Uphaar Fire: Builder Brothers Sushil, Gopal Ansal Get 7 Years In Jail
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Uphaar fire: Businessmen Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal have been sentenced to seven years in jail
Businessmen Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal have been sentenced to seven years in jail for tampering with evidence linked to a fire in Delhi's Uphaar theatre in 1997 that killed 59 people. The Ansal brothers who have a big property business were also fined Rs 2.25 crore each by Delhi's Patiala House Court.
Both were convicted of tampering with evidence in the case a month ago. The sentencing came today.
The Ansals were earlier jailed for two years by the Supreme Court. Later, they were released and fined Rs 30 crore each, which would be used to build a trauma care centre in the national capital.
Two other accused in the Uphaar fire tragedy, Har Swaroop Panwar and Dharamvir Malhotra, died trial.
