Surendra Koli, sentenced to death for Nithari horror, acquitted by Allahabad HC
1 year, 2 months ago

Surendra Koli, sentenced to death for Nithari horror, acquitted by Allahabad HC

Hindustan Times  

PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad high court on Monday acquitted Surinder Koli and his employer Moninder Singh Pandher in the 2005-2006 Noida serial murders, also known as the Nithari case, in which he had been sentenced to death. The CBI filed charge sheets in 16 Nithari cases and Koli was named in all for murder, destruction of evidence and rape attempt Koli has been acquitted in about a dozen cases while Pandher has been acquitted in two cases in which he was sentenced to death by the trial court. Koli, who hails from Mangurkhal in Uttarakhand, was handed death sentences in 12 cases while Pandher also had been sentenced to death in two cases by the trial courts. Subsequently, the CBI, which was investigating the case, registered 16 cases, charge sheeting Surinder Koli in all of them for murders, abductions and rapes besides destruction of evidence, and Pandher in one for immoral trafficking.

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Supreme Court to hear appeals against acquittal in Nithari killings in March
2 days, 14 hours ago

Supreme Court to hear appeals against acquittal in Nithari killings in March

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court will hear the appeals challenging the acquittal of Surendra Koli in the Nithari killings on March 25. The bench, also comprising justice Augustine George Masih, directed the top court’s registry to provide the digitised trial court records on the scheduled date of hearing as Koli’s lawyers sought to rely on the same to highlight procedural delays in …

SC to hear Nithari killings pleas against Koli's acquittal on March 25
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2 days, 18 hours ago

SC to hear Nithari killings pleas against Koli's acquittal on March 25

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday posted for hearing on March 25, a batch of pleas against the acquittal of Surendra Koli, accused in the 2005-06 Noida Nithari killings. A series of appeals against Surendra Koli's acquittal in the 2005–06 Noida Nithari killings were scheduled for consideration by the Supreme Court on Monday, March 25. In 2024, the top court agreed …

Nithari Killings | Supreme Court Posts CBI's Appeals Against Acquittal Of Surendra Koli For Final Hearing In March
2 days, 20 hours ago

Nithari Killings | Supreme Court Posts CBI's Appeals Against Acquittal Of Surendra Koli For Final Hearing In March

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today posted for final hearing the pleas challenging acquittal of Surendra Koli, one of the accused in Noida serial murder cases of 2005-2006. To recap, the Nithari killings came to light in December 2006 when skeletal remains of several children/women were recovered from a drain behind businessman Moninder Singh Pandher's house in Noida's Nithari. Raising questions regarding …

NIA court convicts 28 in Kasganj’s Chandan Gupta murder case
6 days, 16 hours ago

NIA court convicts 28 in Kasganj’s Chandan Gupta murder case

Hindustan Times  

Nearly seven years after the murder of one Chandan Gupta in the communal flare-up in Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj during Tiranga Yatra on January 26, 2018, the National Investigation Agency special court here on Thursday convicted 28 accused in the case. Those convicted are Salim, Wasim, Nasim, Jahid ‘Jagga’, Asiq Qureshi ‘Hitler’, Aslam Qureshi, Akram, Taufeeq, Khillan, Shabab, Rahat, Salam, Mohsin, …

Yemen death sentence for Kerala woman: India adopting a cautious route in conflict-hit Sanaa
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1 week, 1 day ago

Yemen death sentence for Kerala woman: India adopting a cautious route in conflict-hit Sanaa

The Hindu  

India is handling the “sensitive” case of death sentence awarded to Nimisha Priya from Kerala in Yemen with great caution as New Delhi does not maintain any official contact with the Houthis, who control the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, sources here indicated on Tuesday. Ms. Nimisha received the death sentence after being convicted of killing her Yemeni business partner Talal Abdo …

Indian nurse from Kerala, Nimisha Priya, sentenced to death in Yemen: What led to the shocking verdict? Explained
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1 week, 1 day ago

Indian nurse from Kerala, Nimisha Priya, sentenced to death in Yemen: What led to the shocking verdict? Explained

Live Mint  

The case of Nimisha Priya has again come to light after Yemen Yemen President Rashad al-Alimi on Monday approved the death sentence for her. After this, a statement from the Ministry of External Affairs official spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswa came on the case wherein he said that “We are aware of the sentencing of Nimisha Priya in Yemen. Nimisha Priya has …

Nithari Killings: Should Surendra Koli's Acquittal Be Reversed? Supreme Court Agrees To Hear CBI's Plea
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Nithari Killings: Should Surendra Koli's Acquittal Be Reversed? Supreme Court Agrees To Hear CBI's Plea

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a fresh petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation challenging the Allahabad High Court's verdict that acquitted Surendra Koli in the sensational 2006 Nithari serial killings case. In May, the Supreme Court also agreed to hear another plea filed by the father of one of the victims challenging the high court's …

Nithari killings: SC agrees to hear CBI's plea against Allahabad HC order acquitting Surendra Koli
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Nithari killings: SC agrees to hear CBI's plea against Allahabad HC order acquitting Surendra Koli

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a fresh plea filed by the CBI challenging the Allahabad High Court's verdict that acquitted Surendra Koli in the sensational 2006 Nithari serial killings case. The apex court had in May agreed to hear a plea filed by the father of one of the victims challenging the High Court's verdict acquitting Koli …

17 years on, three get life in jail for murdering nephew in Greater Noida
6 months, 4 weeks ago

17 years on, three get life in jail for murdering nephew in Greater Noida

Hindustan Times  

A sessions court in Surajpur, Greater Noida, convicted three men for the murder of their 21-year-old nephew in village Kherli of Dankaur, which took place about 17 years ago, prosecution officials said on Tuesday. Rajesh Kumar Mishra, additional district sessions judge, on Monday relied on the testimonies of the prosecution witnesses and medical evidence and convicted the three persons. {{^userSubscribed}} …

Special court sentences two to life imprisonment, acquits three in Dabholkar murder case
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Special court sentences two to life imprisonment, acquits three in Dabholkar murder case

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: A Pune sessions court on Friday convicted two and acquitted three accused persons in the 11-year-old murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar. The remaining three accused persons — Dr Virendrasinh Tawade, Sanjeev Punalekar and his aide Vikram Bhave — were acquitted for insufficient evidence against them. In June 2016, the CBI arrested ENT surgeon Dr. Virendrasinh Tawde, who was linked …

Narendra Dabholkar murder case: Pune court acquits 3 accused, 2 others sent to life imprisonment
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Narendra Dabholkar murder case: Pune court acquits 3 accused, 2 others sent to life imprisonment

Live Mint  

A Special Court in Pune on Friday acquitted three accused including Virendrasinh Tawde, Sanjeev Punalekar and Vikram Bhave in the activist Narendra Dabholkar murder case, ANI reported. Besides this, the court also sent the other two accused — Sachin Andure and Sharad Kalaskar sent to life imprisonment for allegedly killing Narendra Dabholkar in Pune on August 20, 2013. Narendra Dabholkar, …

Nithari Killings: SC Agrees to Hear Plea of Victim's Father Against Acquittal of Surendra Koli
8 months ago

Nithari Killings: SC Agrees to Hear Plea of Victim's Father Against Acquittal of Surendra Koli

News 18  

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea challenging Allahabad High Court’s order acquitting Surendra Koli in the 2006 Nithari serial killings case. On October 16, the high court pronounced verdicts on several appeals filed by Koli and Pandher, who were awarded the death penalty by the trial court. Reversing the death sentence given to Koli in 12 cases …

'Landlord Threw Us Out of House, Relatives Stopped Taking Calls': Nithari Killer's Brother Narrates Ordeals
1 year, 2 months ago

'Landlord Threw Us Out of House, Relatives Stopped Taking Calls': Nithari Killer's Brother Narrates Ordeals

News 18  

The horrific details of the infamous Nithari killings case shook the entire country when the incident first came to light in 2006 but for the family of the prime accused Surendra Koli, the ordeals haven’t come to an end even after 17 years of the crime. While speaking to AajTak.in, Koli’s brother said that the family left cooking onion and …

Revisiting The 2006 Nithari Serial Murders That Sent Shockwaves Across The Country
1 year, 2 months ago

Revisiting The 2006 Nithari Serial Murders That Sent Shockwaves Across The Country

ABP News  

One of the most sensational cases that sent shockwaves across the country, the 2006 Nithari serial murder case is making headlines again after the recent Allahabad High Court judgment. A small village adjacent to the national capital, Nithari, hit the headlines after two girls went missing and human skeletons were found near D-5 in Noida’s Sector-31, between 2005 and 2006, …

Nithari fiasco: The Hindu Editorial on the case being a scathing indictment of investigators
1 year, 2 months ago

Nithari fiasco: The Hindu Editorial on the case being a scathing indictment of investigators

The Hindu  

The Allahabad High Court verdict acquitting the two men accused of killing girls and young women at Nithari village in Noida near Delhi is a scathing indictment of how investigators can leverage popular revulsion against the alleged perpetrators to build a case without credible evidence. It is incredible that a high-profile case, in which the police believed they had solved …

Two decades after grisly ‘house of horrors’ rape and murders, families ‘angry’ at acquittal of accused men
1 year, 2 months ago

Two decades after grisly ‘house of horrors’ rape and murders, families ‘angry’ at acquittal of accused men

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “When I asked them if they had seen my …

‘Nithari murder probe botched up, public trust betrayed’: Allahabad HC’s top 6 quotes
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Nithari murder probe botched up, public trust betrayed’: Allahabad HC’s top 6 quotes

Hindustan Times  

PRAYAGRAJ: In a 308-page verdict on Monday that acquitted Surendra Koli and his employer Moninder Singh Pandher for the Nithari serial murders, a two-judge bench of justices Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Syed Aftab Husain Rizvi came down heavily on the investigating agencies for a “botched up” investigation and betraying public trust. Surender Koli, who was sentenced to death has been …

Nithari Acquittals | Poor Servant Made Villain Of Killings, CBI Overlooked Possibility Of Organ Trade Being Reason For Murders: Allahabad HC
1 year, 2 months ago

Nithari Acquittals | Poor Servant Made Villain Of Killings, CBI Overlooked Possibility Of Organ Trade Being Reason For Murders: Allahabad HC

Live Law  

Acquitting prime suspects Moninder Singh Pandher and his domestic help Surinder Koli in the 2005-2006 Noida serial murder cases for lack of evidence, the Allahabad High Court has raised serious questions regarding how the investigation in the case was conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation. A Bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Syed Aftab Husain Rizvi also …

Who is Surendra Koli? A Brief Timeline of Gruesome Nithari Killings Case
1 year, 2 months ago

Who is Surendra Koli? A Brief Timeline of Gruesome Nithari Killings Case

News 18  

The Allahabad High Court on Monday acquitted Surendra Koli, the prime accused in the Nithari killings, in 12 cases while his co-accused Moninder Singh Pandher was acquitted in two cases due to lack of evidence. Here’s a brief timeline of the gruesome Nithari killings case against Koli: December 2006: This is when the news of the brutal murders first came …

A broad time line of the grisly Nithari murders of 2006
1 year, 2 months ago

A broad time line of the grisly Nithari murders of 2006

Hindustan Times  

The Allahabad High Court on Monday acquitted prime suspect Surinder Koli in 12 cases of the 2005-2006 Noida serial murders case, also called the Nithari case. May 12, 2010: Koli awarded death penalty in second case related to abduction, rape and murder of an eight year old girl. December 16, 2016: Koli awarded death penalty in the seventh Nithari case, …

Nithari killings: Allahabad high court acquits prime accused Surendra Koli
1 year, 2 months ago

Nithari killings: Allahabad high court acquits prime accused Surendra Koli

Hindustan Times  

The Allahabad High Court on Monday acquitted key accused Surendra Koli and his co-accused Moninder Singh Pandher in the Nithari murder case. A bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Syed Aftab Husain Rizvi found Koli innocent in a series of twelve cases for which he had previously been awarded the death penalty and Pandher in two cases in …

Nithari Killings: Surendra Koli, Moninder Pandher Acquitted in Multiple Cases by Allahabad HC
1 year, 2 months ago

Nithari Killings: Surendra Koli, Moninder Pandher Acquitted in Multiple Cases by Allahabad HC

News 18  

Allahabad High Court has acquitted Nithari killings case prime accused Surendra Koli in 12 cases in which he was awarded a death penalty by the trial Court. While Surendra Koli had filed an appeal against the death sentence given in 12 cases, Moninder Singh Pandher had filed an application against the punishment given in two cases. Blow to CBI The …

Lakhimpur Kheri: Convicts Junaid and Chotu awarded life sentence, Arif and Karumuddun sent to 6 years in jail
1 year, 4 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri: Convicts Junaid and Chotu awarded life sentence, Arif and Karumuddun sent to 6 years in jail

Op India  

On Monday, August 14, the POCSO court in the Lakhimpur Kheri district announced the quantum of punishment to all four convicted in the rape and murder of 2022 murder case of two Dalit sisters in Uttar Pradesh. Two minor Dalit sisters were abducted, raped and killed in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri district in September last year. Rape and murder of two …

Hathras Case: Sole Convict Sandeep Sisodia Sentenced To Life Imprisonment By UP Court
1 year, 10 months ago

Hathras Case: Sole Convict Sandeep Sisodia Sentenced To Life Imprisonment By UP Court

Live Law  

A Court in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras District today sentenced the sole convict in September 2020 alleged Gang Rape and Murder case to life imprisonment. J. Hathras, Judge Trilok Pal Singh pronounced the verdict today convicting Sandeep Sisodia for the offences of Culpable Homicide not amounting to Murder under the Indian Penal Code and for offences under the SC-ST Act. Calling …

NIA to take over probe into killing of medical store owner in Maha’s Amravati
2 years, 6 months ago

NIA to take over probe into killing of medical store owner in Maha’s Amravati

Hindustan Times  

The National Investigation Agency will take over the probe into the killing of a medical store owner in Maharashtra's Amravati over an alleged social media post supporting suspended Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Nupur Sharma, whose comments against Prophet Mohammad triggered widespread condemnation in India and overseas. The ministry of home affairs has handed over the investigation of the case relating …

Nithari Murders: Surender Koli Gets His 14th Death Sentence. A Look Back at the Horrific Case
2 years, 7 months ago

Nithari Murders: Surender Koli Gets His 14th Death Sentence. A Look Back at the Horrific Case

News 18  

Surender Koli has awarded his 14th death sentence in connection with the infamous Nithari murders in UP’s Noida. Koli, who was found guilty of raping and murdering several children between 2005 and 2006, already been sentenced to death in 13 cases. The gruesome case came to light in December 2006 when skeletons were found in a drain near a house …

Nithari Killings: After Allahabad HC's Nudge, CBI Files Autopsy Reports In Accused Surendra Koli's Appeal Against Death Penalty
2 years, 10 months ago

Nithari Killings: After Allahabad HC's Nudge, CBI Files Autopsy Reports In Accused Surendra Koli's Appeal Against Death Penalty

Live Law  

Days after the Allahabad High Court slammed the Central Bureau of Investigation for its failure to produce the post mortem reports of the victims of the Nithari case, the CBI yesterday submitted the copies of the post-mortem reports before the HC.The CBI has submitted the Post mortem reports in pursuance of the HC's previous order. Days after the Allahabad High …

7 years since Govind Pansare was shot, trial still not begun
2 years, 10 months ago

7 years since Govind Pansare was shot, trial still not begun

The Hindu  

It has been seven years since rationalist and anti-superstition activist Govind Pansare was shot but the trial has still not begun. Special Public Prosecutor Harshad Nimbalkar said, “The trial court at Kolhapur has still not framed charges against the accused. The next date is now February 23.” ‘Pace is very unsatisfactory’ Talking to The Hindu, Pansare’s daughter-in-law Megha Pansare said, …

Nithari Killings: Allahabad HC Slams CBI For Failure To Produce Autopsy Reports In Surendra Koli's Appeal Against Death Penalty
2 years, 10 months ago

Nithari Killings: Allahabad HC Slams CBI For Failure To Produce Autopsy Reports In Surendra Koli's Appeal Against Death Penalty

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court today slammed the Central Bureau of Investigation for its failure to produce the post mortem reports of the victims of the Nithari case. Essentially, the Bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Sameer Jain was hearing an appeal filed by accused Surinder Koli against his conviction and sentence of the death. Essentially, the Bench of Justice …

Surinder Koli spared in 13th Nithari case
3 years, 9 months ago

Surinder Koli spared in 13th Nithari case

Hindustan Times  

Ghaziabad: Surinder Koli, the prime suspect in Noida’s Nithari killing cases, was acquitted by a Ghaziabad court in the thirteenth case, in which he was charged for destruction of evidence, abduction, attempted rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl. Since February 13, 2009, when the first Nithari case was decided at Ghaziabad, Koli was awarded death penalties in 12 cases …

Madras High Court sets aside death sentence awarded to prime accused in 2016 Udumalpet Shankar murder case
4 years, 6 months ago

Madras High Court sets aside death sentence awarded to prime accused in 2016 Udumalpet Shankar murder case

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Monday acquitted B. Chinnasamy, the prime accused in the sensational 2016 ‘Udumalpet’ Shankar murder case from all charges, and set aside the death sentence imposed on him by the trial court in December 2017. The trial court awarded the death sentence to six, life to one and five years of imprisonment to one more accused …

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