Rajouri Deaths | J&K Govt Flags Specific Pesticide Toxins, Cadmium In Fresh Findings
Published on: March 29, 2026, 3:43 p.m. | Source: Daily Excelsior
JAMMU, Mar 29: More than a year after 17 people died under mysterious circumstances in a remote village in Rajouri district, the Jammu and Kashmir government has cited specific pesticide compounds and elevated cadmium levels as part of fresh, though provisional, findings into the incident. In a written reply to a starred question, Health Minister Sakeena Itoo said, according to the provisional findings of toxicological analysis conducted by CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow and PGIMER Chandigarh, the deaths do […]
