Poison, not water: Rahul Gandhi slams MP govt over Indore contamination deaths

Indore Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava on Friday confirmed that she received information about 10 deaths due to a diarrhoea outbreak triggered by contaminated water in the Bhagirathpura area of the city.

However, local residents have claimed that 14 people, including a six-month-old infant, have died due to the contamination issue, PTI reported.

Meanwhile, Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) Additional Commissioner Rohit Sisoniya on Friday said that reports of the samples collected four days ago indicate the presence of bacteria in 26 samples out of 50 samples. He added that the issue has been resolved.