Gulberg massacre: Teesta Setalvad to appeal against ‘diluted, weak’ verdict

“11 people had to be given life imprisonment since they were convicted in serious offences, but the biggest disappointment for us that rest of them including those 12 people, who have been given seven years of imprisonment,” Setalvad told reporters.

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“We believe, when a person is convicted under Section 436 and 149 then there should have been a life imprisonment under these also. And in that sense, it is very much diluted judgement and a weak judgement to which we will surely be appealing,” she added.

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She further said that they had asked for compensation for the survivors under Section 357 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

“We don’t know how the judge has dealt with it,” she added.

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