Archive · 13 Jan 2026
Bhopal Court Seeks CBI Verification of Ex-UCC Supervisor's Death
A court in Bhopal, India, has asked the CBI to check if a man named Shakeel Qureshi, who worked at a plant and was found guilty in a case, is really dead.
He was one of eight people who were convicted for something that happened at the Union Carbide plant.
The court will hear more about this case on January 20.
During the time the case has been going on, five of the convicted people have died, and only three are still alive.
The court wants to make sure everything is correct before making a final decision.
Bhopal District and Sessions Court asked CBI to verify the death of Shakeel Qureshi, a former UCC plant supervisor.
Qureshi was one of eight Indian officials convicted in a 2010 case related to Union Carbide.
The next hearing is scheduled for January 20, where CBI will present final arguments in the criminal appeal.
Five of the convicted officials have died during the 15-year appeal process, leaving three still alive.
The case has been pending since the conviction on June 7, 2010.
- Who
- Bhopal District and Sessions Court, Shakeel Qureshi, Union Carbide Corporation officials
- What
- Court seeks CBI verification of Shakeel Qureshi's death and final arguments in criminal appeal
- When
- Next hearing on January 20
- Where
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- To verify the death of a convicted official and proceed with the appeal process
- Court
- Bhopal District and Sessions Court
- Deceased
- Shakeel Qureshi
- Role
- Shift supervisor at UCC plant
- Conviction Date
- June 7, 2010
- Next Hearing
- January 20
- Convicted Officials
- Eight Indian officials of Union Carbide and Union Carbide India Limited
- Surviving Convicts
- SP Chaudhary, Kishor Kamadar, J Mukund