India-s Biggest Scandal Mysore Mallige -

Then, in 2013, a stunning development.

High concentrations of Sodium Pentothal (Thiopental sodium) and Succinylcholine . INDIA-S BIGGEST SCANDAL Mysore Mallige

In 2005, the High Court looked at the same evidence and saw the opposite. “The conduct of the accused,” the bench noted, “is inconsistent with that of a grieving husband. He did not raise an alarm. He did not call a neighbor. He called the police directly and confessed. Then, he retracted. The chemical analysis is unassailable.” Then, in 2013, a stunning development

“At 11:30 PM,” he told the police, “Neeraj complained of a severe headache. She had a history of migraines. I, as a doctor, administered an injection of —a mild sedative and anti-emetic. She fell asleep peacefully. I went to the hall to watch television. At 2:00 AM, I returned to find her... unresponsive.” “The conduct of the accused,” the bench noted,

It was the beginning of a scandal that would consume courts, divide the medical fraternity, and question the very soul of Indian forensic science for the next three decades. To understand the scandal, one must first understand the illusion.