Ludhiana, July 29 -- Taking serious note of an incident in which a body was reportedly left lying outside the mortuary at Samrala Civil Hospital, the Punjab State and Chandigarh (UT) Human Rights Commission has initiated suo motu proceedings and sought an explanation from the district health authorities.

The commission acted on a media report which highlighted allegations that hospital staff failed to shift a body into the mortuary, leaving it in the open. The incident triggered public outrage and raised concerns.

In its order issued on July 28, the commission, comprising chairperson justice Sant Parkash, member justice Gurbir Singh and member Jitender Singh Shunty observed that the reported incident reflected alleged negligence on the ...