Illegal IVF centre busted in Gurugram Raid

Gurugram: The Gurugram health department carried out a raid at an Illegal IVF centre in the Sushant Lok area. During the raid, 84 embryos were seized from and relocated to different hospitals, officials said.

An illegal IVF centre was busted in Gurugram's Sushant Lok area in a raid by the health department on Friday, officials said.

The officials said that 84 embryos were recovered from the centre during the raid, and they have been shifted to different hospitals.

According to the Gurugram health department, there was concrete information about an illegal IVF centre operating in Sushant Lok Phase-1. On the instructions of CMO, a team led by Dr Ritu was formed and a raid was conducted on the centre named “Fertility 2U Centre”.

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During the raid, Manju Sharma, the operator of the centre, failed to produce any documents related to departmental permission to the team. However, it came to light that permission was taken to operate an ultrasound machine, the police said, news agency PTI reported.

The permission for the ultrasound machine was being used as a cover to run an illegal IVF centre, they said, adding that the centre had been operational for about a year.

On the complaint of Dr Ritu from the Health Department, Sector-29 police station has registered a case against Sharma, and a probe is underway, a police officer said, reports PTI.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the Chief Minister’s Flying Squad raided two illegally operating clinics in Panipat, leading to the registration of two separate FIRs. The raids revealed serious violations, including individuals running medical facilities without valid licenses, degrees, or regulatory approvals-posing a significant threat to public health. The raid was carried out following a tip-off received by the Civil Surgeon of Panipat and led by Vishal, a medical officer at the general hospital.

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