US EditionMadhya Pradesh High Court Sets up a Single-Member Judicial Commission to Probe Water Contamination in Indore.
The High Court commission will investigate contamination sources, medical response, and responsibility amid reports of 16 to 30 deaths and over 450 hospital cases linked to waterborne illness.
- On January 27, 2026, the Madhya Pradesh High Court appointed a one-member commission led by Justice Sushil Kumar Gupta to probe Bhagirathpura water contamination in Indore.
- Officials say sewage ingress and pipeline leaks triggered the outbreak that sickened more than 1,400 persons after December 24, with residents of Bhagirathpura reporting unusually smelling water.
- The HC granted the commission civil-court powers to summon officials, order accredited-laboratory testing, and mandated daily water-quality testing with an interim report due in four weeks before the March 5, 2026 hearing.
- The High Court flagged Article 21 concerns and questioned the Madhya Pradesh government's scientific basis after petitioners and media say about 30 deaths, while the audit links 16 to contamination.
- The commission will identify officers and officials found prima facie responsible and recommend compensation guidelines for vulnerable residents, while the State government of Madhya Pradesh must provide office space, staff and logistical support.
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Indore water contamination: MP HC questions 'death audit', appoints retired judge for judicial probe
The MP High Court bench, while hearing petitions linked to the Bhagirathpura water contamination issue, also directed that the Commission should submit an interim report after 4 weeks.
MP HC sets up probe panel, calls for urgent judicial scrutiny - The Tribune
An audit report of 23 deaths from the current gastroenteritis epidemic in Bhagirathpura, suggests that 16 of these fatalities may have been linked to the outbreak of vomiting and diarrhoea caused by contaminated drinking water.
Indore water contamination: 62-year-old man dies, locals say 29th death
Indore: Following the death of a 62-year-old man in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area, his family claimed on Wednesday, January 28, that he died due to diarrhoea caused by contaminated drinking water. Including this case, locals have claimed that 29 persons have lost their lives so far in a diarrhoea outbreak triggered by contaminated drinking water in the area that began a month ago. However, a “death audit” report presented by the state government t…
MP High Court questions 'death audit' in Indore water contamination issue, seeks clarity on "verbal autopsy"; appoints one-man commission to probe
"According to the petitioners and media reports, the death toll is about 30 till today, but the report depicts only 16 without any basis or record," the court said.
Indore water contamination: MP HC sets up probe panel, calls for urgent judicial scrutiny
The State government on January 27, 2026 told the HC that the deaths of 16 persons in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area were possibly linked to a month-long outbreak of vomiting and diarrhoea caused by contaminated drinking water
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