Inspector Zende: The man who caught Charles Sobhraj twice and is now Netflix hero

Inspector Zende tells the story of an Indian police officer who captured notorious killer Charles Sobhraj twice.

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Now, a new Netflix film tells the lesser-known story of an Indian police officer who captured the notorious killer - not once, but twice.

Inspector Zende stars Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee in the titular role of the policeman while actor Jim Sarbh plays Sobhraj - reimagined as Carl Bhojraj.

The film unfolds over three weeks in 1986 as the policeman and the criminal play a cat-and-mouse game.

Warning: Spoilers below for the Netflix film