Judicial Probe Ordered into Indore Water Contamination Deaths; Former Judge Appointed to Investigate: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court took strong action in response to a serious drinking water contamination crisis in Bhagirathpura, Indore (Ward No. 11). The court recognized the situation as a direct threat to the constitutional right to life under Article 21. The matter arose from a batch of writ petitions filed as public interest litigations and individual pleas, highlighting deaths and widespread water-borne illnesses caused by contaminated drinking water. Incident…