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Ansals to share cell in Tihar jail |
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By: Agencies |
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2008-09-12 |
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Place: New Delhi |
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Accused: Sushil Ansal | The Ansals, who have made their money by building swanky bungalows and buildings, are to share a dingy cell in the capital's high security jail. The brothers were put in the same cell of Jail No 2 with another inmate. "Since they are blood relatives, we have lodged them in the same cell," said a jail.
Plea rejected
A day after the Supreme Court (SC)cancelled their bail plea, real estate tycoons Sushil and Gopal Ansal surrendered before a city court yesterday and were sent to jail till their appeal is heard against their conviction for lapses that led to the June 1997 Uphaar cinema fire tragedy.
Additional Sessions Judge I K Kochar sent them to judicial custody along with two managers of the theatre, Ajit Chaudhary and Nirmal Chopra.
Families of the victims expressed satisfaction. "We are happy that finally our fight for justice has reached its conclusion," said Association of the Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT) president Neelam Krishnamoorthy.
Naveen Sahni, who lost her daughter in the tragedy, said, "Justice has been done and we are satisfied with the apex court's move."
The cancellation of Ansal brothers' bail by the SC came after eminent lawyers failed to impress the judges. The bench rejected the argument that the Ansal brothers were not behind the alleged tampering with the documents. "How can any other citizen do it? You are the beneficiary. It's unthinkable that documents are tampered with from judicial records," the bench remarked.
The convicts include Delhi's erstwhile power distribution firm, Delhi Vidyut Board employees B M Satija, A K Ghera and Beer Singh, besides Uphaar theatre gatekeeper Mamohan Uniyal. |
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