Vikas Yadav Sentenced to Life in Prison
Vikas Yadav was convicted earlier this week by a court in New Delhi for the abduction and murder of Nitish Katara in 2002. Vishal Yadav, his cousin, was also convicted. Today Vikas Yadav was sentenced to life in prison.
They apparently killed Katara because they did not approve of his relationship with Vikas Yadav's sister, Bharti.
Vikas Yadav's father is Dharam Pal Yadav a wealthy lawmaker from Uttar Pradesh, where state politics are apparently dominated by money, power and harassment.
Yadav's lawyer, K.N. Balgopal said they would be appealing against the conviction.
The case shows the courts' willingness to take on powerful figures who often resort to bribery to escape punishment.
This was the second time Vikas Yadav has been implicated in a murder case.
In 2006 Manu Sharma, also the son of a wealthy politician, was sentenced to life in prison for the killing of a former model. At the time Vikas Yadav was found guilty of helping Sharma, he was sentenced to four years in prison.
