Nitish Katara

Nitish Katara murder case: What you need to know about the 14-year-old case

Vikas Yadav, the son of the tainted leader DP Yadav abducted Nitish Katara from a wedding party and murdered him as he was upset over Katara's friendship with his sister Bharti Yadav.

Trial or portrayal: Will media hoopla divert Zakir Naik's case from the real issue?

Naik has accused the Indian media of conducting trials against him. It is, of course, worth pondering and soul-searching.

Supreme Court dismisses Delhi govt's plea; says Nitish Katara's killers won't hang

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a Delhi government plea seeking death sentence for the three convicts in Nitish Katara murder case including cousins Vikas and Vishal Yadav, saying that it did not fall under the "rarest of rare" category warranting the extreme penalty.

Nitish Katara murder: SC rejects death sentence plea, says it wasn't honour killing

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea by Neelam Katara seeking enhancement of sentence to death for Vishal and Vikas Yadav who have been convicted for murdering her son Nitish Katara in February 2002.

Nitish Katara murder: Accused Vikas Yadav, cousin Vishal get life term of 25 years

Katara was abducted and killed by Vikas, Vishal and Sukhdev as they did not approve of the victim's affair with Bharti because they belonged to different castes, the court had said.

Nitish Katara murder case: Delhi HC likely to pronounce verdict on sentence on Friday

Delhi HC is likely to pronounce the sentence to be awarded to politician DP Yadav's son Vikas Yadav and two others convicted in Nitish Katara murder case.

India's list of shame: Bhavna Yadav, Nitish Katara and other honour killing victims

When it comes to honour killings, the list runs fairly long in India. We take a look at some honour killings that hit the headlines in the past.

Killers of Nitish Katara deserve death: Delhi Police to HC

The city police on Friday told the Delhi High Court that Vikas Yadav and two others, convicted for killing Nitish Katara in 2002, deserve death penalty as the offence was "pre-meditated" and committed in a "cold-blooded" manner.

Nitish Katara murder case: HC to hear Vikas parole plea on 22 August

The parole plea moved by Vikas Yadav, convicted for killing Nitish Katara, was on Tuesday transferred to another bench of the Delhi High Court which is hearing arguments on the sentence to be awarded to the three convicts in the case.

All you need to know about the Nitish Katara murder case

The Delhi High Court today upheld the life sentences for the three men convicted of abducting and killing Nitish Katara in 2002.