The Karnataka Lokayukta has launched a suo motu investigation into six maternal deaths at the Ballari Institute of Medical Sciences (BIMS) Hospital, allegedly caused by substandard intravenous (IV) fluids. Justice B.S. Patil, the Lokayukta, has directed the registration of a case under the Karnataka Lokayukta Act, targeting senior officials from the Health and Family Welfare and Medical Education departments, the Karnataka Medical Supplies Corporation, and BIMS.