Bhopal gas case: SC issues notice to Keshub Mahindra and 6 other convicts

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to former UCIL chairman Keshub Mahindra and six other convicts in the Bhopal gas case, asking why charges against them should not be modified to a stringent IPC 304-II instead of 304A.

304-II provides for 10 years imprisonment whereas 304A conviction entails only 2 years prison term.

The apex court was hearing a curative petition filed by the CBI in the case.

Nearly 26 years after the disaster left over 15,000 dead, former Union Carbide India chairman Keshub Mahindra and six others were on June 7 sentenced to two years imprisonment.