Quack Arrested for performing illegal abortion
Chennai: In a shocking case of medical fraud and illegal abortion, a man impersonating a doctor has been arrested in Kallakurichi district for performing an illegal abortion on a 17-year-old girl at an unlicensed clinic.
The accused was operating a clinic named Sai Shiva Medical in Devapandalam village, near Sankarapuram, without any formal medical qualifications. According to reports, he had been administering injections and medicines to patients under the pretence of being a qualified doctor.
The incident came to light after the family of a minor girl from the Tiruvannamalai district filed a complaint. Responding promptly, the police carried out a surprise inspection of the clinic that lasted for two hours.
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According to DT Next, preliminary findings suggest that the five-month-old foetus was aborted and then burnt under the Manimuthar bridge in Sankarapuram. A forensic team is currently examining the location.
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