Indian Man Dies In The Worst Way: Had His Penis Chewed Off By Rats In A Hospital!

"An Indian man who died in a state-run hospital is
alleged to have had his penis chewed off by rats,
Asian Age newspaper reports.

Arun Sandhukha, 53, had been a pneumonia patient
at SSKM Hospital in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta)
since December 11. According to the newspaper, his
family members arrived at the hospital for a visit
and found him in a pool of blood, with no medical
staff in sight.

"No nurse was found at the scene and he was
writhing in pain. His penis had been nibbled by
rats," a victim's relative identified as
Bishwanath said. The relative said that hospital
staff "admitted the presence of rats in the
hospital."

Later in the day, Sandhukha was pronounced dead.
(Asian Age published its story on December 24, but
it is not clear on what day the incident
occurred.)

The horrific story is only the latest in a string
of medical mishaps to capture the Indian public's
attention. On December 23, a government doctor was
found to be practicing medicine while inebriated,
reports The Statesman.

In a more serious case, a drunk medical worker
"was reported to have pulled off the oxygen mask
of a three-week old baby that led to her death,"
reports the Malaysian National News Agency
Bernama.

And in a tragedy that made international
headlines, 89 people were killed when a fire swept
through a Kolkata hospital on December 9. Medical
staff abandoned patients as the blaze spread, and
six administrators were charged with culpable
homicide."