A cleaner was sacked after a video showing stray dogs lying on beds for patients at a government community health centre in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district went viral, sparking outrage.
IMAGE: A viral video shows stray dogs sleeping on beds for patients at a government health centre in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district. Photograph: Screen grab/X
The incident took place at Killaud Community Health Centre, said an official.
Block Medical Officer Dr Dharmendra Sharma terminated the services of a cleaner with immediate effect and ordered that the seven days' salary of the on-duty nurse be deducted, he added.
"Health authorities were instructed to take strict action against those responsible for the lapse," collector Rishav Gupta told reporters.
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