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{{Infobox serial killer<br />
|name = Ripper Chandran<br />
|image =<br />
|caption =<br />
|birth_name = Muthukutty Chandran<br />
|alias = Ripper<br />
|birth_date = 15 December 1950<br />
|birth_place = Karinthala, [[Nileshwaram|Nileswaram]], [[Kerala]], India<br />
| death_date = 6 July 1991 (aged 40)<br />
| death_place = [[Kannur Central Jail]], Kerala, India<br />
| death_cause = [[Capital punishment|Execution]] by [[hanging]]<br />
|conviction = '''1987'''<br>[[Murder]]<br>[[Rape]]<br>[[Theft]]<br />
|sentence = [[Capital punishment in India|Death]]<br />
|victims = 14<br />
|beginyear = 1985<br />
|endyear = 1986<br />
|country = [[India]]<br />
|states = [[Kerala]], [[Karnataka]]<br />
|weapons = [[Hammer]]<br />
|apprehended = 26 February 1986<br />
|imprisoned = [[Central Prison, Kannur|Kannur Central Jail]]<br />
| criminal_status = Executed<br />
}}<br />
'''Muthukutty Chandran''', infamously known as '''Ripper Chandran''' (15 December 1950 – 6 July 1991) was an Indian serial killer from [[Kerala]], who was [[Hanging|hanged to death]] in 1991 for committing fourteen murders during robberies. He is currently the last person to be executed by hanging in Kerala. Chandran was also known as the Ripper because his style of killing resembled that of the unidentified killer, [[Jack the Ripper]] from [[London]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=സ്വന്തം |first=ലേഖകൻ |date=7 July 1991 |title=റിപ്പർ ചന്ദ്രനെ തൂക്കിക്കൊന്നു |work=Mathrubhumi}}</ref> Chandran chose to attack unsecured houses near highways and railway lines. His victims were killed by hammer blows to the head, after which Chandran robbed them. In some instances, after being assaulted, he also raped his female victims. Chandran committed fourteen murders from 1985 to 1986 and was captured by police on 26 February 1986 in [[Chikmagalur]], [[Karnataka]], afterwards being brought to Kerala. After his trial, a court [[Capital punishment in India|sentenced him to death]] by hanging in 1987.<ref name="Capture">{{Cite web |date=2022-12-18 |title=കോടതിവിധി നടപ്പാക്കാൻ പോകുകയാണെന്ന് ജയിൽ സൂപ്രണ്ട്; 'ഞാൻ തയ്യാറാണ് സാർ'- റിപ്പർ ചന്ദ്രൻ |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/crime/specials/kannur-central-jail-former-superintendent-recalls-the-execution-of-ripper-chandran-1.8144401 |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=Mathrubhumi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-06-20 |title=Manikandan Achari to play the notorious 'Ripper' Chandran |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/manikandan-achari-to-play-the-notorious-ripper-chandran/articleshow/64668082.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-11-16 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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==Background==<br />
Born on 15 December 1950 in Karinthalam, [[Nileshwaram|Nileswaram]], Chandran stopped his studies after the death of his father. Chandran left his native home at the age of 14 and lived in Karnataka by committing thefts. People in Karinthalam mistakenly believed that Chandran, who used to come home with a lot of money, had a business in Karnataka. In Karnataka, he met a man named Thimmmaya. He then assisted Chandran in robberies, later committing murders. It was on 10 September 1985 that Chandran switched from robberies and petty crimes to Ripper-style serial murders. Chandran's first victim was named Ramani, from Kasargod district, who lived near [[Chemnad]]. The next month, Chandran killed three members of a family in [[Manjeshwar|Manjeswaram]] by hitting them on the head with a pickaxe.<ref>{{Cite web |title=വടക്കന് മലബാറിനെ വിറപ്പിച്ച സൈക്കോ കൊലപാതകി, റിപ്പര് ചന്ദ്രന്... |url=https://www.malayalivartha.com/special/special/133368 |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=www.malayalivartha.com}}</ref><br />
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==Investigation and capture==<br />
Chandran was identified by police after committing 13 murders in various places like Chitari, Kuddlu, Chamundikun, Havanchi and Hariyatukka in Karnataka. Houses without men, unsecured houses, houses near the [[National highways of India|National Highway]] and railway tracks were the locations chosen by Chandran to do robberies. While the investigation was ongoing, Chandran committed one more murder. On 11 February 1986, the attack at Parassinikadav in [[Kannur district]] was the last crime Chandran committed. A week later, on 26 February, Chandran was arrested by the police in [[Chikmagalur]], Karnataka.<ref name="Capture"/><br />
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==Execution==<br />
After his trial in 1987, a court sentenced Chandran to death. He was transferred to [[Central Prison, Kannur|Kannur Central Jail]] and placed in solitary confinement. Chandran's accomplice, Thimmayya was initially sentenced to death, but was later acquitted. While in prison, Chandran sent appeals to avoid the death penalty, but to no avail. Chandran's solitary confinement lasted four years until 1991. On 6 July 1991, Chandran was hanged to death in the early morning. The police buried Chandran in a public cemetery after his brother refused to receive his body for fear of public outrage.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Daily |first=Keralakaumudi |title=21 people waiting for gallows in Kerala; procedures for death sentence |url=https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=1188977&u= |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=Keralakaumudi Daily |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==In popular culture ==<br />
In the 2020 [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam film]] [[Anjaam Pathiraa|Anjaam Pathira]], [[Indrans]] played the character ''Ripper Ravi'', which was loosely inspired from Ripper Chandran.<ref>{{Cite web |title=‘റിപ്പർ രവി’യെ കണ്ട് ഞെട്ടിയത് ഞാൻ: ഇന്ദ്രൻസ് |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2020/01/23/indrans-about-anjaam-pathiraa-character-ripper-ravi.html |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=www.manoramaonline.com |language=ml}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Ripper Jayanandan]]<br />
* [[List of serial killers by country]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:1950 births]]<br />
[[Category:1991 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian criminals]]<br />
[[Category:Crime in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:People convicted of murder by India]]<br />
[[Category:People executed by India by hanging]]<br />
[[Category:Indian serial killers]]<br />
[[Category:Rape in India]]<br />
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