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The Nepal Supreme Court Wednesday ordered the release of Charles Sobhraj, the part-Indian conman and serial killer who is serving murder sentences in Nepal and has also served time in India for poisoning French tourists.Also read : India gave it back to China : Have a look what Rajnath Singh said on Indo-China dispute.The Nepal court has ordered Sobhraj’s release within 15 days and his immediate deportation to his home country, France. The 78-year-old had petitioned for early release on health grounds — poor heart condition and dental problems- and the French embassy had approached the Nepal government for this. In his long criminal career, Sobhraj has been dubbed ‘the Bikini killer’ because some of his victims were found in bikinis, and ‘the serpent’ for his skill at slipping away from law enforcement authorities. Here is a look-back at Sobhraj’s crimes and his connections with India. Sobhraj was born in then-French-occupied Saigon, the son of an Indian businessman an