Kanpur riots victims' kin satisfied on verdict
Kanpur, Oct 24 (UNI) The Kanpur riot victims' kin today expressed satisfaction over the court verdict, where 15 accused were awarded life imprisonment.
''The decision has come after a long gap of 15 yrs...but we feel satisfied over the judgement,'' a victim's family member said.
Saleem, brother of a riot victim Shahid, said, ''I am satisfied with the judgement given by the local court. The punishment given to the accused would be a lesson to those involved in spreading communal violence.'' ''Hope higher courts maintain the same decision,'' he said.
The
husband
of
deceased
Akhtari
Begum,
Javed
said,
''the
incident
had
ruined
my
life...I
was
awaiting
justice
since
then.''
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Story first published: Wednesday, October 24, 2007, 20:35 [IST]