Overview
- India’s National Human Rights Commission issued notices to Madhya Pradesh’s health secretary and the Indore collector, seeking an action-taken report within 10 days on complaints of fatal rat attacks at MY Hospital.
- Parents say they were not told of their newborn’s death for days and discovered four fingers gnawed off when unwrapping the body, while the hospital maintains the infants died from severe congenital anomalies.
- The MY Hospital administration suspended nursing staff, removed the nursing superintendent, terminated the pest-control contract, and levied a ₹1 lakh fine, with show-cause notices issued to senior caregivers.
- Jai Adivasi Yuva Shakti led protests with the families, demanding ₹1 crore compensation for each and registration of culpable homicide charges, after one family accepted ₹5 lakh in aid to claim the body.
- The state government announced a rebuild of dilapidated medical college hospitals, including ₹700 crore for Indore’s MY Hospital and ₹300 crore for Rewa, to curb rodent risks and improve patient safety.