Along with Pandher, his domestic help Surendra Koli was also acquitted. The acquittals came after the prosecution failed to prove guilt "beyond reasonable doubt". The court also observed that the investigation had been "botched up".
The Allahabad High Court has acquitted Surendra Koli in 12 cases and Maninder Singh Pandher in 12 cases connected with the Nithari Killings, for which they were earlier awarded the death penalty by the trial court
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