KOTTAYAM: Deaths of three inmates within a week in a mental hospital here have raised suspicions. The incident was at 'Puthujeevan'-a treatment centre in Changanassery.

The local residents and the lawmakers have called for a probe into the deaths. The third death was on Saturday morning at the Kottayam Medical College.

The district collected said the deaths are not due to contagious diseases. He further added that samples of the deceased were sent to the Amritha Institute. Reports say that the deaths were not due to H1N1 or COVID 19.