Two caught red handed selling illegal MTP Kits, arrested
Gurgaon: Two persons have been arrested here for selling illegal Medical Termination of Pregnancy ( MTP ) kits. This makes three people being arrested in last four days, for terminating pregnancies illegally.
An FIR was registered under Section 15(2) of the Indian Medical Council Act, Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, Sections 18A, 18B, 18C and 27 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, and Sections 120B and 420 of the Indian Penal Code.
The arrests came after the health department officials received a tip on the said matter and formed a team which was led by Gurgaon deputy civil surgeon, Dr Pardeep Kumar.
Two of them have been identified as Ram Parkash Goel and Sachin, and both are residents of Civil Lines ,Goel holding a Diploma in pharmacy. They were caught red handed by the authorities
As a decoy, the team sent a woman who claimed she wanted to terminate her pregnancy in order to trap the duo.
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