To address the fear and consternation among the inhabitants following 16 ‘mysterious deaths’ in over one month, health department experts addressed a press conference in Budhal village of J&K’s Rajouri district on Saturday and said that the deaths in the village had been caused by neurotoxins.
The press conference was chaired jointly by the principal of Government Medical College (GMC) Rajouri, Dr A.S. Bhatia and Budhal MLA Javed Iqbal Chowdhary. Dr Manohar Lal Rana, chief medical officer Rajouri; Dr Shamim Ahmed, Medical Superintendent, and Dr Zaeem Khan, Head of Chest and TB at GMC Rajouri were also present during the press conference.
Dr Bhatia informed the public that all the deceased individuals shared a common medical condition, brain swelling, or edema. He elaborated on the treatments being provided to affected individuals and assured that the health department was actively monitoring the situation.
The authorities emphasised that investigations were ongoing and …