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Acquitted Nithari Case Accused Found Dead in Haridwar
Surendra Kumar Koli was found dead in a tea stall in Haridwar.
He had been living and working there for a short time.
When he met Jai Kashyap, he used the name Sada Ram.
He said he was from Almora and needed a room and a job.
Kashyap helped him find both.
Kashyap did not know the man’s real identity at the time.
After Koli died, Kashyap learned that he had been accused in the 2006 Nithari killings case.
The Supreme Court had acquitted Koli in 2025.
Surendra Kumar Koli was found hanging inside a tea stall in Haridwar on Friday.
Koli had introduced himself to Jai Kashyap as Sada Ram and said he was from Almora.
Kashyap helped him find a room and work in Roshanabad around 25 days before his death.
Koli had been the main accused in the 2006 Nithari killings case.
The Supreme Court acquitted Koli in the case in 2025.
- Who
- Surendra Kumar Koli, who had used the name Sada Ram, was found dead; Jai Kashyap had helped him find accommodation and work.
- What
- Koli was found hanging inside a tea stall after spending about 25 days in the Haridwar area.
- Where
- Inside a tea stall on Bhupatwala Road in Haridwar, after living in Roshanabad.
- When
- He was found dead on Friday; he had met Jai Kashyap around 25 days earlier.
- Why
- The articles state that Koli had been looking for a room and work, but do not establish why he died.
Key facts
- Deceased
- Surendra Kumar Koli
- Known locally as
- Sada Ram
- Location
- Haridwar, Uttarakhand
- Reported discovery
- Found hanging inside a tea stall on Bhupatwala Road
- Previous case
- The 2006 Nithari killings case
- Legal status
- Acquitted by the Supreme Court in 2025
- Recent circumstances
- He had found a room and work in Roshanabad about 25 days before his death
Quotes
Jai Kashyap
A 28-year-old Haridwar resident who helped Koli find accommodation and work.
“I only knew him as Sada Ram and that he was from Almora. I didn’t know anything else”
indianexpress.com
“I came to know his name today”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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