What coverage agrees on
The reporting broadly agrees that Surinder Koli was found dead in Haridwar after being acquitted in the Nithari case, and that police treated the death as a likely suicide while formal procedures continued.
Nithari Case · India
Surinder Koli dies by suicide in Haridwar
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Surinder Koli, who was acquitted in the 2006 Nithari serial killings case, was found dead at his tea stall in Haridwar.
Police said no suicide note was recovered and post-mortem proceedings were underway.
One report said he had spent nearly nineteen years in custody after his arrest in December 2006.
Another report said he had been acquitted in all thirteen cases and that the Supreme Court had set aside his convictions.
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Authorities also examined the scene with forensic teams while inquest procedures continued.
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The accounts differ on wording such as found dead versus found hanging, and on whether the death was described as alleged or appearing to be suicide. The final post-mortem and inquest findings were still pending in the supplied reports.
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The available reporting presents Surinder Koli as an accused who had been acquitted in the Nithari case and later died in Haridwar. It consistently notes that police were treating the death as suicide or as appearing to be suicide, while official post-mortem and inquest steps were still in progress. The reports also preserve uncertainty by noting the absence of a suicide note in one account and the involvement of forensic teams in another.
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Surendra Koli, acquitted in Nithari killings, dies by suicide
Asianet Newsable
Surendra Koli Dies in Haridwar: Nithari Case Accused Found Dead
News Arena India
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Who was Surendra Koli? Nithari killings accused acquitted in all 13 cases, dies by suicide in Haridwar
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The Times of India reports that Surinder Koli, accused in the 2006 Nithari killings case and subsequently acquitted in all thirteen cases, was found hanging at his tea stall in Haridwar. Police stated that the death appears to be by suicide and that post-mortem proceedings are underway. The Supreme Court had previously set aside his convictions due to a lack of reliable evidence.
Surendra Koli, Acquitted In Nithari Killings Case, Dies By Suicide
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The Quint reports that Surendra Koli, who was acquitted in the 2006 Nithari serial killings case, was found dead at his tea stall in Haridwar. Police stated that no suicide note was recovered and a post-mortem examination is pending. Koli had spent nearly nineteen years in custody following his arrest in December 2006 before the Supreme Court acquitted him in November 2025.
Surendra Koli Dies in Haridwar: Nithari Case Accused Found Dead
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News Arena India reports that Surendra Koli, acquitted by the Supreme Court in 2025 for the 2006 Nithari serial killings, allegedly died by suicide in Haridwar. Police and forensic science laboratory teams examined the scene where his body was found at a tea stall. Authorities stated that initial circumstances indicated suicide while formal inquest and post-mortem examinations were being conducted.