Thousands of fish washed ashore onto the banks of Jhelum river in Kashmir on Sunday, alarming people and triggering rumours of poisoning. “We have taken water samples as well as the samples of fish. The phenomenon, however, triggered more rumours, with some mosques announcing that the fish washed ashore due to poisoning. Officials said that it normally lives in clear waters where the level of oxygen level is 4–5 ppm than 2 ppm for specie like common carp. He said that they are yet to receive the reports of water samples sent to various laboratories but maintained that the water was stinking.

Source: Hindustan Times October 23, 2017 12:23 UTC