Santosh Pol Explained

Santosh Pol (born 4 November 1974) is an Indian quack doctor[1] who confessed to killing six people from 2003 to 2016[2] in the town of Dhom, Maharashtra, allegedly by injecting them with succinylcholine, a neuro-muscular paralytic drug.[3] He was dubbed Dr. Death by the media for the incident.

The names of his victims are Mangala Jedhe, Salma Shaikh, Jagabai Pol, Surekha Chikane, Vanita Gaikwad and Nathmal Bhandari.[4]

In popular culture

In the 2020 Marathi television series Devmanus, Kiran Gaikwad's character called Dr. Ajitkumar Dev is mainly based on Santosh Pol's life.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Satara's 'Dr Death': Villagers respected yet shunned Santosh Pol. Hindustan Times . 2016-07-25 . 2016-08-17.
  2. Web site: Maharashtra's 'Dr Death' confesses to 6 murders, 5 of them women. Indiatoday.intoday.in . 16 August 2016. 2016-08-17.
  3. News: Vivek. Waghmode. Mihir. Tanksale. 17 August 2016. Neighbours say they had no idea about Dr Death - Times of India. 2016-08-17. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  4. Web site: Maharashtra 'serial killer' doctor Santosh Pol confesses to six murders, say cops . Firstpost . 2015-07-29 . 2016-08-17.