E01 — Toxicology: Chronic Arsenic

EVIDENCE PACK A
REF: SMS-JAI/TOX/2025/0510
TOXICOLOGY REPORT — JAGDISH SHARMA
Rajasthan Arts Gallery, Jaipur | 10 May 2025
🔴 EVIDENCE
SMS Hospital, Jaipur — Forensic Toxicology
Arsenic (blood)2.8 mg/L — lethal accumulation (normal: <0.02 mg/L)
Arsenic (hair analysis)Banding pattern consistent with 8–10 days of daily ingestion
Delivery likely viaLiquid medium — consistent with tea/chai (most effective carrier for arsenic trioxide)
Immediate causeCardiac arrest from acute arsenicosis after accumulated chronic exposure
KEY: This is a planned, methodical murder. Daily small doses over ~10 days. The killer needed consistent access to Jagdish's drink — at the same time every day. This is not a crime of passion. It required patience and daily proximity.