Ludhiana: Ayurvedic doctor Behind Bars for Illegal Sex Determination, child trafficking

Ludhiana: In a major shock to the city, an illegal sex determination centre at Rishi Nagar in Ludhiana has been recently busted by health officials along with the city police. Police arrested a female doctor for allegedly running the centre. 

Based on the report that sex detection tests were taking place at the centre by people coming from Punjab and Haryana. The health officials in contact with the police decided to raid the place. The raid was conducted by a special team led by district family welfare officer Dr Harpreet Singh.

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However, police recovered cash and a USG machine from the site and arrested the accused who is an ayurvedic doctor identified as Mohinder Kaur. According to the police officials, Kaur has been running the centre for one-and-a-half years and his son who is also a doctor has been allegedly involved with the case as well.

After a case against the accused was registered under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act and various sections of the IPC, including criminal conspiracy and cheating. Further investigation into the case revealed that the accused was also involved in a child trafficking racket.

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While speaking with the tribune, Police Commissioner Dr Kaustubh Sharma said on Saturday that "After the arrest of Dr Mohinder Kaur in the sex determination racket, the police have recovered some mobile phones and documents which signalled that a child trafficking racket was also being operated from the hospital. The accused could have sold newborn babies to needy couples across Punjab. We are verifying each and every aspect now."

The CP added, "The police probe has definitely found the child trafficking activity and our team is on the job to corroborate all evidence." According to the police, it was revealed that some parents have been reported to be selling their children in exchange for hefty amounts to the traffickers. Recently a newborn girl was being sold at Rs 3 lakh and a boy at Rs 6 lakh.

Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 1994 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted to stop female foeticides and arrest the declining sex ratio in India. The act banned prenatal sex determination.