<p>A probe has begun after stray dogs were spotted devouring the corpse of a newborn near a government hospital in Ashok Nagar district in Madhya Pradesh, police said on Sunday.</p>.<p>Local health authorities said the child may have been stillborn and dogs may have dug it out after kin buried it.</p>.<p>The incident took place on Saturday, officials said.</p>.<p>"A 22-year-old pregnant woman was admitted here with complications like profuse bleeding and it was a stillbirth. The corpse was handed over to the family and they informed that the burial was carried out near a local pond. Dogs may have dug up the body," said District Hospital Civil Surgeon Himanshu Sharma.</p>.<p>Kotwali police station in charge PP Mudgil said details of the child or from where the dogs got the corpse were not yet clear, and a probe was underway after a case was registered.</p>.<p>"On getting information, an assistant sub-inspector visited the spot for probe. We have re-buried the stillborn with proper care," he added. </p>
<p>A probe has begun after stray dogs were spotted devouring the corpse of a newborn near a government hospital in Ashok Nagar district in Madhya Pradesh, police said on Sunday.</p>.<p>Local health authorities said the child may have been stillborn and dogs may have dug it out after kin buried it.</p>.<p>The incident took place on Saturday, officials said.</p>.<p>"A 22-year-old pregnant woman was admitted here with complications like profuse bleeding and it was a stillbirth. The corpse was handed over to the family and they informed that the burial was carried out near a local pond. Dogs may have dug up the body," said District Hospital Civil Surgeon Himanshu Sharma.</p>.<p>Kotwali police station in charge PP Mudgil said details of the child or from where the dogs got the corpse were not yet clear, and a probe was underway after a case was registered.</p>.<p>"On getting information, an assistant sub-inspector visited the spot for probe. We have re-buried the stillborn with proper care," he added. </p>