Raja Kolander: The Cannibal Serial Killer Who Made Brain Soup and Kept Skulls
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News18•15-01-2026, 18:52
Raja Kolander: The Cannibal Serial Killer Who Made Brain Soup and Kept Skulls
- •Raja Kolander, also known as Ram Niranjan, was a notorious serial killer from Uttar Pradesh known for cannibalism and extreme cruelty.
- •He would kill victims, remove their brains to make 'soup,' believing it would increase his intelligence, and collect their skulls.
- •His crimes came to light in 2000 after the disappearance of journalist Manoj Kumar Singh, whose mobile phone led police to Kolander's farmhouse.
- •Police found human skeletons and skulls at his farmhouse, and a diary detailing 14 murders, which he called a 'register of deaths'.
- •Kolander was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2012 for Manoj Singh's murder and is currently serving his sentence in a Uttar Pradesh jail.
Why It Matters: Raja Kolander, a cannibalistic serial killer, committed gruesome murders, made brain soup, and collected skulls.
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