Allahabad HC acquits accused of Nithari murder case, overturns death penalty 

Nithari murder case: On Monday, the Allahabad High Court acquitted the prime accused in Noida’s Nithari killings, Surinder Koli, in 12 cases in which he was handed the death penalty by a trial court after 17 years.

Apart from Koli, Moninder Singh Pandher, the co-accused in the case has been acquitted in two cases.

#WATCH | Manisha Bhandari, lawyer of Nithari case convict Moninder Singh Pandher, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh

"Allahabad High Court has acquitted Moninder Singh Pandher in the two appeals against him. There were a total of 6 cases against him. Koli has been acquitted in all… pic.twitter.com/BYQHeu3xvz

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The serial killings took place at Moninder Singh Pandher’s home in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida between 2005 and 2006.

Surinder Koli worked as a help at Pandher’s home.

In this horrific case, Surinder Koli was found guilty of rape and murder of several children at his employer’s house.

This bone-chilling incident came to light after the neighbours found body parts of a missing child in a drain near Pandher’s home.

The investigation then led the police to a series of gruesome murders of several more children.