A special court hearing the infamous Gulbarg massacre case of 2002 has deferred the sentencing to Thursday the 9th of June. The prosecution has sought death penalty or life imprisonment for all the 24 convicts.<br/> <br/>The court had on Friday convicted 24 and acquitted 36 others, while dropping conspiracy charges in the killings of 69 persons including former Congress MP Eshan Jafri. <br/><br/>Out of the total 66 accused, six died during the trial. Of the 24 convicted, 11 have been charged with murder, while 13 others including VHP leader Atul Vaidya have been convicted for lesser offences.