Srinagar, April 5 -- The mystery surrounding the suspicious deaths of 17 people in the little-known village of Buddal in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district is becoming increasingly complex. After extensive investigations, the Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, part of CSIR, has concluded that the cause of death was the toxic chemical chlorphenapyr found in the bodies of the villagers.

Before this, several top laboratories and institutions such as AIIMS were engaged in uncovering the cause of death. Among the villagers, 16 individuals fell ill but were saved from death by doctors. The doctors from PGI Chandigarh, who treated the fully recovered patients, stated that they used atropine as an antidote, which yielded a 100% success r...