Santosh Pol

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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]

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

In the 2020 Marathi television series Devmanus , Kiran Gaikwad's character Dr. Ajitkumar Dev is mainly based on Santosh Pol's life. [5]

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References

  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. 1 2 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.
  5. ↑ Koli, Kedar (1 September 2020). "All You Need To Know About The Real-Life 'Doctor Death' That Devmanus Is Based On". ZEE5 . Retrieved 27 January 2025.
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