Legislators demand CBI inquiry into Budhal deaths, allege larger conspiracy

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Jammu, Mar 19: Legislators in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Wednesday called for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the mysterious deaths in Budhal, Rajouri.

The government informed the House that various toxins were detected in samples collected from the area.

During the Question Hour,  MLA Budhal Javed Iqbal Choudhary raised the demand for a CBI inquiry into the unexplained fatalities in his constituency. 

“Different toxins have been found in the samples. It seems they were poisoned with a truckload of toxins,” Choudhary  claimed.

He alleged that these deaths are part of a larger conspiracy aimed at destabilizing peace in Jammu and Kashmir.

“These deaths shouldn’t be viewed in isolation from the incidents in Kulgam and Kathua. It appears to be an attempt to destabilize peace,” he added.

He urged the government for a thorough investigation to uncover the cause of these deaths.

MLA Surankote Choudhary Muhammad Akram supported the demand for a CBI probe.

CPI(M) MLA Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami also voiced concern over the issue.

“The invisible hands behind these deaths must be unmasked. It is ironic that the cause of these deaths remains unknown. What happened there today could happen anywhere tomorrow," he said in the House.

Responding to the demands, Minister in-charge of Health and Medical Education, Sakina Itoo informed the House that the government has done what it could do.

"We have done what we could. The Home Department is not under our control," she informed the House.

She informed the House that an investigation by the Home Department is ongoing.

“Further steps will be taken once the investigation is completed,” she said.

The minister in-charge said the deaths were not caused by any disease.

In a written reply, the minister informed the House that clinical reports, laboratory investigations, and environmental samples indicated that the incidents were not due to a communicable disease of bacterial or viral origin.

According to the PGIMER Chandigarh report, traces of aluminum and cadmium were found.

The CFSL Chandigarh report detected chlorfenapyr in the viscera samples of all 17 deceased. (KNO)