India, July 27 -- A surgery was performed allegedly on the wrong leg of a four-year-old ailing child at a government medical college in Nuh district, officials said on Sunday.

The mistake was discovered after the operation, and the procedure was then allegedly repeated on the correct leg - that required surgery in the first place - according to officials.

The incident occurred at Shaheed Hasan Khan Mewati Government Medical College, Nalhar in Nuh district. A complaint in this matter was registered by the child's father, and an inquiry into the alleged negligence has been initiated, the administration said.

According to complainant Arif, his four-year-old son was suffering from an abscess on his leg and was taken to the medical college ...