Surinder Koli’s post-mortem report is out: Police confirm suicide, rule out murder

DEHRADUN: The post-mortem examination of former Nithari case accused Surender Koli has confirmed “ante-mortem hanging”, indicating that he was alive when he hanged himself, police said on Wednesday, ruling out the possibility that he was killed first and then suspended.A ligature mark was found around Koli’s neck, while doctors also noted saliva dribbling, a fracture of the hyoid bone and petechiae, with bleeding from the nose and mouth consistent with hanging, police said.Investigators reviewing CCTV footage from around the time of his death did not find any suspicious activity.Koli was seen walking outside his tea kiosk at around 8pm in an apparently worried state, after which police are now investigating what may have led to his death.Kotwali Nagar SHO Kundan Singh Rana told TOI, “Surender Koli’s death was a case of suicide. The postmortem report states ‘ante-mortem hanging,’ indicating that he was alive at the time of hanging.