Overview

• Rats were seen in the neonatal unit on Aug 30–31, and two infants died on Tuesday and Wednesday, with officials citing pneumonia and septicaemia linked to congenital complications.
• Hospital leaders assert the deaths were unrelated to the bites, but confusion grew after contradictory statements on when an autopsy was conducted for one child and the other was released without post‑mortem at the family’s request.
• Chief Minister Mohan Yadav ordered a high‑level inquiry, and medical education commissioner Tarun Rathi set up a state team tasked with a rapid visit and report.
• The hospital suspended multiple nursing staff, removed the nursing superintendent, issued a show‑cause notice to the paediatric surgery head, fined the pest‑control contractor Rs 1 lakh, and moved toward potential blacklisting.
• NCPCR issued a notice to the Indore collector seeking a report within three days, the State Human Rights Commission sought details from the hospital, and opposition leader Rahul Gandhi condemned the episode as a systemic failure.