Kerala: Circumcision of 23 day old goes awry, Human Rights Commission intervenes
KSHRC member P Mohandas directed the state Chief Secretary to pay an interim compensation of Rs 2 lakh to the family of the child and also sought a report from the state health department.
Thiruvananthapuram: The state human rights commission has asked the Kerala government to compensate the family of a 23-day-old baby boy for medical negligence after his private parts were severely injured during circumcision.
In a statement, the Kerala State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) said that seventy-five per cent of the private organ of the child was lost when he was circumcised at a hospital in northern Malappuram district.
The doctor, who had carried out the circumcision, had only three years of surgical experience, it said, adding that the doctor's lack of experience resulted in the grievous injury to the baby.
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