The National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to the Haryana government and the state's police chief over reports that a patient was allegedly operated on his left knee, instead of the right at a hospital in Panipat.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the NHRC observed that according to a media report, the patient was also charged by the hospital despite being a beneficiary of Ayushman - Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY).
The NHRC has taken "suo motu cognizance of a media report that a patient was wrongly operated upon his left knee, instead of the injured right knee at a hospital in Panipat".