Nithari

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Nithari is a village in far western Uttar Pradesh, India, bordering on the Capital, New Delhi. Nithari forms part of the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority's planned industrial city, Greater Noida, falling in Sector 31. On December 29, 2006, the dismembered bodies of several children were found dumped in the sewers around house Number D-5, Sector 31, belonging to Moninder "Goldie" Pandher.

The Nithari Serial Murders Case, presently being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation, has resulted in the arrest for investigation and interrogation of Pandher and his manservant, Surinder Koli, for alleged sexual abuse and murder. The victims belonged to families of migrant workers from Bihar and West Bengal living in shanties or slums in the village. Despite the complaints of the parents that their children were missing no action was taken by the police. CBI is also looking into charges of negligence on the part of the officers.

The motive behind the killings appears to be sexual urge of the accused and necrophiliac tendency of his servant. The children were apparently lured into the house by Koli; he offered them sweets or promised jobs. Once the child went inside they would overpower the child. Pandher then abused them after which Koli would kill them and have sex with their corpses.

CBI further retrieved flesh from the drains. It is proving difficult to ascertain the identity of the children by DNA testing as acid was poured over the corpses. CBI has seeked help from experts in this field to nail the charges against the accused.

On Jan 25, 2007 Moninder Singh Pandher was beaten up in Court Premises in Ghaziabad. As the police force was escorting the two accused (including co-accused Koli) to a lockup nearby the court, some of the lawyers and angry people present there attacked on both of them. The enraged crowd pulled Pandher by the hair, punched and kicked him badly. People demanded that the duo be handed over to the public. Pandher fainted after the beating.

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