New Delhi: With his lawyers protecting him and the media shouting questions at him, Surendra Koli walked out of prison late on Wednesday, wearing a mask and keeping his gaze low, before stepping into a waiting vehicle, a free man after almost two decades.

Koli, once on death row in connection with the gruesome 2005-2006 Nithari murders, declined to speak with journalists as he stepped out of prison a day after the Supreme Court acquitted him of the final pending rape and murder case against him.

The bench of Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai, and Justices Surya Kant and Vikram Nath directed that he be “released forthwith”, saying that despite prolonged investigation, the identity of the actual perpetrator has not been established in a manner that meets legal standards. Show Full Articl

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