Neelam Katara has told the Delhi high court that she may be “eliminated”, if Vikas Yadav, convicted of murdering her son Nitish, is released on parole. She also opposed the plea of Vikas, serving 30-year jail without remission for the killing, saying the convict may abscond to another country.
Katara has made the submissions in an affidavit before Justice Siddharth Mridul, while opposing Vikas’ plea for two weeks’ parole.
Neelam said being the complainant in the case she has a “grave fear that now that the Supreme Court has decided the SLP on the matter of conviction and upheld the verdict of the HC that Vikas Yadav is found guilty of the murder of Nitish Katara”. “If the petitioner (Vikas) comes out on bail, then he may eliminate her/other important witnesses,” the affidavit stated.
The court has fixed the matter for March 9 for filing of reply of Vikas on Neelam’s submissions.