District collector orders inquiry into the death of five children in orphanage

The administrative system has collapsed after the death of five children in the last two days at the orphanage Yogpurush Dham Ashram in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. 29 other children in the orphanage have fallen ill. The District Magistrate has ordered an inquiry into the incident. Investigation teams will find out the reasons behind the death of the children.

Principal of the ashram, Anita Sharma, said that one child died on Sunday and one child on Monday. These children were suffering from epilepsy. On Tuesday, 15-year-old, 10-year-old and seven-year-old boys died of Kasa infection.

The deceased children Shubham alias Karan, Divya, Akash, Shubh and Chhota Govind were shifted to the ashram by various district child welfare committees. It is being told that 29 children were admitted to Chacha Nehru Hospital in Indore on Monday and Tuesday after complaining of fever and diarrhea-vomiting. Hospital Superintendent Dr. Ashok Yadav said that the children were dehydrated. The condition of two children is said to be critical due to extreme weakness, while the condition of other children seems normal. Dr. Yadav said that we are treating the children. We have done all the necessary tests of the children to know the real cause of the disease. At the same time, now Indore District Collector Ashish Singh has ordered an inquiry into the death of the children. The government has taken this incident seriously and has also removed Malharganj Sub-Divisional Magistrate Om Narayan Singh, because during the inspection of the orphanage he was laughing loudly and someone made a video of him, which went viral on Tuesday. It is said that mentally handicapped children from all over the state live in this orphanage.

It is said that there are a total of 204 children in the orphanage. The ashram administration wrote a letter to the Child Welfare Committee on Tuesday saying that the children have fallen ill due to blood infection. On the other hand, a team of the Food and Drugs Department visited the orphanage and collected samples of the food and water given to the children. Blood samples of the children have also been sent to the laboratory for testing.