Nithari serial killings: Surinder Koli found guilty

A special CBI court in Ghaziabad has pronounced Surinder Koli guilty of murder in the sixth case related to the 2006 Nithari serial killings. Koli, who was awarded death penalty in all the five cases decided earlier, was held guilty of abduction, murder, rape and destroying evidence in the sixth case as well.

The quantum of punishment will be pronounced tomorrow. The case related to a 25-year-old domestic help at the house of Koli's employer



Moninder Singh Pandher before she disappeared on October 31, 2006. The Nithari case came to light in 2006 when police discovered skulls and bones of 19 people from near Pandher's house in the Noida village.

The case was handed over to CBI for probe. A total of 19 cases were lodged and CBI filed closure reports in three of them due to lack of evidence. 16 cases were filed against Koli, of which the court had awarded death sentence in five.