Delhi-NCR: Doctors caught in sex determination sting
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Delhi/NCR- In two different sting operations done in the capital and neighbouring Gurgaon region, Doctors and staff associated with two hospitals have been arrested for performing sex determination tests.
The first Case relates to MGS Superspeciality Hospital in Punjabi Bagh, where in a sting operation, the radiologist was caught performing sex-determination tests along with a tout. The health department had used a decoy of a twelve week pregnant woman who approached the doctor and was charged Rs 11,000 for the procedure. The doctor has been identified as a repeat offender.
“Dr A S Chauhan who was found guilty of indulging in illegal sex determination on Monday was caught in an earlier case too in which the raiding team had recovered an ultrasound machine from his residence. He was later released on bail,” said Dr Shalley Kamra, State Programme Officer, Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, state health department told Deccan herald.
The health department has suspended the PNDT registration of the hospital and issued a show-cause notice to the institute. Also, based on the evidence, the doctor and the tout have been handed over to the police.
The first Case relates to MGS Superspeciality Hospital in Punjabi Bagh, where in a sting operation, the radiologist was caught performing sex-determination tests along with a tout. The health department had used a decoy of a twelve week pregnant woman who approached the doctor and was charged Rs 11,000 for the procedure. The doctor has been identified as a repeat offender.
“Dr A S Chauhan who was found guilty of indulging in illegal sex determination on Monday was caught in an earlier case too in which the raiding team had recovered an ultrasound machine from his residence. He was later released on bail,” said Dr Shalley Kamra, State Programme Officer, Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, state health department told Deccan herald.
The health department has suspended the PNDT registration of the hospital and issued a show-cause notice to the institute. Also, based on the evidence, the doctor and the tout have been handed over to the police.
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