After conviction,Vikas looked unfazed, Vishal uncomfortable

Vishal, in contrast, was uncomfortable. He was arrested and told to accompany his cousin Vikas to the lock-up, from where he had been released in October 2005 after getting bail.

Vikas, sporting a ‘tilak’ on his forehead and dressed in a white shirt and a pair of blue jeans, seemed unfazed by the verdict as he accompanied the cops to the lock-up.

Vishal, dressed in a white shirt and a white trouser, followed his brother and refused to talk to reporters on the verdict.

The day’s proceedings began at 10.15 am sharp, amid tight security. The two were called inside the court by the judge and were asked to take the accused box.

Within 15 minutes, during which ASJ Kaur asked the defence lawyers some questions, ASJ Kaur sealed the convicts in the six-year-old murder case in a courtroom entry to which was restricted due to security reasons.

An order for entry of only one representative from a news organisation was also issued to avoid commotion inside the courtroom during the proceedings of the sensational murder case of a son of an IAS officer.

Vikas was brought to the court with police personnel guarding him. The police frisked everyone, including lawyers who visited the courtroom. A barricade was put in the court premises to keep on-lookers away.