Overview

• At Indore’s Maharaja Yashwantrao Hospital, two newborns died after media and families alleged rat bites, while hospital officials attributed the deaths to pneumonia and septicemia.
• Deputy superintendent Dr. Jitendra Verma said the second infant weighed 1.60 kg, had congenital intestinal issues, developed sepsis, and was released to the family without a postmortem at their request.
• In Gwalior’s Jai Arogya Hospital, 19-year-old Krishna Srivas died after a road accident as relatives alleged delayed treatment by senior doctors and said postmortem staff took Rs 500 for a shroud.
• Hospital superintendent Dr. Sudhir Saksena said written explanations have been sought from department heads regarding the care provided and the reported shroud payment.
• Heavy rains triggered a landslide near Kullu’s Inner Akhara Bazaar, where police reported one death, three injured, and five missing as state, district and NDRF teams continue search-and-rescue operations; recent slides in Mandi killed six and a separate NH-5 rockfall left two dead and 15 injured.