Rourkela Dec 13 : In Rourkela Government Hospital (RGH) on Sunday a dead body was found mutilated by stray dog in the hospital mortuary.
According to the report Rajesh Yadav (40) of Gopabandhupali village died in an accident on Thursday and was preserved in the Hospital morgue.
Rajesh’s nephew Sonu Yadav said police informed them about his uncle’s death on Friday morning and as action was pending against the vehicle involved in the accident, they decided to keep the body in the morgue.
But on Sunday , when they came to take the body, they found the face partially eaten away . According to Some people a stray dog was coming out of the mortuary.
Pointing to the lapses of the RGH administration, Sonu said it is painful to see the utter disregard shown to a person after his death. He demanded stringent action against the people manning the morgue. After finding the body mutilated, family members of Rajesh along with some locals laid siege to the RGH for over six hours and staged protest.
RGH Superintendent Dr Jagadish Barik said preliminary investigation revealed that a dog managed to enter the mortuary and mutilated the face of the deceased person. A committee has already started investigation into the incident and anyone found guilty of negligence would face action.