Gurugram Doctor among 5 arrested in connection with illegal sex determination racket

Gurugram: A Gurugram based doctor along with four of his accomplices has been arrested by the Najafgarh police under the charges of conducting illegal sex determination.

The Health Department officials conducted a raid on the clinic after receiving a tip-off about a group being involved in illegal sex determination. Officials send a decoy pregnant patient who confirmed that the accused doctor charged 50000 for determining and revealing the sex of her baby.

As per a recent media report by TOI, a case has been registered against the doctor and four other persons under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994 and Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 at the Najafgarh police station.