Umesh Reddy
Rajulu, Ramesh, Venkatesh, Hrishikesh Malagi
Active for 7 years
(1996-2002) in India
18
CONFIRMED
VICTIMS
18
POSSIBLE
VICTIMS
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- 8 Books Written About Umesh Reddy
- 3 External References
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Umesh Reddy (born BA Umesh) a Indian serial killer known as Rajulu, Ramesh, Venkatesh, and Hrishikesh Malagi. Reddy confessed to eighteen rapes and murders. Reddy was sentenced to death by the Supreme Court of India, and is currently on death row. Reddy carefully selected his victims, targeting housewives, threatening them with a knife to undress so he could bound and rape them. He often choked his victims, and raped them while they were unconscious. He was known to take at least one victim's undergarments. Reddy was reported to like wearing women's lingerie under his clothes. In 2006, Umesh Reddy was sentenced to death and is currently on death row.
Umesh Reddy Serial Killer Profile
Serial Killer Umesh Reddy (aka) Rajulu, Ramesh, Venkatesh, Hrishikesh Malagi, was active for 7 years between 1996-2002, known to have ( 18 confirmed / 18 possible ) victims. This serial killer was active in the following countries: India
Prior to his spree he had commited crimes.
In 1996 Umesh Reddy started his killing spree, during his crimes as a serial killer he was known to rob, rape, and murder his victims. At least one victim was tied, bound, or otherwise restrained during the crime.
He was arrested on May 17th 2002, convicted on October 26th 2006, sentenced to death at a prison in India. He was convicted on charges of murder, rape and other possible charges during his lifetime.
Profile Completeness: 56%
serial killers by profile completenessUmesh Reddy has been listed on Killer.Cloud since November of 2016 and was last updated 4 years ago.
Umesh Reddy a known:
( 651 killers ) SERIAL KILLER
The unlawful killing of two or more victims by the same offender(s), in separate events. Serial Killer as defined by the FBI at the 2005 symposium.
( 308 killers ) RAPIST
Rape is usually defined as having sexual intercourse with a person who does not want to, or cannot consent.
Umesh Reddy
Serial Killer Profile:
Updated: 2019-06-21 Collected by Killer.Cloud
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Umesh Reddy |
| Nickname: | Rajulu, Ramesh, Venkatesh, Hrishikesh Malagi |
| Victims: | 18 - 18 |
| Years Active: | 1996 - 2002 |
| Active Countries: | India |
| Convicted Of: | murder, rape |
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Gender: | Male |
| Sexual Preference: | N/A |
| Marital Status: | N/A |
| Children: | N/A |
| Living With: | N/A |
| Occupation: | serial killer, serial rapist |
| Childhood Information | |
|---|---|
| D.O.B.: | N/A |
| Birth Location: | born in 1969, in Basappa Malige, a village in Chitradurga district, Karnataka. |
| Birth Order: | N/A |
| Siblings: | N/A |
| Raised By: | N/A |
| Birth Category: | N/A |
| Mother: | N/A |
| Father: | N/A |
| Cognitive Ability | |
|---|---|
| IQ: | N/A |
| Highest School: | N/A |
| Highest Degree: | |
| Incarceration | |
|---|---|
| Arrested: | May 17, 2002 |
| Convicted: | Oct 26, 2006 |
| Sentence: | death |
| Prison Location: | a prison in India |
| Executed: | N/A |
| Previous Crimes: | TRUE |
| Previous Jail: | FALSE |
| Previous Prison: | FALSE |
| Death Information | |
|---|---|
| Death Date: | N/A |
| Cause of Death: | N/A |
| Death Location: | N/A |
| Killed In Prison: | N/A |
| Suicide: | N/A |
4 Timeline Events of Serial Killer
Umesh Reddy
The 4 dates listed below represent a timeline of the life and crimes of serial killer Umesh Reddy. A complete collection of serial killer events can be found on our Serial Killer Timeline.
| Date | Event Description |
|---|---|
| 1996 | Umesh Reddy started his serial killing spree. #1996 |
| 2002 | Umesh Reddy ended his serial killing spree. #2002 |
| May 17 2002 | Umesh Reddy arrested. #20020517 |
| Oct 26 2006 | Umesh Reddy was convictedand sentenced to death at a prison in India. #20061026 |
Back to top Serial Killers Active During
The following serial killers were active during the same time span as Umesh Reddy (1996-2002).
Serial Killers By Active Year
| 14 / 40 ANSWEREDSerial Killer Boolean Questions: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killer Question | Killer Answer | Total Answered | ||
| previous crimes | TRUE | 367 | ||
| used weapon | TRUE | 453 | ||
| rape | TRUE | 453 | ||
| bound | TRUE | 406 | ||
| robbed | TRUE | 418 | ||
| previous jail | FALSE | 352 | ||
| previous prision | FALSE | 336 | ||
| used gun | FALSE | 451 | ||
| torture | FALSE | 426 | ||
| stalk | FALSE | 418 | ||
| strangle | FALSE | 443 | ||
| mutilated | FALSE | 447 | ||
| ate part of body | FALSE | 451 | ||
| drank blood | FALSE | 442 | ||
Books that Mention Umesh Reddy
Kevin Smith
Serial Killer Rapists
Anita Nair
A Cut-Like Wound
Sujit Choudhry
The Oxford Handbook of the Indian Constitutio...
Piyush Jha
Raakshas
D. Vamsy Reddy
Two Liars Love Story
Umeshkumar Dubey
Quantitative Techniques in Business, Manageme...
Anita Nair
De wreedheid van het hart
Rebecca Grumet
Genetics and Genomics of Cucurbitaceae
8 Books that mention Serial Killer
Umesh Reddy
| ISBN10 | Book Title | Author | Killers Mentioned | Killers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1733630619 | Serial Killer Rapists | Kevin Smith | 266 Total Including Ramadan Abdel Rehim Mansour | 266 |
| 1908524375 | A Cut-Like Wound | Anita Nair | Umesh Reddy | 1 |
| 0191058629 | The Oxford Handbook of th... | 3 Total Including Sujit Choudhry | Umesh Reddy | 1 |
| 9385724649 | Raakshas | Piyush Jha | Umesh Reddy | 1 |
| 9383562757 | Two Liars Love Story | D. Vamsy Reddy | Umesh Reddy | 1 |
| 1315350076 | Quantitative Techniques i... | 3 Total Including Umeshkumar Dubey | Umesh Reddy | 1 |
| 9044968920 | De wreedheid van het hart | Anita Nair | Umesh Reddy | 1 |
| 3319493329 | Genetics and Genomics of... | 3 Total Including Rebecca Grumet | Umesh Reddy | 1 |
Umesh Reddy (born 1969) is a serial rapist and killer from India. He confessed to killing 18 women, and was convicted in 9 cases. The police believe that he raped at least 20 women in the states of Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
External References
- Umesh Reddy on en.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on Sep 16, 2018.
- Juan Ignacio Blanco, Umesh REDDY on murderpedia.org, Retrieved on Sep 16, 2018.
- Q20687465 on www.wikidata.org, Retrieved on Oct 17, 2018.
Internal References
Umesh Reddy is included in the following pages on Killer.Cloud the Serial Killer Database
- #5 of 13[ Page 1 ] of Serial Killers active in India
- #38 of 307[ Page 3 ] of Serial Killer Rapist sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #68 of 651[ Page 5 ] of serial killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #239 of 651[ Page 16 ] of serial killers sorted by Years Active
- #423 of 651[ Page 29 ] of serial killers sorted by Profile Completeness
- #490 of 651[ Page 33 ] of the A-Z List of Serial Killers
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