Overview
- State order constitutes a six-member committee led by Dr Satya Avadhiya to investigate and deliver findings within seven days.
- Case count varies across official statements, with reports citing four to six children who tested positive between January and May after repeated transfusions.
- Infections are linked to transfusions at Satna and, in some cases, other facilities such as Jabalpur and private centres, according to district authorities.
- Investigators are auditing blood-bank records and calling donors, but only about half have been traced so far and no infected donor has been publicly identified.
- Transfusion is viewed as the most likely route though contaminated injections are also under review, and officials note testing window-period limits; the children are under HIV treatment as political pressure for accountability grows.