Nashik Abortion case: Suspended civil hospital doctor surrenders
Nashik: A woman doctor of Nashik civil hospital, who was suspended last month for illegally aborting a 24-week female foetus, was arrested after she turned herself in before the police, an official said.
"Dr Varsha Lahade surrendered herself in Sarkarwada police station in morning, following which she was arrested. She was produced before a sessions court here, which remanded her in police custody for five days," said Sarkarwada police station in-charge Sitaram Kolhe.
Dr Lahade, the head of maternity department at the hospital, was booked under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act on April 8 by Mhasrul Police in city. She was untraceable since then. An unknown person had complained to the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) that Dr Lahade had carried out the abortion at civil hospital on March 22.
A complaint was lodged against her by Medical Officer of NMC, Dr Vijay Dekate.
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