Uttar Pradesh “House of Horrors”: Parents Demand Justice After Supreme Court Acquits Surinder Koli in 19 Child and Women Murders

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 12:31pm on 26 Nov 2025,Wednesday India

Nearly 20 years after bodies of 19 children and women were found in Noida’s Nithari village, parents are demanding answers. Surinder Koli, last convicted in the case, was acquitted by the Supreme Court, ending the long judicial process. Families say the investigation was flawed and confessions were extracted under torture. Victims’ parents, like Sunita and Pappu Lal, remain anguished, asking, “If they are innocent, who killed our children?” Many victims’ families have left the area, while others struggle with grief and anger. Lawyers and officials say reinvestigation is unlikely due to the time elapsed. (PC: BBC)

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