Four members of a family in Mumbai died last month due to rat poison, police officials said. The Forensic Science Laboratory report confirmed the presence of zinc phosphide in the deceased's viscera and a watermelon sample.
The deaths of four members of a family in Mumbai last month were caused by rat poison, specifically zinc phosphide, and not by consuming watermelons as initially suspected, officials have confirmed.
A man was apprehended in Mumbai for distributing suspicious tablets during a procession. One person who consumed a pill experienced adverse symptoms like vomiting and discomfort, though they are now out of danger. Police have registered a case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita section 123, and further investigation is ongoing.
A 34-year-old woman in Bhiwandi, Thane district, allegedly committed suicide by consuming rat poison after a domestic dispute with her husband. Police are investigating the incident and recording statements from her in-laws.
A 60-year-old tribal woman was killed and her husband seriously injured in Palghar, Maharashtra, after a neighbour attacked them with an axe, suspecting them of performing black magic on his deceased wife. The attacker later attempted suicide and is in critical condition.
A 46-year-old shopkeeper, Ram Sahay Jaiswal, has been arrested in Chhattisgarh's Balodabazar district for allegedly poisoning eight men with borax powder over four months, driven by revenge and grudges.
An 18-year-old boy was found dead in a Nagpur shopping mall in a suspected suicide. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding his death.
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The girl, resident of Ambernath area, consumed a rat poison on September 26. She was then rushed to a local hospital.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticizes the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh after at least 10 people died allegedly due to contaminated water in Indore, accusing them of negligence and insensitivity.
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When BJP leaders, including Mr Modi's number two, Amit Shah, use the pandemic to launch an assault on state governments run by opposition parties, or to topple them, they are exploiting a grave crisis in cynical political self-interest, notes Shekhar Gupta.
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