Sukhdev Yadav, convicted in the 2002 Nitish Katara honour killing, died in a road accident in Kushinagar just four months after his 20-year prison sentence ended. He was killed when a speeding car struck the motorcycle he was riding. His release was previously opposed by Katara's mother.
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