Haryana Human Rights Commission calls for report on a newborns severed arm throughout supply

The Haryana Human Rights Commission has taken a suo motu cognisance of an incident pertaining to a new child, whose arm was fully severed in the course of the supply at a hospital in Nuh district. The Commission mentioned the incident “constitutes a grave violation of the rights of the kid as enshrined beneath the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)” and “undermines religion in public establishments”.

Seeking an in depth medical and factual report from the Civil Surgeon inside a fortnight, the Commission, headed by Chairperson, Lalit Batra, has demanded to know the precise circumstances of the supply, causes for the severing of the limb, steps taken for the remedy and rehabilitation of the kid.

“The proper to secure childbirth and postnatal care is an integral a part of the proper to well being, protected beneath Article 21 of the Constitution of India. The alleged severing of the new child’s arm throughout supply signifies prima facie a case of egregious medical negligence. The failure to make sure commonplace operative procedures, notably in a authorities facility the place sufferers depend upon public healthcare, not solely endangers lives however undermines religion in public establishments,” noticed the Commission, in its four-page order.

The incident befell on July 30, 2025, when the toddler, Sarjeena, was admitted to Mandi Khera Civil Hospital for the supply. “It is additional alleged that as a substitute of dealing with the matter with due accountability and care, the attending docs responded aggressively, used abusive language and compelled the household out of the ward. The new child was subsequently referred to Nalhar Hospital,” mentioned the Commission, in its order, referring to a media report.

The three-member Commission, comprising members Kuldip Jain and Deep Bhatia, noticed that Article 6 of the UNCRC affirmed that each youngster had the inherent proper to life and State ought to guarantee the utmost extent attainable assist for the survival and improvement of the kid and the Article 19 obligated the State to guard kids from all types of bodily or psychological hurt or neglect whereas within the care of any individual, together with medical professionals. “The everlasting and irreversible harm inflicted upon the new child in the course of the delivery represents a direct breach of those worldwide obligations,” mentioned the order, including that it undermined “the kid’s proper to well being, dignity and a life free from preventable hurt”.