Srinagar, June 9 -- Thirty-five villagers were hospitalised after falling ill due to a mysterious illness in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, prompting the health department to collect water samples and seal the local water sources, officials said.
The incident follows a mysterious illness that claimed 17 lives from three families at Badhaal in the same district between December 7, 2024, and January 19 this year.
"Thirty-five persons from Kotliparran village in Manjakot tehsil were admitted to the hospital after falling ill in the past few days. All are stable. Four of them have been referred to the Government Medical College (GMC) in Rajouri," a doctor heading the medical team told reporters in the village.
A team from the health d...