In IPL 2025, a match between mumbai Indians and gujarat Titans was played at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday. This match was important for both the teams in terms of playoffs. During this match, sachin tendulkar has come into the discussion, who met harbhajan singh and hardik pandya before the match started. Actually, during this meeting, Tendulkar called harbhajan singh 'Charles Shobhraj'. Who is this Shobhraj and why did Sachin compare him to the former off-spinner of India?
harbhajan singh told the story
harbhajan singh told this story while commentating during the mumbai Indians vs gujarat Titans match. Seeing Harbhajan Singh's dress, sachin tendulkar said that he resembled Charles Sobhraj, after which hardik pandya standing nearby also nodded in affirmative that Harbhajan looked like Charles Sobhraj. While commentating, Harbhajan said that he had no idea who this Charles Sobhraj was.
Murder of a woman wearing a bikini
Charles Sobhraj, who hails from France, is a world-renowned thief and serial killer. He murdered Western tourists who had come to visit in the 1970s, due to which he was also known as 'The Splitting Killer'. It is claimed that he had murdered about a dozen people. His first victim was Teresa Knowlton, a resident of Seattle (USA), who was found dead wearing a bikini in the gulf of thailand in 1975.
A film has also been made on the life of Charles Sobhraj, named 'The Serpent'. He had targeted everyone from students to travellers. He was also imprisoned in india from 1976 to 1997.
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