In Brief

212 diarrhoea cases reported in Vadodara
A day after diarrhoea and vomiting cases were reported in Manjalpur in Vadodara,212 further cases were reported on Tuesday.

Two mobile units conducted a door-to-door survey in Kumbhar Wada,Ranchodji ni Por,Vadwadu Falia and Bhathu no Ghar in the Manjalpur area. The inspection has brought to light 125 diarrhoea cases,33 diarrhoea and vomiting cases and 19 cases of fever. At present,the total number of cases has gone to 358 in two days. Over 232 more water samples were collected today from 14 different localities. Elsewhere,the VMC Health Department is still clueless. “The reports received today do not indicate any sort of water contamination. But we have not been able to find out the cause behind the outbreak. It is strange as the incident does not seem to have occurred because of food poisoning either. We are still trying to find out the cause,” said Mukesh Vaidya,assistant medical officer,Health Department.

CBI raids office,home of Surat Excise official
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers from Mumbai and Ahmedabad conducted raids at the residential and official premises of the Assistant Excise Commissioner in Surat,J T Dabhi on Tuesday morning. The raids continued till late in the evening. Dabhi was reportedly not available at any of these places after he learnt about the raids.

An officer with the Central Excise Department in Surat said on a condition of anonymity that somebody might have filed a complaint with the CBI office against the official which led to the surprise raids. The CBI will conduct a probe into the properties,investments and bank details of Dabhi.