In 2007, eight-year-old Amarjeet Sada murdered a six-month-old baby and buried her body in his village in northern India — but the infant wasn’t his first victim.
“From Jack the Ripper to Jeffrey Dahmer, history is full of tales of vicious murderers,” the article begins. “However, few of these stories are quite so disturbing as that of Amarjeet Sada, who is widely considered to be the world’s youngest serial killer.”
Unlike many deadly criminals who “notoriously tortured animals as children,” Amarjeet “started on humans.” His first victim was his infant cousin — killed when he was just seven years old. But “the boy did not face any real consequences.”
“This likely emboldened Amarjeet,” the article continues, “and he decided to murder again.” His next victim was his “own eight-month-old sister.” Still, “his family covered up his offenses.”
Only when he killed his third victim, “the six-month-old daughter of another villager,” was Amarjeet finally caught. Yet “Indian law prohibited him from being imprisoned or sentenced to death,” and he was “simply sent to a juvenile detention facility until he turned 18.”
A Troubled Childhood In Bihar, India
Born in 1998 “in a small village in the Indian state of Bihar,” Amarjeet came “from a poverty-stricken family.” According to The International Journal of Indian Psychology, “he was neglected from a young age as his parents struggled to survive.”
“There are conflicting reports about his childhood,” and “much of it remains shrouded in rumor and mystery,” the article explains. “Some people also believe that his parents were alcoholics and physically abused him.”
“What is clear is that Amarjeet suffered from some sort of mental illness or personality disorder.”
A 2007 report in The Times of India quoted one psychologist calling him a “sadist who derives pleasure from inflicting injuries,” while another said he had no “sense of right or wrong.”
The First Kill: His Infant Cousin
“Until Amarjeet Sada was seven years old, he was seemingly a normal child. That all changed in 2006.”
Details about his first killing “are fuzzy.” Reports vary—“some outlets say his victim was six years old, while others say nine months.” The location is also unclear—“some say Amarjeet’s house, others say his aunt’s.”
Still, “the child was Amarjeet’s cousin.”
He “reportedly first pinched or hit her until she cried, which he found amusing. Then, to quiet the girl, Amarjeet strangled her to death.”
When asked about her whereabouts, “he allegedly confessed to the murder. However, his parents did not report the crime to the police.”
“His father punished him for it, but beyond that, they considered it a simple ‘family matter.’” Even “Amarjeet’s aunt also seemingly agreed to keep the secret.”
The Second Victim: His Baby Sister
“The lack of consequences soon inspired Amarjeet to murder again.” His second victim was “his eight-month-old sister.”
“One night, while his parents were asleep, the young boy reportedly took his sister out of her crib and strangled her to death.”
Afterward, “he put her body back in her bed and continued to play with his toys.”
“When his mother later picked up the baby to feed her, she knew exactly what had happened.”
“Once again, Amarjeet admitted to the murder, and once again, his parents opted not to report his grisly crime to the police.”
The Murder That Exposed Him: Six-Month-Old Khushboo
“Emboldened by getting away with murder twice,” Amarjeet killed again in 2007 at the age of eight. “This time, however, he took the violence outside of his own family.”
A woman named Chunchun Devi “had left her six-month-old daughter, Khushboo, in a village school to nap while she ran errands nearby.”
Amarjeet “came across the little girl, picked her up, and took her out of the building.”
“When Devi returned to collect her daughter, the infant was nowhere to be found.”
Someone remembered seeing Amarjeet carrying the baby away. “The police were notified, and within hours, they had found Amarjeet and brought him in for questioning.”
A Chilling Confession
“Amarjeet Sada showed no remorse as he sat in the police station.” He reportedly “refused to speak to investigators until they gave him cookies and smiled when they relented.”
Then came the grisly confession: “She was sleeping in the school,” he said. “I took her a little away and killed her with a stone and buried her.”
He led officers “to a nearby field where they found Khushboo’s body, which had been beaten with a brick or a rock.”
“Amarjeet also reportedly confessed to his previous killings during the interrogation,” but “due to his age, the police were unsure how to proceed.”
What Happened To Amarjeet Sada?
“Indian law stated that children could not be sentenced to death or sent to prison,” so Amarjeet was “placed in a juvenile home until he turned 18.”
“That day came in 2016. Amarjeet was released back into society, but it’s unclear whether he was actually reformed during his 10 years at the facility.”
“Amarjeet Sada’s case is not the only story of a child who turned to murder, but it is one of the most disturbing” — especially considering “the young age of his three victims and the brutality of his crimes.”
“While he has seemingly committed no additional murders since his release, it’s terrifying to imagine what he could have become had he not been caught.
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