Kampatimar Shankariya
Kampatimar Shankariya (* 1952 in Jaipur ; † May 16, 1979 ibid) was an Indian serial killer.
He was born in Jaipur, Rajasthan , in 1952 and was arrested at the age of 26. He confessed to having killed at least 70 people for pleasure between 1973–1974. He killed his victims by hitting them on the neck below the ears with a hammer, which earned him the nickname Kanpatimar (literally: "one who hits under the ears"). He was caught in early 1974, sentenced in 1979, and hanged in Jaipur on May 16, 1979. The time in prison had given him insight. He confessed: "I committed murders unnecessarily, nobody should be like me."
Individual evidence
- ↑ India's Most Dangerous Serial Killer: Kampatimar Shankariya . Blog post on medium.com December 15, 2019
- ↑ Mukesh Kumar: Horror story of 'Kanpatimar', who killed 70 people with a hammer. Hindi News, September 14, 2016, accessed May 21, 2020 (Hindi).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shankariya, Kampatimar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian serial killer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jaipur |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 16, 1979 |
| Place of death | Jaipur |