Co-accused of 2006 Nithari killings case found dead at his tea shop in Haridwar

Prithviraj SinghHaridwar, Sept. 18 -- Surender Koli, a co-accused in the Nithari mass killings case, was found dead inside a tea stall in Haridwar on Friday morning. Koli, a native of Kumaon, had rented the tea stall a couple of days ago.

Barely three days prior to renting out a tea stall close to Harki Pairi in the Bhupatwala area near Bharat Mata Temple, Surender Koli was found dead inside the same shop.

The matter was immediately reported to the police, following which his body was taken into possession and sent for post-mortem.

During the police investigation, the deceased was identified as Surender Koli, a native of Mangrukhal village in Bhikiyasain tehsil of Almora district in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand. Koli was a co-accused...