India, May 21 -- An ayurveda doctor convicted in seven murder cases and absconding for the last two years was residing at an ashram as a priest in Rajasthan and treating devotees for ailments - till Monday, when he was finally arrested after a seven-month long manhunt, Delhi Police officers said on Tuesday.

Sixty seven-year-old Devender Sharma, who is charged of murdering 21 men between 2002 and 2004, had jumped his parole two years back for a second time in June 2023. Sharma was one of the most wanted criminals in 2004 as he specifically targeted taxi drivers and confessed to have killed over 50 men, according to police.

He was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2004. However, in 2020, he was released on parole and was absconding till h...