# Surendra Koli, acquitted in Nithari case, dies by suicide in Haridwar 2026-09-18T09:27:20+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets Surendra Koli, who was acquitted by the Supreme Court last November in the last case against him from the 2006 Nithari serial killings, was found dead in his tea stall in Haridwar on Thursday. Haridwar city Kotwali SHO Kundan Singh Rana said Koli was found hanging from a rope inside the stall opposite Lalmata Temple on Sapt Sarovar Road. No suicide note was found, and police have informed his family in Almora. An investigation has been initiated. Koli and businessman Moninder Singh Pandher were accused after skeletal remains of children were recovered from a drain behind Pandher's house in Noida, triggering nationwide outrage. The CBI had taken over the probe in 2007 and relied on Koli's custodial confession and dubious recoveries. The Supreme Court rejected these as unreliable, stating it found no principled basis to uphold one conviction when 12 others had already fallen on identical facts. Koli had been living in Haridwar for months, working as a security guard before renting the tea stall days ago. ## Indian Opinion Analysis All three outlets report the same facts: Surendra Koli died by suicide in Haridwar after the Supreme Court acquitted him in the Nithari case. The uniform straight reporting leaves no stance difference to analyse. The broader implication is that Koli's acquittal was based on discredited evidence, and his death closes a case that traumatised Noida for years. The skeletal remains were discovered in 2006, and the Supreme Court last November rejected the CBI's sole confession that had secured a conviction. The police investigation into his death continues. ## Coverage - ndtvprofit.com (neutral report) Straight factual report of the death, acquittal and police statement - hindustantimes.com (neutral report) Live updates format with police details, background on flawed CBI investigation - ndtv.com (neutral report) Brief factual report of death and acquittal, no added slant Tags: Central Bureau of Investigation, Haridwar, Nithari killings, Supreme Court, Surendra Koli Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/nithari-killings-accused-surendra-koli-found-dead-in-haridwar-tea-stall/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/nithari-killings-accused-surendra-koli-found-dead-in-haridwar-tea-stall/#story-in-brief