Jeweler Killed in Possible Cyanide-Related Death

By JCK Online Staff -- JCK Online, 6/16/2009 12:57:00 PM

An Edison, New Jersey jewelry store owner was killed in what press accounts are calling a possible cyanide-related death.

The owner of the Aabhushan Family Jewelers, identified as 46-year-old Sushil Bhalla, was found dead Monday after police received reports of a chemical release, reports say.  Police found a container with 4 to 5 ounces of cyanide in a back room of the store.

Initial reports said seven employees were injured, but later reports called that unfounded.

Reports said that neighboring stores in the strip center were evacuated as a precaution.

Bhalla’s death was called a “big loss for the community” in press accounts today.

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• Hi Rod here I\'ve been working at the bench for 36 years, and yes cyanide was in my pickle pot. Made sure we had plenty of ventilation. I also remember having asbestos on the bench. Used it as a protective coating from heat.

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  Hi Rod here
  I've been working at the bench for 36 years, and yes cyanide was in my pickle pot. Made sure we had plenty of ventilation.
  I also remember having asbestos on the bench. Used it as a protective coating from heat.

  
  

  
  Rodney J. Hill - 2009-18-6 13:18:00 EDT
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