Badhaal village declared as containment zone after 17 mysterious deaths

In Jammu and Kashmir, the Rajouri district administration has declared the Badhaal village as a containment zone and prohibited all gatherings in the area. 

According to an order issued by the District Magistrate of Rajouri, designated officials will oversee and monitor all meals provided to families within the containment zone. The District Magistrate has imposed Section 163 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) sealing the homes of the affected families. The area is divided into three zones, with all public and private gatherings banned. All families identified as close contacts of affected individuals have been declared as containment zones. 

Besides, individuals from these



families must be immediately shifted to Government Medical College (GMC) Rajouri for continuous health monitoring. To enforce compliance Police personnel have been stationed to monitor the consumption of replaced food items under observation. Designated officers will maintain a logbook recording every instance of food distribution and consumption. Entries in the logbook will be made three times daily and signed by the monitoring officer for accountability. Worth mentioning, so far 17 persons have tragically lost their lives under mysterious conditions during the last 45 days impacting three families. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) is already investigating the incident on the spot.