Amit Shah orders Inter-Ministerial Team to probe deaths in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on 18 January 2025 ordered an MHA-led Inter-Ministerial Team to find the causes of deaths in three incidents over six weeks in Jammu's Rajouri district.
Summary
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on 18 January 2025 ordered the constitution of an Inter-Ministerial Team, led by the Ministry of Home Affairs, to visit the affected village in Jammu's Rajouri district and ascertain the causes of deaths in 3 incidents over the past six weeks. The team includes experts from the Ministries of Health and Family Welfare, Agriculture, Chemicals and Fertilizers, and Water Resources, assisted by experts from animal husbandry, food safety and forensic science labs. The team was to proceed on 19 January and work with the local administration on immediate relief and precautionary measures.
Key facts
- Ordered
- 18 January 2025, by Union Home Minister Amit Shah
- Led by
- Ministry of Home Affairs
- Place
- Affected village, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir
- Incidents
- 3 incidents of deaths in the past six weeks
- Ministries' experts
- Health & Family Welfare, Agriculture, Chemicals & Fertilizers, Water Resources
- Departure
- 19 January 2025
Practice MCQs 2 questions
In January 2025, the Union Home Minister ordered an Inter-Ministerial Team to ascertain the causes of deaths in which district of Jammu and Kashmir?
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Correct answer: D — Rajouri
PIB (MHA): the team was to visit the affected village in Jammu's Rajouri district to ascertain the causes of deaths in 3 incidents.
Experts from which of the following Ministries were NOT listed as part of the Inter-Ministerial Team on the Rajouri deaths?
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Correct answer: D — Ministry of Earth Sciences
PIB (MHA): the team comprised experts from the Ministries of Health and Family Welfare, Agriculture, Chemicals and Fertilizers, and Water Resources. Earth Sciences was not listed.