Faiyaz Premji told the police that his wife left him two years ago, and he believed that the whole world conspired against him. Disgruntled over this, the accused wanted to kill over 15,000 people.
Faiyaz disguised the poison as painkillers and Ayurvedic supplements, distributing professionally packaged sachets near Rehmatabad Cemetery before one victim’s vomiting prompted doctors to alert police and trigger his later arrest from a Dongri hotel.
Police conducted simultaneous raids at the homes of eight accused in the Ayodhya Ram Temple donation theft case to track nearly ₹7.5 crore in missing funds.
A massive poisoning plot was foiled in Mumbai after police arrested Pune resident Faiyaz Premji for distributing lethal zinc phosphide capsules under the guise of medicine during a crowded Muharram procession.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary chargesheet naming three more accused, including an absconder, in the November 2025 car bomb blast...