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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.

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 Delhi High Court has rejected Sushil Ansals plea seeking a stay on the release of the Netflix series Trial By Fire, based on the Uphaar tragedy

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued bailable warrant against convict PP Batra for non-appearance before the court in a plea challenging the trial court's order reducing Sushil Ansal, Gopal Ansal, PP Batra and another's sentence tenure in the Uphaar tragedy case. Their sentence had been reduced from 7 years to the sentence already undergone which was 8 months and 12 days and were thereafter released.

An inquiry was ordered by a Court in 2003 after some documents related to the Uphaar tragedy case went missing from the court record room

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The case is related to the tampering with the evidence of the main case of the fire tragedy which had claimed 59 lives, in which Ansals were convicted and sentenced to two years jail term by the Supreme Court.