Indore, May 17: In a case of negligence, rats nibbled a newborn child's feet in a government-run hospital here in Madhya Pradesh on Monday, prompting the facilitys management to order a probe, officials said.

A case of rats gnawing at the feet of a child at government-run Maharaja Yeshwantrao (MY) hospitals nursery care unit for newborn babies - has come to light, the facility's superintendent, Dr Pramendra Thakur, said.

He did not provide further details, but said the matter will be probed thoroughly.

Thakur said a three-member committee - consisting of two doctors and an administrative officer - has been formed to conduct the probe.

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A tourist mini-bus overturned at Manikyadhara near Baba Budangiri in Chikkamagaluru leaving a boy dead and 30 injured on Sunday.

The family of tourists, hailing from Adivala village of Hiriyur in Chitradurga, was visiting Mullayyana Giri and Baba Budangiri in a mini-bus. When they were on the way to Baba Budangiri, after a picnic at Manikyadhara, the driver of the bus lost control at a turn and the vehicle rolled down a slope into a small ditch. Among the injured passengers, a boy who was taken to the District hospital in a critical condition, didn’t respond to any treatment and succumbed to his injuries later. More than 30 injured, including men, women and children, are being treated at the hospital.

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Locals, police and other tourists helped in the rescue of the accident victims who were stuck inside the overturned mini-bus. They were taken to the hospital at Chikkamagaluru city in various ambulances. Rural police have registered a case in this regard.

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