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Chhattisgarh: ‘Unknown’ illness behind 61 deaths in remote village

Residents of a remote village in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district have claimed that 61 people died there in nearly last three years due to some "unknown" illness, following which the authorities have swung into action to know what exactly caused these deaths.

Preliminary investigation of records shows that 47 people died due to various reasons, including ailments and natural causes.