Rajouri mysterious deaths: Woman who lost her three children dies; toll 9

Srinagar, Dec 23: The number of deaths from an unknown illness in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district has risen to nine, with a woman breathing her last today due to the mysterious disease, prompting authorities to order a probe to ascertain the cause of her death.

Reports said the woman, a resident of Badhaal village, died after sudden medical complications with initial symptoms not resembling with earlier deaths.

They said the district administration has ordered an immediate probe to ascertain the cause of her death.

The woman had earlier lost her two sons and a daughter to the ‘mystery’ illness.

A Biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) mobile laboratory has been dispatched to Rajouri to expedite testing and identify the illness, officials said.