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Nitish Katara Murder Case A Delhi court on Wednesday pronounced the judgment in the sensational Nitish Katara Murder case. The court held Vikas Yadav, son of Utter Pradesh politician D P Yadav, and his cousin Vishal guilty of murder, abduction, and destruction of the evidence. According to the prosecution Nitish Katara, son of an IAS, was kidnapped from outside a marriage venue by Vikas Yadav Vishal and Sukhdev Pahalwan on the fateful night of February 16-17, 2002 and was murdered later on. Reason behind the murder was victim’s proximity to prime accused Vikas Yadav’s sister Bhatri Yadav. Vikas was out on bail in the Jessica Lal murder case when he committed the crime.

Case Summary Earlier Supreme Court had transferred the case to a Delhi sessions Court from a Ghaziabad court as Ms Neelam Katara had complained of continuous threats and attempts to thwart justice. This not ended here, the  ‘last seen evidence’  Ajay Katara ,was framed in false FIR’s, was abused verbally ,and remained under continuous threats to his life throughout all these four or five years under the influence of the Yadavs. Even Bhatri Yadav had deposed in the case, never responded to the several summons issued by the court since April 2003.Now she has appeared from some where is saying in the media that her brothers are innocent and are framed by the political rivals of her father.

Quest for Justice This case is not a simple court proceeding as happens usually in any murder case. It was the quest of an individual for justice that was being continually delayed under the influence of evil mighty forces threatening the whole society .It was the Mother of the Victim who fought against all the odds. She was backed by the media, social organizations and many others who wanted the justice to prevail. But it was only a moral support real fight she won on her own.

 Justice Prevails This verdict has sent clear signals to those who don’t have any respect to the law that on the basis of money and power one cannot get away from law. The verdict has once again put the shaken beliefs of people into the judicial system. Though the justice is delayed but it is never denied.