Next morning, the police found a battered and burned body at Khurja, 80 km from the wedding venue. The body had been so badly beaten that "the digestive system had fallen out".

But when she was feeling helpless from everywhere - around 11 am in the morning, Neelam Katara filed a First Information Report. Based on the statements by her and Bharti Yadav, initial warrants were issued for Vikas and Vishal Yadav.

After being handed over to the U.P. police, they gave a more detailed confession on having kidnapped and killed Nitish Katara, which the Police recorded on audiotape. In their confession, Yadav admitted to taking Katara from the party, murdering him, and burning the body. But as the weapons from which Katara was murdered wasn't found the trial court didn't say anything on this case and assured to move on after its verdict.