Black Warrant: Real-life Sunil Kumar Gupta says Charles Sobhraj could’ve taken advantage of him if he was a woman, describes him as ‘beautiful’

When asked why, Sunil explained, “He was known as the ‘lady killer’ and sometimes, I wondered that if I was a lady, he could’ve taken advantage of me. The way he spoke, there was a charm to it. He had a beautiful face, sharp eyes.” He said that at this time, there were two murder and rape cases against Sobhraj. He proceeded to talk about his modus operandi. Sunil said that Sobhraj operated out of Goa and would start by befriending female foreigners. “He could charm any woman, age no bar,” he said. After developing a friendship with them, he would call them for dinner, drug them, rape them and then run away with all their belongings. “He was a brutal man,” he recalled.

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Sunil then spoke about Sobhraj’s female fandom during his time in Tihar, and said that the day he would get any female visitors, he would make an effort in getting ready. “He had lots of shoes, which was allowed then,” he said. Sobhraj would smell like he bathed in perfume, and Sunil could smell it from quite a distance. Sunil said that because of his designation at the time, most of these meetings would happen in his room. He said women from different walks of life would come in to interview him and Sobhraj made an effort every single time.

After being released from prison in Nepal in 2022, Sobhraj was deported to France. Black Warrant, directed by Vikramaditya Motwane, is co-produced by Applause Entertainment, Andolan Production, and Confluence Media.