Sex determination racket busted at illegal Agra hosp; 6 held
Police said the accused kept the woman moving around during the day before taking her to Sanskar Hospital and Trauma Centre in the Itaura area under Malpura police station around 5 pm. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Agra | Silver Rate in Agra | Bank Holidays in Agra | Public Holidays in Agra | Agra AQI | Weather in Agra | Petrol Price in Agra | Diesel Price in Agra | CNG Price in Agra | LPG Price in Agra Stay updated with the latest Agra news.
ACP Agra Jasveer Singh Sirohi said, “An FIR had been registered against the accused under the PCPNDT Act. The Sonipat PCPNDT team laid a trap after receiving information about the racket. A pregnant woman from Sonipat was sent to Agra to undergo sex determination and contacted members of the alleged gang. The team then raided the premises and caught the suspects. The police are probing the case along with the department. Download the TOI App.
Agra : A Haryana health department team raided an unregistered hospital in UP’s Agra district and busted an alleged sex determination racket, arresting six people and seizing a Chinese-made wireless portable ultrasound machine, police said on Tuesday.
Agra CMO Dr Arun Srivastava said, “The hospital was being run without registration by Bhanu Pratap, a resident of Saiyan. Officials said Bhanu and Pradeep had taken the hospital on rent around two months ago. The other accused were identified as Om Narayan of Itaura, Mayank Sharma of Fatehabad, Jagveer Singh and Manish Kushwah of Makraol, Pawan Kushwah of Kushinagar, and Shankar Rana of Sonipat. The facility was being operated from three rooms, and an application for registration had been submitted. A board claiming availability of ICU facilities was also displayed on the premises, though no doctor was present at the hospital. The seized ultrasound device uses a wireless probe and can be connected to a tablet or smartphone through Wi-Fi, allowing examinations without the equipment resembling a conventional ultrasound machine.