Surendra Koli, accused in Nithari killings, found dead in his Haridwar tea shop

Surendra Koli, the man at the centre of the sensational Nithari killings who was subsequently acquitted in all 13 cases, was found dead in his tea stall in Haridwar, Uttarakhand on Friday (September 18, 2026), police said.

Koli, who worked as a domestic help at the Noida house of businessman Moninder Singh Pandher, appears to have ended his life, police said.

Sub-Inspector at the Haridwar Kotwali police station Vikram Bisht told PTI that the Saptarishi police outpost received information that a man had been found dead in a tea shop on Sapt Sarovar road. The deceased was identified as Koli, a resident of Mangrukhal in Almora.

Shishupal Singh Negi, circle officer, city, told PTI Videos that Koli was living in Haridwar for some time and running a tea stall on rent.