MHA Orders Constitution of Inter-Ministerial Team To Ascertain Cause of Deaths in Rajouri Village

Srinagar: As the scare due some unexplainable illness continues to haunt Budhal village in Rajouri, with passing away of sixteen individuals, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, Saturday ordered constitution of an inter-ministerial team to ascertain the cause of deaths.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has ordered the constitution of an Inter-Ministerial Team led by the Ministry of Home Affairs to visit the affected village to ascertain the causes of deaths in 3 incidents in the past six weeks in Jammu’s Rajouri district.

The team will be consisting of experts from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers and Ministry of Water Resources, with assistance by experts from animal husbandry, food safety and forensic science labs.

Notably, sixteen deaths have occurred within a period of 45 days due to mysterious disease.