June 10, 2016 7:45 PM

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Gulberg case: Court defers judgment on quantum of punishment till Monday

The special court of Ahmedbad has deferred the judgment on the quantum of punishment to the 24 convicts in the Gulberg Society massacre case till Monday. <br/><br/>The special public prosecutor RC Kodekar asked for the time till Monday to submit the details regarding the time spent by the convicts in jail. <br/><br/>During today's hearing, the defence lawyer Abhay Bharadwaj asked the court to give the convicts an opportunity to reform by awarding lesser punishment. <br/><br/>While the special public prosecutor RC Kodekar demanded the capital punishment or life imprisonment to all the 24 convicted victims. <br/><br/>The special court on 2nd June convicted 24 persons in the Gulberg Society case while it acquitted 36 persons. <br/><br/>69 people including former Congress MP Ehsan Jafree were killed in the Gulberg Society massacre in 2002.

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