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Nithari killings: Pandher, Koli convicted

Ghaziabad: Businessman Moninder Singh Pandher and his servant Surinder Koli, both accused in the Nithari serial killings, were pronounced guilty on Thursday of murder and rape of a 14-year-old girl. Earlier, the CBI had given a clean chit to the entrepreneur.

Pandher (55) and Koli (38), who are in judicial custody since January 2007, were produced in the court of Rama Jain, Special CBI Judge, who pronounced the duo guilty of murder, rape, criminal conspiracy and destruction of evidence.

The quantum of punishment would be pronounced on Friday, the judge said after delivering a 55-page verdict. The sentence could be death by hanging or life imprisonment. As the judge pronounced the word guilty, Pandher started sobbing, while Koli showed no emotions.

Investigations into the murders began in December 2006 after the discovery of skeletal remains of children missing in Nithari. It was revealed that at least 17 were murdered. — PTI

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