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
Eight youths drowned during the immersion of Lord Ganesha idols in separate incidents in Mainpuri, Agra and Gautam Budh Nagar (Noida).
In the first incident in Mainpuri, the incident took place in the Vidhuna Kund built in the Rishi Markandeya temple complex located in Ghiror area of the district.