Uphaar cinema fire verdict : Owners held guilty, SC orders jail for Gopal Ansal
Younger brother Gopal Ansal has been given a year-long jail sentence. He has been given a month to surrender.
Judges said he must go to jail within four weeks. (77) will not be jailed because of his age.
In 1997, a fire at the cinema hall, built and operated by the Ansals, left 59 people dead.
Most of them choked to death while being trapped inside.More than 100 people were also injured in a stampede that took place when the panicky people made a rush to escape.
It was found that basic fire safety rules had been flouted with exit routes being blocked to add more seats.
The incident happened during the screening of Bollywood movie 'Border'.
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