Stray dog mutilates body inside Telangana hospital mortuary, sparks outrage
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A stray dog entered the government hospital mortuary in Telangana's Mahabubnagar, and mutilated a body kept on the floor, sparking public outrage and leading to the suspension of four staff members.
A stray dog reportedly mutilated a man’s body inside the mortuary of a government-run hospital in Telangana’s Mahabubnagar on Monday, triggering widespread outrage after disturbing visuals of the incident surfaced on social media. The episode, reported from the Area Hospital in Jadcherla town, has raised serious concerns about security lapses and infrastructure deficiencies in public healthcare facilities.
The deceased has been identified as 32-year-old Pole Bhimeshwar, a resident of Jadcherla town. According to police, he was found dead in a pond earlier in the day under suspicious circumstances.
His body was shifted to the mortuary at the state-run hospital for a post-mortem examination.
Officials said the body was kept on the mortuary floor, reportedly because the freezer was not functional.
Police indicated that the corpse was swollen and could not be accommodated inside the available storage unit.
The mortuary was locked by a ward attendant, but a stray dog somehow gained access to the room.
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