‘Doctor Death’ charged patients for fake treatments; Linked to over 100 murders

Convicted serial killer Dr. Devendra Sharma, known as ‘Doctor Death’, was operating an old age home under an assumed identity in Bandikui, located in Rajasthan’s Dausa district. He had rented a building in the name of his associate Ramcharan Gurjar, later transferring it to another person named Sajjan. The facility was named Shri Balaji Ashram, for which Sharma had registered a committee, but did not include his own name in any official documents.

Sharma posed as a religious healer at the Rameshwardham Temple under the alias "Dayadas Maharaj." He performed rituals starting at 4 AM and gave medical consultations throughout the day, charging Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,000 per patient. He claimed to treat various ailments. According to officials, Delhi Police personnel posed as patients to arrest him. During the search, only a sack containing coins and small denomination notes was recovered from the ashram. No other assets, cash, or property documents were found.

Devendra Sharma originally hailed from Puraeni village in Aligarh district. He was first convicted in a Jaipur case around 2004 and subsequently served about 16 years in prisons across Rajasthan and Haryana. In January 2020, he obtained a 20-day parole by citing a family member’s death but never returned to jail. Instead, he escaped to Delhi, where he initially stayed with an acquaintance in Mohan Garden.

Later, Sharma reportedly married a widow in Baprola and began living under a new identity. He started dealing in property and was eventually caught while attempting to defraud a Jaipur-based property dealer by promising a deal in Delhi’s Connaught Place. He was arrested in July 2020 and has since been held in Delhi Jail.

Despite his criminal record, Sharma maintained contact with his family. Locals from his village confirmed that he visited in February 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdown. He stayed for half an hour and informed some residents that he was on parole. He reported to Chharra police station for the required 20-day attendance during that time.

Family members and villagers revealed that Sharma had legally divorced his wife, who holds a BAMS degree and is the daughter of a railway officer from Kasganj. He has two sons. The elder son is currently pursuing an MBBS degree at a reputed institution in Pune, and the younger son is studying engineering in Maharashtra. Sharma had told villagers that he was bearing the full cost of their education.