Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has said that efforts are on to ascertain the cause of the mysterious deaths of 17 people in Badhaal village of Rajouri district during the past 45 days.
Mr Sinha said the health and other departments conducted an investigation into the matter but the correct facts could not be ascertained. The police have formed an 11-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) and efforts are being made to ascertain the cause of deaths. The Inter-Ministerial central team has started investigations in collaboration with the local administration.
The team comprises experts from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers and Ministry of Water Resources. The team is being assisted by experts from animal husbandry, food safety and forensic science labs.
