MP: Ants found on dead patient's eyes, civil surgeon, 4 others

Ants were found crawling on the eyes of a dead patient at a state-run hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, prompting the government to suspend a civil surgeon, another doctor and three nurses.

Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday expressed shock annd anger over the incident, which came to light after some photos purportedly showing ants on the eyes of the deceased, Balchandra Lodhi (50), went viral on social media.

The civil surgeon and four others have been suspended in this connection, state Health Minister Tulsi Silawat said.

"Chief Minister Kamal Nath and senior Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia expressed anger over the incident. I directed the officials concerned to suspend those responsible for the incident. This is serious negligence," Silawat said.

Shivpuri's chief medical and health officer Dr A L Sharma told PTI that after the initial inquiry, the civil surgeon, P K Khare, duty doctor Dinesh Rajput and three nurses have been suspended for alleged