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India News: The Allahabad high court on October 16, 2023 acquitted Surinder Koli and Moninder Singh Pandher, both accused in the Nithari murder case of 2005 and 2.
The Allahabad High Court order acquitting the two main accused in the Nithari killings case is the latest twist in a 17-year-old case that has been raised at every level of the judiciary and has even come up before the President of India
The Allahabad high court has acquitted Surinder Koli and Maninder Singh Pandher, the prime accused in the Nithari serial rape and murder case. Koli was acquitted in 12 cases and Pandher in two cases, where both were previously sentenced to death. The court concluded that the prosecution failed to prove their guilt beyond reasonable doubt. However, Koli will remain in jail under a separate life imprisonment order. The court also criticized the investigation, stating that the possibility of organ trading as the cause of killings was not properly probed.
On Monday, the Allahabad High Court acquitted Pandher in two cases and Koli in 12 over lack of evidence – 16 years after their arrest.
The Allahabad High Court on Monday criticized the Uttar Pradesh police and the prosecution for their inadequate investigation in the cases related to the Nithari killings of 2005-2006 in Noida.