Uphaar Fire Tragedy

A magisterial court had convicted and awarded 7-year jail terms to Ansals in the case, besides imposing a fine of Rs 2.25 crore on each of them.

The case is related to tampering with the evidence in the main fire tragedy case in which the Ansals were convicted and sentenced to a 2-year jail term by the Supreme Court.

A court on Monday issued show cause notice to Delhi Police for allegedly making misleading statement before it regarding the sanction to prosecute Sushil Ansal

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to suspend the seven-year term awarded to real estate barons Sushil and Gopal Ansal in the Uphaar fire tragedy evidence tampering case. As far as Ansal brothers are concerned, I am rejecting their application, said Justice Subramonium Prasad. Last year, Ansals and former court staff Dinesh Chand Sharma and two others -- P P Batra and Anoop Singh Karayat - were awarded seven-year jail term by a trial court and the sessions court had refused to suspend the sentence and release them on bail. While dismissing the Ansals' plea for suspension of sentence till the appeal against the conviction by magisterial court is decided, the sessions court had said that the case was one of the gravest of its kind and the offence appeared to be the outcome of a calculated design on the part of the convicts to interfere with the course of justice. Before the high court, the Ansal brother had sought suspension of sentence on several grounds including their old .

A Delhi court on Friday dismissed pleas of real estate barons Sushil and Gopal Ansal seeking to suspend their seven-year jail terms awarded for tampering with evidence

A Delhi court on Friday dismissed the pleas of real estate barons Sushil and Gopal Ansal seeking suspension of their 7-year jail terms awarded for tampering with evidence

Additional Sessions Judge Anil Antil issued notice on the plea filed by the Ansal brothers challenging their conviction and the jail term by a magisterial court here on Monday.

Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pankaj Sharma also imposed a fine of Rs 2.25 crore each on the Ansals

The Delhi High Court Thursday refused to stay the trial in a case related to alleged tampering with the evidence of the 1997 Uphaar tragedy case

The police plea demanded that the brothers seek judicial permission before leaving the country

Ministry had sought the opinion of the Delhi government on that issue

Complainant sought time to consult on the apology, the court will hear the matter on June 6

On June 13, 1997, a fire had broken out at Uphaar theatre during the screening of film 'Border'

A huge fire broke out at Uphaar cinema hall when a Hindi movie was being screened in June 1997

59 people were killed at Uphaar Cinema due to asphyxiation and stampede after a fire broke out on June 13, 1997