Between December 24, 2025, and January 6 this year, several people died after allegedly drinking contaminated water in Indore’s Bhagirathpura. Meanwhile, one family is still waiting for their cheque, with the administration helping victim families open bank accounts and complete other formalities. On Tuesday, a Division Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, comprising Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok Awasthi, pulled up the state over the death toll. What the 50-page lab report saidThe Indian Express went through a 50-page bacterial test report conducted by the Indore Municipal Corporation in its water testing laboratory. A laboratory water test conducted by the Indore Municipal Corporation’s Water Testing Laboratory in Musakhedi has confirmed the presence of faecal contamination in groundwater drawn from Bhagirathpura.

Source: Indian Express January 08, 2026 05:55 UTC