A body is brought for autopsy to the medical college hospital. The death was allegedly due to poisoning. The medics noted a scent of shoe polish on the body, on initial examination. What is the possible toxin involved?: (A) Nitrobenzene, (B) Chloral hydrate, (C) Hydrogen Sulphide, (D) Lacquer
Answer is A. Chloral hydrate acrid pear like smell. H2S smells like rotten eggs. Lacquer smells like acetone (apple like). Ref: Textbook of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by V.V Pillay, 15th Edition, Page 430.