The mystery behind the deaths of four members of a family in Mumbai’s Pydhonie area has finally been solved. As reported by news wire agency PTI, officials on Thursday confirmed that the family died due to poisoning caused by zinc phosphide, a highly toxic rat poison, and not because of eating watermelon, as was initially suspected.
According to officials, forensic experts who examined the viscera samples of Abdulla Dokadia, his wife Nasrin, and their daughters Aayesha and Zaineb found clear traces of zinc phosphide. The chemical is commonly used as a rodenticide to kill rats and mice and is known to be extremely dangerous even in small quantities.
