Gas Tragedy hearing on Nov 17

Bhopal, Sep 23 (UNI) The Chief Judicial Magistrate's court today fixed November 17 as the next date for hearing on a criminal case pertaining to the world's worst industrial disaster -- the Bhopal Gas Tragedy of the intervening night of December 2-3, 1984.

CJM Raveendra Jain received an application from Advocate S K Srivastava, representing K V Shetty who stands accused under Section 317 CrPC and sought to be excused from personal appearance. The permission was granted. The CBI was represented by Advocate C Sahai.

Thousands of persons died in their sleep after methyl isocyanate leaked out of the Union Carbide factory here. Lakhs continue to suffer the deleterious effects of inhaling the deadly vapours.

UNI XC-AC 1745