Indore Diarrhea Outbreak: 'Poison' flowed from the taps in Indore, devastating happy families; who is responsible for the 15 deaths?

Posted on 2nd Jan 2026 by rohit kumar

Fifteen lives have been lost so far due to the contaminated water supply in Bhagirathpura. On Friday morning, 68-year-old Geeta Bai, who was admitted to MYH hospital, passed away. The most affected area is Pan Wali Gali in the slum. More than 20 people from this area have been hospitalized. After the incident, the department collected water samples, and the test results have now been released. According to the report, the water was not potable. Dangerous bacteria were found in the water. Following the report, there are now fears of a cholera outbreak.

 

 

"The poisonous water took my mother. Please save my son..."

The victims of this poisonous water tragedy are still admitted to hospitals. Sanjay Yadav is among them. His mother died due to the contaminated water, and his son is also hospitalized. Sanjay and his wife also suffered from vomiting and diarrhea and were admitted to the hospital. Sanjay said that his mother closed her eyes in front of him, and now he is worried about his son. His son was given ten bottles of saline. Sanjay said, "The poisonous water took my mother, but the government should save my son." This is the same family that refused to accept a check from Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya.

 

 

Water was added to packaged milk before feeding it to the baby.

The poisonous water also snatched away five-month-old Avyan Sahu from his family. The family has one daughter. Avyan was born after ten years. He was born on July 8th. Happiness had returned to the family after many years. After the child's death, the mother is not in a condition to speak. Avyan's father, Sunil, said that after the delivery, his wife was not producing enough milk. Therefore, they started giving Avyan formula milk. Packaged milk is too thick for a newborn. To make it easier for him to digest, they used to mix water with it. Little did they know that the poisonous water would snatch away their son. Avyan first suffered from diarrhea, so they took him to a clinic. The medicine didn't help. In the meantime, he developed a high fever. They took him to the hospital, but by then, he had already passed away. Daughter fed, then fell ill; Manjula Wade died from poisoned water. Manjula had four daughters. She had cooked dinner for her daughter, who had come from her in-laws' house. The daughter returned home. That night, Manjula started vomiting. Her husband said they took her to the hospital, but after some time, the doctors declared her dead.

 

 

Deadly bacteria in the water

The water supplied to the houses in Bhagirathpura contained harmful bacteria. This was revealed in the preliminary report from the medical college. This water was not potable, but it had been supplied for the past month. People fell ill after drinking it, and 14 people have lost their lives in this incident so far. To determine if bacteria are still present in the water, 80 to 100 samples are continuously being sent from the Basti area to the municipal corporation for testing. There is a suspicion that the patients may also have cholera. The situation will become clear after the patients' culture reports arrive. The same treatment given for cholera is currently being given to the patients. The health department's report states that four patients died due to diarrhea.

 

 

What happened when

 

Patients started reporting to hospitals on December 25th. 18 patients were admitted to two hospitals.

On December 28th, the health department team and Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya visited the patients.

On December 29th, one death due to diarrhea was reported. By evening, the number reached four.

On December 30th, it was revealed that deaths had been occurring in the area for four days. The number has now reached 14.

More than 200 patients are admitted to hospitals, 30 of whom are in serious condition.

The health department has examined more than five thousand patients.

 

 

Minister Vijayvargiya said, "I consider myself responsible for this incident."

Vijayvargiya said that he is the representative of this city. He considers himself responsible for this incident. He said that the residents had been complaining about the contaminated water for several days, and the councilor of Bhagirathpura had complained about it to the municipal commissioner. He had given me a copy of it. I had also forwarded it to the Municipal Commissioner. Vijayvargiya said that we are the ruling government. If the mistake is on the part of our officer, then we will also take responsibility for it.

 

 

The water was not potable.

Municipal Commissioner Dilip Kumar Yadav said that the report of the water samples has arrived. The water was found to be contaminated. It was not fit for drinking. Some more water reports are yet to come.