Hyderabad, March 4 -- The Telangana Government Doctors Association (TGGDA) has expressed strong resentment over the state government's decision to suspend medical staff following an incident in which a stray dog allegedly mutilated a body kept in the mortuary of the Area Hospital in Jadcherla, Mahabubnagar district.

Doctors' body blames infrastructure gaps

Senior office-bearers of the association on Wednesday said the action against doctors was an attempt to find a scapegoat instead of addressing systemic issues.

The TGGDA alleged that the Telangana State Medical Infrastructure Development Corporation (TGMSIDC) had failed to provide adequate infrastructure required for storing bodies in government hospital mortuaries.

According to the...