Thursday, January 12, 2012

What is the punishment for murder of 7 people in India?

In November 2006, a drunken rich brat drove his fancy car off the road and over 15 labourers. Alistair Pereira managed to kill 7 of those labourers. In 2007, he was convicted and handed a sentence of just 6 months (!!!) imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5 Lakhs to be paid to the kin of his victims.

Of course, the young man challenged the sentence and today, the Supreme Court of India handed him a sentence of 3 years! That's it!! 3 years for the murder of 7 innocent and poor people. This is what you call justice in India. Sigh

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