With this, the Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted Surendra Koli, the lone convict in the infamous 2006 Nithari serial killings case, and brought the two-decade-old legal saga to an end. The apex court allowed a curative petition by Koli and quashed his conviction in the last pending case while ordering his release.

The order, "The curative petition is allowed. The petitioner is acquitted of the charges. The petitioner shall be released forthwith, if not wanted in any other case", came from a bench comprising Chief Justice B.R. Gavai, Justice Surya Kant, and Justice Vikram Nath.

End Of Conviction Trail

Koli, domestic help of businessman Moninder Singh Pandher, was charged in 16 cases relating to the rape, abduction and murder of girls and children in Noida's Nithari village in 2005-2006.

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