Rat bites passenger at Indore airport, doctor replaced for negligence
‘MEDICAL ROOM WAS ILL-EQUIPPED’ Sagar Choukse TNN 26.09.2025
Indore : A 33-year-old software engineer, waiting at Indore airport for a flight to Bengaluru, was bitten by a rat inside the terminal on Wednesday. The passenger, Arun Modi, a resident of Bhopal, was resting on a recliner when the rodent crawled inside his trousers and bit him near the knee. He was accompanied by his wife. Their cries for help drew the attention of fellow passengers and airport staff.
As passengers raised their voice, tempers soared when Modi alleged the airport’s medical room was ill-equipped to handle a medical emergency. He said the staff was reluctant and unprepared to provide timely treatment. He received treatment in Bengaluru. On Thursday, airport director V K Seth said that Amaltas Group, which provides emergency medical services at the airport, was asked to replace the on-duty doctor.
“The step was taken due to the doctor’s lack of sensitivity in attending to the passenger and providing him with timely treatment. The agency has been asked to post a competent doctor who is properly trained and empathetic to render services at the airport,” Seth told TOI. “Fines of ₹500 and ₹2,000 have been imposed on the pest control and sanitation agencies respectively,” Seth said, adding that the pest control agency has been issued a showcause notice, along with an increase in the frequency of the assigned works. The incident also drew criticism from the political circles with Congress demanding immediate action. Party spokesperson Amit Chaurasia said the incident has tarnished the city’s ‘clean Indore’ image.
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