Surinder Koli, acquitted in Nithari killings, dies by suicide in Haridwar
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AI-generated summary of the coverage listed below: Surinder Koli, who was acquitted by the Supreme Court in the last remaining case of the 2006 Nithari serial killings, was found dead by suicide at his tea stall in Haridwar on Thursday. The case had drawn national attention after the discovery of children’s bodies in a house in the village of Nithari. Koli’s death marks a tragic end to a case that had long been a symbol of police and judicial failures. QUOTE: "Surinder Koli was acquitted by the Supreme Court in the last remaining Nithari killings case in November 2025," — Hindustan Times
Covered by 22 outlets across the spectrum: 14% left, 50% center, 36% right.
Who is covering this story
- Left-leaning (2): NDTV, The Hindu
- Center (8): ABP Live English, Indian Express, Deccan Herald, DNA India, Hindustan Times, Mint, Mid-Day, The New Indian Express
- Right-leaning (4): Times of India, Deccan Chronicle, India Today, India TV English
Sources
- Surendra Koli, Acquitted In 2006 Nithari Killings Cases, Dies By Suicide — ABP Live English (center)
- Surendra Koli, acquitted by Supreme Court in Nithari serial killings, dies by suicide — Indian Express (center)
- Surinder Koli, acquitted in 2006 Nithari serial killings case, dies by suicide — Times of India (right-leaning)
- Nithari Case: Surendra Koli Found Dead In His Haridwar Tea Shop — Deccan Chronicle (right-leaning)
- Nithari killings case: Acquitted co-accused Surendra Koli dies by suicide in Haridwar tea stall — Deccan Herald (center)
- Nithari killings case: Where is Moninder Singh Pandher after Surendra Koli dies by suicide? — DNA India (center)
- Surendra Koli, acquitted in Nithari case, found hanging at tea stall in Haridwar — Hindustan Times (center)
- Surendra Koli found dead in Haridwar months after acquittal in Nithari case: Updates — Hindustan Times (center)
- Nithari case's Surendra Koli, acquitted in all 13 cases, found dead in Haridwar — Hindustan Times (center)
- Surendra Koli, acquitted in 2006 Nithari killings, dies by suicide in Haridwar — India Today (right-leaning)
- Surendra Koli dies by suicide. India still asks: Who killed Nithari's children? — India Today (right-leaning)
- Surendra Koli cremated, cops probe his activities since acquittal in Nithari case — India Today (right-leaning)
- Nithari Case Acquitted Accused Surendra Kohli Found Dead in Haridwar, Police Suspect Suicide — India Today (right-leaning)
- Surendra Koli dies by suicide: What happened in Nithari killings case in nearly 20 years | Complete timeline — India TV English (right-leaning)
- Surinder Koli, acquitted in Nithari serial killing case, dies by suicide, say police — Mint (center)
- Who is Moninder Singh Pandher? Businessman acquitted in 2006 Nithari killings involving deceased Surendra Koli — Mint (center)
- Nithari killings accused Surendra Koli dies by suicide in Haridwar — Mid-Day (center)
- Bones In Drain, Confessions, Acquittals: The Horrors Of 2006 Nithari Killings — NDTV (left-leaning)
- Nithari killings case accused Surendra Koli found dead in Haridwar — The New Indian Express (center)
- Surendra Koli, acquitted for Nithari killings, found dead in Haridwar — The Hindu (left-leaning)