Panchkula, Sept. 5 -- Following a Punjab and Haryana high court directive, Aparna Bhardwaj, chief judicial magistrate (CJM)-cum-secretary of the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), inspected Shishu Greh, a child care institution in Sector-15 on September 2 and found children in a state of neglect.

During her visit, Bhardwaj observed numerous serious lapses in the care provided to the infants. A primary concern was the inattentiveness of the caretakers, many of whom were found scrolling on their phones instead of taking care of the children.

In one distressing case, an infant was allegedly left unattended after vomiting, with his face and hair covered with vomit. The caretaker present in the room was reportedly engrossed in her pho...