South Delhi Radiologist arrested by PCPNDT Cell for running sex determination racket
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New Delhi: A South Delhi based radiologist along with his accomplice have been arrested for allegedly running prenatal sex determination racket at a hospital in Central Delhi.
The case concerns 60-year old doctor, Dr Ahuja who hails from Chandigarh, and completed his MD from Patiala University. He is a visiting doctor Jeewan Hospital and two other hospitals in south Delhi.
According to media reports, the doctor and his assistant were caught red handed at Jeewan Hospital Gate Number- 2 in Sunlight Colony area by a joint team of pre-conception pre-natal diagnostic technique (PCPNDT) cell of Haryana and Delhi’s health departments. A case had been registered under the PNDT Act.
The team busted the racket after sending a decoy customer to the agent of the doctor who charged Rs 30,000 for the sex determination and took R 14,000. During the sex determination, the decoy customer gave signals after which the team conducted the raid.
“A pregnant woman from Haryana’s Sonepat was sent to Kavita as a decoy with Rs 30,000 marked banknotes. Kavita took Rs 14,000 from her and brought her to Jeewan Hospital Gate No-2 to determine the sex of the child. Dr Ahuja agreed to perform the test and received Rs 12,000 from the decoy customer, “the SDM informed HT.
The case concerns 60-year old doctor, Dr Ahuja who hails from Chandigarh, and completed his MD from Patiala University. He is a visiting doctor Jeewan Hospital and two other hospitals in south Delhi.
According to media reports, the doctor and his assistant were caught red handed at Jeewan Hospital Gate Number- 2 in Sunlight Colony area by a joint team of pre-conception pre-natal diagnostic technique (PCPNDT) cell of Haryana and Delhi’s health departments. A case had been registered under the PNDT Act.
The team busted the racket after sending a decoy customer to the agent of the doctor who charged Rs 30,000 for the sex determination and took R 14,000. During the sex determination, the decoy customer gave signals after which the team conducted the raid.
“A pregnant woman from Haryana’s Sonepat was sent to Kavita as a decoy with Rs 30,000 marked banknotes. Kavita took Rs 14,000 from her and brought her to Jeewan Hospital Gate No-2 to determine the sex of the child. Dr Ahuja agreed to perform the test and received Rs 12,000 from the decoy customer, “the SDM informed HT.
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