Archive · 29 Jul 2025
Mumbai Court Sets Trial for Double Murder by Poisoning
A trial will begin in Mumbai about the deaths of a businessman and his mother.
The court believes the businessman's wife, Kavita Shah, and her alleged partner, Hitesh Jain, poisoned them using arsenic and thallium.
They pleaded not guilty.
The investigation showed the victims' blood had poison, and the prosecution claims they wanted the businessman's property.
The mother died in August 2022, and the businessman in September 2022.
Mumbai court frames murder and conspiracy charges in a double murder case involving arsenic and thallium poisoning.
Kavita Shah and Hitesh Jain, accused of poisoning Kamalkant Shah and his mother, pleaded not guilty.
The victims, Kamalkant and Sarladevi Shah, died in September and August 2022, respectively.
Postmortem revealed arsenic and thallium poisoning as the cause of death for both victims.
The prosecution alleges Kavita Shah and Hitesh Jain conspired to kill Kamalkant to inherit his property.
- Who
- Kavita Shah and Hitesh Jain are accused of poisoning Kamalkant Shah and his mother Sarladevi.
- What
- Trial to begin in arsenic and thallium poisoning case resulting in the death of a businessman and his mother.
- When
- The victims died in August and September 2022.
- Where
- Mumbai, India
- Why
- The prosecution argued Kavita and Jain wanted to get married and usurp Kamalkant’s property.
Prosecution
Defense
Guilt
Prosecution
The evidence from the medical reports, Kamalkant's sister's complaint, and the modus operandi suggests Kavita and Jain are responsible.
Defense
The defense presented by Kavita and Jain claiming not guilty.
- Victims
- Kamalkant Shah, Sarladevi Shah
- Accused
- Kavita Shah, Hitesh Jain
- Charges
- Murder, conspiracy, causing hurt by poison, destruction of evidence
- Cause of Death
- Arsenic and thallium poisoning
- Relationship
- Kavita Shah was the wife of Kamalkant Shah, and in a relationship with Hitesh Jain.