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Who killed the victims at Nithari? 19 years later, Surendra Koli's acquittal indicts criminal justice system
November 14, 2025 11:50 am
Unless the police is trained to privilege rigour over bias, evidence over assumption, unless accountability is woven into the system, trust in the processes of justice will continue to erode.
Nithari killings | Surendra Koli walks out of jail after 19 years: ‘Would not speak much... hardly anyone came to visit him’, say jail officials
November 12, 2025 8:58 pm
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court set aside Koli’s conviction in a case of rape and murder of a girl — the final case against him. He was earlier acquitted in 12 other cases. He is set to walk out of jail
SC sets aside Surendra Koli’s conviction in final Nithari case: A look at two contrasting rulings by the Allahabad HC
November 12, 2025 10:49 am
The killings came to light in December 2006, when the skeletal remains of eight children had been discovered behind businessman Moninder Singh Pandher’s house
Nithari killings: Supreme Court acquits Surendra Koli, orders his release
November 12, 2025 2:24 am
The Nithari killings came to light with the discovery of skeletal remains of eight children from a drain behind businessman Moninder Singh Pandher's house in Noida on December 29, 2006.
Sector 36 real story: Real-life Chumki Ghosh whose case led the cops to Nithari killings accused Surinder Koli, Moninder Singh Pandher
September 19, 2024 3:41 pm
Sector 36 real story: Vikrant Massey and Deepak Dobriyal starrer Sector 36 is based on the 2006 killings in Nithari.
Sector 36 true story: Cop who interrogated 'rakshasa' Surinder Koli recalls his expression wouldn't change despite 'third degree'
September 18, 2024 12:32 pm
The new Netflix film Sector 36 is inspired by the infamous Nithari serial killings of 2006, in which Surinder Koli and Moninder Singh Pandher were convicted and then acquitted. The film stars Vikrant Massey and Deepak Dobriyal.
Sector 36: Does Vikrant Massey's exploitative Netflix movie really expect us to nod in agreement with a serial killer?
September 18, 2024 10:37 pm
Post Credits Scene: Starring Deepak Dobriyal and Vikrant Massey, the exploitative Sector 36 reduces a real-life horror story to a cat-and-mouse chase between two thinly written characters on either side of the law.
Sector 36 real story: What happened to Nithari killings accused Moninder Singh Pandher and Surinder Koli?
September 22, 2024 3:31 pm
Sector 36, starring Vikrant Massey, appears to be based on the 2006 case of Nithari killings. Here is what happened after gruesome killings, and where are Surinder Koli and Moninder Singh Pandher now.
‘Destroyed lives of many families... how can this be?’: Kin of Nithari victims question acquittal
October 17, 2023 7:34 am
On Monday, the Allahabad High Court acquitted Pandher in two cases and Koli in 12 over lack of evidence – 16 years after their arrest.
Nithari killings: Special CBI court awards death penalty to main accused Surinder Koli
May 20, 2022 11:08 am
The judge also awarded seven years’ imprisonment to his employer Moninder Singh Pandher, officers said. The sensational killings came to light after the Noida police found human remains in a drain sixteen years ago.
NITHARI CASE VIDEOS
Nithari case: Acquitted by Allahabad HC, Pandher walks out of Noida prison
October 21, 2023 4:26 am
Officials said he was released around 2 pm after completing all formalities. Sources also said nobody from the Pandher family had come to receive him.
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