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Supreme Court Acquits 'Nithari Monster' After 19 Years: A Case Study in Failed Criminal Investigation
Nov 12, 2025 06:24 pm CST
After nearly two decades, the Supreme Court of India has acquitted Surendra Koli, once labeled the "Nithari Monster," citing severe investigative failures and constitutional violations in the infamous Nithari killings case. This landmark ruling highlights critical flaws in the criminal justice process, where both Koli and businessman Moninder Singh Pandher have now been cleared of all charges related to the gruesome discoveries at Noida's D-5 bungalow between 2005-2006.
US Courts Halt Deportation of Indian-Origin Man Wrongfully Imprisoned for 43 Years
Nov 04, 2025 01:39 pm CST
Two US courts have stopped the deportation of Subramanyam Vedam, a 64-year-old Indian-origin man who spent 43 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit. Despite having his conviction overturned, immigration authorities sought to deport him based on a decades-old drug charge. His family and legal team continue fighting for him to remain in the US, where he has lived since he was nine months old.
Indian-Origin Man Faces Deportation After 43 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment in US Murder Case
Oct 14, 2025 08:16 pm CST
Subramanyam "Subu" Vedam, an Indian-origin permanent US resident who came to America as an infant, faces deportation to India after spending 43 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit. Despite his conviction being overturned due to suppressed evidence discovered by the Pennsylvania Innocence Project, ICE immediately detained him upon release due to a decades-old deportation order. Having built a life as an educator and mentor while incarcerated, Vedam's legal team is fighting to keep him in the US, where his entire family resides.