Milk adulteration death’s rise to seven, 10 elderly, three infants still battling for life in Rajamahendravaram city

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In the past 24 hours 2 aged persons, K. Satyanarayana (76) and G. Surya Rao (81), succumbed to acute renal nonaccomplishment aft a fortnight-long battle, attributed to their depletion of adulterated beverage successful Rajamahendravaram City.

The full fig of deaths linked to the depletion of adulterated beverage reached 7 connected Tuesday. In a wellness bulletin issued connected Tuesday, (March 3), East Godavari District Collector Kirthi Chekuri has claimed; “As galore arsenic 13 patients, including 3 infants, are inactive battling for beingness with acute renal failure. Ten of them are connected ventilation support.”

Between February 16 and 18, astatine slightest 20 persons, mostly aged and infants, suffered anuria and acute renal nonaccomplishment aft they consumed adulterated beverage supplied by the aforesaid beverage vendor. 

By Tuesday, Fomeprazole injection, an antidote for ethylene glycol poisoning, which prevents acute renal nonaccomplishment was administered to 8 patients. However, it has not been administered to the 3 infants— five-month-old M. Ruhanya, Jai Krith Raj and two-year-old D. Rithik, whose wellness information remains critical. 

Meanwhile, the reports of the assorted tests conducted by aggregate agencies are yet to reason the substances utilized successful the adulteration of milk.

Published - March 03, 2026 07:10 p.m. IST

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