At least six tribal children of age group between 6 and 10 years old died of suspected diarrhoea at a village in Panna district of Madhya Pradesh.
All six children – three of them from one family – died at their home, creating panic among the parents and in the area.
An official said at least five more children with similar symptoms are being treated at the district hospital.
The incident was reported in the village Patori under the Pawai Assembly segment, around 60 km from district headquarters Panna, which falls under the Khajuraho Lok Sabha seat.
Dr. S. K. Tripathi, who is the head of a Primary Healthcare in the Pavai area in Panna, said children were found suffering from similar symptoms (diarrhoea).
He said the six children have died in the past three days. “Preliminary examination suggesting the children suffered with diarrhoea, which could be due to consumer contaminated water or food,”Dr. …