Santosh Pol

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.[3]

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

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