33 murders in 8 years: 'A tailor in the day, a butcher in the night'
33 murders in 8 years: 'A tailor in the day, a murderer in the night' When Madhya Pradesh police arrested him from Bhopal last week, they got to know that he wasn't merely a tailor but had killed at least 33 truck drivers over the past eight years in his quest to “make more money”. Aadesh Khambra, 48, claimed he had carried out contract killings too and had worked with more than half a dozen inter-state gangs. “On August 12, a truck laden with 50 tonnes of iron rods left the Mandideep industrial area for Bhopal but it was reported missing. A private company lodged a complaint in this regard. Later, police found the body of the truck driver Makhan Singh in Bilkhiriya area and also recovered the empty truck from Ayodhya Nagar in Bhopal on August 15. Police arrested seven people, who sold and purchased the iron rods. The arrested persons told the police about Jaikaran Prajapati who in turn named Khambra as the brain behind the crime. Police arrested Khambra from Mandideep,” said police officer Rahul Kumar Lodha. Khambra told police he would befriend drivers in roadside eateries and slip drugs into their food so they would fall asleep, Lodha said. He would then drive their trucks to isolated areas, strangle them and their helpers, and dump the bodies in forests. He and his accomplices would then sell the trucks and their goods, Lodha said. “Khambra told police that he used to get Rs 50,000 for every case. When he joined the gang, his motive was to earn money but a few years ago his son met with an accident and he had to take loans for his treatment. He got involved in more crimes to repay the debt, as per his confession,” said Lodha. “Initially, we didn’t think that Khambra was a serial killer given his calm and composed nature. But later, his revelations were shocking to us. He has no regret for what he has done. We are interrogating him with the help of a psychologist,” Bhopal (south) superintendent of police Rahul Lodha said. -PTC News
