Maharashtra: Gynecologist Wife, Anesthetist Husband suspended for Illegal MTPs
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Mumbai: A doctor couple consisting of a gynaecologist wife and an anaesthetist husband have been suspended by the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) on account of allegedly carrying out illegal abortions in the hospital where they were practising doctors. The couple was arrested four months back and are currently under magistrate custody.
According to the media reports, doctor couple has been identified as Gynaecologist Dr Rupali Chougule and anaesthetist Dr Vijaykumar Chougule who were arrested on September 18 after a raid conducted at Chougule hospital at Ganesh Nagar by Sangli Municipal Corporation.
After received a complaint, Health Department of Sangli-Miraj Municipal Corporation, raided the Hospital with the help of city police, which was running without taking license under MTP act. Police said after checking hospitals registers, police found total seven illegal abortion cases had took place in the hospital in last year without taking any permission from Municipal corporation or the state government's health department. While Dr Rupali was arrested on the spot her husband was arrested later.
According to the media reports, doctor couple has been identified as Gynaecologist Dr Rupali Chougule and anaesthetist Dr Vijaykumar Chougule who were arrested on September 18 after a raid conducted at Chougule hospital at Ganesh Nagar by Sangli Municipal Corporation.
After received a complaint, Health Department of Sangli-Miraj Municipal Corporation, raided the Hospital with the help of city police, which was running without taking license under MTP act. Police said after checking hospitals registers, police found total seven illegal abortion cases had took place in the hospital in last year without taking any permission from Municipal corporation or the state government's health department. While Dr Rupali was arrested on the spot her husband was arrested later.
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