Indore, 24 Sept

A passenger has claimed that he was bitten by a rat at the Indore airport.

The incident at the Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport follows the outrage caused by the recent deaths of two newborn girls at a government hospital after they had been bitten by rats in the ICU.

Officials on Wednesday said a man travelling from Indore to Bengaluru was allegedly bitten by a rodent in the departure area of the airport on Tuesday.

The passenger was administered an injection and given antibiotic tablets by the airport doctor, they said.

Airport Director Vipinkant Seth told PTI that the passenger was possibly bitten by a rat and immediately given proper treatment.

"We have once again carried out pest control in the airport premises following this incident," he said.

Two newborn girls, suffering from congenital health issues, died after rats attacked them in the Intensive Care Unit of the city's government-run Maharaja Yashwantrao Chikitsalaya on the nights of 31 August and 1 September.

Faced with allegations of gross negligence, the MYH administration claimed that the deaths were not related to rat bites and that the two newborns succumbed to pre-existing serious health problems.

Notably, Indore has been consistently ranked as the cleanest city in the country in official surveys.