India, Sept. 19 -- Surendra Koli, the man at the centre of the sensational Nithari killings who was subsequently acquitted in all 13 cases, was found hanging in his tea stall in Uttarakhand's Haridwar on Friday, police said.

The police arrived at the scene on receiving information, took possession of the body and began investigating the case. Koli's family members, who live in Almora, have been informed about the incident. According to the police, Koli had been living in Haridwar for the past few months. He was running a tea stall in the Bhupatwala area. On Friday, his body was found hanging inside the shop. Upon receiving information about the incident, a police team arrived at the scene and investigated.

Initial investigations suggest...