India, Dec. 1 -- The body of a 26-year-old woman was found gnawed by insects at a mortuary in a medical college in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi, her family alleged. The incident led to authorities launching a probe, with three staffers of the medical facility facing action.

According to officials, the deceased, identified as Kranti Devi, a native of Sarvo village in the Gurusarai area, had allegedly consumed poison on November 28 following an argument with her husband, news agency PTI reported.

The argument took place at the home of the deceased, who died during treatment at the medical college. Her body was then kept in the mortuary of the facility.

The woman's brother, Saksham Patel, said he had paid money to the medical college a day befo...