Ferozepur, Feb. 28 -- A magisterial inquiry has been ordered on Friday following the death of a 12-year-old girl and illness of around 15 others amid a suspected jaundice outbreak in Hazara Singh Wala village of Mamdot, a rural border area in Ferozepur district. Authorities are investigating the cause of the outbreak, with early reports pointing to possible contamination of drinking water.

Officials said children were the worst affected. So far, 15 suspected jaundice cases have been reported, including 12 children, with six admitted to Civil Hospital, Ferozepur, for treatment.

Parents alleged that contaminated water may be behind the outbreak. Manjeet Singh, father of the deceased Shailja, 12, said his daughter fell ill after drinking w...