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Business News/ Photos / Nitish Katara case: Vishal, Vikas Yadav get reduced jail term of 25 years

Nitish Katara case: Vishal, Vikas Yadav get reduced jail term of 25 years

6 Photos . Updated: 03 Oct 2016, 05:13 pm IST Livemint

There was closure for the 14-year-old Nitish Katara case after the Supreme Court ordered on Monday that the jail terms of Vikas and Vishal Yadav will run concurrently, overturning Delhi HC order. Images of the parties involved in the case.

Vikas Yadav (above, centre), convicted for the abduction and murder of Nitish Katara in 2002, will serve 25 years in prison, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday. Arvind Yadav / Hindustan Times

1/6Vikas Yadav (above, centre), convicted for the abduction and murder of Nitish Katara in 2002, will serve 25 years in prison, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday. Arvind Yadav / Hindustan Times

Vikas’s cousin Vishal (above) has also been sentenced 25 years in prison without remission. Their associate Sukhdev Pehalwan was given 20 years in prison. Arvind Yadav/Hindustan Times

2/6Vikas’s cousin Vishal (above) has also been sentenced 25 years in prison without remission. Their associate Sukhdev Pehalwan was given 20 years in prison. Arvind Yadav/Hindustan Times

On 17 February, 2002, Nitish Katara (above), a 25-year-old businessman, was abducted and murdered by the Yadav cousins, as they opposed the victim’s relationship with Bharti, daughter of Uttar Pradesh politician D.P. Yadav. Katara was battered to death with a hammer and burnt

3/6On 17 February, 2002, Nitish Katara (above), a 25-year-old businessman, was abducted and murdered by the Yadav cousins, as they opposed the victim’s relationship with Bharti, daughter of Uttar Pradesh politician D.P. Yadav. Katara was battered to death with a hammer and burnt

Nitish Katara and Bharti Yadav (centre), who were in relationship at that time, were at a wedding, when Nitish was abducted by her brother Vikas and their cousin Vishal. Arvind Yadav/Hindustan Times

4/6Nitish Katara and Bharti Yadav (centre), who were in relationship at that time, were at a wedding, when Nitish was abducted by her brother Vikas and their cousin Vishal. Arvind Yadav/Hindustan Times

Nitish Katara’s mother Neelam Katara, a school teacher, fought for justice for 14 long years. Sushil Kumar/Hindustan Times

5/6Nitish Katara’s mother Neelam Katara, a school teacher, fought for justice for 14 long years. Sushil Kumar/Hindustan Times

The Supreme Court on Monday said their sentence will run concurrently and not consecutively as the Delhi high court decided. With both the Yadav cousins having already spent 14 years in prison, they will continue to remain in jail for another 11 years till 2027. Pradeep Gaur/Mint

6/6The Supreme Court on Monday said their sentence will run concurrently and not consecutively as the Delhi high court decided. With both the Yadav cousins having already spent 14 years in prison, they will continue to remain in jail for another 11 years till 2027. Pradeep Gaur/Mint

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