Gay serial killer Ram Saroop, who stands accused of killing 11 people in Punjab, India, has admitted that derogatory comments about his sexuality were motivators in his crimes. Saroop, who is also known by the alias Sodhi, operated primarily on Punjab highways where he would dress as a woman to lure victims. During the investigation, Saroop stated that emotional distress pushed him to kill a number of his victims. As reported by India Today, he stated that his final victim Maninder Singh had mocked his sexuality and made comments about his body, leading Saroop to murder him. Elsewhere in the investigation, Saroop revealed that he felt a deep sense of betrayal and anger that would lead him to target men who refused to pay for his sexual services or insulted his sexuality, with comments that would trigger him.