Bhopal police claimed that the man who started out as a small-time tailor had confessed to killing 33 people, including 30 truck drivers and cleaners in four states — Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Khambra was arrested after his two alleged accomplices Jaikaran Prajapati and Tukaram Banjara were nabbed by the city police, two days after Khambra’s arrest on September 7. Shubham Khambra, 25, the eldest son of alleged serial killer Aadesh Khambra, 48, who is a garden supervisor with the Mandideep corporation said that he did not believe that his father has committed the murders. He claimed that his father shifted to Bhandara in Maharashtra more than a decade ago as he was tormented by his grandfather for reasons he is not aware of. He used to visit the family occasionally. However, Shubham, also claimed in the same breath that he and other family members — his mother, brother and three sisters — did not enjoy a good relationship with Khambra because of his “abnormal” nature. He used to beat his mother unnecessarily, said Shubham.