Archive · 14 Sep 2026
Forensic Report Links Chhattisgarh Man to Five Poisoned Deaths
Police arrested Ramsahay Jaiswal after eight men from one Chhattisgarh village died.
He is accused of murdering them.
A forensic laboratory found poison in at least five of the victims.
Tests for two other victims have not finished.
Investigators could not collect samples from one victim because he was cremated.
The men had reportedly shared drinks with Jaiswal or consumed liquor he provided.
The first reported death was Badri Patel’s on February 7.
The last was Mahetru Sahu’s on May 14.
Forensic testing confirmed that at least five of eight alleged victims were poisoned.
Two additional forensic reports remain pending, while one victim’s samples were unavailable after cremation.
Ramsahay Jaiswal, 46, was arrested two and a half months ago.
The victims reportedly shared drinks with Jaiswal or consumed liquor provided by him.
Deaths began with Badri Patel on February 7 and ended with Mahetru Sahu on May 14.
- Who
- Ramsahay Jaiswal, 46, is accused of murdering eight men from Kharve village; at least five victims were found to have been poisoned.
- What
- A forensic science laboratory report confirmed poisoning in at least five alleged victims in a series of deaths.
- When
- The deaths occurred between February 7 and May 14; Jaiswal was arrested two and a half months before the report was described.
- Where
- Kharve village in Chhattisgarh’s Baloda Bazar district.
- Why
- The reported common link was that the men shared a drink with Jaiswal or consumed liquor provided by him.
- Accused
- Ramsahay Jaiswal, 46
- Alleged victims
- Eight men from Kharve village
- Confirmed poisonings
- At least five victims
- Pending reports
- Two forensic reports
- Unavailable sample
- One victim’s samples could not be collected because he was cremated
- First reported death
- Badri Patel, February 7
- Last reported death
- Mahetru Sahu, May 14