Uphaar case: HC upholds conviction of Ansal brothers

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday upheld a trial court's order convicting real estate barons Sushil and Gopal Ansal for the Uphaar fire tragedy which killed 59 cinegoers in 1997.

However, the High Court reduced the jail term of Ansal brothers, who own the cinema hall, from two to one year.

Justice S Ravinder Bhat who pronounced the verdict in a jam-packed court rejected the plea of the Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT) to enhance the jail term awarded to the Ansal brothers and other convicts awarded a punishment less than the cinema owners.