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Lethal She had made an unsuccessful attempt to
murder Sharon by mixing paracetamol and
Compound Dolo tablets in his juice. She maintained her
intimate relationship with Sharon in August
Kapiq herbicide is a pesticide that is
and September. On 13th October 2022,
used in the fields by commercial
Greeshma started an intimate conversation
farmers, and it contains paraquat.
with Sharon through chats and calls, asking
Paraquat dichloride is a liquid
him to visit her the next day . On 14th
herbicide that is highly toxic to
October 2022, Sharon, with his friend Regin,
humans and other animals.
visited Greeshma's house, where Regin
Consuming paraquat can cause death
waited outside the house . Greeshma
or permanent damage to organs.
challenged Sharon to drink "KASHAYAM"
Paraquat is also known by the brand
(an ayurvedic decoction) in which she mixed
name ‘Gramoxone’
the Kapiq herbicide containing Paraquat.
Later, she gave him frooti[mango juice to
hide the unpleasant taste of the drink .
Legal Ban
Sharon started vomiting after drinking the
The Kapiq herbicide containing kashayam.
paraquat dichloride was banned in
Kerala in 2011 due to its hazardous Greeshma
nature. However, the ban was Food became the
revoked in February 2022 following
youngest woman
legal challenges from pesticide For
companies. There's still an ongoing in Kerala’s
history to be
debate about the safety of paraquat
dichloride. Thought sentenced to
death
Conviction Of
Sharon was hospitalized on the same day in
Greeshma
Parassala and later shifted to Medical
Greeshma attempted to conceal every College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram. His
piece of evidence from the internal organs began to deteriorate; he was
investigation team and provided unable to speak or even drink water. Despite
fabricated statements. She threw the medical intervention, the victim succumbed
bottle of Kapiq herbicide into the 11 days after being hospitalized. Due to
rubber plantation, which was multiple organ failure and cardiac arrest.
