Family buries foetus near drain; stray dog digs it up, carries it through colony
A stray dog in Barwani, India, unearthed a human foetus that had been buried by a family following a premature delivery. Local police confirmed the circumstances after the incident caused public alarm in a residential colony.
Why it matters
The incident highlights issues regarding medical waste disposal and public health protocols in rural areas.
BARWANI: A human foetus carried by a stray dog through a residential colony in Barwani on Saturday belonged to a woman from a rural area under Pati police station, whose family had buried it after a premature delivery, police said.The incident caused panic in Brij Vihar Colony in Ward 21 around 8 am. Eyewitness Mahesh Yadav said he saw a dog sniffing garbage near a milk dairy before it brought what appeared to be a baby and dropped it on the road.He chased the dog as it ran towards Tirchi Puliya and Ranipura with the foetus in its mouth. The dog later dropped it between tyres of parked motorcycles and appeared to be trying to eat it.
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