The District Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) Dr Prabhakar Nanawera told the agency that an inquiry has been ordered. | Photo Credit: Times Now

Bhopal: In a shocking case reported from Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh, the corpse of a 45-year-old man was nibbled by rodents in the mortuary of a civic hospital. The concerned authorities have assured strict action against the accused and an inquiry has been ordered.

According to news agency PTI, the deceased was identified as Narayan Mali, a local resident, who had died on Friday night after suffering a heart attack while returning from Mandsaur via train. Jaora Sub Divisional Magistrate M L Arya told the agency that the body was brought by the railway police officials to Jaora Civil Hospital, 35 kilometres from Ratlam.

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Meanwhile, the deceased's family protested after the incident and Arya rushed to a civil hospital. Aryta further assured the family members on Saturday that the incident would be probed and action taken against those guilty. Reportedly, Mali's family members on Saturday morning found that his face and fingers had been bitten by rodents.

The District Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) Dr Prabhakar Nanawera told the agency that an inquiry has been ordered and the guilty would be punished accordingly.