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Nitish Katara murder case: SC upholds conviction of Vikas Yadav, Vishal Yadav and Sukhdev Pehalwan

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld conviction of Vikas Yadav, Vishal Yadav and Sukhdev Pehalwan in the 2002 Nitish Katara murder case. The apex court , however, agreed to hear the issue of quantum of punishment in the case.<br/><br/>On February 6 this year, Delhi high court had enhanced the life imprisonment of Vikas Yadav and his cousin Vishal to 25 years in jail without any remission and an additional five years for destruction of evidence in the honour killing of Nitish Katara in 2002.<br/><br/>Vikas and Vishal had moved the Supreme Court against the Delhi high court's verdict.

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