The Supreme Court of India granted furlough to Vikas Yadav, convicted in the Nitish Katara case, until March 7 for Holi, noting he served 23 years of a 25-year sentence without remission.
Today (May 15th): The Supreme Court granted MLA Abbas Ansari permission to attend his late father’s memorial service on June 10 and spend time with his family on June 11 and 12. The court instructed the state police to facilitate his movements and noted that similar relief would be granted to others if necessary. Mukhtar Ansari, a notorious figure, passed away on March 28.
