3 legal instances, together with the Uphaar hearth, had been pending in opposition to him on the time
The Delhi Police informed a courtroom right here that Sushil Ansal — convicted within the 1997 Uphaar cinema hearth incident that killed 59 individuals — performed a fraud on authorities by concealing details about legal instances pending in opposition to him whereas getting his passport renewed.
“From the investigation, it’s clear that Sushil Ansal had intentionally hid the knowledge concerning legal proceedings pending in opposition to the applicant in any courtroom of legislation or that she/ he has not been convicted by any courtroom of legislation for any legal offence prior to now,” the police stated in its chargesheet.
It additionally stated Mr. Ansal was issued a passport in 2013 on a “tatkaal” software. The affidavit beneath the “tatkaal” scheme required particular deposition by the applicant to the impact that there have been no legal proceedings pending in opposition to the applicant in any courtroom of legislation or that she/ he has not been convicted by any courtroom of legislation for any legal offence in previous.
‘Misled govt. authority’
“This affidavit was filed by Ansal alongwith his software, which resulted within the issuance of a passport in 2013. The accused benefitted from the stated passport….He has on oath misled the federal government authority [Regional Passport Office] that he has not been convicted in any legal proceedings by any courtroom,” the police added.
“Ansal was totally conscious of the provisions of Passport Act. He had intentionally left the related packing containers within the software type pertaining to criminality or courtroom proceedings unticked,” it stated within the chargesheet.
The inquiry was initiated on the route of the Excessive Courtroom after a petition was filed by Affiliation of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT) via its chairperson Neelam Krishnamoorthy claiming that the true property tycoon intentionally made false declarations about his legal proceedings whereas making use of for passport.
The police had earlier knowledgeable the Excessive Courtroom that in 2013, three legal instances, together with the Uphaar hearth tragedy matter, had been pending in opposition to Ansal.
Krishnamoorthy, who misplaced her two youngsters within the tragedy, has been combating a authorized battle on behalf of the victims’ households for the final 20 years. A fireplace at Uphaar cinema through the screening of Hindi movie “Border” on June 13, 1997, killed 59 individuals.