Kampatimar Shankariya Explained

Birth Date: 1952
Death Date:16 May 1979 (aged 27)
Conviction:Murder
Death Cause:Execution by hanging
Victims:70 confirmed
Beginyear:1977
Endyear:1978
Country:India
States:Rajasthan
Apprehended:1978
Criminal Penalty:Death
Criminal Status:Executed
Birth Place:Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Death Place:Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Native Name:शंकर
Native Name Lang:raj

Kanpatimar Shankariya (1952 – 16 May 1979) was an Indian serial killer.

He was born in Jaipur, Rajasthan in 1952 and arrested at the age of 26.[1] [2] He confessed that he had killed at least 70 people in 1977–1978[3] for pleasure. He killed his victims by hitting them with a hammer on the neck below the ears, which gained him the moniker Kanpatimar . He was convicted in early 1979 and was hanged at Jaipur on 16 May 1979.[4] [5] [6] He repented, and his last words before being hanged were: "I have murdered in vain. Nobody should become like me."

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Newton, Michael. The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers. Infobase Publishing. 2006. 978-0-8160-6987-3. 239. en.
  2. Web site: हथौड़े मार 70 लोगों की हत्या करने वाले 'कनपटीमार' की खौफनाक दास्तान. 2016-09-14. aajtak.intoday.in. hi. 2019-11-28.
  3. Web site: Up. Ankit Kaul-All Fact. 2021-04-18. India's Most Dangerous Serial Killer : Kampatimar Shankariya. 2021-05-19. Medium. en.
  4. Book: Simpson, Paul. The Serial Killer Files. 2017-05-18. Little, Brown Book Group. 978-1-4721-3673-2. en.
  5. Book: Newton, Michael. Serial Killers. 2008. Infobase Publishing. 978-1-4381-1725-6. en.
  6. Web site: World's worst serial killers: Is Brazilian security guard to join list of most prolific mass murderers?. Palmer. Alun. 2014-10-18. Mirror. 2019-11-28.