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TopicNithari killings case

Topic: Nithari killings case

Urdu press hails SC ruling on same-sex marriage, says ‘unnatural practice’ needs ‘cure’

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

‘Naam photo dekh kar police ne ratvaya hai’ — how Surinder Koli ‘confession’ fell flat in Allahabad HC

Bench questioned prolonged police custody, delay in recording statement of Nithari accused in front of magistrate, said it could've been done to ensure he 'could recite taught confession'.

‘Don’t trust courts anymore’ — Acquittal spells anguish for Nithari families whose kids were butchered

The Nithari killings came to light in December 2006, when children were reported missing in the area and skeletons were later found in a drain near a house abutting the village.

A ‘slaughterhouse’ & a ‘confession’: 14-yr-old’s rape-murder is why Surinder Koli won’t walk free

SC in 2011 upheld death sentence handed to Surinder Koli by trial court in case of rape-murder of 14-yr-old girl. Koli's lawyer says will challenge death penalty in SC.

‘Murder, cannibalism to attempted necrophilia’ — gory timeline of cases against Nithari accused

One of the cases in which Koli & Pandher were sentenced to death involves disappearance of woman who told father on day of disappearance she was going to Pandher’s home in Nithari.

Allahabad HC acquits accused Surender Koli, Maninder Singh Pandher in Nithari killings case

In 2007, 19 cases were lodged against Pandher, his domestic help Koli. Both were sentenced to death for rape & murder. CBI filed closure reports in 3 cases due to lack of evidence.

On Camera

Navarro to Loomer—Trump’s team is making India new frontline of MAGA politics

It's a wolf pack unleashed on India, and Peter Navarro is leading it. The week gone by has been critical for Indian diplomacy amid the tensions with the US.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Army chief weighs in on theaterisation, says it is inevitable and need of the hour

New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour. Speaking...

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?