Quack arrested for running illegal abortion clinic in Gurugram

On Friday evening, a woman was sent to the clinic as a decoy patient with signed currency notes to purchase an abortion kit. The woman told the doctor that she was two months pregnant and did not want the child after which Biswas sold an MTP kit to her for ₹ 1,100.

A team from the health department and local police raided the clinic and arrested Biswas after seizing the signed currency notes as well as some MTP kits.

An FIR was registered against the fake doctor under sections 3, 4, 5 of the MTP Act, 336 (endangering the life of others), and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code and sections 34 of the NMC Act, section 18A, 18 (c), 27 (b)(ii) of the Drugs and Cosmetic Act.

"The accused was arrested and later let off on bail after he joined the investigation," said inspector Madan Lal, SHO of Badshahpur police station.

Medical Dialogues team had reported earlier about several operations carried out by the team to eradicate the illegal abortion business in the state. The Haryana Health Department earlier arrested three people, including a doctor in connection with the case.

A significant crackdown occurred following a raid conducted by health officials at a house in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Based on substantial evidence, the doctor and two others had been taken into custody.

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