Overview
- Surinder Koli walked free on 12 November after nearly two decades in custody, completing the acquittals that began with Moninder Singh Pandher’s in 2023.
- The Allahabad High Court criticized shoddy investigations and unreliable confessions and noted that the alleged organ‑trade angle was not properly probed.
- Families in Nithari say the case has left them without answers and closure, recalling that only skeletal remains and clothing were recovered near bungalow D‑5.
- In a new interview, Pandher denied any role, blamed media pressure and investigative lapses for derailing the probe, and said the CBI never chargesheeted him for murder or rape.
- WION reports the Supreme Court upheld the acquittals in July 2025, leaving the long‑running case effectively unresolved despite years of trials and appeals.