The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre to review within a week the threat perception and consider granting adequate security to a person, whose unequivocal testimony in the sensational Nitish Katara murder case had led to the conviction of three accused.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi took note of the submission of one Ajay Katara that either he be granted “round the clock” security or be relocated to a “safer place” by the security agencies considering the threat to his life.
He was the key witness in the murder case of Nitish Katara who was kidnapped and killed by Vikas Yadav, son of controversial Uttar Pradesh politician D P Yadav, Vishal Yadav and Sukhdev Pehalwan in 2002.
It was Ajay who had testified that he had last seen the victim along with the accused before his murder and this had nailed the case leading to the conviction of the three accused. The convicts are serving varying jail terms in the case.
The witness, who has already been provided four Personal Security Officers (PSOs), has now moved the apex court for enhanced security.