India, May 30 -- The Haryana Human Rights Commission has termed the birth of a child in mobile torchlight at the parking lot of a first referral unit (FRU) government hospital in Faridabad's Ballabgarh on May 16 as "disturbing and inhuman", taking serious cognisance of the matter and directing multiple authorities to submit detailed reports.

Commission chairman Justice (retired) Lalit Batra questioned the implementation of the Haryana government's Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK), which assures free and safe delivery services at government health institutions, while seeking a detailed report on the entire case.

The commission observed that the incident reflects a serious failure of the public healthcare system where a pregnant wo...