Uphaar case: Gopal Ansal surrenders before Tihar jail

March 20, 2017 20:14

Gopal Ansal has surrendered before Tihar jail authorities to undergo one-year sentence in the 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy case.

Earlier, the Supreme Court declined any relief to Ansal and asked him to surrender by evening to undergo one-year jail term.

A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justices D Y Chandrachud and S K Kaul rejected the plea moved by the real estate baron seeking more time to surrender on the ground that he has moved a mercy plea before the President.

"Sorry, we can't," the bench said when senior advocate Ram Jethmalani mentioned the matter and sought more time, telling the court that they have already approached the President with their mercy plea.

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