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Months After Supreme Court Set Him Free, Nithari Killings Accused Surendra Koli Dies by Suicide in Haridwar

  • On Friday, Surendra Koli, the primary accused in the 2006 Nithari serial killings, was found dead by hanging inside a tea stall in the Bhupatwala area of Haridwar, Uttarakhand.
  • Previously held for nearly two decades, Koli was acquitted by the Supreme Court in November 2025, ending the final legal proceedings related to the Nithari incident that had resulted in multiple death sentences.
  • Human remains discovered in December 2006 at a bungalow in Noida's Sector 31 exposed the serial killings, where Koli had worked as a domestic helper for businessman Moninder Singh Pandher.
  • Haridwar Police have launched an investigation into the death opposite Lalmata Temple on Sapt Sarovar Road, though officials have not yet confirmed a motive or recovered a suicide note at the scene.
  • The Saptarishi police outpost sent the body for an autopsy and notified his family in Mangrukhal village, Bhikiasain, as authorities continue investigating the circumstances surrounding his death.
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Dainik Bhaskar broke the news in Bhopal, India on Friday, September 18, 2026.
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