The Economic Times

Zinc phosphide killed the family of four in Mumbai watermelon case: All about the toxic rat poison that can kill you in minutes

A Mumbai family of four tragically died after consuming watermelon laced with rat poison, zinc phosphide. According to medical experts, zinc phosphide releases a lethal gas by reacting with the acid in the stomach, causing rapid cell death and organ failure. If medical action is not taken within an hour, the rat poison can turn out to be fatal.