Archive · 24 Sep 2026
Wardhannapet Hospital Superintendent Resigns Amid Mortuary Rat-Biting Controversy
The head of a government hospital in Wardhannapet has resigned from his management job.
This happened after reports said rats bit the body of a person who died in a road accident.
The body was being kept in the hospital mortuary.
The former superintendent, Dr B. Veerin, said he resigned for personal reasons.
He said his resignation was not connected to the rat incident.
He will continue working at the hospital as an orthopaedic doctor.
Dr Bharat has become the new superintendent.
The Telangana State Human Rights Commission ordered an investigation.
The district administration must submit its report by October 27.
Dr B. Veerin resigned as superintendent of Wardhannapet Government Area Hospital amid criticism over a reported mortuary incident.
The incident involved allegations that rats bit the body of road accident victim Gare Veeraiah.
Veerin said he resigned for personal reasons and would continue working at the hospital as an orthopaedic doctor.
Dr Bharat, a civil assistant surgeon at the hospital, was appointed as the new superintendent.
The Telangana State Human Rights Commission ordered an inquiry, with the report due by October 27.
- Who
- Dr B. Veerin resigned; Dr Bharat became superintendent; the reported victim was Gare Veeraiah.
- What
- The hospital superintendent resigned amid criticism over a report that rats allegedly bit a road accident victim’s body in the mortuary.
- When
- The resignation followed the recently reported incident; the inquiry report is due by October 27.
- Where
- Wardhannapet Government Area Hospital in Warangal.
- Why
- Veerin said he resigned for personal reasons, while the resignation came amid criticism and questions about mortuary maintenance and body safety.
Veerin’s Explanation
Public and Official Concerns
Reason for resignation
Veerin’s Explanation
Dr B. Veerin said he resigned from the administrative post for personal reasons and maintained that the decision was unrelated to the rat incident.
Public and Official Concerns
The resignation followed criticism and media coverage of the reported incident, prompting questions about conditions in the hospital mortuary.
Response to the reported incident
Veerin’s Explanation
Veerin said he would continue working at the hospital as an orthopaedic doctor, but the reports do not state that he accepted responsibility for the incident.
Public and Official Concerns
The Telangana State Human Rights Commission took suo motu cognisance and directed the Warangal district collector to conduct a detailed inquiry.
- Hospital
- Wardhannapet Government Area Hospital
- Former superintendent
- Dr B. Veerin
- New superintendent
- Dr Bharat
- Reported victim
- Gare Veeraiah
- Reported issue
- Rats allegedly bit the victim’s body while it was kept in the hospital mortuary
- Inquiry authority
- Telangana State Human Rights Commission
- Report deadline
- October 27
