Twists and turns of Asia's 'Serpent' serial killer

French serial killer Charles Sobhraj (centre) sits in an aircraft departing from Kathmandu to France, on December 23, 2022. French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, responsible for multiple murders in the 1970s across Asia, was freed on December 23 after spending almost 20 years in a Nepali prison. - AFP

PARIS, Dec 23, 2022 (AFP): 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.

The man nicknamed "the Serpent" was freed on health grounds from prison in Nepal on Friday.