# Santosh Pol

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{{Short description|Indian quack doctor and serial killer}}
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'''Santosh Pol''' (born 4 November 1974)  is an Indian [quack](/source/Quackery) doctor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/satara-s-dr-death-villagers-respected-yet-shunned-santosh-pol/story-DiEhtQgF5w7n6nohN8W09N.html |title=Satara's 'Dr Death': Villagers respected yet shunned Santosh Pol|publisher=Hindustan Times |date=2016-07-25 |access-date=2016-08-17}}</ref> who confessed to killing six people from 2003 to 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/west/story/maharashtra-doctor-death-six-murders-335362-2016-08-16 |title=Maharashtra's 'Dr Death' confesses to 6 murders, 5 of them women|publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in |date= 16 August 2016|access-date=2016-08-17}}</ref> in the town of [Dhom](/source/Dhom_Dam), [Maharashtra](/source/Maharashtra), allegedly by injecting them with [succinylcholine](/source/Suxamethonium_chloride), a neuro-muscular paralytic drug.<ref name="ti">{{cite news|first1=Vivek|last1=Waghmode|first2=Mihir|last2=Tanksale|date=17 August 2016|title=Neighbours say they had no idea about Dr Death - Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Neighbours-say-they-had-no-idea-about-Dr-Death/articleshow/53732772.cms|access-date=2016-08-17|work=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref> He was dubbed Dr. Death by the media for the incident.<ref name="ti" />

The names of his victims are Mangala Jedhe, Salma Shaikh, Jagabai Pol, Surekha Chikane, Vanita Gaikwad and Nathmal Bhandari.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/maharashtra-serial-killer-doctor-santosh-pol-confesses-to-six-murders-say-cops-2958736.html |title=Maharashtra 'serial killer' doctor Santosh Pol confesses to six murders, say cops |publisher=Firstpost |date=2015-07-29 |access-date=2016-08-17}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
In the 2020 [Marathi television series](/source/Marathi-language_television) ''[Devmanus](/source/Devmanus)'', Kiran Gaikwad's character Dr. Ajitkumar Dev is mainly based on Santosh Pol's life.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Koli |first=Kedar |date=1 September 2020 |title=All You Need To Know About The Real-Life 'Doctor Death' That Devmanus Is Based On |url=https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-real-life-doctor-death-that-devmanus-is-based-on/ |access-date=27 January 2025 |website=[ZEE5](/source/ZEE5)}}</ref>

==See also==
*[List of serial killers by country](/source/List_of_serial_killers_by_country)

==References==
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Category:1974 births
Category:Indian serial killers
Category:Medical serial killers
Category:Living people
Category:Poisoners
Category:Medical doctors from Maharashtra
Category:People from Satara district
Category:Indian people convicted of murder
Category:21st-century Indian murderers
Category:Prisoners and detainees of Maharashtra
Category:Criminals from Maharashtra

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