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Crime
Former convict Surendra Koli found dead by hanging after evading death sentence
✍️ Bhaskar English
🗓 20 Sep 2026, 10:01 AM
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Surendra Koli, who had been living under the alias Sadaram and running a shop, was discovered dead by hanging after evading a death sentence.
Surendra Koli was found hanging, marking a grim end to a man who had managed to avoid a death sentence. Authorities discovered his body at a residence where he had been living under the name Sadaram.
Koli, who had previously been sentenced to death, reportedly escaped the execution and assumed a new identity. Under the alias Sadaram, he opened a small shop and blended into the local community.
Records indicate that he had spent 19 years in custody before his release, after which he adopted the new name and livelihood.
Local police have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death, stating that they are examining whether it was a suicide or involved foul play.
The case has drawn attention due to the unusual trajectory of a convicted individual evading capital punishment only to be found dead in a seemingly self-inflicted manner.
Koli, who had previously been sentenced to death, reportedly escaped the execution and assumed a new identity. Under the alias Sadaram, he opened a small shop and blended into the local community.
Records indicate that he had spent 19 years in custody before his release, after which he adopted the new name and livelihood.
Local police have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death, stating that they are examining whether it was a suicide or involved foul play.
The case has drawn attention due to the unusual trajectory of a convicted individual evading capital punishment only to be found dead in a seemingly self-inflicted manner.