Andhra Pradesh High Court Seeks Answers After Girl Dies and 53 Fall Ill

The Andhra Pradesh High Court criticised officials over a September 1 incident in Gollaguppa, where a seven-year-old girl died and 53 people fell ill after taking malaria tablets. The court said officials did not appear to have treated the incident seriously. The bench said a report filed by an officer of sub-inspector rank lacked basic details. It noted that the report did not explain where the tablets were made or bought, whether they had expired or been seized, or whether medical records and a forensic report had been obtained. The court ordered the state health department’s principal secretary, the Polavaram SP and the district medical and health officer to file affidavits detailing action taken. It asked them to personally oversee the matter and adjourned the hearing for <b>10 days</b>.