In a shocking incident, a stray dog carried a foetus in his mouth and moved through Barwani area in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore on Saturday. It is alleged that a family had buried it after a premature delivery a few days ago. The incident occurred in Brij Vihar Colony in Ward Number 21 and has caused panic in the area.

One of the eyewitnesses named Mahesh Yadav said that the stray dog was first seen sniffing garbage near a milk dairy. Following this, it took the foetus and dropped it on the road. Yadav then chased the dog between Tirchi Pulia and Ranipuriya. The dog dropped it between the tyres of a parked motorcycle, trying to consume it. Yadav then drove the two-wheeler and recovered the foetus.

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An apparent hospital seal was seen on the package. Councillor Shankar Kushwaha then informed the police, and an investigation was instituted into the matter. According to Kotwali station-in-charge BS Bisen, a woman had delivered a six-month-old foetus and buried it in a pit near a drain. The dog has reportedly dug the foetus from there.

Separate Incidents

In a separate incident, a security guard stopped a stray dog that was carrying a dead newborn near a hospital restroom. CCTV footage suggested that a 17-year-old girl experienced a premature delivery in the toilet and left the stillborn infant behind before leaving the premises.

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In another incident, a stray dog had mauled a newborn inside a toilet of a government hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district. The incident had come to light when a security guard noticed the stray dog had the stillborn baby in its jaws and shooed the animal away before informing the hospital administration, officials said.

Authorities of the civil hospital in Indore's Mhow and the police launched an investigation into the events that led to the incident and who left the newborn in the toilet.

Similar isolated incidents have occurred at Indore's state-run Maharaja Yeshwantrao (MY) Hospital, where stray animals gained access to unattended stillborn remains left in wards or procedural areas before family members or staff intervened.