Rats nibble newborn's feet at govt hospital in Indore; probe ordered

Rats nibbled at the feet of a newborn at the government-run Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital's nursery care unit in Indore.

In a case of negligence, rats nibbled a newborn child's feet in a government-run hospital in Indore, Madhya Pradesh on Monday, prompting the hospital's management to order a probe, officials said. A case of rats gnawing at the feet of a child at government-run Maharaja Yeshwantrao (MY) hospital's nursery care unit for newborn babies has come to light, the hospital's superintendent, Dr Pramendra Thakur, said. He did not provide further details, but said the matter will be probed thoroughly.