Overview

• Officials said the infants, bitten in MY Hospital’s neonatal unit on Aug. 30–31, died on Tuesday and Wednesday, with causes cited as pneumonia in one case and septicemia in the other.
• Administrators asserted the rat injuries were minor and not fatal, noting both babies were extremely fragile with multiple congenital problems.
• Disciplinary steps included suspending two nurses, removing the nursing superintendent, issuing show-cause notices to senior staff, fining the pest-control contractor Rs 1 lakh, and ordering intensified pest-control with a one-week inquiry deadline.
• Oversight expanded as the Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission sought a report and the state medical education department served a notice to the medical college dean.
• CCTV of rodents in the ward fueled public anger as officials pointed to heavy rain, waterlogging, and a broken pipe as likely entry points, while staff acknowledged earlier sightings that were not formally reported.