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A man's body which was stored in a hospital's post-mortem room in Uttarakhand's Pauri was recently found partly mutilated by rats..
The family has accused the hospital administration of negligence and demanded authorities take strict action against those responsible for the oversight...
The man, a rural development officer, had passed away suddenly on Friday after experiencing discomfort..
Nitin Upreti, the man's brother, said that upon their initial visit to the mortuary, they noticed a broken lock on the freezer where the body was kept..
In response to the incident, Additional Chief Medical Officer (ACMO), Pauri, Dr Ramesh Kumar acknowledged that the door to the post-mortem house had been faulty for some time..
