On Monday, a trial court started the final hearing of the case. Additional Sessions Judge Mamta Sehgal, who visited the Uphaar Cinema Complex in August on the directions of the Delhi High Court, will hear arguments relating to the case till September 28.
Sehgal had visited the site of the tragedy alongwith a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team. The defence evidence in the case was closed on August two.
Its been nine years since the Uphaar cinema fire tragedy and justice is nowhere in sight for the families of victims who perished.
The tragedy, that took place on June 13, 1997, left 59 people - who had come to for the screening of the war film Border - dead and over 100 injured.
Of the 16 accused, four have died during the trials pendency.
According to Sehgals report, there was no proper passage on the right side of the balcony, the balcony’s exit door lock was half detached, exhaust fans area was blocked with cardboard and an eight-seater box was recovered in the balcony of the hall.
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