India, Jan. 25 -- Setting the stage for trial, a Delhi court on Saturday formally framed charges against Uphaar fire tragedy convict Sushil Ansal in a separate case for allegedly concealing criminal cases and submitting false declarations to renew a passport.

In December last year, a court had ordered the framing of charges against Sushil Ansal for offences under IPC sections 420 (cheating), 177 (furnishing false information to a public servant) and 181 (making false statement on oath) and Section 12 (offences related to passports) of the Passports Act. Ansal was booked by the crime branch of Delhi Police in 2019 for allegedly furnishing false information, as he failed to declare his conviction in the 1997 Uphaar cinema fire tragedy. Ans...