Ravinder Kumar (serial killer)
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Ravinder Kumar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1991 (age 34–35) |
| Years active | 2008–2015 |
| Known for | Rape and murder of more than 20 children in and around outer Delhi. |
| Convictions | Murder, Rape |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 15–30 |
| Country | India |
| States | Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh |
| Target | Children |
Date apprehended | 19 July 2015 |
Ravinder Kumar (born 1991) is an Indian serial killer, rapist, child molester, and necrophile who committed the abduction, rape, and murder of a minimum of fifteen children between 2008 and 2015. He was apprehended on 19 July 2015 and confessed to murdering thirty children in total. He targeted the children of poor families in Delhi, Mundka, Samaypur Badli, Begampur and Vijay Vihar and confessed to killing more than 30.[1] His victims were primarily aged 4–6 years old. Police were able to link him with 15 of his confessed crimes.[2] His crimes commenced with the rape and murder of a labourer's child from Samaypur Badli in 2008.[3] Some media reports mention accomplices in some of Kumar's crimes.[4]