Rocky Yadav case timeline: From a power-drunk son to a prisoner for life
On May 7, 2016, a promising life was snuffed out in Bihar’s Gaya. In a country where 17 people die every hour in road accidents, nobody could have thought that Aditya Sachdeva will get justice.
To make matter worse, it was not only a case of murder on road but also involved a power-drunk son of ruling JD(U) leader.
Everything was done to make sure that Rocky Yadav, the trigger-happy, gun-totting, son was saved.
Evidences were destroyed, victim’s family was intimidated.
But after nearly 500 days of trials and tribulations, Chand and Shyam Sachdeva have peace of mind that their son’s killers are behind bars.
It won’t be an exaggeration if it is said that this was the ‘Jessica Lal’ moment for Gaya.
Just like that case, Rocky Yadav’s family and battery of lawyers tried to establish that nobody killed Aditya Sachdeva.
But now we know who killed the class 12 student.
Here’s a brief timeline of the case:
May 7, 2016: Rocky Yadav opens fire at Aditya Sachdeva around 8 pm after the teen overtook his car in Gaya. Sachdeva and his friends , who were returning from a birthday party tried to escape from the spot. But Rocky and his guard attacked them and beat them up. …read more