Katara murder case: Vikas, Vishal Yadav held guilty

NEW DELHI: A trial court in Delhi convicted Vikas Yadav and his cousin Vishal in the six-year-old Nitish Katara murder case. The court will sentence the accused on May 30. The punishment could range from life term to death penalty. Vikas, son of Uttar Pradesh politician D P Yadav, and Vishal have been convicted of murder, abduction and destruction of evidence in the case. Nitish Katara’s mother, Neelam Katara, called it a “landmark judgement” that retained one’s belief in the judiciary. Vikas’ sister, Bharti's proximity to Nitish was disliked by her brothers who therefore murdered him, claimed the prosecution, while imputing motive to the crime. Vikas, who has been convicted for his role in the Jessica Lal murder and is undergoing a prison sentence has been in jail since his arrest in this case and his several bail pleas have been rejected even by Supreme Court. Vishal has been on bail since 2005.

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