Stray dogs nibble on body: Jadcherla hospital superintendent, three others suspended
A shocking incident at Government General Hospital, Jadcherla, where stray dogs nibbled on a body in the postmortem wing, has led to the suspension of the Superintendent and three staff members. The Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishat Commissioner Ajay Kumar ordered the suspensions after public outrage.
Mahabubnagar: Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishat Commissioner Ajay Kumar has suspended Government General Hospital, Jadcherla Superintendent Dr. Chandrakala and three others after stray dogs nibbled on a body in the postmortem wing of the hospital on Monday.
Apart from the Superintendent, Duty RMO Dr. Harinath, Duty Medical Officer Munisha and mortuary supporting staff member Ravi Prakash were suspended following outrage from family members and relatives of the deceased, who turned their anger on the hospital staff and demanded that the government initiate stern action.
Ajay Kumar, along with senior officials, visited the Government General Hospital, Jadcherla and inquired into the incident. After issuing the suspension orders, he assured that measures would be initiated to ensure such incidents do not recur.
Meanwhile, former Health Minister C Laxma Reddy, who also visited the hospital, condemned the incident and said it reflected the Congress government’s negligence. The mortuary building at the new hospital was completed in June 2024 but was not put to use. Though the hospital management had taken control six months ago, this was the prevailing condition, he said.
“By suspending a few officials, the Congress government is trying to wash off its hands. Why was the mortuary not shifted and where have the freezer and stretcher vanished from the wing?” he asked.
He further alleged that maintenance of government hospitals was being neglected and that patients and their attendants were struggling to get medicines.
The BRS government had constructed new hospital buildings and extended all facilities, but the Congress government had failed to deliver quality treatment to the poor, he added.
