KATHMANDU: Charles Sobhraj, the infamous 1970s serial killer who used his charm and an assortment of poisons on Western backpackers across Asia, will today see a courtroom once again over a double murder 28 years ago in Nepal.
The 59-year-old French national, who had retired to the Chinese quarter in Paris in 1997 after 21 years in Indian jails, resurfaced last week in this capital's tourist district and was arrested early last Friday at an all-night casino.
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