{
  "id": 8592643,
  "title": "Nithari case's Surendra Koli cremated in Haridwar; police await autopsy report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/nithari-cases-surendra-koli-cremated-in-haridwar-police-await-autopsy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T02:10:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/surendra-koli-s-last-rites-performed-police-await-autopsy-report-101789841887641.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Surendra Koli, 53, was found dead inside a tea stall in Haridwar. According to police, he appeared to have died by suicide with a noose around his neck. His family performed his last rites at Haridwar's Karkari Ghat.\n\nKoli had spent 19 years in jail after being convicted in the Nithari serial murders case, but was acquitted of all 13 cases in November 2025. After his release, he travelled to several cities, including Bangalore and Chennai, where some people approached him about making a documentary about his life. He then moved between Delhi and Uttarakhand, eventually living inside the tea stall in Haridwar.\n\nThe police are awaiting the autopsy report. Koli's elder brother, Chandan, suspects foul play in his death.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "After acquittal in Nithari case, Surendra Koli was approached by documentary makers, faced financial crunch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/after-acquittal-in-nithari-case-surendra-koli-was-approached-by",
        "published": "2026-09-20T01:00:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}