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Vikas Yadav denies his role in weapon recovery

Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI: Nitish Katara murder case prime accused Vikas Yadav on Monday denied before a Delhi court that he had any role in recovery of the weapon of offence allegedly used in killing Nitish.

While continuing to record his statement in the case before Additional Sessions Judge Ravinder Kaur, Vikas, son of former Member of Parliament D. P. Yadav, told the court that he, along with co-accused and cousin Vishal Yadav, kept sitting in the police vehicle and that nothing was recovered at the instance of either of them. The prosecution had claimed that a hammer allegedly used to kill Nitish was recovered at the instance of the accused.

Vikas also denied having led the police team to a spot in Khurja, Uttar Pradesh, and pointing out the spot where the body of Nitish was allegedly burnt after his murder.

The prime accused also denied that a wristwatch that had allegedly been gifted by his sister Bharti to Nitish was recovered by the police at Vishal's instance.

Vikas, however, claimed that the police had forced him to sign some blank papers and were probably using them against him now.

Meanwhile, the accused also submitted an application before the court saying that he was feeling giddy and suffering from back pain and other problems. The court directed that Vikas should be medically examined at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences on Tuesday. Vikas would resume recording of his statement on May 9. This past week Vikas had complained of ill health and claimed that he was passing through a phase of depression following which the court had directed the police to get him medically examined at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. The doctors had submitted a report saying he was fit. Vikas then appeared before the court but claimed that the doctors did not attend to him properly.

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