Patients at King George’s Medical University’s Centenary Hospital became alarmed on Friday after witnessing a stray dog strolling around with a human hand in its mouth. As the animal ambled through a throng of patients for at least 200 meters, people fled from it. But the authorities were unable to determine where the dog had gotten the limb from.
“It was a horrific scene. The dog walked on the main path with the human hand in its mouth. Initially, we could not see the limb, but as the dog came closer, many of us were shocked,” said an attendant of a patient.
Picture of a stray dog with a amputated/chopped human hand clutched in the jaw near King's George Medical University (KGMU), UP's biggest govt medical College in Lucknow. pic.twitter.com/BQ7BEMJbC5
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Acting swiftly on the information, KGMU authorities launched an operation and caught the dog with the help of security personnel.
“Part of the human limb has been recovered. The legal process is being followed to dispose it and track its source,” said Dr Sudhir Singh, spokesperson, KGMU.
The canine was first spotted near the gate at the Centenary Hospital block beside the Trauma Centre, from where it walked slowly to cross past the building.
“It appears that the dog brought the human limb from outside the Centenary Hospital campus. It might have been amputated and handed over to a family for disposal, on their request. It is possible that the hand, instead of being properly disposed of, was left somewhere and the dog picked it,” said Singh.
“If required, police department’s help will be sought to find out the place where the hand was left,” he added.
Authorities claim that hospitals use severed human body parts as bio-medical waste for their medical disposal. Sometimes the body part is given to the hospital after the necessary documentation has been completed by the family in accordance with their rituals.
“The relevant department has now received the human hand. It will be disposed of according to protocol, Singh stated.
Even though the KGMU campus has several open gates and cattle grids in place, a few dogs still manage to get in there in quest of food. Two main front gates and another ones on the back side of the building connect the Centenary Hospital block to the main campus.
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