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Supreme Court Acquittal Followed Koli’s Haridwar Hanging

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  • Surinder Koli was found hanged inside his tea stall in Haridwar, Uttarakhand.
  • Koli, 50, had spent nearly two decades in prison for the 2006 Nithari murders of women and children.
  • India’s Supreme Court acquitted him in 2025, ruling his confession was obtained under torture.
  • Police recovered Koli’s body, which showed no suicide note at the scene.