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Six Hospitalised After Eating Contaminated Food in Indore’s Bhagirathpura

The hospitalisations come in a locality already under scrutiny for a contaminated-water outbreak now facing a court-ordered judicial inquiry.

Overview

  • Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr. Madhav Hasani said six people were admitted to Government Maharaja Yashwantrao Hospital as a precaution.
  • Nearly 60 attendees ate at a birthday party late Saturday in Bhagirathpura, and some developed symptoms on Sunday.
  • All six patients received treatment and were reported to be doing well.
  • Bhagirathpura was the epicentre of a diarrhoea outbreak tied to polluted drinking water, with 22 deaths acknowledged by the state and Rs 2 lakh paid to each bereaved family.
  • Local residents and the Congress party claim the death toll is 35, and a one-member commission led by Justice Sushil Kumar Gupta is probing the tragedy.