Indore's Killer Taps: Bribes Paid, Lives Lost in Bhagirathpura Water Crisis

• At least 15 people have died in Indore's Bhagirathpura area due to contaminated water, with 10 fatalities officially confirmed as an epidemic.
• Residents allege paying Rs 1,500-3,000 in bribes to Municipal Corporation officials and local councillor's men for water connections that became deadly.
• Families like Jeevan Lal's, who died from acute diarrhea, express shock and fear that their daily water source turned into a killer.
• Many residents paid for connections without receipts, and a broken boring pipeline, also paid for, never became functional.
• Authorities, including Municipal Commissioner Kshitij Singhal and District Magistrate Shiva Verma, promise investigation into bribe allegations and the root cause.

Why It Matters: Contaminated water in Indore's Bhagirathpura led to deaths, exposing alleged bribery for unsafe connections.