India, June 8 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC,) on Saturday, started deep cleaning and pest control at 12 of its auditoriums in the city after an incident of rat biting was reported in a live drama show on May 31.

The civic body faced criticism after a woman was bitten by a rat at the Yashwantrao Chavan Auditorium, Kothrud during a live show.

Kothrud MLA Chandrakant Patil took note of the incident and called a meeting with PMC office bearers on Tuesday and instructed them to start the cleaning process. The civic body has also banned food items inside the auditoriums.

Sunil Ballal, PMC cultural department head; Rajesh Kamthe, auditorium department officer and others attended the meeting.

Omprakash Diwate, additional municipal co...