The Kerala State Human Rights Commission has asked the state government to pay an interim compensation of Rs 2 lakhs to the parents of a boy who lost 75 per cent of his penis after a botched circumcision when he was just 23 days old.

According to the parents' complaint, the circumcision procedure was conducted at a private hospital in Malappuram. The person who did the circumcision was said to have an MBBS Degree and three years of medical experience.

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However, it did not go as planned and left the baby seriously injured on his genitals. After it resulted in an infection the boy had to undergo and surgery and the infected parts had to be removed.

After the parents made a complaint against the hospital, the DMO was asked to probe the incident and submit a report.

In the report, the DMO stated that the mishap was the result of an inexperienced doctor performing the circumcision, that too in a hospital that did not have the necessary facilities.

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Based on the DMO's finding that the parents had spent more than Rs 1.25 lakh on their son’s treatment, the SHRC directed the government to provide an interim relief of Rs 2 lakhs.

It also directed the hospital to be shut and held that parents should be educated against performing such surgeries on newborns.