Nikita was shot point-blank outside her college on October 26 last year.
Prime accused Tosif and his friend Rihan were held guilty for the murder of Nikita Tomar by the District and Sessions Court here on Wednesday. The third accused, Ajrudeen, was acquitted.
The judgement in the sensational murder case came around five months after Nikita, 20, was shot point-blank outside her college on October 26 last year. The quantum of sentence is expected to be announced on March 26.
Pronouncing the verdict, Additional Sessions Judge Sartaj Baswana held Tosif and his friend Rihan guilty on charges of murder and criminal conspiracy. Tosif was also separately held guilty under the Arms Act. His uncle Arjudeen, accused of supplying the weapon of offence, was let off, said Public Prosecutor Sunil Kumar Parmar.
The prosecution had produced three eye-witnesses in the case, including Nikita’s friend accompanying her at the time of murder, and the closed-circuit television footage that captured…
