The authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district have decided to seize all pesticide and insecticide stores following the death of 17 people due to a mysterious illness.
Officials said eleven patients who were admitted to the Government Medical College Hospital (GMC) after falling ill due to a mysterious illness in Badhaal village of Rajouri district have fully recovered and been discharged on Tuesday.
However, the district authorities in the border district conducted surprise inspections of all insecticide, pesticide, and fertiliser stores and subsequently sealed these stores until further orders.
The number of these outlets is believed to be around two hundred and fifty.
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“Sampling of all kinds of insecticides, pesticides, and fertilisers has been done, and samples are being seized at the site, followed by the sealing of business establishments until sample reports are received,” an official said.
The officials further said that this exercise has been undertaken by government authorities as part of the ongoing investigation and legal action following 17 mysterious deaths in Badhaal village over the past nine weeks, with the cause of these deaths still unclear.
They said the action is expected to continue into day two on Thursday.
Meanwhile, a team of doctors from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, concluded a three-day visit to Rajouri.
They examined patients from Badhaal village and collected various samples as part of their investigation into the recent deaths in the area.
During their visit, a five-member team of AIIMS Delhi experts, including specialists in toxicology, conducted interviews and recorded clinical histories from 11 patients currently undergoing treatment for a mysterious disease responsible for 17 deaths in Rajouri district.
Furthermore, the doctors at GMC Rajouri administered atropine, an anti-poison drug, to 11 patients.
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