The child was undergoing treatment for pneumonia and the incident occurred on Wednesday. Soon after it, the child was shifted to the Super Speciality Hospital, where doctors from MGM Medical College performed surgery to reattach the severed thumb. Officials said the surgery was successful
The incident was reported in the early hours of Monday (Sep 1), at around 3 am. Both the infants were very weak, suffering from serious infections and were admitted in the pediatric surgery ward. Among them, one was bitten on the hand and another on the shoulder.