Sikh Firebomb Trio Have Their Sentences Cut

[SikhRoots]

Sorry but anyone who firebombs a sacred place of worship, be it mandir, church, mosque or Gurdwara, should recieve maximum prison sentences at the most. I know Sikh Federation etc wouldn't do it, but they should have campaigned to have these idiots' sentences extended. They are a disgrace.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/8505244.stm

Three men from Swindon who were jailed for fire-bombing a house and a temple have had their sentences cut by the Court of Appeal.

Sandip Rooprai, 21, Mukham Dogra, 18, and his brother Jasdev Dogra, 19, set the fires as they were angry Rooprai's Sikh sister had married a Hindu man.

The men received sentences of between nine and five years for the attacks in Bristol and Swindon in 2008.

Their sentences have been cut by between a year and six months.

Last July, Sandip Rooprai was jailed for nine years , Muhkam Dogra received seven years and four months, and Jasdev Dogra was given a five years and eight months term.

After their lawyers argued that the sentences were unduly harsh, the Court of Appeal in London reduced those terms to eight years, six years and seven months and five years and two months, respectively.

The trio attacked the Hindu temple in Redfield, Bristol, where the wedding had taken place and the Swindon home of one of the marriage witnesses.

[Southall Youth]

all wrong in law and so on but I don't blame them who knows the emotions they went through

[SikhRoots]

You wouldnt be saying that if it was vice-versa and a Hindu had firebombed your Gurdwara or home of another Sikh where innocent lives were at risk.

[babbar_sher]

what they did was plain wrong. just because there sister married a hindu it dosnt give them a right to firebomb a place of worship and someone's home.... they deserve to be in jail.

[Southall Youth]

You wouldnt be saying that if it was vice-versa and a Hindu had firebombed your Gurdwara or home of another Sikh where innocent lives were at risk.

ok wrong if innocent lives were at risk,but i agree with what your saying