Surendra Koli Dies by Suicide After Nithari Case Acquittal

Brief By The Indian Express / 3:07 PM on 18 Sep 2026

Surendra Koli, acquitted in the 2005-06 Nithari killings case, died by suicide, according to police. His body was found hanging inside a tea stall. The case came to light in 2006 after skeletal remains of eight children were discovered in a drain behind businessman Moninder Singh Pandher’s house in Nithari, Noida.