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{{Short description|Indian serial killer}}
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| conviction_status = Sentenced to life imprisonment on 13 March 2007<br>Sentenced to death on 16 May 2008
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'''Devendra''' or '''Devinder''' or '''Dr. Devendra Sharma''', also known as '''Doctor Death''', is an Indian serial killer and [[Ayurveda]] doctor who was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2004 in [[Rajasthan]] after he was found guilty of several murders of taxi drivers between 2002 and 2004.<ref name=ndtv>{{cite news |title="Dr Death" May Have Killed Nearly 100, Threw Bodies To Crocodiles In UP |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/dr-death-may-have-killed-nearly-100-threw-bodies-in-crocodile-waters-in-up-2272472 |publisher=[[NDTV]] |date=1 August 2020}}</ref><ref name=timesofindia/><ref name=ht/>

He confessed to his involvement in more than 50<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hollingsworth |first1=Julia |last2=Gupta |first2=Swati |title=Indian serial killer confesses involvement in more than 50 murders. His gang allegedly dumped the bodies in crocodile-infested waters |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/31/asia/delhi-murder-taxi-intl-hnk/index.html |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=31 July 2020}}</ref> to 100 murders.<ref name=ndtv/><ref name=delhipolice>{{cite news |title=Dr. Devender Sharma, a BAMS degree holder and Serial killer convicted in several murder cases and wanted in a case of Jaipur, Rajasthan arrested by Narcotics Cell, Crime. |url=http://infopromotion.delhipolice.gov.in/Press_Release_Details_iframe.aspx?cid=e7kAIcAltGM= |agency=Delhi Police, Crime Branch |publisher=infopromotion.delhipolice.gov.in |date=July 2020}}</ref> and dumping the bodies of victims in crocodile-infested canals.<ref name=gulf>{{cite news |last1=Elsa |first1=Evangeline |title=India: Ayurvedic doctor who murdered over 100 people, and ran a kidney racket arrested in Delhi |url=https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/india-ayurvedic-doctor-who-murdered-over-100-people-and-ran-a-kidney-racket-arrested-in-delhi-1.1596273621109 |publisher=[[Gulf News]] |date=1 August 2020}}</ref> The exact number of killings is unknown as he said, "he had lost count after 50 murders", as reported by media.<ref name=gulf/> He is convicted in 7 cases.<ref name=indianexpress/> He is also accused of running an illegal kidney transplant racket between 1994 and 2004.

== Early life ==
In 1984, he completed his graduation in [[Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery]] (B.A.M.S.) from Bihar. After completing graduation, he opened his own clinic and ran it for 11 years. In 1994, he suffered a financial setback when he was scammed of Rs 11 lakh after investing in a gas dealership scheme.<ref name=News24online/> His father used to work for a pharmaceutical company in [[Siwan, Bihar]].<ref name=TOI/>

== Criminal cases, serial killings and conviction ==
A year after being cheated in the scheme, he got into crime. He allegedly ran a fake gas agency. At the same time, he allegedly started the illegal kidney transplant racket. During an interrogation with police, he confessed that from the year 1994 to 2004, he had facilitated more than 125 kidney transplants illegally for which Sharma was paid Rs 5 lakh to 7 lakh each transplant.<ref name=indianexpress>{{cite news |last1=Sinha |first1=Jignasa |title=Doctor behind '50 murders' held after skipping parole |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/doctor-behind-50-murders-held-after-skipping-parole-6530024/ |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |date=30 July 2020}}</ref> In 2004, he was arrested in Gurgaon, Haryana after getting caught for his involvement in kidney racket scandal. During the same period, Devendra Sharma and his gang were also involved in the abduction and murder of taxi drivers and selling the taxis in the black market of Uttar Pradesh. He used to make Rs 20,000 to 25,000 for each vehicle.<ref name=News24online>{{cite news |title=Devendra Sharma 'serial killer' involved in more than 50 murder cases arrested |url=https://news24online.com/amp/news/nation/devendra-sharma-serial-killer-involved-more-50-murder-cases-arrested-4e34f8b4/ |publisher=News24online |date=30 July 2020}}</ref>

In 2004, he was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Rajasthan court in a murder case of a taxi driver in [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]].<ref name=delhipolice/> In March 2007, Sharma along with two of his associates was found guilty of killing a taxi driver named Kamal Singh, by the ADJ court in [[Faridabad]].<ref name=ht/> He was charged with murdering 21 taxi drivers. On 14 May 2008, he was sentenced to [[death penalty]] for murdering a taxi driver named Naresh Verma by a Gurgaon court.<ref>{{cite news |title=Noose for doctor in murder case |location=[[Gurgaon]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hanging for Indian healer driven to kill taxi drivers |date=17 May 2008}}</ref><ref name=ht>{{cite news |last1=K. Ahuja |first1=Sanjeev |title=Death sentence for drivers' killers |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/death-sentence-for-drivers-killers/story-IVq2RzDNWTSFCP3gwTFhWM.html |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=14 May 2008}}</ref><ref name=timesofindia>{{cite news |title=Ayurveda doc gets death for killing cabbie |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Ayurveda-doc-gets-death-for-killing-cabbie/articleshow/3040991.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=15 May 2008}}</ref> He confessed to killing more than 50 people. He has been convicted in a 6-7 murder cases.<ref name=indianexpress/>

In January 2020, Devendra Sharma was released on 20 days parole after being in jail for 16 years.<ref name=delhipolice/> In July 2020, he was arrested by [[Delhi Police]] after jumping parole.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Haider |first1=Tanseem |title=Delhi Police arrests serial killer absconding on parole |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/delhi-police-arrest-serial-killer-1705664-2020-07-29 |publisher=[[India Today]] |date=29 July 2020}}</ref> He was released on a two-month parole on 9 June 2023 but failed to return to prison. In May 2025, he was arrested by the [[Delhi Police]] from an [[ashram]] in [[Dausa]], Rajasthan, where he had been living as a [[priest]].<ref name=TOI>{{cite news |last= |first= |title=Doctor Death Devendra Sharma: From killer to ‘priest’ — 2 years after jumping parole, Delhi’s ‘Dr Death’, involved in murder, kidney transplant racket, held from ashram in Rajasthan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/from-killer-to-priest-2-years-after-jumping-parole-delhis-dr-death-involved-in-murder-kidney-transplant-racket-held-from-ashram-in-rajasthan/articleshow/121305297.cms |work=Times of India |date=May 21, 2025}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of serial killers by country]]

== References ==
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[[Category:21st-century Indian murderers]]
[[Category:Crime in Delhi]]
[[Category:Crime in Haryana]]
[[Category:Crime in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Crime in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Criminals from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Indian people convicted of murder]]
[[Category:Indian prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment]]
[[Category:Indian robbers]]
[[Category:Indian serial killers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People convicted of murder by India]]
[[Category:Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by India]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Inmates of Tihar Jail]]

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