Archive · 21 Jan 2026
CBI Seeks More Time to Verify Death of Union Carbide Official
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has asked for more time to check if a former official of the Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) has really died.
This official, named Shakeel Qureshi, was found guilty of causing death by being careless.
The court in Bhopal is hearing the case and will meet again on February 3.
Earlier, the court told the CBI to check if Qureshi, who was a supervisor at the UCC plant, had died in Nagpur.
In 2010, eight officials of UCC were found guilty of causing deaths.
Some of these officials have died during the long appeal process, and only three are still alive.
A group working on the Bhopal case mentioned that the CBI needs more time to verify the deaths of these officials.
CBI seeks more time to verify the death of Shakeel Qureshi, a former UCC official convicted of causing death by negligence.
The Bhopal district and sessions court has scheduled the next hearing for February 3.
Qureshi was one of eight Indian officials convicted under Section 304A of the IPC for causing death by negligence.
Five of the convicted officials have died during the 15-year-long appeal process, leaving three still alive.
The court had directed the CBI to verify Qureshi's death, reportedly occurred in Nagpur.
- Who
- Shakeel Qureshi, a former shift supervisor at the UCC plant
- What
- CBI seeks more time to verify the death of a convicted Union Carbide official
- When
- Next hearing scheduled for February 3
- Where
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- To verify the death of Shakeel Qureshi, one of the convicted officials
- Organization
- Union Carbide Corporation (UCC)
- Conviction
- Causing death by negligence under Section 304A of the IPC
- Official's Name
- Shakeel Qureshi
- Official's Role
- Former shift supervisor at the UCC plant
- Location of Death
- Nagpur
- Next Hearing Date
- February 3
- Conviction Date
- June 7, 2010
- Convicted Officials Alive
- S P Chaudhary, Kishor Kamadar, J Mukund