Jha's first recorded murder dates back to 1998 when he killed Mangal alias Aurangzeb in Adarsh Nagar, Delhi, dismembering the body and scattering its parts. Arrested in 1998, he was released in 2002.

Jha was convicted of three murders, earning two death sentences in 2013. However, these were commuted to life imprisonment without remission in 2016. He also carried a bounty of Rs 50,000 for his ...