In a relief for Gopal and Sushil Ansal industrial, the Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the brothers roam free without imprisonment over the 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy that had claimed 59 lives and left more than one hundred wounded.
Eighteen years after 59 people died in a fire inside the cinema Uphaar in New Delhi, its owners Sushil and Gopal Ansal, held guilty of "criminal negligence", escaped over prison on Wednesday when the Supreme Court It ruled that a penalty of Rs 60 million rupees was an appropriate punishment. The Ansal brothers, who are real estate barons, have served a prison sentence of between four and five months during the legal dispute.
Neelam Krishnamoorthy, who lost her daughter Unnati (17) and son Ujwal (13) in the June 13, 1997 incident and had been the forefront of the legal battle for the victims, he broke after the court order.
"Eighteen years ago, I lost faith in God and now I have lost faith in the judiciary. I am disappointed and disgusted. The power of money augurs so well with the institutions that the death of 59 people becomes a mere statistic "said an inconsolable Krishnamoorthy
Eighteen years after 59 people died in a fire inside the cinema Uphaar in New Delhi, its owners Sushil and Gopal Ansal, held guilty of "criminal negligence", escaped over prison on Wednesday when the Supreme Court It ruled that a penalty of Rs 60 million rupees was an appropriate punishment. The Ansal brothers, who are real estate barons, have served a prison sentence of between four and five months during the legal dispute.
Neelam Krishnamoorthy, who lost her daughter Unnati (17) and son Ujwal (13) in the June 13, 1997 incident and had been the forefront of the legal battle for the victims, he broke after the court order.
"Eighteen years ago, I lost faith in God and now I have lost faith in the judiciary. I am disappointed and disgusted. The power of money augurs so well with the institutions that the death of 59 people becomes a mere statistic "said an inconsolable Krishnamoorthy
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