Rat Gnaws at Dead Body in MGM Hospital’s Cold Storage, Sparks Outrage

Family Members Create Ruckus as Shyam Singh’s Body Found with Injuries to Toes and Private Parts

In a shocking incident at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and Hospital (MGM), Kolhan’s largest government hospital, a rat was found to have gnawed at the dead body of Shyam Singh, a 45-year-old resident of Mango Daigutu. The discovery sparked outrage among the deceased’s family members, who created a ruckus in the hospital premises on Thursday morning.

JAMSHEDPUR – Chaos erupted at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and Hospital (MGM), Kolhan’s premier government healthcare facility, as family members of the deceased Shyam Singh staged a protest after discovering that a rat had gnawed at his body while it was kept in the hospital’s cold storage.

The incident came to light on Thursday morning when the family arrived at the hospital, only to find that the toes and private parts of Shyam Singh’s body had been mutilated by a rat.

Dnyaneshwar Singh, a relative of the deceased, revealed that Shyam Singh, a 45-year-old resident of Mango Daigutu, had sustained injuries after falling from a vehicle on Tuesday.

The family had admitted him to the emergency ward of MGM Hospital for treatment on Wednesday morning.

Tragically, Shyam Singh succumbed to his injuries and passed away in the emergency room during treatment on Wednesday morning.

Following his demise, the family requested the hospital management to keep the body in cold storage until further arrangements could be made.

The hospital management acceded to their request, although they had initially advised the family against keeping the body in the hospital, without explicitly mentioning the risk of rats gnawing at the corpse.

Upon discovering the mutilated state of Shyam Singh’s body, the family members expressed their anger and anguish, leading to chaos and disruption in the hospital premises.

This incident is not an isolated case, as there have been previous instances of rats gnawing at dead bodies in the MGM Hospital’s cold storage facility.

Dr. Ravindra Kumar, Superintendent of MGM Hospital, Jamshedpur, clarified that there was no space available in the cold storage to accommodate Shyam Singh’s body.

He stated that the family members had been informed about the lack of space and the presence of other bodies in the mortuary.

However, upon the family’s repeated requests, the hospital management decided to keep the body in a room with the air conditioning turned on.

The shocking incident at MGM Hospital has raised serious questions about the management and maintenance of the cold storage facility, as well as the overall hygiene and sanitation standards within the hospital premises.

The family’s outrage and the subsequent chaos underscore the need for immediate action to address these concerns and prevent such distressing incidents from occurring in the future.