Mumbai, 28

June (H.S.): A man arrested for distributing deadly capsules during a Muharram

procession in Mumbai stated that he planned to murder thousands of participants

and that his acts were designed to cause mass deaths during the holy

procession. After being apprehended, he

allegedly informed police that he intended to murder at least 15,000 people.

The purported confession comes after Mumbai Police disrupted what police

characterized as a huge attempt to disrupt the Muharram procession by

distributing capsules containing zinc phosphide, a very poisonous rodenticide. During

the Muharram march, police officers from Byculla Police Station observed a

suspicious guy handing capsules to people. The capsules were confiscated, and

additional investigation resulted in the arrest of the culprit.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi