1. I'm in Bhopal this week reporting on Bharat Biotech & ICMR's COVID vaccine trial.

Here's the family of Deepak Marabi. Marabi died on 21 Dec 2020. His family says it's from the vaccine, as he took part in the trial in Dec.

2. Since Jan 2021, activists and journalists have been reporting that people in low-income areas been picked up and taken for the BB-ICMR trial, without their informed consent & given Rs 750.

Marabi's family alleged the same.

3. Congress politician Digvijay Singh landed here just now for a few minutes, adding to the scram. He expressed some promises to take care of the family... In case anyone's holding him to it.
@digvijaya_28

4. The post mortem report says Marabi died of suspected poisoning.
No details on what kind of poison and from where.

His family alleges his death was a reaction to the vaccine.

5. What we don't know/ Areas which can be denied:

a) Whether Deepak took part in the trial- His family doesn't have any papers. But many trial participants I interviewed said they weren't given their consent forms and other docs after they participated in trial ++

b) Whether he got the vaccine or placebo

c) Whether his death, even if he took vaccine, was related to the vaccine or not

Politicians/Gov officials/Companies may seek to deny all of this.

Follow NDTVs @Anurag_Dwary who's been breaking news from Bhopal on the Bharat Biotech vaccine trial https://twitter.com/anurag_dwary/status/1347590109772726281?s=24