Karnataka: Raid at private hospital over allegations of illegal sex determination
Shivamogga: A private hospital in Karnataka's Sagar city was found indulging in illegal sex determination activities after the Shivamogga District Inspection and Monitoring Committee (DIMC) conducted a raid at the hospital on Tuesday and seized the scanning machine and documents.
The officials received information about the illegal sex determination activities at the hospital during Deputy Commissioner R. Selvamani’s village stay programme at Saidur village on March 18.
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At a primary health centre, a woman told the officer that the staff members of the private hospital, Sanjeevini Hospital, had determined the sex of a foetus. The DC then gave subsequent orders to the DIMC officials to conduct a raid at the hospital, reports the Hindu.
The officials then visited the hospital and seized the scanning machine and documents. Rajesh Suragihalli, District Health Officer said that the information collected from the raid would be submitted before the PC & PNDT advisory committee for further action.
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