Mumbai Muharram Poisoning Plot: How Fayyaz Premji Turned A Budget Hotel Room Into A Capsule Factory

Published 29 June 2026 · local

Mumbai Muharram Poisoning Plot: How Fayyaz Premji Turned A Budget Hotel Room Into A Capsule Factory Published By, Edited By Last Updated: June 29, 2026

Mumbai Muharram Poisoning Plot: How Fayyaz Premji Turned A Budget Hotel Room Into A Capsule Factory Published By, Edited By Last Updated: June 29, 2026, 10:34 IST 39-year-old Fayyaz Premji had checked into a budget hotel in Dongri around a fortnight before the Muharram procession. Rapid Read Fayyaz Premji allegedly stockpiled 50 kg of zinc phosphide and 30,000 empty capsules before attempting to distribute poison-laced pills disguised as vitamin supplements during a Mumbai Muharram procession. (IMAGE: X) Fresh details have emerged in the investigation into the alleged mass poisoning plot during Mumbai’s Muharram procession, with police claiming the accused spent nearly two weeks preparing thousands of poison-filled capsules from a budget hotel in Dongri before allegedly attempting to distribute them among devotees. According to a Times of India report, 39-year-old Fayyaz Premji checked into a budget hotel in Dongri around a fortnight before the Muharram procession. During his stay, he allegedly ordered 30,000 empty capsules and nearly 50 kilograms of zinc phosphide, a highly toxic rodenticide commonly used as rat poison, through an online platform. Police believe he assembled the capsules inside his hotel room over several days.

Read More: 50 Kg Poison And 30,000 Empty Capsules: Inside Fayyaz Premji’s Alleged Muharram Mass Killing Plot Officials said they recovered 14,900 capsules containing zinc phosphide from the hotel during a search. Investigators now believe Premji intended to prepare 30,000 capsules in total and allegedly confessed that his plan was to kill around 15,000 people by distributing the capsules during the Muharram procession under the guise of pain-relief medicine. The remaining chemicals and other materials have also been seized for forensic examination. The case came to light after several participants in the Muharram procession reportedly consumed capsules that were presented as painkillers to help those taking part in the rituals. Soon afterwards, some people complained of nausea, vomiting and stomach pain, prompting doctors to alert the police. Acting swiftly, officers traced the capsules back to Premji, whose arrest investigators say prevented a potentially far larger tragedy. Read More: Muharram Procession Plot Foiled: Man Held With 14,900 Rat Poison-Filled Capsules In Mumbai The investigation has since widened beyond the alleged poisoning attempt. Premji, who earlier ran a paint manufacturing business in Pune and shifted to Mumbai around two years ago, is also under scrutiny for his overseas connections.