Santosh Pol

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Santosh Pol (born November 4, 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]

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

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References[]

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