The unbearable burden of freedom

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Surinder Koli spent nearly 20 years in prison before his convictions in the Nithari cases were overturned and he was acquitted in 2025. The article highlights the lack of psychosocial, housing, employment and financial support for people wrongfully convicted after their release.

Surinder Koli spent close to 20 years in prison before his convictions in the Nithari cases unravelled and the court acquitted him in 2025; his case shows the structural failure to support wrongfully convicted people after acquittal, including through psychosocial support, housing, employment and monetary assistance