India, Aug. 7 -- The Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of an incident at the civil hospital in Mandikhera, Nuh, where a newborn's arm was allegedly severed completely from the body during delivery on July 30, reportedly due to medical negligence. The commission, condemning the act as a grave violation of human rights, has directed the civil surgeon, Nuh, to submit a detailed factual and medical report within 15 days.

The incident, which occurred on July 30, surfaced following a news report published in a leading daily on August 1. As per the report, Sarjeena (single name) was admitted to Mandikhera civil hospital for childbirth. During delivery, due to alleged negligence by the attending medical staff, ...