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Uphaar tragedy: Non-bailable warrants issued against Sushil, Gopal Ansal

A fire at the Uphaar cinema during the screening of Hindi film Border on June 13, 1997, had claimed 59 lives

PTI New Delhi Published 26.03.19, 10:28 AM
Sushil Ansal, one of the accused in the 1997 Uphaar Cinema fire case.

Sushil Ansal, one of the accused in the 1997 Uphaar Cinema fire case. Telegraph file picture

A Delhi court on Tuesday issued non-bailable warrants against Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal for allegedly tampering with evidence in the Uphaar cinema hall fire case.

Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Sherawat issued the NBWs against them.

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The court is hearing a case related to the tampering of evidence in the case after Krishnamoorthy, who lost two children in the fire, pressed for an early date contending it was a 10-year-old matter which has been already delayed.

Krishnamoorthy has been fighting a legal battle for the past 20 years.

A fire at the Uphaar cinema during the screening of Hindi film Border on June 13, 1997, had claimed 59 lives.

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