Gender test: Doc in police remand

Chandigarh | Friday | 22nd June, 2018

Summary:

The police had nabbed the accused during a raid at Wadi’s Hospital by officials of the Kaithal Health Department on Wednesday evening. Civil Surgeon Harish Malhotra said the PCPNDT Act would be implemented strictly so that sex determination was curbed and sex ratio could be improved further. Tribune News ServicePatiala, June 21A local court has sent doctor Karamjit Kaur and her husband on a two-day police remand in connection with the illegal sex-determination and abortion racket. The FIR has been registered under the IPC, the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, the Indian Medical Council Act, and the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act at the Bahadurgarh police station. Malhotra further requested people and ultrasound centre owners to cooperate with the Health Department in the implementation of the PCPNDT Act and suggested that information regarding sex determination could be given to the Health Department any time..