Sepsis is the leading cause of mortality in non-coronary ICUs. Mortality associated with sepsis is still considerably high. Rising economic burden of managing sepsis is a major concern. Statin is an anti-hyperlipidemic drug with pleiotropic effects. It has properties like anti-inflammatory/oxidative, immunomodulatory effects, enhances endothelial function, reduction in blood thrombogenicity, and increased nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability. Available evidence suggests that statins may play a positive role in reduction of mortality in sepsis. However, the multidimensional heterogeneous character of the available studies does not allow drawing firm conclusions about its usefulness in sepsis and septic shock. This randomized, double blinded, placebo controlled trial is an attempt to study the impact of statins on mortality and biomarker levels in septic shock.