 The plant witnesses a drop in its revenue due to lower sales of pesticides , and in order to reduce the loss the officials neglect safety and maintenance . Questioning the chemicals used in the plant , Motwani ( Kal Penn ) , a tabloid reporter publishes reports in his makeshift printing press which are disregarded by most of the officials and workers . Roy ( Joy Sengupta ) , the in @-@ charge for the safety of the plant expresses his concerns . The officials however ignore his warnings , and a worker is killed when methyl isocyanate leaking from a pipeline drips off on his hand . The officials deem the worker 's irresponsibility as the cause of the accident and the plant continues to function . Dilip is given a better @-@ paying vacant job in the plant despite lacking the skill to operate machinery . A gas leak is prevented by Roy when water is mixed with methyl isocyanate , and in an attempt to stop people from panicking , the official in the plant sabotages the warning siren . 
