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In Indore’s Bhagirathpura area, a sewage leak from a toilet pit near a police outpost contaminated the main Narmada River drinking water pipeline, triggering a severe diarrhoea and vomiting outbreak since late December 2025. Lab tests from MGM Medical College confirmed bacterial contamination (e.g., E. coli-like sewer bacteria) in 26 of 50 samples. Official death toll: 4-10 (Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava reports 10; CM Mohan Yadav links 4 directly); locals claim 13-15, including infants like 6-month-old Avyan Sahu (milk mixed with tainted water). Over 1,400-2,800 affected; 200-272 hospitalized (32 in ICU). Residents complained of foul, discolored “acid-like” water for 2+ months, ignored despite 266 city-wide complaints in 2025 (23 in Zone 4). Response: Officials suspended/dismissed (IMC Additional Commissioner, engineers), ₹2 lakh compensation, tanker water, free treatment, NHRC notice, probe panel, pipeline repairs. Highlights infrastructure failures in Swachh Survekshan-ranked Indore.