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Mumbai, Apr 13: In a controversial judgement, a businessman's son, charged with killing seven labourers by running them over with his car, was on Friday sentenced to a mere six months in jail.

Alistair Pereira, 21, was found guilty of causing death due to negligence not amounting to culpable homicide (Section 304-A) and causing injuries (Section 337 of IPC) by Additional Sessions Judge A P Mishra, who criticised the police for their 'casual' investigation.

The sentence evoked protests from some lawyers and civil rights activists who said that this was yet another case of malfunctioning of the criminal justice system in the country after similar instances in Delhi and elsewhere in the recent past.

Pereira, an engineering diploma holder, was charged with fatally running over seven labourers sleeping on a pavement in suburban Bandra in November 2006 under the influence of liquor.

Case History:

  • Alistair Pereira Arrested again for Forgery
  • Alistair Pereira Bail Plea Adjourned to Nov 23
  • Bandra: Culprits Should not go Scot-free - Catholic Church
  • ‘Many drink and drive, we were unlucky’
  • Six Killed, Eight Hurt in Bandra Car Mishap
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