MEDAK: The body of a three-month-old baby stored in the mortuary at Government Area Hospital in Narasapur of Medak district was chewed up by rats. According to police, the infant Gnathi, daughter of P Kishan and Surekha from Batukamma Gadda thanda in Kaudipally mandal had been ill for the past few days. Surekha took the baby to Medak hospital on Thursday as she was having high fever.
The doctors there referred the baby to Niloufer Hospital as the baby’s condition was critical. Surekha was on her way to Hyderabad when the infant died on the way. Surekha and her husband have been living separately from some time due to family disputes. So, Surekha was staying at her mother’s house in Kaudipally and her husband Kishan was staying at Beeramgutta.
After the death of the baby, Surekha brought the issue to the notice of the police to avoid problems with her husband. Kaudipally SI P Srinivas sent the body to Narsapur area hospital for postmortem. Since it was late, doctors at hospital said the postmortem would be conducted on Friday morning. But to her utter shock Surekha found the body of the baby disfigured as rats had bitten off the face, hands and legs.