Last Updated:January 04, 2026, 13:25 IST 10 people died in Indore after consuming contaminated water. Locals demand action for negligence, as officials investigate the tragedy. A person shows a sample of the drinking water that is being collected following a diarrhoea outbreak caused by contaminated water, at Bhagirathpura area, in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. (PTI Photo) Following the deaths of 10 people after consuming contaminated water in Indore’s Bhagirathpura, locals have blamed a police outpost toilet, which was built without a proper septic tank, for the tragedy. According to locals, the waste line from the toilet emptied into a pit located directly above a drinking water pipeline, allowing sewage to seep into the water supply. They have demanded that a case of culpable homicide be registered against those responsible for the alleged negligence, according to a report in Times of India. Hours after reports of deaths and hospitalisations surfaced on December 29, officials from the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) discovered that the toilet attached to the Bhagirathpura police outpost lacked a proper septic system. Instead, waste …