Nitish Katara Murder: Supreme Court To Hear Convict Vikas Yadav's Petition
NDTV
On October 3, 2016, the top court gave jail term without any benefit of remission to Vikas Yadav, son of controversial Uttar Pradesh politician DP Yadav, and his cousin Vishal Yadav for their role in the kidnapping and killing of business executive Katara.
The Supreme Court today said it would hear on October 3 a plea by Vikas Yadav, who is serving a 25-year jail term in the sensational 2002 Nitish Katara murder case, raising the issue of denial of remission benefit to him.
On October 3, 2016, the top court gave jail term without any benefit of remission to Vikas Yadav, son of controversial Uttar Pradesh politician DP Yadav, and his cousin Vishal Yadav for their role in the kidnapping and killing of business executive Katara.
The two were against Nitish Katara's alleged relationship with Bharti Yadav, sister of Vikas, as they belonged to different castes.
