Nithari victims’s relatives express outrage over Pander’s acquittal

New Delhi, Sep. 11 (ANI): The acquittal of Nithari killings accused Mohinder Singh Pandher in the Rimpa Haldar murder case has left relatives outraged and anguished.

“I will destroy this bungalow (Pandher’s residence) in one minute. I am ready to spend money to get justice,” said Anil Haldar, Rimpa’s father.

His reaction came after the Allahabad High Court acquitted Pandher for the murder of Rimpa, who was among the 19 people killed at the businessman’s home.

Haldar, a married woman, was called by Kohli to work as housemaid at the Pandher, and thereafter went missing.

The father of another victim said he would approach the country’s apex court for justice.

“We will go to Delhi and appeal in the Supreme Court because the government out here is corrupt,” said Jhabbu Lal, the father of Jyoti, a Nithari massacre victim.

Earlier this year, both Pandher and Koli were awarded capital punishment by a special court in Ghaziabad.

The Nithari killings came to light three years ago, leaving people across the country shocked.

The skeletal remains of the children were first discovered in a sewer behind Pandher’s plush D-5 bungalow in Noida’s Sector 31.The human skulls were stuffed in 57 gunny bags along with 700 bone pieces.

Special Judge Rema Jain completed the proceedings after re-cross examination of former Noida police officer Dinesh Yadav on January 27 and the recording of statements of Pandher and Kohli.

A total of 19 cases of killings were registered at the Noida police station in December 2006. All of them were transferred to the CBI for further investigation. (ANI)

Raninder receives rousing reception

Hundreds accompany Congress candidate on his way to Takht Damdama Sahib

Congress candidate from Bathinda Raninder Singh managed to pull a huge crowd on his way to Takht Damdama Sahib from Patiala on Wednesday.

Yuvraj, as he is fondly called, formally kick-started his campaign by paying obeisance at Takht Damdama Sahib. He faces Harsimrat Badal, wife of Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal and daughter-in-law of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. The number of supporters swelled at an exponential rate the moment he entered the constituency from Mansa and headed towards Talwandi Sabo via Sardulgarh.

More than 10-kilometre-long cavalcade accompanied Raninder, as he drove towards Talwandi Sabo. The vehicles moving in four parallel lanes moved at a snail’s pace. The intensity of his crowd-puller instinct could be gauged from the fact that the cavalcade, which consisted of hundreds of vehicles, took more than 40 minutes to cover a distance of 7 kilometers- from a point near Jaga Ram Tirath to Talwandi Sabo.

The motorcade received a rousing reception at Jaga Ram Tirath, though he was four hours behind schedule. An elderly person was heard saying, “The delay is understandable due to overwhelming response Yuvraj was receiving on the way.” Another spectator said, “It’s worth the wait.”

Dressed in white kurta-pajama, Raninder sat on top of an open vehicle and waved incessantly to supporters on the way. All the eight Congress MLAs from the parliamentary constituency – Ajit Inder Singh Mofar (Sardulgarh), Gurpreet Kangar (Rampura Phul), Harminder Jassi (Bathinda), Jeet Mohinder Singh Sidhu (Talwandi Sabo), Ajaib Singh Bhatti (Nathana), Mangat Rai Bansal (Budhlada), Makhan Singh (Pacca Kalan) and Sher Singh Gagowal (Mansa) – moved with Raninder.

Raninder receives rousing reception

Hundreds accompany Congress candidate on his way to Takht Damdama Sahib

Congress candidate from Bathinda Raninder Singh managed to pull a huge crowd on his way to Takht Damdama Sahib from Patiala on Wednesday.

Yuvraj, as he is fondly called, formally kick-started his campaign by paying obeisance at Takht Damdama Sahib. He faces Harsimrat Badal, wife of Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal and daughter-in-law of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. The number of supporters swelled at an exponential rate the moment he entered the constituency from Mansa and headed towards Talwandi Sabo via Sardulgarh.

More than 10-kilometre-long cavalcade accompanied Raninder, as he drove towards Talwandi Sabo. The vehicles moving in four parallel lanes moved at a snail’s pace. The intensity of his crowd-puller instinct could be gauged from the fact that the cavalcade, which consisted of hundreds of vehicles, took more than 40 minutes to cover a distance of 7 kilometers- from a point near Jaga Ram Tirath to Talwandi Sabo.

The motorcade received a rousing reception at Jaga Ram Tirath, though he was four hours behind schedule. An elderly person was heard saying, “The delay is understandable due to overwhelming response Yuvraj was receiving on the way.” Another spectator said, “It’s worth the wait.”

Dressed in white kurta-pajama, Raninder sat on top of an open vehicle and waved incessantly to supporters on the way. All the eight Congress MLAs from the parliamentary constituency – Ajit Inder Singh Mofar (Sardulgarh), Gurpreet Kangar (Rampura Phul), Harminder Jassi (Bathinda), Jeet Mohinder Singh Sidhu (Talwandi Sabo), Ajaib Singh Bhatti (Nathana), Mangat Rai Bansal (Budhlada), Makhan Singh (Pacca Kalan) and Sher Singh Gagowal (Mansa) – moved with Raninder.

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Court to pronounce quantum of sentence to Pandher, Koli

Ghaziabad, Feb 13 (ANI): A special court in Uttar Pradesh will pronounce the quantum of sentence to the main accused Mohinder Singh Pandher and his domestic help Surinder Koli in the Nithari killings case.

Judge Rema Jain will pronounce the quantum of sentence.

A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Thursday convicted Pandher and Koli who are accused of killing and disposing off the bodies of 19 children and a young woman between 2005 and 2006.

Pandher was found guilty under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 302, 376, 201 and 120B, whereas Koli was convicted under sections 302, 376, 364 and 511.

Pandher was charged with causing disappearance of evidence of offence and giving false information (section 201) and hatching criminal conspiracy (section 120B).

Kohli was charged with the kidnapping or abducting in order to murder (Section 364) and for attempting to commit offenses, which are punishable with imprisonment for life (section 511).

The Nithari killings that came to light two years ago left people across the country flabbergasted.

The skeletal remains of the children were first discovered in a sewer behind Pandher’s plush D-5 bungalow in Noida’s Sector 31.

The human skulls were stuffed in 57 gunny bags along with 700 bone pieces.

The investigation of the case was handed over to the CBI on January 11, 2007. The CBI has filed chargesheets in 16 cases. Chargesheets in the remaining three cases are still awaited. (ANI)