Shocking! Rats eat newborns feet in Indore Hospital

In a shocking incident, rats nibbled a newborn child’s feet in a government-run hospital here in Madhya Pradesh on Monday. After the incident came to light the facilitys management ordered a probe in to the matter, officials said.

A case of rats gnawing at the feet of a child at government-run Maharaja Yeshwantrao (MY) hospitals nursery care unit for newborn babies – has come to light, the facility’s superintendent, Dr Pramendra Thakur, said.

He did not provide further details, but said the matter will be probed thoroughly. Thakur said a three-member committee – consisting of two doctors and an administrative officer – has been formed to conduct the probe.

A few days ago, an unclaimed body of a woman was eaten by rats and ants in a hospital mortuary in Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh.