Nitish Katara Murder Convict Sukhdev Pehalwan Dies in Fatal Crash After Recent Prison Release

Oct 30, 2025 05:17 pm CST

Sukhdev Pehalwan, a convicted accomplice in the high-profile Nitish Katara honor killing case, has died in a road accident in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar district just months after completing his 20-year prison sentence. Pehalwan was involved in the 2002 murder that shocked the nation, alongside Vikas and Vishal Yadav who remain imprisoned. Police are currently investigating the crash that claimed his life when an SUV collided with his two-wheeler.