Who was serial killer Akku Yadav?
AKKU Yadav was a notorious gangster and rapist in northern India.
But after a decade of abuse, he was shockingly killed in the middle of a courtroom by a group of women who claimed to be his victims.
Who was Akku Yadav?
Bharat Kalicharan, also known as Akku Yadav, was a notorious gangster and rapist.
He carried out some of the most heinous crimes ever seen in Kasturba Nagar, New Delhi, India.
He grew up in Kasturba Nagar, which is just outside of the Indian central city of Nagpur.
Kasturba Nagar housed a number of criminals and two rival gangs.
What did Akku Yadav do?
For more than a decade, Yadav had terrorized hundreds of families.
He and his gang had beaten, tortured, mutilated and murdered men, women and children.
They had invaded people’s homes and stole money and sometimes even their property.
Yadav’s first known crime was a gang rape in 1991.
According to reports, he raped over 40 women and a number of minors.
In his lifetime, Yadav had been arrested nearly 14 times by the Nagpur Police.
However, Yadav was in with the local police and often offered bribes and alcohol to the khaki-uniformed personnel.
Many reported Yadav violence to the authorities, only to find their complaints ignored or dismissed.
The Guardian states how when a 22-year-old woman reported a sexual assault the police accused her of having an affair with Yadav and dismissed her pleas.
When did Akku Yadav die?
When Yadav came for his trial on August 13, 2004, he had no idea it would be his last day alive.
A woman standing in the front started hitting him with her slipper and told Yadav that either she would kill him, or he would kill her.
A mob of 200 to 400 women walked into the courtroom armed with stones, chilli powder and knives.
Yadav was stabbed around 70 times and one woman also reportedly chopped off his penis.
He was dead in 15 minutes.
After the incident, hundreds of people came forward to support the women.
Several experts also suggested that they should be treated as ‘victims’ and not the accused.
The women were charged with murder but later released due to the lack of evidence against them.