Jodhpur Doctor, two agents arrested for allegedly violating PCPNDT Act
Jaipur: A doctor has been arrested in Jodhpur district for allegedly performing sonography in an attempt to determine the sex of a foetus during a decoy operation conducted by the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) cell.
The PCPNDT cell also arrested two agents working with the doctor and seized an illegal portable sonography machine, and two vehicles, and recovered Rs 70,000 from them.
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As per a media report in the Times of India, the amount of Rs 70000 was given to the doctor for conducting a sonography of a pregnant woman. The pregnant woman was a decoy in the operation, with whose help the illegal practice came to light, and the arrests took place.
The National Health Mission (NHM) state mission director Jitendra Soni said that after they received information about a gang that is actively involved in sex determination and killing of infants identified as female born, they conducted a decoy operation in Jodhpur to catch the accused. The operation was led by a team of PCPNDT cell under police inspector Jitendra Gangwani who was sent to Jodhpur.
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