The family of a deceased woman, whose body was kept in the mortuary of a hospital in Punjab, got a rude shock after finding parts of her face and ears being allegedly nibbled away by rats. According to the Indian Express, the woman, identified as Jasjot Kaur (52), wife of a retired Army Colonel based in Panchkula, was admitted to Indus Hospital in Derabassi where she passed away on Thursday after suffering a cardiac arrest.

The report stated that the family of the deceased was protesting outside the hospital alleging negligence on part of the staff. The local tehsildar and the police intervened and assured probe in the matter.