Jammu: Following mysterious deaths of seven persons in two separate incidents, The Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Budhal, Choudhary Javed Iqbal has taken up the matter for investigation and relief with the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.
Five members of a family in Badhaal area died last week following complaints of sickness and vomiting after consuming meals at their home.
The MLA visited the family in Badhaal and also the Government Medical College in Jammu where other members of the family were under treatment.
After another similar incident, five kilometres away from the site of the previous incident, Choudhary Javed this afternoon met with the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to seek his personal intervention in investigation and considering ex gratia relief for the victim families.
The Chief Minister has assured immediate intervention in the matter.
Earlier in the day, MLA Choudhary Javed also met with Home Secretary Chandrakar Bharti requesting his personal intervention and monitoring of forensic examination of food samples collected from sites of incidents.
Choudhary Javed told Home Secretary Chandrakar Bharti that since incidents have happened at significant distance from each other, the matter needs thorough investigation.
He also spoke with the Director Forensic Laboratory to check the status of the sample examination.
Earlier this morning, Choudhary Javed spoke to Health Secretary Syed Abid Rasheed Shah for rushing in medical teams. The Health Secretary assured the MLA of best medical care for the sick victims under his personal monitoring.
Later in the day, the MLA visited some of the victims undergoing treatment at GMC Jammu. Principal GMC Jammu who accompanied the MLA during his visit to the patients informed that examination of virology and toxicology is also underway at different labs within and outside Jammu and Kashmir.
Choudhary Javed said that he is in regular touch with Deputy Commissioner Rajouri Abhishek Sharma for coordinated monitoring of the situation
