With Mammootty’s latest film Kalamkaval hitting theatres, discussions about the notorious serial killer Cyanide Mohan have once again resurfaced in the news. Mohan Kumar, known as Cyanide Mohan, was a resident of Kanyana in Bantwal, Karnataka, and is accused of murdering around 32 innocent young women. After pretending to be in love, he befriended women, forced them into sexual relationships, and then gave them cyanide-laced contraceptive pills. After killing them, he would steal their gold and money. It took years of investigation for the police to finally track him down.

The murders took place between 2003 and 2009. The bodies were usually found in hotel bathrooms and bus stand toilets. The jewellery of all the victims had been stolen. Post-mortem reports confirmed cyanide poisoning as

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