A file photo of Varun Arora's marriage which took place in 2009.
A Delhi-based real estate businessman allegedly used highly poisonous thallium to target his wife and in-laws. Varun Arora, 37, reportedly fed his wife and in-laws fish laced with the toxic substance.
Arora's sister and mother-in-law died and his wife is in a coma battling for her life since February. The police arrested Arora, a resident of Greater Kailash, on Tuesday, March 23.
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Acting on a complaint filed by Devendra Mohan Sharma, 62, Arora's father-in-law, the police conducted a raid at his house and recovered a laptop. After further investigation it was found that Arora had been searching for thallium and its usage on the internet. It was also revealed that he had ordered thallium online.
The police have registered a case under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 302 (murder) and investigating the matter further.
