A
Delhi
court
on
Monday
(November
8)
sentenced
a
7-year
jail
term
to
estate
tycoons
Sushil
and
Gopal
Ansal
for
alleged
evidence
tampering
in
the
1997
Uphaar
Cinema
fire
tragedy
case
that
had
cost
the
lives
of
59
people.
The
court
furthermore
imposed
Rs
2.25
crore
fine
each
on
the
Ansal
brothers.
While
passing
the
order,
the
judge
said,
"After
thinking
over
nights
and
nights,
I
have
come
to
the
conclusion
that
they
deserve
punishment."
According
to
a
news
report
in
One
India,
Gopal
and
Sushil
Ansal
who
were
out
on
bail
were
taken
into
custody
after
the
court
order
was
announced.
The
Ansal
brothers
were
accused
of
allegedly
tampering
with
the
evidence
in
the
Uphaar
Cinema
fire
tragedy
case
after
which
they
were
convicted
and
sentenced
to
a
2-year
jail
term
by
the
Supreme
Court.
The
brothers
were
released
later
by
the
Apex
court
considering
the
jail
term
that
they
have
served,
considering
that
they
pay
a
Rs
30
crore
fine
each
that
would
be
utilised
to
build
a
trauma
centre
in
Delhi.
Talking
about
the
incident,
on
June
13,
1997,
between
the
screening
of
Sunny
Deol's
movie
Border,
a
massive
fire
had
broken
out
in
the
Uphaar
Cinema
Hall
in
the
Green
Park
area,
Delhi.
The
fire
cost
the
lives
of
59
people
who
died
due
to
asphyxia.
While
100
people
were
gravely
injured
owing
to
a
stampede.