Was poisoned with deadly arsenic trioxide claims top ISRO scientist India Published: Wednesday, January 6, 2021, 10:07 [IST] Bengaluru, Jan 06: A top ISRO scientist on Tuesday claimed he was poisoned more than three years ago. ISRO scientist's sensational claim, says he was poisoned | Oneindia News Tapan Misra alleged he was poisoned with deadly arsenic trioxide on May 23, 2017, during a promotion interview at ISRO headquarters here. "Fatal dose was probably mixed" with chutney along with dosa, in snacks after lunch, he said. Misra is presently working as Senior Advisor at ISRO and is superannuating at the end of this month. He had earlier served as Director of Ahmedabad-based Space Application Centre of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).