robbery. The fugitive has now been handed over to jail authorities for further legal proceedings, said police.
