Illegal sex determination racket busted in Gujarat, doctor arrested
Doctor arrested
Jaipur: Busting an illegal sex determination racket in Gujarat’s Sabarkantha district, a doctor was recently caught red-handed for allegedly determining the sex of the foetus of a pregnant woman at Drupad Hospital in exchange for Rs 20,000.
Afterwards, the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Cell of Rajasthan on Wednesday arrested the doctor along with an agent following a decoy operation.
According to the police, the doctor conducted an illegal sex determination on a pregnant woman who was sent by the investigative team. The pregnant woman, a resident of Udaipur, paid a total of Rs 22,000 to the doctor and the agent to determine the sex of her fetus. The doctor received Rs 20,000 while the agent received Rs 2,000.
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The agent's involvement was revealed when the team caught the doctor during the act after receiving information about the pregnant woman. The PCPNCT cell officials told TOI that they received information about the woman consulting with the doctor for allegedly checking the sex of her foetus.
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