Uphaar fire tragedy victims’ plea to enhance jail term for Ansal brothers rejected by Supreme Court
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The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a petition by families of the 59 people who died in a fire at Uphaar cinema in 1997. The petitioners had moved the Supreme Court seeking to enhance the jail term for real estate barons Sushil and Gopal Ansal. On Friday, June 13 1997, Uphaar Cinema, in Green Park, Delhi, became a victim to a deadly fire incident during the screening of the movie Border between 3 and 6 pm.