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Police said my 8-year-old daughter had eloped: Victims father

Moninder Singh Pandher and his domestic help Surinder Koli were sentenced to death.

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Family members of the Nithari victims hailed the court judgment on Monday, after convicts Moninder Singh Pandher and his domestic help Surinder Koli were sentenced to death.

Recalling the harrowing past, Laxmi Kumari, mother of one of the victims, Ratna Kumari, said: "Surinder used to tempt the children with toffees and sweets. Our daughter had gone to school that day. She never returned home. It took us an entire year to locate her remains. That is when we got to know of the monsters living right besides our house."

In a choked voice, she added: "There was a girl named Payel. When she disappeared, her parents directly accused Moninder Singh Pandher. But they are rich people. They have political contacts. Some goons visited Payel's home and beat up her parents. They even threatened us when we went to lodge a police complaint."

"The police said our daughter eloped with someone. She was just an eight-year-old kid. How can a girl that young elope with someone?" said Ratna's father, Pappu Lal. He further said: "Pandher's son threatened us on the court premises. Pandher had connections with police and well-known politicians. That's why he could get away with something so brutal for so long. Five to six children were kidnapped within a week. My daughter was one of them."

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