Hashimpura case: Final arguments begin

In an hour long argument, the special public prosecutor read the statements of all the witnesses in the case.

New Delhi | August 14, 2014 02:40 AM IST

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A Delhi court Wednesday started final arguments in the 27-year-old massacre case, in which 42 Muslim youths from the Hashimpura locality of Meerut were allegedly taken to the outskirts of Ghaziabad by the personnel of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) and shot dead.

Special public prosecutor Satish Tamta initiated the final arguments and bought to the court’s notice the events that unfolded in the alleged kidnapping of Muslim youths form Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh. The prosecutor also bought to court’s notice the FIR filed at Link Road police station by the two survivors of the massacre.

In an hour long argument, the special public prosecutor read the statements of all the witnesses in the case.

The trail of Hashimpura massacre case was transferred by the Supreme Court in 2002 from Ghaziabad to the sessions court in Delhi. The next date of hearing is on August 16.

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