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Nirbhaya case convict Surendra Koli found dead in Haridwar

Surendra Koli, the convicted serial killer in the infamous Nithari case, has died by suicide in Haridwar. The accused was found hanging at a tea shop where he had been working in recent days.

LSN India · 18 September 2026

Nirbhaya case convict Surendra Koli found dead in Haridwar

Surendra Koli, convicted in connection with the notorious Nithari serial killings case, has been found dead at a tea shop in Haridwar's Bhuptwala area. Police discovered his body hanging at the establishment where he had been employed for the past several days. The exact circumstances surrounding the death remain under investigation as authorities have taken the body into custody. The Nithari case, which shocked the nation when it came to light, involved the deaths of multiple children in a Delhi neighborhood. Koli's death marks another chapter in a case that had captured widespread public attention across the country.