Indore, Sept. 2 -- Two infants undergoing treatment at MY Hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district were bitten by rats, resulting in a newborn dead while another is critical and lying on a ventilator, an official said on Tuesday.

The incident was reported in the early hours of Monday (Sep 1), at around 3 am. Both infants were very weak, suffering from serious infections and were admitted to the pediatric surgery ward of the hospital. Among them, one was bitten on the hand and another on the shoulder.

After the incident came to light, two nurses who were on duty at the time of the incident have been suspended, and a high-level committee has been constituted to probe the matter.

MY Hospital Dean, Dr Arvind Ghanghoria, told ANI, "Two ...