BHOPAL: Deaths from contaminated water triggered diarrhea in Bhagirathpura area of the country’s cleanest city Indore, continue to be a serious concern. Over the last four days, three elderly residents of the locality have died. While bereaved families claim that the deaths were due to diarrhoeal outbreak, the Indore district’s chief medical and health officer has maintained that the three deaths were caused due to age-related and other health issues. As per media reports and Congress’s state president Jitu Patwari, with three more deaths in the last four days, the death toll from the area has now touched 28, with 75-year-old local Congress leader Rajaram Bhaurasi being the latest victim. The Indore CMHO Dr Madhav Hassani has categorically denied the allegations, saying that all the three recent deaths happened due to other illnesses and not following diarrhoea or associated complications.

Source: Indian Express January 26, 2026 02:52 UTC