Mumbai Man Arrested for Distributing Rat Poison Capsules at Moharram Procession
A man from Pune was arrested in Mumbai's Byculla area for handing out capsules laced with zinc phosphide, a toxic rat poison, to devotees at a Moharram procession. At least one devotee fell ill after ingesting a capsule and had to be taken to hospital for treatment. The accused told police the capsules were intended to ease pain associated with mourning rituals observed during Moharram. Authorities are now investigating his motives and mental condition, as well as how he came to possess a large quantity of the poisonous substance.
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