Family and friends remember Nitish Katara

Report: Anasuya Roy, NDTV
Photographs: Aditya Raj Kaul

Saturday, February 17, 2007 (New Delhi):

It has been five years since Nitish Katara, a young management graduate from Delhi, was murdered.

On Saturday, friends and family members gathered at the Katara residence to remember him.

Nitish Katara's case continues to drag in court, but the recent judgements in the Jessica Lall and Priyadarshini Mattoo cases have given the family some hope.

Abhay Sopore, a close friend of Nitish Katara, played the santoor at the prayer meeting, as family and friends were joined by young campaigners, many of whom didn't even know Nitish personally.

Waiting for justice"Even if I didn't know Nitish, it does not matter. It is the cause," said Puja, a participant.

Among those assembled were Chaman Lal Mattoo, the father of murdered law student Priyadarshini Mattoo, and Sabrina Lall, the sister of murdered model Jessica Lall.

"We stand by them," said Mattoo.

There will be a sense of closure for the Katara family only when the case that has already dragged for five years ends.