Doctor, do you think Nath mixed Potassium permanganate in something which he gave to Sagar?
” “Yeah, looks like. Remember he gave a bottle of Red wine which Sagar immediately consumed after he left. Potassium permanganate can be easily dissolved in red wine because the colors of both are similar. Moreover the taste of red wine would mask the taste to potassium permanganate. Furthermore, Nath ensured that Sagar was not completely in his senses by having some drinks with him in his house. He knew that after he left his house Sagar would consume the red wine, and he would get severely poisoned.” “Doctor, has Potassium permanganate been used for homicide often?” “Not really. It has more often been used for suicidal purposes, but accidental poisoning also occurs, notably in children under the age of four years, who usually mistake the red colored crystals for sweets. Adults, however, have taken the poison by mistake. A solution of permanganate may easily be mistaken for wine. And as I already told you, in the past it occasionally caused poisoning when taken orally as an abortifaci
