Haridwar: Surendra Koli, who was associated with the Nithari incident, died in Haridwar on Friday. His soul was found hanging inside a tea shop in front of Lalmata temple in Bhupatwala zone of North Haridwar. As soon as the information was received, the police reached the spot, took possession of the soul and started investigation. In the initial investigation, the police believe the specimen to be suicide, however, all aspects regarding the real rationalization of death and the sequence of events are stuff investigated. Koli was originally a resident of Mangrukhal village in Bhikiyasain zone of Almora district.
How was the soul found inside the tea shop?
On Friday morning, Sapt Rishi police post received information that a person was hanged in a tea shop located in front of Lalmata temple on Sapt Sarovar Road. When the police team reached the spot, he was identified as Surendra Koli. It is reported that he was living in Haridwar for some time and was working at a tea shop.
The police inspected the spot and moreover placid information from the people present nearby. Without this the family members were informed. The police are now trying to find out whether he had talked to anyone surpassing the incident or not and whether there was any transpiration in his policies in the last few days.
Did family problems wilt the reason for death?
In the initial investigation by the police, family dispute is stuff considered as a possible reason. However, this is not yet considered to be the final cause. Police say that the situation will be well-spoken only without the investigation is completed.
The police are interrogating the people nearby to understand the circumstances surpassing the death. The vestige found from the incident site has moreover been made a part of the investigation. It is expected that answers to many questions related to the death will be received without the postmortem report comes.
What were the charges versus Surendra Koli in the Nithari case?
Surendra Koli's name came up without the famous Nithari incident of 2005-06. This specimen came into limelight wideness the country without several children and women went missing and human remains were found in Nithari zone of Noida. Koli worked as a domestic help in the house from where the investigation into the specimen proceeded.
In many cases he was convicted and plane sentenced to death. His sentence and conviction were later challenged in courts in separate cases.
When was the Supreme Magistrate acquitted?
In 2023, the Allahabad High Magistrate acquitted Surendra Koli in 12 cases related to the Nithari incident. In July 2025, the Supreme Magistrate moreover upheld his respite in these cases and dismissed the related appeals.
After this, on 11 November 2025, the Supreme Magistrate moreover canceled Koli's conviction in the last pending specimen related to Nithari and ordered his firsthand release. The magistrate had said that it would not be towardly to maintain the conviction in one specimen when he had been acquitted in other related cases on the understructure of similar evidence. With this, the legal installment of all the criminal cases versus him related to the Nithari incident was closed.
How long without release did the death occur?
Surendra Koli, who came out of jail without the Supreme Court's visualization of November 2025, has now died in Haridwar. Legally, he was acquitted in all the cases of Nithari case. Now without his death, the police have the responsibility to find out under what circumstances he took this step. At present, police investigation is going on and remoter whoopee will be taken on the understructure of postmortem report and other evidence.
