New Delhi:
The Delhi High court on Thursday issued notices to convicted Ansal brothers and three others, including the CBI, on a petition filed by families of the victims of the Uphaar tragedy.
Justice H R Malhotra, admitting the revision petition of Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT), seeking enhancement of punishment awarded to Gopal and Sushil Ansal and has ordered a response to the notices by January 21.
Senior advocate K T S Tulsi, appearing for AVUT, submitted that there was enough evidence for convicting Ansal brothers and three others under Section 304 Part II (Culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the IPC, which attracts maximum punishment of 10 years rigorous imprisonment.
A trial court had convicted all the 12 accused under various provisions of the IPC for causing death of 59 people who were asphyxiated during the screening of the Hindi blockbuster
Border inside Uphaar cinema on June 13, 1997. (With PTI inputs)