By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : A fast track court in Orissa Thursday convicted three people in a Kandhamal riot case.
“Three people have been convicted for torching the house of Alima Mallick of Grisangia village in Kandhamal district on Sep 25, 2008,” said P.K. Patra, the public prosecutor.
“All three have been sentenced to two years in jail and fined Rs.2,500 each,” he added.
The judgement was pronounced by Fast Track Court-II judge Chitta Ranjan Das.
Kandhamal district, about 200 km from here, witnessed widespread violence after the murder of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati and four of his aides at his ashram Aug 23, 2008.
More than 25,000 Christians were forced to flee their homes after they were attacked by mobs, which held Christians responsible for Saraswati’s killing, although police blamed the Maoists.