Autopsy of Indian-origin businessman Urooj Khan, who died in 2012 after winning a $1 million jackpot, found no trace of cyanide in his body apparently because it dissolves quickly, a medical examiner has said. "The route of administration of cyanide cannot be confirmed in the autopsy," Dr Stephen Cina, the Cook County Medical examiner, told reporters at a news conference in Chicago on Friday. ...
12:52 PM, Mar 02, 2013
A US court has given the go-ahead for exhumation of the body of an Indian-origin businessman in Chicago, who died of cyanide poisoning under mysterious circumstances days after he won a million dollar lottery. Judge Susan Coleman of the Probate Division of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois approved the Cook County medical examiner's request to exhume the body of Urooj Khan, 46, who died July 2012 a day...
12:30 PM, Jan 12, 2013
The wife of an Indian-American lottery winner in Chicago who was poisoned with cyanide said Tuesday she was devastated by his death and cannot believe her husband could have had enemies. Shabana Ansari said a day after news emerged that 46-year-old Urooj Khan's death in July was the result of cyanide poisoning and not natural causes, as authorities initially concluded. ...
12:51 PM, Jan 09, 2013
The wife of a former party chief has been arrested on suspicion of cyanide poisoning. ...
01:58 PM, Apr 18, 2012
Bangalore: Woman serial killer Mallika alias Cyanide Mallika, 45, was awarded death sentence by the First Additional Rural Court in Bangalore on Friday in connection with a murder. Mallika has been given death sentence for the second time. Mallika, who was arrested by Kalasipalya police at Kaggalipura on December 18, 2007, was charged of killing Nagaveni, 35, of Allalasandra in Yelahanka. Mallika used to loiter around temples and female devotees...
03:43 PM, Mar 31, 2012
London: As Britain prepares to host the London Olympics, some fanatics related to the terrorist organisation Al Qaeda seem to be plotting a deadly cyanide poison attack. Extremists on a website with links to the terror group have posted detailed instructions on how to cause carnage at this summer's Games, the Sun reported Monday. The online plot was uncovered as two convicted Al Qaeda terrorists were released early from jail...
08:43 PM, Mar 26, 2012
New Delhi: Director A M R Ramesh, it seems, has a special place in his heart for real life incidents and controversial subjects. That probably explains why his next film, Vanayudham, is also going to be based on a real life story " the story of forest brigand Veerappan and Dr Rajkumar, who was taken hostage by him. Says the director of Cyanide, the story of which was based on...
01:26 PM, Dec 03, 2011
The 43-year-old allegedly poisoned six women to death. ...
09:48 PM, Mar 24, 2009
Bangalore: Australian skipper Ricky Ponting on Saturday reiterated his stand on the participation of the minnows in the next World Cup, saying they are not consistent enough to compete in the sport's biggest event. Ponting's comments came after Ireland and Bangladesh upset England in the ongoing league stage. He doesn't see upsets as a sign of consistency and asserted that only the top eight teams should play in the World...
04:18 PM, Dec 31, 2007
