
| Font Size |
“The proximate cause, the nearest to the commission of offence, is the act of Delhi Vidyut Board (DVB) technicians who, on the morning of June 13, 1997, repaired the transformer,” senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani said while defending the Ansal brothers, who were earlier sentenced to two-year jail term in the Uphaar fire tragedy case.
Advancing final arguments before a bench of Justice H R Malhotra, he said the transformer belonged to government-owned DVB, and on the fateful day, it was repaired by DVB technicians.


Discuss this story on expressindia forums
|
|

