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Nearly two decades after one of India’s most horrifying crime sprees shocked the nation, the families of the Nithari victims have once again been gripped by despair. As the Supreme Court reserved its verdict in the last pending case against Surendra Koli , one of the two main accused, its remarks suggesting that upholding his conviction would be a “travesty of justice” have reignited old wounds in Noida’s Nithari village . Families React: ‘We Have Lost All Hope’ For the families who lost their children in the 2006 Nithari killings , the recent court developments have reopened painful memories. A 63-year-old father , whose 10-year-old daughter’s remains were recovered from the now-infamous D-5 bungalow in Sector 31 , said: “My daughter went missing while returning from school. Since then, I fought for justice, selling everything I had. But now, we have lost all faith. Only God can punish the killers of my child.” His wife added that she had foreseen the collapse of the case wh...

  Sambhal Dispute: Supreme Court Intervenes on Controversial Well Outside Mosque In a significant development, the Supreme Court of India directed the Sambhal Nagar Palika in Uttar Pradesh not to act on its notice concerning a well situated outside the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal. This direction, issued on Friday, aims to ensure the maintenance of peace and status quo in the area. SC Stresses on Maintaining Harmony A bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government, asking it to submit a status report within two weeks . This was in response to an application filed by the Committee of Management of Shahi Jama Masjid, which raised concerns over the potential misuse of the well for purposes other than its original intent. Mosque Committee’s Appeal The committee requested the District Magistrate to maintain the status quo concerning the private well located near the mosque’s entrance. Senior advoca...