PCPNDT Violations in Mandya: 3 doctors arrested for illegal scans of minors
Doctor Arrested
Bengaluru: In a major crackdown on alleged violations of child protection and prenatal diagnostic laws, three doctors from private diagnostic centres in KR Pet taluk of Mandya district have been arrested following investigations initiated by the Upa Lokayukta. The action comes after multiple FIRs were registered over the alleged unauthorized scanning of pregnant minors and failure to comply with mandatory legal reporting procedures.
According to the news reports, the three arrested doctors have been remanded in judicial custody. Meanwhile, a government hospital doctor is absconding. Describing the alleged acts as a “heinous crime against society,” Justice Veerappa expressed concern over the scale of violations, noting that 12 FIRs had been registered in KR Pet taluk alone. He further stated that investigations were underway in six other taluks of Mandya district.
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The case began after allegations surfaced that certain private diagnostic centres and even a government hospital in KR Pet were allegedly conducting illegal sex determination tests, potentially contributing to female foeticide.
Acting on these inputs, the Upa Lokayukta initiated proceedings on April 16 against officials from Nagamangala, Malavalli, Maddur, KR Pet, Pandavapura, and Srirangapatna, along with the Mandya District Health Officer.
Following this, key officials, including the District Health Officer K. Mohan, Deputy Director of Women and Child Development Asha P.S., and District Child Protection Officer Rashmi, were directed to inspect diagnostic centres across the district. Lokayukta police teams from Mandya, Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, and Ramanagara carried out coordinated raids at nine locations in KR Pet taluk.
As per TNIE, in KR Pet taluk, scanning was conducted on pregnant minors aged below 18 in seven cases. In 84 cases, pregnant women aged between 18 and 20 underwent scanning without giving age proof, which is mandatory. It was found that some gynaecologists of government hospitals benefited from private diagnostic centres by referring pregnant women for various tests there, though it is necessary for them to refer such cases to higher government hospitals. They used the letterheads of private diagnostic centres while referring cases to them.
Further findings indicated that a private Diagnostic Centre alone conducted 19 scans in 2024 and five in 2025, involving 24 pregnant minors, in violation of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 1994. It was also observed that the doctor of this center failed to report these cases to the police prior to conducting scans, as mandated under Section 19 of child protection laws.
