The arrested terrorist Javaid Mattoo had a prize of Rs 5 lakhs on his head. He hails from Jammu and Kashmir and was absconding after executing multiple terrorist activities and several murders in Kashmir.
The Delhi Police after the preliminary investigation revealed that Jha had fled to Nagaur in Rajasthan by bus after the incident where he met his two friends and spent the night in a hotel.
The murdered journalist's mother commented on the verdict saying, "We've lost our daughter, but this (verdict) will act as a deterrent for others as well." She said that all the accused convicted deserve life imprisonment as a punishment in this case.