After a fire broke out, engulfing the building, on June 13, 1997, an FIR was lodged at the Hauz Khas Police station and the investigation was subsequently transferred to the CBI.
The Supreme Court had imposed a fine of Rs 30 crore each on Sushil and Gopal Ansal, who were the former directors of Ansal Theaters and Clubotels Private Ltd. They were also later convicted of tampering with evidence related to the 1997 fire.
In a significant development, a Delhi court on Wednesday ordered the de-sealing of the Uphaar cinema hall, situated in Green Park Extension, where 59 cinema-goers had lost in a fire tragedy in 1997.The court said that there was no valid reason .
After a fire broke out, engulfing the building, on June 13, 1997, an FIR was lodged at the Hauz Khas Police station and the investigation was subsequently transferred to the CBI.
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