Nithari suspect Surendra Koli found dead in Haridwar

The body was found hanging inside a Haridwar tea stall, and the scene was reported to police this Friday morning²⁹. Surendra Koli, who had walked out of prison as an acquitted man in November 2025 and had relocated to Haridwar to start anew, was running the modest tea stall as a means to rebuild his life after a long legal ordeal²⁶.

No suicide note was recovered at the scene, and a post mortem was ordered as investigators began examining the circumstances surrounding the death and whether any external factors might have contributed to the incident²⁹. The deaths follow a long legal saga that saw Koli acquitted in the last remaining Nithari case, a case that had long branded him the “Monster of Nithari” and kept the nation watching for decades^16,39.

Families of victims have publicly questioned whether Koli was killed or died by suicide, arguing that the truth about who held the key to the case must still be uncovered^11,12.

The police have stressed it appears prima facie to be a suicide, but the investigation will consider all angles to determine what happened next for accountability and closure^33,31.