ELURU: Rats have gnawed at the eyes of a body kept in the mortuary of the government hospital at Eluru of West Godavari.
District Collector Revu Muthyala Raju has ordered a probe into the incident which is believed to have occurred three days ago.
Deputy Chief Minister and health minister Alla Kalikrishna Srinivas aka Nani and Mr Raju visited the government hospital on Saturday. Mr Srinivas expressed anger over the grave negligence.
The hospital authorities had two explanations, one that only one out of the four freezers were working, and that freezer could hold just two bodies.
Due to lack of space, the body was kept outside the freezer and was attacked by rats.
Another version was that there was a hole in the freezer through which the rats got to the body.
The minister blamed it on the negligence of the officials and promised stringent action against those responsible.
The minister also apologised to the affected family members and said that the state government would ensure such an incident does not repeat.
