Nithari killings: Allahabad HC acquits accused Surendra Koli, Moninder Pandher
The Allahabad High Court on Monday cleared the prime accused, Surinder Koli, of all charges in 12 cases concerning the infamous 2005-06 Nithari serial killings. Meanwhile, the co-accused, Moninder Singh Pandher, was acquitted in two cases. Now, the death sentences imposed on them in these cases also stand revoked. The chilling Nithari murder case, uncovered in 2006, involved the discovery of numerous human remains near Pandher's home in Noida Sector 31, Uttar Pradesh, and sent shockwaves across the nation.