Archive · 6 Sep 2025
Inspector Zende: Mumbai Cop's Capture of Charles Sobhraj
A new film, Inspector Zende, tells the story of a real Mumbai police officer named Madhukar Zende who caught the notorious criminal Charles Sobhraj.
The film focuses on their second encounter.
Sobhraj was known for escaping jail.
Zende, with a sharp mind, captured Sobhraj in Goa.
The story also involves Sobhraj escaping from Tihar Jail.
The film will show the second arrest in detail after a jail break.
The film 'Inspector Zende' is based on the real-life story of Inspector Madhukar Zende.
The film focuses on Zende's capture of Charles Sobhraj twice.
Sobhraj escaped from Tihar Jail by drugging staff.
Zende first arrested Sobhraj in Mumbai in 1971.
Zende captured Sobhraj in Goa after his jailbreak.
- Who
- Inspector Madhukar Zende and Charles Sobhraj.
- What
- Film about Inspector Zende capturing Charles Sobhraj.
- When
- 1971 and 1986 (Sobhraj's arrests by Zende).
- Where
- Mumbai, Goa, and Delhi.
- Why
- To recount Inspector Zende's captures of Charles Sobhraj.
- Film Title
- Inspector Zende
- Based On
- Real-life Events
- Main Subject
- Inspector Madhukar Zende
- Focus
- Second Capture of Sobhraj
- Notable Event
- Sobhraj's jailbreak from Tihar Jail
- Sobhraj's Escape
- Drugged jail staff
Sources
The slippery serial killer Inspector Zende caught twice: Life & times of Charles Sobhraj
‘Inspector Zende’ review: Send-up of crime folklore marred by inconsistency
Real-life Inspector Zende made two constables sit on Charles Sobhraj so he wouldn’t escape, caught the criminal twice: ‘We gave him a tin to pee’
‘This story could not have been told in a stoic and dark way’: Inspector Zende director Chinmay Mandlekar on using humour to make the film