Delhi HC upholds conviction of 3 in Nitish Katara case
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of three convicts by the trial court in the Nitish Katara murder case, saying it was a case of honour killing and there is no need for a re-trial. A division bench comprising Justices Gita Mittal and J R Midha also dismissed the appeals of the three convicts challenging the trial court verdict of May 2008, which awarded them life imprisonment for abducting and killing Nitish Katara in 2002. The High Court said the trial court had rightly found three convicts — Vikas, brother of Nitish Katara’s girlfriend Bharti, his cousin Vishal and contract killer Sukhdev Pehalwan – guilty of kidnapping and murdering Nitish Katara. The bench passed the order while responding to a plea moved by politician D P Yadav’s son Vikas and nephew Vishal seeking a re-trial in the case.(UNI)
Man seeks public toilet in lieu of his vote
Allahabad: An AAP worker who rode a donkey in this Uttar Pradesh city to demand a public toilet in lieu of his vote was booked for disturbing peace. Sulabh has now stepped in to fulfil his wish.Patel Sunil Chaudhary, an AAP worker, had put candidates in a quandary with his demand that they build a public toilet in lieu of his vote. A resident of the Johnsonganj area in Allahabad city, he moved around riding a donkey and demanding construction of a public toilet in his area. Politicians of the area are yet to respond to his demand. The police sent Chaudhary behind bars after booking him for breach of peace. (IANS)
Customs seize 5.154 kgs gold at airport
HyDerabad: A day after seizing a huge quantity of 7.7 kg gold from two air passengers by the Directorate of Revenue Interligence (DRI), Custom officials on Wednesday caught three women air passengers and seized 5.154 kg of gold at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), here this morning. According to Customs officials, the passengers belonging to Hyderabad brought gold waist belts from Singapore valued at Rs 1.5 crore by Tiger Airways Flight. The passengers were produced in court. (UNI)
