Bhopal, Jan. 16 -- The Madhya Pradesh government on Thursday admitted to 15 deaths in Bhagirathpura due to consumption of contaminated water even as the state submitted a fresh status report to the high court in the matter. The government had earlier said that at least 10 people have died due to water contamination in the area. The report has not been shared with the media and the counsel for the six people who had filed PILs in the matter after the incident. According to advocate Manish Yadav, counsel for one of the petitioners, the chief secretary and advocate general informed the court that while 15 deaths were attributed to contaminated water, the remaining eight fatalities were due to comorbidities. He added that the high court on Thursday directed the government to share the detailed report with the petitioners' lawyers. In the latest report, the state government admitted that the declaration provided by Epidemiological investigation report given by the probe committee, Epidemic started on December 24. Earlier, the state government said that they had come to know about it December 29. According to the high court's directions, chief secretary Anurag Jain appeared before the court through video conferencing during the hearing on Thursday. The bench fixed the next date of hearing on January 20 and directed the chief secretary to attend the next hearing as well through video conferencing....