The year was 1998, when Chanderkant Jha, a 31-year-old man from the Indian state of Bihar,&nbsp;was arrested for killing a man in Delhi. He was in jail till 2002 and was later released due to lack of evidence. Soon after the release, he started a chilling series of murders in Delhi.&nbsp;
By the year 2002, Chanderkant Jha had killed and dismembered 18 people in West Delhi. His victims included Shekar and Umesh in 2003, Guddu in 2005, Amit in 2006, and Upender and Dalip in 2007. The majority of his victims were labourers from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Jha used to befriend them and help them get small jobs first, and then made them his targets.&nbsp;
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Later, on&nbsp;small disputes like lying or for being non-vegetarian, Jha used to start fighting with them and murder them by strangulating them. The case sent shivers down the spines of people in Delhi.&nbsp;
In February 2013, he was sentenced to death. In January 2016, the conviction was changed to life imprisonment.&nbsp;
He was released on 90-day parole and was supposed to return to jail in October 2023, but he had other plans: he disappeared.
Afterover a year-long search, the Delhi Police nabbed him on Friday (Jan 17).&nbsp;
"Chanderkant Jha carried a reward of ₹50,000. He has been traced... After several months of surveillance and planning, he was arrested from Delhi railway station," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Sanjay Sen said.
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The police team arrested him after an intense search of vegetable&nbsp;mandis (markets) across Delhi-NCR, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar, where Jha had once worked, along with interrogating individuals and visiting his previous crime spots.&nbsp;
He was nabbed from the Old Delhi Railway Station while he was attempting to flee&nbsp;to Bihar.&nbsp;
<h2>Brutal murders</h2>
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Police revealed that Jha used to tie the hands of his victims, punish them, and then strangle them using some local nunchaku. Later, he used to cut the bodies into pieces while ensuring minimal blood splatter. He used to pack the pieces into a plastic bag, carry them in his modified rickshaw, and throw them at a specific location, usually near Tihar Jail.&nbsp;
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He used to leave handwritten notes along with the dismembered bodies bodies, challenging&nbsp;the police to catch him.&nbsp;
<h2>Early life&nbsp;</h2>
Jha used to work as a hawker in Delhi's weekly markets. He had married two times and had abandoned his first wife within a year. He has five daughters from his second wife and used to mostly live away from home.&nbsp;
<h2>'The Butcher of Delhi'</h2>
In July 2022, Netflix released a documentary series on Jha showing his life and criminal cases&mdash;Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi.&nbsp;
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(With inputs from agencies)

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The year was 1998, when Chanderkant Jha, a 31-year-old man from the Indian state of Bihar, was arrested for killing a man in Delhi. He was in jail till 2002 and was later released due to lack of evidence. Soon after the release, he started a chilling series of murders in Delhi. By the year 2002, Chanderkant Jha had killed and dismembered 18 people in West Delhi. His victims included Shekar and Umesh in 2003, Guddu in 2005, Amit in 2006, and Upender and Dalip in 2007. The majority of his victims were labourers from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Jha used to befriend them and help them get small jobs first, and then made them his targets. Also read | Rape-murder, protests and arrest: Here's how victim of RG Kar Medical College finally got justice Later, on small disputes like lying or for being non-vegetarian, Jha used to start fighting with them and murder them by strangulating them. The case sent shivers down the spines of people in Delhi. In February 2013, he was sentenced to death. In January 2016, the conviction was changed to life imprisonment. He was released on 90-day parole and was supposed to return to jail in October 2023, but he had other plans: he disappeared. Afterover a year-long search, the Delhi Police nabbed him on Friday (Jan 17). "Chanderkant Jha carried a reward of ₹50,000. He has been traced... After several months of surveillance and planning, he was arrested from Delhi railway station," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Sanjay Sen said. Also read | Flight disruptions at Delhi Airport from Jan 19-26: Check timings and updates The police team arrested him after an intense search of vegetable mandis (markets) across Delhi-NCR, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar, where Jha had once worked, along with interrogating individuals and visiting his previous crime spots. He was nabbed from the Old Delhi Railway Station while he was attempting to flee to Bihar. Brutal murders Also read | Abhay Singh aka 'IIT Baba' reveals the reason behind his abrupt Maha Kumbh exit Police revealed that Jha used to tie the hands of his victims, punish them, and then strangle them using some local nunchaku. Later, he used to cut the bodies into pieces while ensuring minimal blood splatter. He used to pack the pieces into a plastic bag, carry them in his modified rickshaw, and throw them at a specific location, usually near Tihar Jail. Also read | India: Kejriwal 'signalled' driver to hit us, alleged youth hit by AAP supremo's car He used to leave handwritten notes along with the dismembered bodies bodies, challenging the police to catch him. Early life Jha used to work as a hawker in Delhi's weekly markets. He had married two times and had abandoned his first wife within a year. He has five daughters from his second wife and used to mostly live away from home. 'The Butcher of Delhi' In July 2022, Netflix released a documentary series on Jha showing his life and criminal cases—Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi. Also read | RG Kar case verdict: Main accused Sanjoy Roy found guilty of raping, murdering doctor (With inputs from agencies)

Butcher of Delhi: Who is Chanderkant Jha, serial killer from Bihar who murdered 18 people

A cold-blooded murderer carrying a grudge in his heart and angst against the system, committed grotesque killings in Delhi. With the police relentlessly trying to decode the serial killing, the killer left everyone involved perplexed and his act sent shivers down their spine. With its upcoming true crime docu-series 'Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi', Netflix is all set to unfold the story of this gruesome killer by decoding his psyche and uncovering details of what actually went down. Directed by Ayesha Sood and produced by VICE India, the true crime docu-series is set to premiere on Netflix on July 20, 2022. 
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Watch the trailer here: 
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The docu-series painstakingly explains the sequence of events that led up to the arrest of this brutal murderer who dismembered his victims and scattered their body parts around the city. What followed the murders was a cat and mouse chase and an urgency for the cops to catch the killer &nbsp;before he claimed his next victim. 'Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi' covers the Delhi Police's investigation, succession of the case and their race against time to arrest the criminal and understand the rationale behind his actions. 
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Talking about the whodunit, the director of the docu-series, Ayesha Sood shared, “The non-fiction space in India is constantly evolving and I am so happy to be a part of this to create a riveting story. As a filmmaker, I am keen to learn something from every project that I develop, and understanding this story and the investigation that it ensued, led me to discovering a lot about human psychology and the justice system &nbsp;as well! I look forward to presenting through this docu-series on Netflix, a case that should have rocked the country but was missed.” 
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Catch the story of 'The Butcher of Delhi' on 20th July, 2022 exclusively on Netflix! 
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A cold-blooded murderer carrying a grudge in his heart and angst against the system, committed grotesque killings in Delhi. With the police relentlessly trying to decode the serial killing, the killer left everyone involved perplexed and his act sent shivers down their spine.

A cold-blooded murderer carrying a grudge in his heart and angst against the system, committed grotesque killings in Delhi. With the police relentlessly trying to decode the serial killing, the killer left everyone involved perplexed and his act sent shivers down their spine. With its upcoming true crime docu-series 'Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi', Netflix is all set to unfold the story of this gruesome killer by decoding his psyche and uncovering details of what actually went down. Directed by Ayesha Sood and produced by VICE India, the true crime docu-series is set to premiere on Netflix on July 20, 2022. Watch the trailer here: The docu-series painstakingly explains the sequence of events that led up to the arrest of this brutal murderer who dismembered his victims and scattered their body parts around the city. What followed the murders was a cat and mouse chase and an urgency for the cops to catch the killer before he claimed his next victim. 'Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi' covers the Delhi Police's investigation, succession of the case and their race against time to arrest the criminal and understand the rationale behind his actions. Talking about the whodunit, the director of the docu-series, Ayesha Sood shared, “The non-fiction space in India is constantly evolving and I am so happy to be a part of this to create a riveting story. As a filmmaker, I am keen to learn something from every project that I develop, and understanding this story and the investigation that it ensued, led me to discovering a lot about human psychology and the justice system as well! I look forward to presenting through this docu-series on Netflix, a case that should have rocked the country but was missed.” Catch the story of 'The Butcher of Delhi' on 20th July, 2022 exclusively on Netflix!

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Butcher of Delhi: Who is Chanderkant Jha, serial killer from Bihar who murdered 18 people

'India Predator: The Butcher of Delhi' trailer: The spine chilling case now on your TV screen