The contaminated water crisis in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area intensified on Monday with 38 fresh cases of vomiting and diarrhoea, pushing hospitals under renewed pressure as the death toll rose to 17. Health officials said 110 patients are currently admitted in various hospitals, while 15 remain in intensive care. The outbreak has now reached the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court and triggered city-wide political protests.