Mystery Illness Grips Haryana Village: 12 Dead, Including 5 Children, in 15 Days

• Chhayansa village in Palwal, Haryana, reports 12 deaths, including 5 schoolchildren, within 15 days, causing widespread panic.
• Symptoms include fever, stomach pain, vomiting, cough, and body ache; nearly every household has someone ill.
• Health Department teams are investigating, collecting 300 blood samples and screening over 600 villagers.
• Hepatitis B and C infections confirmed in some cases; liver infection and multiple organ failure cited in some deaths.
• 23 out of 107 drinking water samples failed tests, showing bacterial presence and lack of chlorine, raising concerns about waterborne infections.