An Indian Tragedy Many Times Over

Government meddling has deprived victims of the deadly Bhopal gas of fair compensation.

Originally published in The Wall Street Journal

On Tuesday, a district court in Bhopal, India, found seven former Union Carbide India Ltd. (UCIL) officials guilty of "causing death by negligence" for a gas leak at a pesticide factory in that city over 25 years ago. The officials were sentenced to two years in prison and fined 100,000 rupees ($2,130) each for failing to prevent the tragedy.

On Tuesday, a district court in Bhopal, India, found seven former Union Carbide India Ltd. (UCIL) officials guilty of "causing death by negligence" for a gas leak at a pesticide factory in that city over 25 years ago. The officials were sentenced to two years in prison and fined 100,000 rupees ($2,130) each for failing to prevent the tragedy.

 

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