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Surendra Koli found dead at Haridwar tea stall
The Hindu··18 Sept
Surendra Koli, acquitted in all 13 Nithari killing cases, was found dead at his tea stall in Haridwar on September 18, 2026, police said. Circle officer Shishupal Singh Negi said it appears to be a suicide. Panchanama and post-mortem work is under way. Koli had lived in Haridwar running a rented stall on Sapt Sarovar road.
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What It Means For You
- Haridwar Kotwali police hold the body while forensic work and post-mortem proceedings continue.
- Officials identified Koli as a resident of Mangrukhal in Almora who had been living in Haridwar.
- Police described the present assessment as an apparent suicide pending further inquiry.
What's Happening
- The Saptarishi outpost received a morning report of a man found dead in a tea shop on Sapt Sarovar road.
- Negi said a forensic team reached the spot and that the body is in police custody.
- Hindustan Times reported he had moved to Haridwar after his final Nithari acquittal and run the stall.
The Nithari Cases Before Friday
- Remains were found in 2006 near Moninder Singh Pandher's Sector 31 Noida bungalow where Koli worked.
- The Supreme Court acquitted Koli in 2025 in the last of 13 related cases after earlier acquittals.
- Pandher was released on October 20, 2023 after his acquittal, The Hindu reported.
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