A Central Bureau of Investigation court at Ghaziabad gave the death
sentence to Surinder Koli and Moninder Singh Pandher on Monday in
connection with one of the 16 cases of murder and rape in Nithari,
Noida.
The CBI Special Judge who pronounced the sentence called it a rarest of rare case.
"There is no scope for their (the accuseds) reform or rehabilitation. This case falls under the category of rarest of rare and both deserve death penalty, the CBI special judge said.
On Saturday, the CBI court held both the accused guilty of attempted rape, murder and destruction of evidence. Out of the 16 cases, eight have been decided so far and the Ghaziabad court has awarded prime accused Surinder Kohli death penalty in each case.
Arrested in December 2006, Pandher
walked out of Dasna jail in Ghaziabad in September 2014 after getting
bail in all cases. Koli is still in the same prison. After being held
guilty in this case, Pandher was again taken into custody and sent to
Dasna jail.