Doctors say rat gnawed it
PATNA: The eye of a man went missing just hours after his death at Nalanda Medical College and Hospital in Patna on Saturday.
However, the hospital staff claimed that a rat had gnawed at his eye.
According to the police, Fantush was admitted to the hospital on November 14 after being shot by unknown assailants. He underwent surgery on November 15 and was shifted to the ICU. Fantush died on Friday night, but his body was kept on the ICU bed, as postmortem couldn’t be conducted at night.
On Saturday morning, his family discovered that his left eye was missing and alleged negligence, with a relative claiming a surgical blade was found near the table.
Dr Vinod Kumar, the superintendent of Nalanda hospital, said that a four-member team had been formed to investigate the case and action would be taken against the guilty.
“Either someone has taken out the eye or a rat has gnawed at the eye. In both situations, it is our fault. Further action will be taken after investigation,” he said.
The CCTV footage of the hospital is being reviewed and further investigation is on, police said. (Agencies)
